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Baldiness

Archive for September 2007

September 25th, 2007

Bald Quote

There once was a Bald Man who sat down after work on a hot summer’s day. A Fly came up and kept buzzing about his bald pate, and stinging him from time to time. The Man aimed a blow at his little enemy, but - whack - his palm come on his own head instead; […]

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September 25th, 2007

Hair Is In - For Men in Pakistan

Metrosexual is the new word for men in Pakistan. According to the Daily Times Monitor, young and not so young urban Pakistani males are embracing cosmetic treatments. The top of the treatment list, are hair implants. But, all types of spa activities, once thought of being only for women - are now […]

By Laura -- 7 comments

September 23rd, 2007

The Attractiveness of Baldness

I have noticed, that at least in North America these days, when a man starts to lose his hair - and decides to embrace the baldness situation, and shave his head - women tend to take notice.  They don’t stare and say ” oh look at that man, poor thing - he is losing his […]

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September 20th, 2007

Alopecia Runs in the Family

Beloved bald television presenter, Gail Porter’s dog ”Missy” has been diagnosed, with alopecia.  What are the odds of that happening?
 ”Missy” is a Shar Pei, and will now have to wear a sweater, to keep her warm in winter.
When told by the vet, of her dog’s condition, Ms. Porter responded with the following statement:
You’re kidding!
Considering Ms. Porter’s […]

By Laura -- 0 comments

September 17th, 2007

Masking Baldness Leads Man To Prison

Mark Houusendove, a 42 year old man from Long Island has been accused of stealing five bottles of hair loss treatment from a pharmacy.  Total dollar value of theft is $50.
What makes this story just even more odd, is that Mr. Houusendove had just finished dropping off some friends who were visiting an inmate in […]

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September 13th, 2007

Wear Knitted Hair Day - Could This Take Off?

It’s theme day at the b5media Science and Health Channel.  Today’s theme is Back to School -please check out all of the interesting perspectives on this topic by our writers.  The round up can be found on Kristina’s blog Autism Vox. 
This topic got me thinking about all of the crazy things that schools (especially elementary […]

By Laura -- 2 comments

September 11th, 2007

Bald Pets Need Love Too

This is Barney.  He is a West Highland Terrier, who has a skin condition which resulted in severe hair loss - because the skin problem went untreated.  To make this story that much sadder, his so called owner dumped him in a car park, because his problem was too much of a burden.
According to the […]

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September 9th, 2007

Are you defined by your hair?

When I was a kid, I had really long hair….I was the Cher (of Sonny and Cher fame) of my kindergarten class. It was that long, and that beautiful. When I would go to the hair salon, and they would ask - how I would like it cut -I would always say “please […]

By Laura -- 0 comments

September 6th, 2007

Banned for Being Bald - No More!

In November, Stan Lazaridis will be returning to the game he loves so much.  He has just been cleared to go back to playing soccer for his club, Perth Glory.  Last year Lazaridis was banned from the game, due to testing positive to a banned substance.  A drug that was prescribed for alopecia.
Lazaridis had been […]

By Laura -- 4 comments

September 3rd, 2007

Girl Donates a Lot of Hair

Grace James, a six year old girl, had her hair cut for the very first time on August 17.  The ponytail that the stylist removed from Grace’s head was 15″ long, and believes that she could have cut another inch or two.  Grace donated her hair to Locks of Love.  Grace has stated that she […]

By Laura -- 2 comments

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