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Archive for the ‘Bald Business’ Category

January 29th, 2007

Bald Guyz Taking It to the Street

Harold Brauner, founder of Bald Guyz is someone we’ve talked about before. Way back in March of 2006 we profiled Harold, and we reported on their partnership with Prime Time PR and Marketing in October.
Well, it seems as if that partnership is bearing fruit and drawing attention. Nichole L. Torres has a a piece out […]

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January 24th, 2007

Eyelash Transplants

Earlier this month I did a little speed linking about a growing awareness in the cosmetic/beauty industry for options that support the fragile self-confidence of some who have lost their hair. I linked to a trio of articles, one of which introduced Jaudon Sunde, a medical tattoo artist who works with chemotherapy patients to augment […]

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January 19th, 2007

Stylish Noggins

CBS News 8 is on a roll when it comes to reporting the Bald Truth. Introducing Stylish Noggins, founded by Susie Faber and Kari Miltenberger, two young ladies who are helping others to cope with hair loss. From their website.
Stylish Noggins is about helping people feel better about themselves, especially those coping with cancer, alopecia, […]

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January 12th, 2007

Body Hair Transplants?

So I see this news item about the DermHair Clinic that touts a “new technique” for dealing with hair loss. I almost skip over it, because I’m getting a bit numb to the miracle breakthroughs designed to part individuals from their money with ever increasing creativity. (The cynicism isn’t new, it’s always been there.) But […]

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January 7th, 2007

Focus on Self-Confidence for Those Losing Hair

I came across a trio of articles that seem interesting.

The first, from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, is a profile of Darlene Usadel, a hair dresser who has a growing clientèle of wig wearers. Ms. Usadel began dressing wigs ten years ago when her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Since then, she has found not only a new […]

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December 19th, 2006

IGI Update

A few news bullets on IGI, the pharmaceutical company that, among other things, is working on a topical treatment for chemotherapy-induced alopecia…

On 7 December, the company announced it had received $250K, the initial payment on a $1 million licensing arrangement with DermWorx. In addition, IGI entered into a one year $1 million line of credit […]

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November 28th, 2006

Head Shaving for the Holidays

Hey Douglas County, Oregon, residents!
Two of your area business owners are putting their follicles on the line for charity this Christmas season. Phil Kailiuli of Sizzler (1156 N.W. Garden Valley Blvd) and Jason Jakubos of Hollywood Video (1176 N.W. Garden Valley Blvd) want to collect 1,000 toys and household items at drop-off bins in their […]

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November 20th, 2006

HeadlineIt! Coming Winter 2007

Remember American Inventor?
Remember Semi-Finalist Jodi Pliszka?
Well, her product, HeadlineIt! is coming to a store near you soon. According to Jodi, production should begin soon, and we could see in on our store shelved as early as January/February 2007.

Congratulations, Jodi!
Also, here is a three-part interview with Jodi back in May.
Tags: alopecia, bald, baldness, headlineit!, jodi-pliszka

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November 12th, 2006

India Pursuing Baldness Cure

It truly is a global economy…
The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, a division of the Ministry of Science & Technology, has recently “recognized” the In-House R&D Centre at Panacea Biotec located in New Delhi. This doesn’t mean the Indian government figured out where they met. (”Were you at the Carlson’s Christmas party?”) Rather, this […]

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November 7th, 2006

Intercytex Reviewed by UK Motley Fool

The UK Motley Fool site has a review of Intercytex, the British Biotech that recently secured a federal grant to continue development of hair replacement robots.
Tags: alopecia, bald, baldness, hair-loss, intercytex, robots

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