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Teen hair loss has been a popular topic of conversation in my life lately. Two girls that I know (who are in the 14-16 year range), have been experiencing some hair-loss issues. Both really healthy girls - they took my advice and saw their doctors. The cause of their hair loss- is […]
New Zealand model (and television hostess) Anna Fitzpatrick has been named the spokesperson for the Princess Charlotte Alopecia Areata Foundation. This foundation seeks to raise awareness of alopecia in schools and the wider community.
Fitzpatrick states in the New Zealand Herald,
When I was at school people thought they could catch it. Ten years ago, people […]
Production on the movie Harold, has recently been completed. This movie stars Cuba Gooding Junior as a janitor who befriends (and helps out) a pubescent boy (Spencer Breslin) who suffers from premature male patterned baldness. Producers are hoping that the film will be ready to show at this years Sundance […]
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 […]
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 […]
If you wear your hair, like how David Beckham used to (in corn rows), you may be at risk for traction alopecia - which may cause permanent hairloss. The British Journal of Dermatology has reported that hairstyles such as these (as well as ones that require weaves, chemical straightening , and extensions) […]
Ye gods… how did I get so far behind this month? Oh yeah… Crazy cool BBQ on top of a big project at the day job. Such is life. Anyway, let’s see if we can’t find a few quick hits to remind you I’m still here. Hmm…
How about this story about Woodville Elementary and their […]
It’s been a while since I mentioned Locks of Love and one of the hair cutting events that seem to occur with a fair amount of regularity somewhere in the US of A. As a brief review, Locks of Love is a charitable organization that collects hair donations in order to make children’s wigs. These […]
Here’s a story that makes me think one day… perhaps… my own children will still get on with each other.
Meet Sharod Gandy. He plays basketball up in New Jersey… All-Bergen County for Englewood, which means he’s pretty good.
Now meet Ariel Williams. She’s seven. She’s Sharod’s little sister. And she’s got alopecia.
“She ignores it. She takes […]
The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report had a small item of interest recently. (Go here and scroll all the way to the bottom.) A charity walk/run is being organized by father daughter team Brian and Abby Ter Haar. Abby is in the eighth grade, runs cross-country and has alopecia areata. Abby was diagnosed seven years […]
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