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Archive for the ‘Bald Women’ Category

February 10th, 2008

Swimming Can Cause Baldness

According to the Department of Research Writing at Quick Hair Loss Treatment Centre in Atlanta, studies are showing that swimming in chlorinated pools can result in hair discoloration and hair loss. OK this doesn’t seem like entirely big news to me. When I was a kid we all knew someone who once had […]

By Laura -- 1 comment

January 31st, 2008

Come Run With Me

Awareness to end Breast Cancer is a cause that I support (among others). When one has a close friend or relative that is touched by such a disease, it is hard to not want to throw all of your support behind a cause, such as this.
So, with a little prompting from Alicia, who writes […]

By Laura -- 2 comments

January 21st, 2008

Quebec Baldies - Are You Out There?

Alright you Montreal bald folk - are you looking for an Alopecia support group?
I have just found out (well technically I would have known for almost 2 weeks, if I read my email regularly) that there is a really great support group in the Montreal area.
Meetings for the Quebec Alopecia Areata Foundation are held […]

By Laura -- 2 comments

January 7th, 2008

What Burns Me Up

I am cleaning my house today….giving everything a real good clean - before the repair people come in a day or two. I have been going through everything, and throwing things out. I just found 3 phone books from 2007 (city directory and yellow pages x 2) and on each one, they have […]

By Laura -- 11 comments

January 1st, 2008

A New Year…A New Outlook

Happy New Year everyone!
Now that 2007 has officially passed (and for the record, it was a bad year for me), I am ready to meet the new year with optimism and a really big hello. HELLO 2008!
I thought I would share some of the things that I plan to work on this year

Blog at […]

By Laura -- 6 comments

December 29th, 2007

Oral Contraceptives Can Cause Baldness

  If you are on the birth control pill, and you start to notice that your hair is thinning, or even falling out.  Do not, I repeat DO NOT panic.  This is not Alopecia Areata!  Alopecia results in clumps of hair (about the size of a quarter) falling out.  The hair loss related to certain […]

By Laura -- 0 comments

October 16th, 2007

Ten Reasons Why I May Be Bald By the Age of 40

It’s theme day over at the Science and Health Channel for b5media. Today’s theme is a top 10 list of my choice. So my choice is….why I will be bald by the age of 40.
So let’s get started…Here is the list

A really bad day at work - ok a somewhat mediocre day at […]

By Laura -- 12 comments

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

August 25th, 2007

Baldness - Not Just for the Men

Did you know, that more than 30 million females in the United States have problems regarding baldness. 30 million!!! While that is still much less than the male statistic, it is quite significant.
For most women hair loss causes a huge emotional issue (which causes more stress = more hair problems).
Women tend to be […]

By Laura -- 7 comments

August 24th, 2007

Trendy Hairstyles Can Cause Baldness

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) […]

By Laura -- 7 comments

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