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Archive for the ‘Topic du Jour’ Category

May 4th, 2008

Hello Baldies?

I have been writing for b5media for almost two years now.  I know that there are people out there who read what I write.   Perhaps I have just written on extraordinarily chatty blogs in the past-and have been spoiled by it. Just wondering why you people don’t speak up.  Can you give me a […]

By Laura -- 2 comments

October 23rd, 2007

Nutrition Can Help With Hair Loss

We all know that proper nutrition can help a person look and feel better. If you eat right, your skin will glow, hair will shine, and bones and teeth have a greater chance of staying healthy. In my experience, when I am not feeling well my iron levels go way down. When […]

By Laura -- 0 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 […]

By Laura -- 0 comments

August 30th, 2007

Want Hair - Go Find a Chicken

The Path-Way to Health by Peter Levens, written in the 17th Century, has just been discovered, and will be going to auction in October.  This is a medical handbook, which offers bizarre advice on combating  ailments.
Advice such as a cure for baldness can be reached by mixing the ashes of chicken dung with lye, and […]

By Laura -- 8 comments

August 29th, 2007

A New Form of Baldness

Baldness can be defined as : destitute of some natural growth or covering.
Earlier this week, a german court awarded a man 3,000 euros in damages, because the top of his skull had to be replaced with plastic, all because of a faulty hospital refrigerator.
It has been reported that doctor’s removed the top of the man’s […]

By Laura -- 2 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

April 4th, 2007

Every Three Seconds No One Dies from Baldness

Those of you who have been with me a while know I have a soapbox to stand on every now and again. With World Health Day just around the corner, the Science and Health Channel here at b5media has decided to devote our monthly Topic du Jour to global issues. Now I could take the […]

By Bald Man -- 2 comments

March 1st, 2007

Baldness Is Not a Disaster

“I request that during that month (March) our people rededicate themselves to the splendid aims and activities of the Red Cross.” –President Franklin D. Roosevelt, first Presidential Proclamation of March as Red Cross Month, 1943 (link)
March is Red Cross Month, and we all have a love-fear relationship with them. We love the Red Cross: they […]

By Bald Man -- 3 comments

February 9th, 2007

b5media Science & Health Channel Topic du Jour Round Up

Yesterday was out monthly Topic du Jour. (I don’t know why that name hasn’t caught on, but I’m sticking with it. More panache than “Theme Day,” doncha think?)
At any rate, Kristen at Lively Women has the full scoop. I’ll point you to Tony’s lazy-8 musings; Laura’s honest ConFeSsion and Hsien’s love poem. (I’m a sucker […]

By Bald Man -- 0 comments

February 8th, 2007

6 Reasons Bald Men Make Better Lovers

Let’s cut to the chase, ladies. In no particular order here’s why you want a Bald Man.
1. Attention. Men with highly maintained hair have to spend their time and money maintaining that ‘do. That’s time and money a Bald Man would be spending on you.
2. Evolution. Bald Men are the future; the hairy are a […]

By Bald Man -- 11 comments

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