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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 […]
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 […]
Hey you MySpacers! Go pass on some kudos and encouragement to Christie who has tossed her wig aside. She made the leap back in April, but it just popped into my RSS Reader today.
Telling everyone is absolutely terrifying, but I know it’s time. I have fantasized about how to tell “the world” for many […]
This week Baldiness.com honors Heidi Bratt, a Massachusetts resident who’s advocating for alopecia sufferers. Bratt, who has alopecia herself, has been lobbying to get wigs covered by health insurance providers for the last 10 years. Because of her efforts, a state law in in the works, but she has already had a great deal of […]
Inaugural Bald Man of the Week, Charlie Villanueva, was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks last week. Villanueva, who suffers from alopecia areata and is a spokesperson for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, will be entering his second season in the NBA. His successful rookie season was marked by an appearance in the All-Star Weekend, Eastern […]
Marybeth Hicks, columnist for the Washington Times, shared the story of Caitlin in her Sunday column.
Caitlin [a high school senior] has alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that affects 5 million Americans, causing hair loss. It can result in baldness or, in severe cases, cause a body to shed all its hair from lashes to legs.
Not […]
From Dr. Koop:
Baldness is not usually caused by a disease, but is related to aging, heredity, and testosterone. (link)
The article then lists a number of other causes of hair loss:
Hormonal changes (for example, thyroid disease, childbirth, or use of the birth control pill)
A serious illness (like a tumor of the ovary or adrenal glands) or […]
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