With more men shaving their head, one might wonder if baldness is becoming more popular, but there’s a big difference between willing baldness and unwanted

Hugh Dillon, second from right

baldness. There are some pretty sexy bald men out there. One, Canadian actor Hugh Dillon, has caught my eye. Others, not so much.

So, if you are losing your hair and you don’t want to be , do you have any options?

There are some medications that have been tried and some people have had success with them. One medication, Rogaine, is rubbed on the scalp to promote growth. The other is a pill that you take by mouth, Propecia. It will, of course, take a while to see if either of these are working. And then, there are transplants or “plugs.”

Here’s a video that explains what hair transplants are, who may be candidates and issues you should consider. Just click on the TV screen below:

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May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, so what better day to talk about why you should quit smoking right now? Here are 10 compelling reasons to kick the habit today.

1. Smoking causes 87% of all lung cancer cases (source), and lung cancer kills more women than breast and ovarian cancers combined. (source)
2. Smoking causes wrinkles all over your body.
3. Smoking dramatically increases women’s risk of developing coronary heart disease (source), and heart disease is the leading killer of American women. (source)
4. Smoking turns your teeth yellow.
5. Women who smoke risk having a heart attack 19 years earlier than women who don’t smoke. (source)

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