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I don’t know where you are reading this from, but in my part of the world – we bypassed spring, and went right into summer. It has been over 30 degrees celsius (and very sunny) for the last 2 days. The climate that I am most used to is rain – with much cooler temperatures.
Although it is usually very rainy where I live, I am a self confessed sunscreen junky. I wear it everyday of the year. There are three reasons for this.

I use a combination moisturizer/sunscreen for …read more

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 hint?  Sometimes I get emails, but rarely comments on this blog.  Don’t tell me that baldies are shy – because I just don’t believe that.
Are you just all indifferent to the world of baldness?  Or is there something more to it?  Have I been left …read more

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 this happens, my hair totally suffers. Not only will it come out in handfuls, but will break mid strand. I will end up with a most uneven head of hair – consisting of split ends and bald patches. With the help of …read more

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 RSPCA the skin condition could be caused by allergies, or mange.  He is currently being treated with antibiotics and daily baths.  His prognosis is uncertain.
Barney was found on Sept 2 in a car park at Bulbarrow Hill in Blanford.
The RSPCA is currently trying to track …read more

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 washing the head with it (where needed).  Lots of other really strange remedies can be found as well.
If you are at all interested in old wives tales, this may be the book you have been looking for.  It is scheduled to be auctioned off …read more

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 head and put it in the refrigerator, while they operated on his brain.
Because the cold storage unit was defective, the skull could not be kept cool enough…and doctors were unable to reattach it.  Instead, the doctors replaced the missing section with a plastic prosthetic .
The …read more

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) can cause bald patches. The dermatologists are underlining the dangers of any excessive treatment for any hair type.
There was a study done involving 2000 adults and children from South Africa, where it was found that 1 in 7 schoolgirls, and 1/3 of all women …read more

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 easy route; while alopecia might not be distributed evenly around the globe, the desire for hair does seem to be. But I’m rarely one to take the path of least resistance. Instead, I’m taking a left turn and going here:
Every Three Seconds No One Dies …read more

“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 do so much for so many, and it’s a great avenue to volunteer and give back. But we also fear the Red Cross, because we might need the Red Cross; and if we need the Red Cross, then it means something has gone horribly wrong. …read more

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 for poetry.)