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How Not to Wear Your Hair?

Feeling bogged down with all the talk of recession and swine flu? Here’s one way to brighten up your day. Take a look at a new blog called dontjudgemyhair.com which features extraordinary hair styles.…

Feeling bogged down with all the talk of recession and swine flu? Here’s one way to brighten up your day. Take a look at a new…

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Alopecia in Women

Tumbling tresses, bountiful locks, crowning glory hair is inextricably tied up in a woman’s femininity and for some, alopecia can be seen not just as a loss of hair, but a loss of womanliness as…

Tumbling tresses, bountiful locks, crowning glory hair is inextricably tied up in a woman’s femininity and for some, alopecia can…

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National Bald Out Day for Women with Alopecia

A woman can’t leave home without her handbag but this Sunday 19th July 2009, women with hair loss will instead leave behind their wigs as they gather all over the world for National Bald Out Day to…

A woman can’t leave home without her handbag but this Sunday 19th July 2009, women with hair loss will instead leave behind their…

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The British 10k London Run - Alopecia UK Team Has Just One Space Left

While charitable organisations that raise money for causes such as cancer, suffering children and blindness have high levels of public awareness, perhaps less well known are the charities that work to…

While charitable organisations that raise money for causes such as cancer, suffering children and blindness have high levels of…

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Big Brother's Sophie Suffers Hair Loss

Word is spreading of Big Brother contestant Sophie’s hair loss. Pictures of the housemate clearly show bald patches. Glamour model Sophie came into the house showing off long blonde hair extensions,…

Word is spreading of Big Brother contestant Sophie’s hair loss. Pictures of the housemate clearly show bald patches. Glamour model…

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Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Women's Receding Hairline

Although it sounds contradictory, a widow's peak is generally a term reserved for men. However, as more people become aware that hair loss is not just a male domain, it’s becoming clear that some…

Although it sounds contradictory, a widow's peak is generally a term reserved for men. However, as more people become aware that…

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Treatment for Hair Growth After Trichotillomania

Name: Anonymous Question: I know someone who has had a problem with Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) in the past. They do not suffer from the problem anymore but unfortunately are left with…

Name: Anonymous Question: I know someone who has had a problem with Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) in the past. They…

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Hair Relaxers Cause Woman’s Balding

A woman has filed suit against a beauty supply store and the manufacturer of a hair relaxer, claiming the chemical burned her scalp and caused balding. Luerine Eldridge of St. Louis claims she…

A woman has filed suit against a beauty supply store and the manufacturer of a hair relaxer, claiming the chemical burned her…

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Why Do I Have Bald Patches?

You could be at the hairdressers, you could be in the shower, or you could have just got out of bed. Being told, feeling or seeing a random bald patch on your scalp is the last thing anyone wants to…

You could be at the hairdressers, you could be in the shower, or you could have just got out of bed. Being told, feeling or seeing…

The Effects of Alopecia Areata Hair Loss

Dealing with Alopecia Totalis and Universalis

Some men catch a glimpse of what they think is a receding hairline and freak out. Some women are distressed to see a widening centre-part when they look in the mirror. For alopecia totalis and…

Some men catch a glimpse of what they think is a receding hairline and freak out. Some women are distressed to see a widening…

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Afro-Caribbean Hair Loss

Black hair grows just like any other, but because of its structure it’s more delicate than other hair types. Not only is Afro hair more prone to breakage through lack of moisture, it is also still…

Black hair grows just like any other, but because of its structure it’s more delicate than other hair types. Not only is Afro hair…

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Bald Women Reveal What Life with Alopecia is Like

When you see a woman walking down the street with tattooed eyeliner and eyebrows wearing a headscarf, does your heart go out to them? Some might assume they’ve got cancer or are even dying but…

When you see a woman walking down the street with tattooed eyeliner and eyebrows wearing a headscarf, does your heart go out to…

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More Support Needed for Hair Loss Sufferers

Men and women suffering from hair loss need access to therapy to deal with the psychological issues associated with it, according to experts. A recent poll which questioned over 1,400 people in the…

Men and women suffering from hair loss need access to therapy to deal with the psychological issues associated with it, according…

Could your hair loss be Lupus?

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE or Lupus) is a serious autoimmune disorder that affects many parts of the body. About half of those with Lupus experience hair loss. Lupus affects about 1 in 2,000…

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE or Lupus) is a serious autoimmune disorder that affects many parts of the body. About half of…

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Most Common Causes of Hair Loss in Men and Women

We used to think hair loss was something only men with generations of baldness had to contend with but these days it seems that there's more to hair loss than pure genetics. And there is no definite…

We used to think hair loss was something only men with generations of baldness had to contend with but these days it seems that…