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Product of the Day: Bald Guy Holiday Greeting Cards

GiggleSugar — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:12:40 -0800

Bald Guy Holiday Greeting Cards manage to be irreverent and warm and fuzzy at the same time. And the little hipster troll/elf up there with a missing tooth warms the cockles of my heart.

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Product of the Day: Bald Guy Greetings Father's Day Card

GiggleSugar — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:43:55 -0700

Father's Day is around the corner, and what better way to thank your old man for everything than by telling him he's like, you know, the 9th best dad ever? How to do that? Well, buy a Bald Guy Greetings card, that's how!

Product of the Day: Bald Guy Greetings Mother's Day Card

GiggleSugar — Mon, 07 May 2007 00:08:16 -0700

Ah, Mother's Day. A day to thank the woman who gave birth to you, nurtured you, loved you--the same woman who might also drive you batsh*t insane. What better way to say you love her (and the bills for therapy will be mailed to her shortly) than with a hilarious Mother's Day card from Bald Guy Greetings?

Simply Fab: Bald Guy Greetings V-Day Card

FabSugar — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:23:46 -0800

I came across this simply fab Valentine's Day card recently. While the most romantic holiday of all is still a month away, it's always best to be prepared. This card has everything a card should have: a great visual, a great message and a great joke. Created by Bald Guy Greetings this card is $3. Xoxo

Am I Going Bald?

FitSugar — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:00:00 -0800

Are you worried about how much hair you "shed" everyday? Don't stress. Everyone loses between 40 and 120 strands a day. People with fine hair tend to have more of it and therefore will lose more than their thicker-haired sisters.

What makes it fall out?

Your hair has a growth cycle (as if one cycle wasn't enough). Most of your hairs are on the same cycle, so that's why sometimes you feel like you're losing a lot, and other times you don't.
Poor diet can also be a cause. Get your iron levels checked. Take supplements or eat iron rich foods like oysters, beans, baked potatoes with the skin or Cream of Wheat.
Pregnancy can cause hair loss. Also going on and off the pill.
Certain meds can affect your hair too, so talk to your doctor if you think you're losing more than the normal amount.

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Health Headlines

FitSugar — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:00:00 -0700

There are some health headlines that are worth sharing. Often the stories behind the headlines live up to their tag lines. Check out these three stories with "double take" deserving headlines.

Nutrition: An Up Side to Hard Times – New York Times
An interesting analysis of the health benefits of Cuba's economic crisis. The average daily calories consumption per person dropped by almost 1000 calories and people started walking more. There were significant decreases in the rates of obesity, diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke.

Sales Call Leads to Kidney Donation – CNN
A door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman donated one of his kidneys to a potential client too broke to use a vacuum cleaner due to his illness.

And this just in time for Halloween...

Hair-Raising Ideas to Cure Baldness – USA Today
Could scalp transplants, donated from corpses, be the next cure for baldness? Hair restoration specialists explore the possibilities.

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Be a Friend, Send a Break-Up Card

FabSugar — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:59:08 -0700

I've told you before about the snarky yet delightful cards from Bald Guy Greetings. But with all the celebrity breakups lately (farewell Whitney and Bobby! goodbye Kate and Chris!), I'd be remiss not to mention the company's hilarious post-breakup cards, available for $3 each here. It's always tough to know exactly what to say to a friend who has just dumped someone or been dumped, but Bald Guy does a pretty great job. In fact, I'm planning to send this one to a girlfriend of mine a.s.a.p.

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Female pattern baldness

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:54:57 -0700

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Female-pattern baldness

HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M

Definition

Female pattern baldness involves a typical pattern of loss of hair in women, caused by hormones, aging, and genes.

Alternative Names

Alopecia in women; Baldness - female; Hair loss in women; Androgenic alopecia in women

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

A hair grows from its follicle at an average rate of about 1/2 inch per month. Each hair grows for 2 to 6 years, then rests, and then falls out. A new hair soon begins growing in its place. At any time, about 85% of the hair is growing and 15% is resting.

Baldness occurs when hair falls out but new hair does not grow in its place. The cause of the failure to grow new hair in female pattern baldness is not well understood, but it is associated with genetic predisposition, aging, and levels of endocrine hormones (particularly androgens, the male sex hormones).

Changes in the levels of androgens can affect hair production. For example, after the hormonal changes of menopause, many women find that the hair on the head is thinned, while facial hair is coarser. Although new hair is not produced, follicles remain alive, suggesting the possibility of new hair growth.

Female pattern baldness is usually different from that of male pattern baldness. The hair thins all over the head, but the frontal hairline is maintained. There may be a moderate loss of hair on the crown, but this rarely progresses to total or near baldness as it may in men.

Hair loss can occur in women for reasons other than female pattern baldness, including the following:

Temporary shedding of hair (telogen effluvium)
Breaking of hair (from such things as styling treatments and twisting or pulling of hair)
Patchy areas of total hair loss (alopecia areata -- an immune disorder causing temporary hair loss)
Medications
Certain skin diseases
Hormonal abnormalities
Iron deficiency
Underactive thyroid
Vitamin deficiency

Symptoms

Thinning of hair over the entire head
Hair loss at the crown or hairline, mild to moderate

Signs and tests

Female pattern baldness is usually diagnosed based on the appearance and pattern of hair loss and by ruling out other causes of hair loss.

A skin biopsy or other procedures may be used to diagnose medical disorders that cause loss of hair.

Analysis of the hair itself is not accurate for diagnosing nutritional or similar causes of hair loss, although it may reveal substances such as arsenic or lead.

Treatment

The hair loss of female pattern baldness is permanent. In most cases, it is mild to moderate. No treatment is required if the person is comfortable with her appearance.

The only drug or medication approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat female pattern baldness is minoxidil, used on the scalp. For women, the 2% concentration is recommended. Minoxidil may help hair to grow in 20% to 25% of the female population, and in the majority it may slow or stop the loss of hair. Treatment is expensive, however, and hair loss starts again when minoxidil use is stopped.

Hair transplants consist of removal of tiny plugs of hair from areas where the hair is continuing to grow and placing them in areas that are balding. This can cause minor scarring in the donor areas and carries a modest risk for skin infection. The procedure usually requires multiple transplantation sessions and may be expensive. Results, however, are often excellent and permanent.

The use of hair implants made of artificial fibers was banned by the FDA because of the high rate of infection.

Stitching (suturing) hair pieces to the scalp is not recommended. It can result in scars, infections, and abscess of the scalp.

Hair weaving, hairpieces, or change of hairstyle may disguise hair loss and improve cosmetic appearance. This is often the least expensive and safest method of dealing with female pattern baldness.

Expectations (prognosis)

Female pattern baldness is of cosmetic importance only and does not indicate a medical disorder, but it may affect self-esteem or cause anxiety. The hair loss is usually permanent.

Complications

Complications are psychological stress and a loss of self-esteem due to change in appearance.

Calling your health care provider

Call your health care provider if hair loss occurs and persists, especially if there is itching, skin irritation, or other symptoms. There might be a treatable medical cause for the loss of hair.

Prevention

There is no known prevention for female pattern baldness.

References

Habif TP. Clinical Dermatology. 4th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby, Inc. 2004:844.

Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 4th ed. St Louis, Mo; Mosby; 2005:677-679.

Review Date: 2/5/2008

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