Hair Loss

What Every Black Woman Needs to Know About Hair Loss: Part 3

Dr. Susan Taylor | Posted 05.15.2012

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Dr. Susan Taylor

Traction alopecia is one of the three most common types of alopecia that I see in my black female patients. Here are it's common causes and how to avoid it.

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What Every Black Woman Needs to Know About Hair Loss: Part 2

Dr. Susan Taylor | Posted 05.08.2012

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Dr. Susan Taylor

It is very important to me as a woman of color and as a dermatologist to try to help women understand more about the devastating disorder, alopecia. My goal is also to help you avoid hair loss, particularly the types that are easily preventable and treatable

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What Every Black Woman Needs to Know About Hair Loss: Part 1

Dr. Susan Taylor | Posted 05.01.2012

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Dr. Susan Taylor

In the twenty years that I have been in practice, I have gone from seeing five women with hair loss each week to seeing 25 or more. Most women have no idea that there are many causes of hair loss.

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Our Body's Balancing Signals for Hair Loss and More

Julie Chen, M.D. | Posted 05.27.2012

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Julie Chen, M.D.

As a clinician who sees the basic science findings translate into clinical care, it is always exciting to learn more about cellular functioning on a molecular level, because it helps me explain information to my patients about how our body is full of checks and balances.

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3 Simple Solutions For Thinning Hair

Posted 03.14.2012

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Concerned about thinning hair and hair loss? While aging may be the most obvious culprit, "The Doctors" warn that various factors may be to blame -- r...

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WATCH: Man Donates Mullet To Kids Who Lost Their Hair

Posted 12.16.2011

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Cory Berry knew he would get stares while growing out his mullet. So, when he caught someone giving him a curious look, he handed over a card explaini...

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How I Coped With Losing All Of My Hair -- At 21

Georgia Van Cuylenburg | Posted 12.27.2011

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Georgia Van Cuylenburg

I remember seeing myself in the mirror and holding back the tears. That day my life changed forever.

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What Women Can Do To Prevent Hair Loss

Posted 12.16.2011

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Of all the challenges aging women face, perhaps the giant elephant in the room is hair loss. We unashamedly discuss menopause, wrinkles, weight gai...

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PHOTOS: In Honor Of Bald And Free Day, Our Favorite Shiny-Topped Stars

Posted 10.14.2011

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Untie that headscarf and remove that toupee -- Oct. 14 is "Bald and Free Day"! Today, we tip our hats to the bald and beautiful, saluting those of...

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The Shocking New Findings About Hair Loss And Divorce

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Hallett | Posted 11.21.2011

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Getting divorced is tough. Splitting your finances, your property, your kids, your time -- all of those factors can lead to high levels of stress. And...

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How Losing My Hair Helped Me Find Myself

Rene Syler | Posted 10.04.2011

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Rene Syler

Like a lot of African American women, I always had a love-hate relationship with my hair, sadly more hate than love. It rarely looked the way I wanted, I spent far too much time and money on it and it was always top of mind.

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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Because there's no single cause for alopecia, many myths have emerged to explain it, along with a raft of specious cures.

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To Be Bald or Not to Be Bald: That Is the Question

Todd Greene | Posted 11.17.2011

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Todd Greene

I've always hated the word "bald." To me "bald" is a bad word. How many people really wish to be bald?

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Hair Loss: Best Treatments, Baldness Cures TESTED

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Consumer Reports has published the results of a new 8,000-person survey about the effectiveness of different baldness treatments. The report is passwo...

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Joseph Garcia Charged After Stealing 23 Bottles Of Rogaine

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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You can't blame Joseph R. Garcia for gazing in the mirror and dreaming of luxuriant locks sprouting from his balding pate -- if that was his wish when...

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Baldness 'Could Be Good For Your Health' Say Scientists

BBC News | Posted 11.17.2011

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Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine studied 2,000 men aged between 40 and 47. They were able to link high levels of the ma...

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