Some men — think Yul Brynner, Sean Connery, or Michael Jordan — make balding look good. For most of us, though, it’s a pain. A double pain, if balding is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, as some studies have suggested. Take heart, all ye with receding (or receded) hairlines. At least half of the studies on this topic, including the latest one, show no link between balding and heart trouble. Read more… continue reading...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 19 /PRNewswire/ — Let’s be honest, with the exception of Michael Jordan and a few others, the bald look is a tough one to pull off.You see so many hair loss treatments advertised on late night television that all promise to work with great success. If this was in fact the case, then no one would be bald. Yet it seems as though the more you look around at your fellow colleagues, the more you see that hair loss is on the rise.

Many factors determine whether you will lose your hair such as genetics, stress, hormones, lifestyle, and poor diet. There are three FDA approved hair loss treatments available, but each of them have their limitations. After combing the internet, you will be completely lost on selecting a product that is right for you. continue reading...

Every few years this comes back into the news:

Researchers have identified a gene linked to hair loss that could lead to new drugs to treat baldness. continue reading...