Alopecia

Conventional wisdom says a doll needs to be perfect. But two cross-country friends want to see a doll -- ideally a bald Barbie doll -- that reflects reality for children and women with cancer and other illness....

"Game of Thrones" may be set in a fantasy world of long, long ago but the clothes the characters are wearing strike some observers as remarkably on-trend, including crop tops, prints and fur. Alec Baldwin is engaged. Mattel is coming out with a bald...

The annual no-pants subway ride happened Sunday. That's right, fun-loving subway riders everywhere were encouraged by a group called Improv Everywhere to drop trou and ride in their underwear, just for a hoot. In New York alone, an estimated 3,500......

In last weekend's Miss America pageant, one fan favorite broke the usual beauty-queen mold. Miss Delaware, Kayla Martell, is certainly beautiful, but she is also bald. That this became a running story in numerous publications in the days leading up......

It almost goes without saying that hair is huge business in Hollywood. Healthy, beautifully coiffed and colored locks are a key calling card for those in the spotlight. Exhibit A: Jennifer Aniston's headline-generating honey-blond shag, hyped year after...

These days, a lot of balding men shave their heads instead of going for a comb-over, and they wear their hairless pates proudly. But when women lose their hair—due to chemotherapy, an illness or a congenital condition like alopecia—children...

Chris Kelly, 34, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross that had a chart-topping hit with "Jump," was pronounced dead Wednesday at an Atlanta hospital of an apparent drug overdose, authorities said. Police were called to Kelly's home in south...

FARGO, N.D. - “Mom, something smells heavenly!” my 14-year-old daughter exclaimed. “Wow, what's for dinner, Mom? When is it time to eat?” my 17-year-old son asked a little while later. “Be patient. You'll see,” I said. They were following their...

Brandon Chicotsky used his head when coming up with his new marketing strategy. Chicotsky advertises businesses atop his bald head through his website, BaldLogo.com. For $320 he and his team will walk through the city of Austin stirring up attention...

Latina Sethman-Benthall has no hair. By age 12, after several years of patchy hair loss, her diagnosis of alopecia universalis, an autoimmune disease that affects 5 million Americans — men, women and children — left her completely bald. For...

The cause for Alopecia Areata is unknown.  Doctors think it’s an autoimmune condition but they aren't sure, the one thing they do know, the condition causes hair loss. Amelie St. Romain was diagnosed at the age of two. That's where Locks of Love...

Hair loss is most commonly thought of as a man’s issue. But according to the American Academy of Dermatology, women are almost just as likely to suffer from this condition. “Anyone after the age of 17 can experience hair loss and thinning,&...