Hair Related News

Schoolgirl 'stabbed pupil in eye' after taunts about long hair
injurywatch - Aug 30, 2006
A teenage girl was stabbed in the eye, head and back by a fellow pupil with scissors following taunts about her long hair, a court has heard. The 15-year-old victim was then left lying in a pool of blood at a Surrey school, Guildford Crown Court was told. ...

COMPLAINT: Mum scared to show her face after horror haircut
Peterborough Evening Telegraph - Peterborough,England,UK
Sarah Welling (23), of Kesteven Walk, Eastgate, Peterborough, was proud of her long hair which reached down to the small of her back, but wanted a couple of ...

'Barbie as Rapunzel' to premiere on Cartoon Network on 10 Sept
Indiantelevision.com - Andheri,Mumbai,India
The story revolves around the life of Rapunzel, who is believed to have the most beautiful radiant hair the world had ever seen. ...

Chiaki 'Go Go Yubari' wins beauty award
Mainichi Daily News - Japan
... the long tresses that are her trademark. "But I'm really glad I've kept my long hair.". Nagasawa, who graduated from high school ...

Juhi Chaudhuri of Nagpur aims to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest hair. (28k, 56k)

Some Troubled By Twist In Hair Braiders' Rules
WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul Sun, 14 May 2006 10:47 AM PDT
Within weeks, certain stylists may no longer have to be licensed to do hair. The change could put more responsibility on the consumer.

Suicide Strongman Levels Temple!
Lew Rockwell - Burlingame,CA,USA
In a fantastic development yesterday, a terrorist being held captive by Philistine Secret Police was able to topple two support pillars to which he was bound, causing the roof structure of the Temple of Dagon to completely disintegrate. Several thousand people, including terrorist Samson Menoahson, were killed in the collapse, and more injuries are being reported hourly....

Long locks brothers!
Times of India - India
Though bald is in, it doesn't stop some of football's biggest stars from making long-haired style statements at the World Cup. .... "Sorin's hair is so long he should audition for the part of Rapunzel."Style pro Jawed Habib says it's all about attention grabbing.

Lithuania's Rapunzel
Zee News - Noida,India
Vilnius, Mar 16: Lithuania's "Miss Longest Hair" contest saw 19 female contestants from across the country show of their locks on Saturday (March 11), many with hair more than a meter long.

Crazy hair dos and don'ts Mar. 14 - 16-year old girl wins longest hair competition, with locks more than 130 centimeters long.

blue sky scrubs finally brings fashion into the operating room ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Marquardt invented the Pony scrub hat design as an alternative to the drab, shower-cap styles that were her only option for covering her long hair in the ...

Meeting China on its own terms
Seattle Times - United States
Yao women are known for their long hair, which they cut just twice, once at age 18 and again at 38. "Hello, Yao women have long hair."

Long hair makes a comeback
- By Dimple Choudhary
The Asian Age - Bombay,India
Remember Rapunzel’s long luscious locks that helped her lover reach her every time he wished to climb the tower. The tale became history and so did the magic of crowning glory...

Make that hair just a little longer

- By Archana Thiyagarajan
The Asian Age - Bombay,India
Shriya Reddy sports it, Kim flaunts it and Malaika looks sexy in it — those long, healthy locks of hair. Well, the good news is that even you can get those lovely tresses without having to go through the pain of actually growing your hair to that length...

People's Daily Online

"Long-hair girl" contest held in Beijing People's Daily Online, China - Aug 15, 2005 ... The longest hair is as long as 2.7 meters and particularly one girl hasn't had her hair cut for 20 years, the longest time among all the contestants. ...

Xinhua

Long hair contest Xinhua, China - Aug 15, 2005 ... The longest hair hits 2.7 meters and the shortest 1.1 meters. Some contestants even have never had their hair cut since they were born.

Health Related News

Olive oil the perfect toast to good health
Times-Beacon Thu, 17 Aug 2006 9:23 AM PDT
So much has been written recently about "good'' oils being used in the treatment of medical disorders ranging from heart disease and depression to breast cancer. Now consumers are taking that advice to heart by incorporating healthier oils in their daily diets.

MARRIAGE BREAK-UP LEFT ME ALMOST BALD
Mirror.co.uk - London,UK
... "Within a few weeks I started to see a regrowth," she says. "I'm not saying I was Rapunzel, but I it was definitely strengthening my hair. ...

Dreadful dandruff
The Star Online Sat, 02 Sep 2006 5:37 PM PDT
DANDRUFF (scientific name – Pityriasis capitis ) is the excessive flaking of dead skin that forms on the scalp. As it is normal for skin cells to die and flake off, a small amount of flaking is normal and in fact quite common.

Hypnosis may help improve type of hair loss
Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 25 Aug 2006 2:14 PM PDT
People with a patchy form of hair loss called alopecia areata might be helped with hypnosis, a preliminary study suggests.

Eat yourself beautiful?
Times Online Fri, 11 Aug 2006 4:14 PM PDT
The old saying “You are what you eat” could be rewritten as “You’ll look like your last meal” if a big global trend finally takes off in Britain.

Fat Factors
New York Times Sat, 12 Aug 2006 6:30 PM PDT
It’s clear that diet and genes contribute to how fat you are. But a new wave of scientic research suggests that, for some people, there might be a third factor — microorganisms.

9,000 deaths a year caused by diesel fuel
The Scotsman Sat, 12 Aug 2006 4:54 PM PDT
THE combination of economy and performance has won the hearts of millions of motorists. But Scottish scientists have uncovered disturbing new evidence that diesel engines are causing thousands of deaths each year.

Children's Allergies Increasing Worldwide
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:13 AM PDT
FRIDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The number of children with allergies and asthma is increasing worldwide, especially among the youngest, researchers report.

Why Women Lose Their Hair
ThirdAge Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:28 PM PDT
If you're a female executive and seeing more of your scalp than you like, you're not alone. Hair expert Michael Bernstein from Svenson Hair Center believes that the number of women visiting their center has shot up these last 20 years.

Of lice and men: Hair bugs now resistant to common lotions
AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 13 Jun 2006 4:14 PM PDT
Parents who use over-the-counter shampoos to clear lice from their children's hair are doing little more than making the critters cleaner, a study suggests.

Minimizing the Risk of Melanoma -- The Deadliest Skin Cancer
Newswise Sun, 21 May 2006 11:23 AM PDT
The incidence of melanoma, the most serious and deadly type of skin cancer, is increasing. In the United States, the lifetime risk of developing melanoma is now about one in 70. It used to be less than one in 100.

Drugs a factor in many sexual assaults, study says
Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 12 May 2006 5:48 AM PDT
Drug use, willful or unwitting, is a factor in many sexual assaults and significantly increases a woman's risk of unwanted sexual contact, according to a study released on Thursday.

Mercury threat grows in NY’s waterways; state issues health advisories for eating fish
Legislative Gazette Fri, 12 May 2006 12:28 PM PDT
Legislators and children were among those who lined up to have their hair cut and tested for mercury last week in Albany as environmental groups sought to draw attention to the growing number of lakes and streams across the state that contain dangerous levels of the element.

Health Tip: Getting Rid of Head Lice
WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News Fri, 12 May 2006 6:13 PM PDT
(HealthDay News) -- Lice are small parasitic insects that are easily spread from person to person via head-to-head contact, sharing clothes, hats, hairbrushes, bed linens or towels. They are often passed to children at schools or child-care centers.

Health Tip: Why am I Losing my Hair?
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Mon, 15 May 2006 6:02 AM PDT
(HealthDay News) -- It's common for both men and women to lose hair or experience thinning hair as they near middle age. But sometimes hair loss -- either temporary or permanent -- can occur at younger ages.

'Tanorexic' teenagers face sunbed ban
Independent Sat, 11 Mar 2006 4:29 PM PST
Teenagers who want the golden glow of a year-round tan face being banned from using tanning salons because of increasing evidence that sunbeds cause cancer.

Hidden harm in healing
Akron Beacon Journal Fri, 10 Mar 2006 5:12 AM PST
When Mary Pashley, a 75-year-old resident of Coventry Township, went into The Cleveland Clinic for open heart surgery in September, she thought she knew the risks. But doctors had never brought up one of the biggest dangers -- infection acquired during hospital stays. And less than three months after surgery to repair a deteriorating heart, Pashley was dead.

How toxic is your bathroom?
Independent
Be warned: your daily beauty regime could be taking years off your life. Pat Thomas reports on the chemical timebomb in your cosmetics cabinet. Earlier this year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did something amazing. ...
Abbott's discontinued ADHD drug too risky - US FDA Reuters AlertNet
Down the drain Florida Today

Strangers in your bed
Newsday
It's not just your bed, it's an ecosystem. New research has found that your pillow is home to millions of fungal spores from the bathroom, kitchen and other places where you might not want to rest your head.
Fungi, mites plague pillows DetNews.com

Earthtimes.org
Antibacterial Soaps are a Washout, Declared FDA Panel
MedPage Today - Oct 20, 2005
Antibacterial soaps don't reduce the risk of illness any better than plain old soap, proclaimed an FDA advisory committee today in a unanimous vote.
Panel: Anti-bacterials no better than regular soap Chicago Sun-Times
Experts refute anti-bacterial soap claims Seattle Post Intelligencer

Hair-raising stem cells identified
EurekAlert! Wed, 05 Oct 2005 5:47 AM PDT
October 3, 2005 –Using an animal model, a research team led by Yann Barrandon at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) and the CHUV (Lausanne University Hospital) has discovered that certain cells inside the hair follicle are true multipotent stem cells, capable of developing into the many different cell types needed for hair growth and follicle replacement

Key gene 'may reverse hair loss'
BBC News Tue, 27 Sep 2005 4:52 AM PDT
Scientists believe manipulating genes within hair cells can reverse baldness

Experimental Gene Therapy Grows Hair
WebMD Mon, 26 Sep 2005 4:32 PM PDT
If you're hair impaired, a new finding about mice offers hope for rejuvenating barren hair follicles...

...Hair follicles aren't normal skin cells. They're really tiny organs. And these tiny organs do one of the most amazing things any organ can do: they regenerate.

Study: Women's Hands Cleaner Than Men's
AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 21 Sep 2005 5:49 PM PDT
Men are dirtier than women. So scientists confirmed by spying in public restrooms, watching as one-quarter of men left without washing their hands.

'Underground' tunnels discovered as means for communication between immune system cells
EurekAlert! Tue, 20 Sep 2005 9:16 AM PDT
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 20 – Immune system cells are connected to each other by an extensive network of tiny tunnels that, like a building's hidden pneumatic tube system, are used to shoot signals to distant cells.

If you're sun-kissed, you're skin-damaged: A tanned body may look good, but deep down all you've done is destroy your...
Southern Illinoisan Sat, 03 Sep 2005 10:56 PM PDT
Don't let your own vanity harm your health. While the flattering glow of a dark tan lures millions of Americans into tanning beds each year, tanning is a dangerous health risk, medical professionals say.

Research Details Cancer Risk for Redheads
AP via Yahoo! News Sun, 28 Aug 2005 7:37 PM PDT
Redheads sunburn easily, but that may not be the only reason they are at high risk of skin cancer. New research suggests the pigment that colors their skin may set them up for cancer-spurring sun damage even if they do not burn.

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