Woman Writing Candace Hoffmann

medical journalist, author, advocate

Hair loss awareness month: AAD spotlights women

candace | August 9, 2009

One in four women suffer from some form of hair loss. The American Academy of Dermatology focuses on women’s hair loss during August: Hair Loss Awareness Month

A hair loss consortium? Is it time?

candace | August 17, 2008

I just found a new Web site Alopecia World, that looks really good, especially for people suffering with alopecia areata.
There are many good hair loss Web sites out there. As I mentioned, two Hair Loss Talk and its sister site Her Alopecia, helped distribute the questionaires for my book, Breaking the Silence on Women’s Hair [...]

AAD warns of danger from flat irons

candace | August 12, 2008

The American Academy of Dermatoloy recently issued an advisory to use flat irons with caution stating that using the styling devices improperly or too frequently could cause hair breakage.
The AAD’s warning seems to confirm my mother’s admonishment when I was a teen that straightening my hair may have triggered my own hair loss. As I describe in [...]

August is Hair Loss Awareness Month

candace | August 3, 2008

The American Academy of Dermatology has designated August as Hair Loss Awareness month. This is a good time to evaluate your hair health.
Not worried about losing your hair? Consider these hair loss facts and stats:
·         Hair loss affects more than 50 million men.
·         More than 30 million women, 1 in 4, suffer from [...]

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