Health and Beauty:
Read the latest research on beauty, skin care, fashion, botox, plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery.
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May 21st, 2009
For a quick "snapshot" of your health during the past year, bend over and take a look at your toenails.
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May 6th, 2009
Connie Culp who underwent the first face transplant surgery in the U.S. was so awe inspiring at today's news conference. In December, Cleveland Clinic did the first U.S. face transplant, a procedure which took 22-hour. At the time nothing was revealed about the patient. Today she came forth and stepped in front of the camera at a Cleveland Clinic press conference.
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May 5th, 2009
Jeff Kepner, 57, lost both hands and feet to sepsis ten years ago. In a surgery which took more than 15 hours, UPMC surgeons have successfully completed a double hand transplant for him. This is the first to be done in the United States.
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May 5th, 2009
The first double hand transplant in the United States began at 8 am yesterday morning. Jeff Kepner, 57, lost both hands and both feet to sepsis ten years ago. This Georgia resident is in surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian.
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May 2nd, 2009
The FDA has announced changes to the safety label on botulinum toxin due to reports that the effects of the toxin may spread from the area of injection to other areas of the body causing serious adverse problems. This new label requirement is required on Botox and Botox Cosmetic (botulinum toxin type A); Myobloc (botulinum toxin type B); and a new FDA-approved product, Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA).
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Apr 20th, 2009
The Health Department today warned New Yorkers about the dangers of receiving body-enhancement injections from unlicensed practitioners.
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Mar 20th, 2009
We have been reading much about E.L.F. cosmetics (eyes, lips, and face). After investigating, we found out that E.L.F. cosmetics are trying to beat the rest, by saying they offer cruelty free products, and that is no doubt good – but E.L.F. cosmetics are less than natural, a fact worth considering.
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Mar 3rd, 2009
The Iowa Board of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences issues thousands of licenses to cosmetology and nail salons. All cosmetology and nail salon owners must post their license and renewal card in plain sight for you to see.
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Feb 26th, 2009
Beverly Hills-based plastic surgeon Dr. John Anastasatos has developed a non-invasive procedure to dramatically reduce calf and ankle size - a problem for a vast number of women with no effective treatment to date.
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Feb 24th, 2009
Ingrown toenails are painful. The proper medical term is onychocryptosis. The large toe is the one most often involved.
