Consumer's Guide to Breast Reduction
08.10.06 11:39 AM |
| Consumer's Guide to Breast Reduction Breast Reduction Assessment of Value and Outcomes (BRAVO) Study Where should I have the surgery? Are there different techniques for breast reduction? Are there different types of scars? Can the surgery be done without scars? How long does the procedure take? What type of anesthesia... click here for more |
Weight Loss: Reducing Dietary Fat
06.9.06 03:35 PM |
| Weight Loss: Reducing Dietary Fat High fat intake contributes to excess body weight, since a gram of fat has about twice as many calories per gram as carbohydrates and proteins. Whether you are trying to lose weight, lower blood cholesterol levels or simply eat healthier, you'll want to limit total... click here for more |
Half of Women will have Cosmetic Surgery
05.31.06 01:53 PM |
| Half of women will have cosmetic surgery 08:51am 12th July 2005 More than half of women aged 25 to 45 in mainland Britain intend to have cosmetic surgery, a survey has found. In the study, commissioned by women's glossy Grazia, 54 per cent of those interviewed said that they "will... click here for more |
Cosmetic Surgery and Skin Care News: Resource
05.28.06 12:00 AM |
| Cosmetic Surgery and Skin Care News is one of the resources you may use to be that proactive patient. Our Los Angeles cosmetic surgery staff has thoroughly researched and written in depth about many professionals who perform cosmetic and reconstructive surgery procedures. We have interviewed the patients of these professionals... click here for more |
Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)
05.28.06 12:00 AM |
| Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty) Puffiness above and below the eyes can even make you look older than your age.In severe situations, eyelids may cause functional problems, such as impaired field of vision (baggy upper eyelids) or difficulty wearing glasses (baggy lower eyelids). Other conditions impairing functionality include eye injury, eyelid cancer,... click here for more |
Botox Appears to Ease Depression Symptoms
05.21.06 12:00 AM |
| Botox Appears to Ease Depression Symptoms By Shankar Vedantam Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, May 21, 2006; Page A09 Kathleen Delano had suffered from depression for years. Having tried psychotherapy and a number of antidepressant drugs in vain, she resigned herself to a life of suffering. Then she tried Botox,... click here for more |
China Bans Breast-Enlarging Liquid
05.18.06 12:00 AM |
| China Bans Breast-Enlarging Liquid By JOE McDONALD The Associated Press Thursday, May 18, 2006; 12:02 PM BEIJING -- China has banned a breast-enlarging liquid that was injected into more than 300,000 women and caused such pain for some they had their breasts removed _ the latest scandal over dangerous treatments... click here for more |
Body Image and Your Kids: Your Body image plays a role in theirs
07.12.05 12:00 AM |
| Body Image and Your Kids: Your body image plays a role in theirs “On a diet, you can’t eat.” This is what one five year-old girl had to say in a study on girls’ ideas about dieting. This and other research has shown that daughters are more likely to have... click here for more |
Getting the Most from Your Doctor’s Appointment
05.13.05 12:00 AM |
| Getting the Most from Your Doctor’s Appointment Medical Author: Melissa Stoppler, M.D. Medical Editor: William C. Shiel, Jr, MD, FACP, FACR Doctors spend on average only a few minutes with each patient they see for routine examinations. (Of course, there is often time out of the exam room that is... click here for more |
Fats, Fish Oil and Omega-3-Fatty Acids
02.1.05 12:00 AM |
| Fats, Fish Oil and Omega-3-Fatty Acids Medical Author: Dennis Lee, M.D. Medical Author: Gregory Thomas, M.D. What is fat? What are fatty acids? What are saturated fatty acids? What are monounsaturated fatty acids? What are polyunsaturated fatty acids? What are essential fatty acids? What are omega-3-fatty acids? What are omega-6-fatty... click here for more |
Breast Milk or Formula: Making the right choice for your baby
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| Breast Milk or Formula: Making the Right Choice for Your Baby by Rebecca D. Williams and Isadora Stehlin New parents want to give their babies the very best. When it comes to nutrition, the best first food for babies is breast milk. More than two decades of research have established... click here for more |
Advisory Committees: Critical to the FDA's Product Review Process
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| Advisory Committees: Critical to the FDA's Product Review Process The Food and Drug Administration regulates more than 150,000 marketed drugs and medical devices. At any time, nearly 3,000 investigational new drugs are being developed. More dietary supplements than ever before are on the market, and Americans today have a much... click here for more |
Big rise in cosmetic surgery operations
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| Big rise in cosmetic surgery ops Liposuction is most popular among male City workers There has been a big rise in the number of people opting for cosmetic surgery, figures suggest. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons recorded 22,041 procedures carried out by its members last year - up... click here for more |
Body Fat, The Silent Killer
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| Body Fat, The Silent Killer Obesity Can Lead to Fatty Liver....A Silent Killer Medical Author: Dennis Lee, M.D. Medical Editor: Jay W. Marks, M.D. Obesity is a major health problem worldwide. In the United States, roughly 300,000 deaths per year are related to obesity. Obesity also increases the risk of... click here for more |
Body Perfect
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| Body perfect Well-prepared, self-confident people are the best candidates for cosmetic surgery. By Ellen Miller April 6, 2003 For Meg Burchard, liposuction alone didn't lift the loneliness that followed her husband's death. But it was a start. Tammy Babkoff doesn't claim her life and body are perfect now, but she's... click here for more |
Botox: FDA Approval for Excessive Sweating
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| Botox: FDA Approval for Excessive Sweating Brings Relief from Embarrassing Problem (press release from ASAPS) New York, NY (July 26, 2004) Botox, or botulinum toxin type A, is commonly known as a wrinkle treatment, but recently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also approved it for the treatment of... click here for more |
Breast Reduction Helps Women
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| Breast reduction helps women Breast reduction surgery can reduce pain Breast reduction surgery significantly improves the quality of life and physical symptoms for large-breasted women, research suggests. Scientists examined 29 studies involving more than 4,000 patients who underwent reduction mammoplasty. They found that the operation helped to decrease back, neck... click here for more |
Breast-Feeding Best Bet for Babies
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| Breast-Feeding Best Bet for Babies by Rebecca D. Williams New parents want to give their babies the very best. When it comes to nutrition, the best first food for babies is breast milk. More than two decades of research have established that breast milk is perfectly suited to nourish infants... click here for more |
Chucking Bad News Hair – with Lasers
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| Chucking Bad News Hair – with Lasers CONSUMER BRIEF: hair removal by laser has become an extremely popular item. According to experts, about 1.4 million Americans had some unwanted hair removed by a cosmetic or plastic surgeon using a laser. Laser hair removal is a technique that has literally advanced... click here for more |
Cosmetic surgery or photo trickery?
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| Cosmetic surgery or photo trickery? By Jane Elliott BBC News health reporter How lighting and a change in position can change perceptions. "Before-and-after" shots of plastic surgery seem to fill the pages of our glossy magazines. They seem to offer miraculous results - but are they always what they seem?... click here for more |
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