Cosmetic surgery operations in UK top 50,000 for the first time
Market in 2013 for plastic surgery was mainly female, says data released by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic SurgeonsMore and more Britons are turning to cosmetic surgery to improve their appearance, with the number of procedures topping 50,000 a year for the first time in 2013.A total of 50,122 operations were carried out last year, 17% more than in 2012. Demand grew despite the scandal over potentially hazardous PIP breast implants and grew by levels unseen since before the recession began in 2008.Breast enlargement remains the most popular procedure, with 11,135 augmentations performed in 2013 – up 13% yea...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 3, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Tags: The Guardian Plastic surgery Obesity Biology News Health & wellbeing Society UK news Life and style Ageing Science Source Type: news
'Nutrition facts' food labels ready for a facelift
It has been twenty years since federal law made Nutrition Facts a required part of food packages. The Food and Drug Administration, which is responsible for the design and content of Nutrition Facts, says knowledge about nutrition has advanced in the past two decades, and that label changes to reflect the new information may be on the way. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 31, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
A ‘Wikipedia’ of cheap tech to get a facelift
Appropedia’s upgrades should make it easier to upload and share information about cheaper technologies. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - January 29, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Facelift complications eased with help of new 3-D imaging technique
New imaging technology allows scientists to analyze what happens within the smallest blood vessels during a cosmetic facelift. This finding could be used to prevent accidents during procedures and help clinicians reverse the ill effects if an injection doesn't go as planned. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 27, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Facelift complications eased with help of new 3-D imaging technique
(University of Washington) New imaging technology from University of Washington engineers allows scientists to analyze what happens within the smallest blood vessels during a cosmetic facelift. This finding could be used to prevent accidents during procedures and help clinicians reverse the ill effects if an injection doesn't go as planned. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 27, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Big Gap Surfaces in Davos
Liana Foxvog (left) and Kalpona Akter (right) plan to take the anti-award to Gap's headquarters in San Francisco Credit: Ray Smith/IPS.By Ray SmithDAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 24 2014 (IPS) As self-appointed global leaders gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos and discuss ‘The Reshaping of the World’, a stone’s throw away non-governmental organisations named this year’s winners for their dreaded Public Eye Awards.
The jury chose the American textile giant Gap, while 95,000 online voters honoured the Russian energy company Gazprom.“Davos is the global showcase for symbolic policy where arsonists dre...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 24, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ray Smith Tags: Active Citizens Asia-Pacific Civil Society Crime & Justice Development & Aid Economy & Trade Europe Featured Global Governance Globalisation Headlines Health Human Rights Labour North America Regional Categories TerraViva U Source Type: news
Woman's face collapsed after botched facelift leaving her face SAGGIER than before
Despite paying more than £4,000 for her treatment, Yvonne, from Herefordshire, was left with a collapsing complexion. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
French Women Don't Get Facelifts? Oh, please. Let's talk real tips on ageing | Emma G Keller
Mireille Guiliano's book prompted us to ask what you, the reader, feel about ageing. Here's a summary of her tips and yoursSome books should come with an eye-roll sticker attached. French Women Don't Get Facelifts: The Secret of Ageing With Style and Attitude, by Mireille Guiliano would be a perfect candidate. Guilliano is the woman who brought us the best selling downer, French Women Don't Get Fat – a book long on lines like, "As a rule, half a pound of anything in one sitting is too much", but short on references (total: five) to smoking, which French women are famous for as a diet aid. Yes, we all know it kills you, b...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 15, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Emma G Keller Tags: Comment theguardian.com United States World news Women Beauty Ageing Comment is free Source Type: news
10 grammar books to read before you die of boredom | Mind your language
A seasonal selection of new (and not so new) books about language that are anything but dullBooks about English fall into various categories, mostly offputting ones: the academic, rarely of much interest, and often incomprehensible, to the general reader; the lament for a (mythical) golden age "when everyone knew how to use grammar"; the prescriptions of Dr Grammar (do this, or you are clearly illiterate). Here are some that avoid these traps.Best of the newTaking as its premise that what you say matters less than how you say it, Mark Forsyth's Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase (Icon Books) take...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 13, 2013 Category: Science Authors: David Marsh Tags: Comment theguardian.com Blogposts Media Books Language Reference and languages Source Type: news
Kenya: Seven Marakwet Hospitals to Get Facelift, CCTV
[The Star]The Elgeyo Marakwet county government will monitor the work of doctors in hospitals via a CCTV network. Deputy Governor Gabriel Lagat said the initiative will address doctors' absenteeism and poor delivery of services. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 10, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Women of every age: what does ageing gracefully mean to you?
New book French Women Don’t Get Facelifts, has got us wondering what 'ageing with style and attitude' actually meansEmma G Keller (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 6, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Emma G Keller Tags: Comment theguardian.com Fashion Women Life and style Ageing Source Type: news
Kenya: Kilifi to Draft Five-Year Health Master Plan
[The Star]Health officials in Kilifi county are developing a master plan to enhance the sector. Most health facilities are in bad condition and require a face lift to meet the demands of the patients in the region. The residents rely on Malindi, Kilifi and Mariakani hopsitals for medical treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 6, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Double chins banished with 'fatburner injections'?
Conclusion
This was a well-conducted, randomised controlled trial that examined the effectiveness and safety of an injected treatment (ATX-101) for excess fat under the chin compared with an inactive placebo injection. This is described to be one of the first trials of a non-surgical treatment for reducing fat under the chin.
The study benefits from its reasonably large sample size, inclusion of doctor and patient measures of treatment effect, and its double blind design.
The study found significant improvements with ATX-101 according to both clinician and patient-ratings. However, there are some cautions to bear in mind...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity Medication Source Type: news
Breast Cancer Patients Have Unrelated Plastic Surgery After Reconstruction
Women who've had a mastectomy sometimes seek procedures such as facelifts, study says (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - October 10, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Dermatology, Gynecology, Oncology, Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery, News, Source Type: news
West Africa's newest zoo reopens its doors in Mali capital | Mark Tran
Discussions are ongoing with Rabat zoo in Morocco, one of Africa's premier zoos, to transfer addax and oryx to Bamako. She wants to bring over a hippopotamus – Mali's national symbol – as well.Shipping animals is expensive, and the zoo needs money to buy food for the new additions. It costs 3.5m CFA a month to feed the animals. In that period, they consume 450kg of bananas, 150kg of papaya, 130kg of fish, 120kg of vegetables and 1,200kg of meat.The zoo has been transformed in the past two years since Panchèvre took charge. Animals are no longer confined separately in small cages. The baboons, once kept apart, share a ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 4, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Mark Tran Tags: theguardian.com Zoos World news Environmental sustainability Features Animals Mali Zoology Global development Conservation Africa Source Type: news
