Allergies from At-Home Gel and Acrylic Manicures Are On the Rise
Hardly anyone uses normal nail polish anymore, it seems. Now, gel and acrylic manicures are the thing—and you don’t even have to go to a salon to get them. Gel and acrylic manis appeal to many because they can last for three weeks (or even longer) without chipping. In the last few years, the UV lamps required to harden or “cure” more chip-proof polishes have gone from specialty salon tools to household appliances, spurred initially by women seeking salon-style nails during lockdown. There’s a booming market for chemically-hardening products like powders, gels, and putties, often promoted by h...
Source: TIME: Health - May 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health Source Type: news

Fungus outbreak in US linked to cosmetic surgery in Mexico
A woman has died and four others have been hospitalized after receiving liposuction and other cosmetic surgery in Matamoros, Mexico.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Can we support second degree students by incorporating non-surgical facial aesthetics into undergraduate dentistry during the first degree?
ConclusionMost students considered NSFA upon graduation. NSFA provides a transferable skillset and useful anatomical knowledge. Incorporation of NSFA in undergraduate education could financially support OMFS trainees within their second degree. This may in turn promote retention within the speciality with high financial costs associated with OMFS training. 
Source: Dental Technology Blog - May 17, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

I'm a dentist - these are the 5 foods I'd never eat
Drinking turmeric lattes and eating olives can be terrible for your teeth causing decay, cracks and stains, says London-based cosmetic dentist and founder of Bespoke Smile, Dr Sam Jethwa.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Too Young to Have Wrinkles, but Already Getting Botox
At the age of 27, Addy Eslinger is a veteran Botox user. She has been getting the cosmetic skin injections since she was 22. Ms. Eslinger, who works in public health in Westminster, Md., is one of a growing number of people in their 20s and 30s who are getting Botox not because they currently have…#addyeslinger #westminster #botox
Source: Reuters: Health - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
SUNDAY, May 14, 2023 -- It ’s important to ask questions when your doctor or dentist writes you a new prescription. This is especially true for opioid pain medications, such as hydrocodone, oxycodone or morphine. While these drugs are approved by...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

New FDA Guidelines in Place to Keep Asbestos Out of Cosmetics
The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, known as MoCRA, is the most significant measure taken in nearly 100 years to keep items most people use every day safe. Not since the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act was passed in 1938 has there been such a sweeping piece of legislation. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Americans use six to 12 cosmetics products daily. Ordinary items like shaving cream, makeup, nail polish and skincare products may contain talcum powder. Talc has the potential to be tainted with asbestos since the minerals form close together. Asbestos can cause mesothelioma, ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - May 11, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Asbestos Exposure Legal Source Type: news

The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) Waivers, Exceptions, and Exemptions
FDA has the authority under section 582(a)(3) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), as added by the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), to grant waivers, exceptions, and exemptions from certain requirements in section 582 of the FD&C Act, as appropriate.
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - May 10, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

I'm a dentist... these are the worst four foods to eat while celebrating King Charles' Coronation
Do you know what British coronation cuisine could cause tooth decay? Dr Khaled Kasem, chief orthodontist of orthodontics chain Impress, share the foods that could cause dental disasters.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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Chief Investigative Correspondent Pam Brown asks Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group about the risk of asbestos in cosmetic talc products. Watch "The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper" Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

I'm a doctor - these are the five ways to slow down ageing without going under the knife
Botox, filler, and cosmetic surgery are known ways to slow down the unwanted signs of aging. But face yoga and spending time outside could do the same job without having surgery, experts say.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hundreds forced to stand in line from 4am for place on NHS dentist list
More than 300 people stood in line outside Smile Dental Care in Kings Lynn on Tuesday following an announcement on its website saying: 'We will be taking on new NHS patients from 2nd May.'
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Long in the tooth: UCLA –Japan dentistry exchange program marks three decades
For 30 years, students and faculty from theUCLA School of Dentistry have made regular journeys across the Pacific to Meikai University, just outside Tokyo, and Asahi University, about 75 miles northeast of Kyoto, to share and absorb the latest in dental techniques and technology — and get a taste of the local culture — with their Japanese counterparts.The unique exchange program, which also brings members of both Japanese universities to the Westwood campus each year, had its genesis in a moment of tragedy — and of healing. On April 29, 1992, Henry Takei, a professor of periodontics and UCLA, and Susumu Miyata, chair...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - May 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Kris Volcheck charts path to providing dental care to the Valley's unhoused
Once he started his dental practice, Dr. Kris Volcheck realized he hated being a dentist. So he went to volunteer to help the homeless. Along the way, here's what he did.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - May 2, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Angela Gonzales Source Type: news

6.5MILLION kids in England have not seen an NHS dentist for at least a year
The British Dental Association warns access to a dentist has 'fallen off a cliff', with some kids now waiting two and a half years for dental surgery under general anaesthetic.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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