Coping with Alopecia

February 10th, 2012
Coping with Alopecia

While baldness in men is accepted as part and parcel of getting older, the same is not the case with women in the main. However, baldness does occur in women as a result of alopecia. It’s also something many women find hard to come to terms with. Yet, one lady from Cardiff has now decided [...]

New Anti-Wrinkle Product Launched

February 8th, 2012
New Anti-Wrinkle Product Launched

Some experts believe a new product could spell the end of Botox or at the very least become its main competitor. Called Xeomin, the product has made cosmetic surgeons rather excited, as its results compares very favourably with Botox and other botulism derived products and in some cases works better. One of the first to [...]

Deaths from Malaria Underestimated

February 6th, 2012
Deaths from Malaria Underestimated

A study published in a British medical journal, The Lancet, has suggested that deaths from malaria across the world are underestimated. While the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently suggested that 650,000 deaths occurred during 2010, other research believes this figure should be significantly higher – an estimated 1.2 million in fact. The research is based [...]

Is Dieting Worth It?

February 3rd, 2012
Is Dieting Worth It?

The number of diets offered nowadays is innumerable and what’s more, many people often say they have tried all the diets under the sun but still haven’t lost weight. As such, this begs the question – is dieting worth it? The answer it seems is yes and no. In other words, dieting does work, but [...]

Men Swap Gym for Cosmetic Clinic

February 1st, 2012
Men Swap Gym for Cosmetic Clinic

It seems more and more men are swapping exercise at the gymnasium for cosmetic surgery in order to improve their looks. What’s more it seems that the tummy tuck is the most popular operation. Despite the economic situation or perhaps because of it, together with the cost of gym membership a total of 4,298 abdominoplasty [...]

US Comedy Star to get More Plastic Surgery

January 30th, 2012
US Comedy Star to get More Plastic Surgery

Joan Rivers, the well known American comedienne, is reported to be having more cosmetic surgery during her 78th year. If the rumours are true, then it is reckoned this will be here 734th operation. Unlike many show business stars, Joan Rivers has never shied away at either getting work done or admitting to having had [...]

Taking Diabetes Seriously

January 27th, 2012
Taking Diabetes Seriously

It is well known for those who are overweight that they are at risk of developing diabetes. However, the type of disorder normally diagnosed in obese people would be Type 2. As such, losing weight, regular exercise and eating a proper diet can help control the debilitating disease. While similar precautions also apply to those [...]

Call to Ban Cosmetic Advertising

January 25th, 2012
Call to Ban Cosmetic Advertising

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) has called for a ban on advertising cosmetic procedures and for more regulation of the industry. This follows the recent debacle over the PIP breast implant issue, which has seen thousands of women facing a huge cost to have their breast implants replaced. While the NHS has [...]

What’s the Biggest Turnoff when Attracting a Partner?

January 23rd, 2012
What’s the Biggest Turnoff when Attracting a Partner?

It seems that possessing bad teeth is the number one turnoff when rating attractiveness. By contrast the most popular are body type and hair colour. The findings come from a recent survey called appropriately ‘The Biggest Turnoff Dating Survey,’ which looked at attributes people found attractive and most appealing in others. For instance, when asked [...]

The Abortion Issue in British Headlines

January 20th, 2012
The Abortion Issue in British Headlines

Two Roman Catholic midwives have decided to take action over what they call a violation of their human rights. They believe they have the right to refuse to help women wanting an abortion. The midwives – Mary Doogan and Concepta Wood believe they had been put in an impossible position, when the local NHS Trust [...]

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