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January 8th 2010
Categories: Cosmetic Surgery, Healthcare, Healthcare Information, Healthcare Professionals, Healthcare Services, Obesity, Plastic Surgery, Society, Surgery

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Obesity is the Greatest Threat to Long Life

As we leave the noughties behind and embrace our ‘tweens, researchers are warning that the rise of obesity has become the number one risk to shortening life expectancy in the new decade. According to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers from Columbia University have calculated that ...
January 8th 2010
Categories: Cosmetic Surgery, Healthcare, Healthcare Information, Healthcare Professionals, Healthcare Services, Plastic Surgery, Society, Surgery

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2010 Sees a Rise in Plastic Surgery Enquiries

Last decade saw the continuous rise in the number of people having cosmetic surgery; from cosmetic dentistry and breast augmentation to gastric bands, increasing numbers of men and women are turning to cosmetic procedures to improve their looks. According to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) the numbers of ...
January 8th 2010
Categories: Cosmetic Surgery, Healthcare, Healthcare Information, Healthcare Professionals, Healthcare Services, Plastic Surgery, Society, Surgery

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What is our Ideal Body Shape?

It is well documented that over the decades our ideal body shape and size has changed from the voluptuous screen goddesses such as Marilyn Monroe and Bridget Bardot to the size Zero celebrities of today. The average ideal dress size back in the 1940s and 50s was a 12-14, while last ...

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February 7th 2012
Tags: Addictions, Clinics, Diagnostics, Drugs, Healthcare, Healthcare Information, Healthcare Services, Medicine, Rehab, Society, Therapies No Comments

Self-control impulse impaired in addicts’ brains, possibly inherited

A study, appearing in Science Mag, says that there seems to be a presence of abnormalities in the brain of addicts that regulate self-control mechanisms. Researchers at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom studied brain scans of 50 pairs of siblings, one of each pair being a cocaine addict and the ...
February 1st 2012
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Kim Richards Admits To Alcoholism

Much speculation encircled Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and previous child-actress Kim Richards this television season. On the show, it was clear Ms. Richards was struggling with issues in her life. Her erratic behavior caused her fellow cast members to accuse her of using crystal meth on screen. Kim Richards, as ...

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