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  • When Credit Cards Get in on Healthcare Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:25AM(Wall Street Journal) — Should you finance your plastic surgery with plastic? Credit-card issuers are stepping up their marketing of health-care cards and lines of credit that help borrowers finance costly elective medical procedures. The cards, which typically boast initial interest rates of 0%, are targeted to clients of plastic surgeons, dentists and even veterinarians. [...]
  • Casey Anthony look-a-like attacked by revenge seeker Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:24AMCelebrity look-a-likes can usually expect fans to stop them for a quick photograph, but this was not the case for Sammay Blackwell, 26, who bears a striking resemblance to Casey Anthony.
  • Diet, exercise and willpower help Marysville cop shed 160 pounds Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:49AMDave Vasconi, a Marysville police officer, lost so much weight people don't recognize him. On a recent police call, a local man asked Vasconi where the big, heavy cop disappeared to.
  • Pamelyn Chee bloodied and in tears after filming accident Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:33AMSINGAPORE: One minute she was doing her scene and the next, she was in pain - a lot of it.
  • DR. Gary Alter's Labiaplasty “V” Technique Receives National Acclaim Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:33AMDual board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Gary Alter gets published a second time within The Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons for his continued progressive work with the Alter V or Wedge technique he invented. (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8650893.htm
  • Glee creators to make horror show Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:21AMGlee creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk are turning from high school talent to horror for their latest TV project. Related Stories Jolie: A bug's life for my boys! Brand and Perry defend marriage James Nesbitt 'suffering from DVT' Rochelle wins over JLS with cooking Adele nominated for Mercury Prize
  • Man on violent rampage avoids jail Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:32AMA mentally-ill man who kicked off a violent rampage by attacking a car clamper in his street has avoided jail.
  • After Almost 1 Year, Teenager Burned in Fiery Bishop, CA Auto Crash to Be Released From Grossman Burn Center at West ... Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:30AMWEST HILLS, CA--(Marketwire - 07/15/11) - After 11 months in the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital, 19-year-old Derek Thomas is heading home to San Diego. A press conference featuring Derek, Dr. Peter Grossman and Beverly Gilmore, President and CEO of West Hills Hospital and Medical Center, will be held on July 19, 2011 at 10 am. In August 2010, Derek suffered burns to 85% of his body ...
  • There are options for penis repair after mutilation Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:29AMThe actions of a Southern California woman who allegedly cut off her husband's penis has horrified men throughout the country, perhaps even the world.
  • Eileen Koch & Company Welcomes Cutting-Edge Celebrity Blog: Pop on the Pop Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:00AMLOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - 07/15/11) - Want to know who's dating who? Which celebrities are in jail this week? Or who wore what when? EKC is pleased to bring you Pop on the Pop ( www.poponthepop.com ), the self-proclaimed snarky, politically incorrect and always up to date celebrity pop culture blog. Whether you are bored at work, procrastinating on that last ...
  • First patient with man-made windpipe now recovering in Iceland Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:55AMThe first person to receive an artificial windpipe says he almost refused the life-saving operation.
  • Casey Anthony showered with cash gifts by admirers ahead of release Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:43AMCasey Anthony, having been acquitted of the charges of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee, will walk free from prison on Sunday with a nearly $500 she has received from admirers. Although Anthony has been getting death threats she has also been received checks.
  • On making myself gay Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:22AMMarcus Bachmann, the husband of Republican presidential aspirant Michele Bachmann, is a therapist who once described homosexuals as "barbarians" who "need to be educated, need to be disciplined." We will all allow...
  • Kim Cattrall embraces her age Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:11AMActress says she'd be "too scared" to have plastic surgery.
  • Feds issue warning on medical mesh Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:06AMMANSFIELD - A federal warning that women who have pelvic surgeries that employ a plastic mesh could suffer adverse side affects doesn't apply to products marketed directly by Covidien, one of the area's largest employers, a company spokesman says.
  • Companies get money from Ohio Frontier Commission Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:44AMCOLUMBUS — An Elyria company and a company in Erie County will be getting money from the Ohio Third Frontier Commission. More that $13 million statewide is being awarded, including nearly $8 million through the Ohio Third Frontier Biomedical Program, nearly $1 million through the Ohio Third Frontier Medical Imaging Program, $4 million through the Ohio Third Frontier Sensors Program, and $321,000 ...
  • Woman Loses Eye in Bottle Rocket Attack Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 1:06PMSUNDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- "I had my eye removed on May 29, which was a Sunday."
  • Saudis block speech, return by Yemen's Saleh Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 12:36PMYemeni sources said the Saudi kingdom plans to keep Saleh in a hospital in Jedda for at least the next few months. They said Saudi authorities have asserted that Saleh requires medical treatment after surgery that he underwent on June 5.
  • Sierra Leone: General Sfano Warns Fans Against Racial Discrimination Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 12:13PMOne of Sierra Leone's leading singers and dancers, who is also a replica of the late American pop star, Michael Jackson, has appealed to his numerous fans to discourage the spirit of racial discrimination, which he said engulfs the whole world.
  • Ontario woman fights back after flesh-eating disease Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:20AMAn Ontario woman is on a remarkable journey to get her life back, after losing both hands and both feet to so-called flesh-eating disease earlier this year.
  • Delacombe boy faces court over school yard fight Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:58AMA TEENAGE boy accused of punching a teacher during a school yard fight organised through Facebook, was alleged to have been involved in two other affrays days earlier, a court has heard.
  • Andrews undergoes surgery on fractured leg Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:39AMSimon Andrews has the first of at least two surgeries on the leg he broke in his horrific smash at Snetterton.
  • Surgical Complications Twelve Times More Likely in Obese Patients Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:36AMObese patients are nearly 12 times more likely to suffer a complication following elective plastic surgery than their normal-weight counterparts, according to new research by Johns Hopkins scientists.
  • Restoring Smiles in Children with Permanent Facial Paralysis Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:36AMA half-paralyzed face with a motionless, drooping side can be alarming at any age, but when it occurs in a child it can be especially devastating.
  • Viora Introduces New Body Contouring Device Trade-In Program for Medical Aesthetic Providers Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:16AMPractitioners in the US Can Trade In Their Current Body Contouring Device In Exchange for the Reaction™ System (PRWeb June 29, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/6/prweb8607961.htm
  • What is beauty and who has it? Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 7:39AMCan beauty be defined by age, gender, color, body shape or size? Who gets to decide?
  • Age Well with Diet, Exercise, & Skin Treatment Tips from Sacramento Plastic Surgeon Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 7:17AMDr. Charles Perry recently decided to practice what he preached to his Sacramento plastic surgery patients. As he turned 40, he says he was compelled to follow the methods for aging well he commonly stresses at his practice, which includes a healthy diet, plenty of exercise, and aesthetic maintenance with minimally-invasive procedures such as BOTOX injections ®, dermal fillers, and Restylane ...
  • Arizona Plastic Surgeon Discusses Increase in Tummy Tuck Popularity Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 7:17AM144,929 tummy tuck procedures were performed in 2010, making it the fourth most popular cosmetic enhancement procedure, according to the latest statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Dr. Steven H. Turkeltaub, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Arizona , discusses the 13.3% increase compared to 2009, as well as the fact that a majority of Americans now ...
  • Suneva Medical Announces Canadian Approval of Bellafill Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:50AMSuneva Medical, a privately-held aesthetic medical device company, today announced the expansion of its core aesthetics injectable business with approval from Health Canada to market Bellafillâ¢, its long lasting dermal filler for nasolabial folds or smile line correction.  In addition to offering patients a unique, long-lasting treatment, Bellafill provides physicians the opportunity to ...
  • Plastic Surgery Increase Prompts Heightened Production for Medical Supply, Compression Wear Manufacturers Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:14AMNouvelle, Inc. reports unprecedented 1st and 2nd quarter sales of high-end post-surgical compression wear products, coinciding with recent statistics indicating a surge in plastic surgery numbers. (PRWeb June 29, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Breast-Augmentation/Compression-Wear/prweb8607788.htm
  • Heloise — Refrigerate ketchup after opening it Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:13AMDear Readers: For the past few days, I’ve been sharing “Blast From the Past” hints and information from readers who have written in through the years. Here are some more favorite hints.
  • Diabetics get blood vessels made from donor cells Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 8:58PMMILWAUKEE: Three dialysis patients have received the world's first blood vessels grown in a lab from donated skin cells.
  • Dodgers file for bankruptcy Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 8:36PMTimes wires Monday, June 27, 2011 LOS ANGELES — One of baseball's proudest franchises is in tatters, its future to be decided more in the courtroom than on the field. The Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court Monday, blaming Major League Baseball for refusing to approve a multibillion-dollar TV deal that owner Frank McCourt was counting on to keep the troubled franchise ...
  • For first time, dialysis patients receive blood vessels grown from donated skin cells in lab Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 8:04PMMILWAUKEE - Three dialysis patients have received the world's first blood vessels grown in a lab from donated skin cells. It's a key step toward creating a supply of ready-to-use arteries and veins that could be used to treat diabetics, soldiers with damaged limbs, people having heart bypass surgery and others.
  • FDA: Breast implants not meant for life Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:42PMAlmost five years after silicone implants were put back on the market, the FDA has issued a new report about possible complications including a very rare type of cancer.
  • Study Supports Immediate Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:30PMExperience Shows Immediate Reconstruction Is Safe, Doesn't Delay Treatment
  • Prosperity brings remarkable change to Lima Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:15PMThe fastest-growing economy in Latin America brings a dynamism and an optimism to Peru's capital that did not exist in the 1980s and '90s. Still, poverty and the legacy of war linger. Lima was always gray. The Peruvian capital, for much of the year, had this overcast dullness; the sun rarely shone, it never rained, it was just damp and gray. Your hair didn't dry. Your clothes molded, literally ...
  • Book Review: Habanera: A Portrait of a Cuban Family by Teresa Dovalpage Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:08PMshare: digg facebook twitter Thanks to her I have been able to learn so many things and truths about this fascinating country, about their people and about a whole different way of living. Reality set in for me since I was born a boat ride away from Cuba. Life in Castro's Cuba as depicted by Longina took me on some emotional roller-coaster rides. How despicable that some young girls resigned to ...
  • The News Matrix: Tuesday 28 June 2011 Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:06PMThe Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, has introduced a programme to overhaul the Ministry of Defence, which is likely to see a number of senior officers lose their jobs. The heads of the three services will lose their positions in the defence board.
  • High-Intensity Ultrasound Provides New Approach to Body Sculpting Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:45PMNoninvasive Technique Reduces Waist Size in Nonobese Patients, Study Finds
  • Dr. Grant Stevens to Speak at Turkish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 8:00AMDr. Grant Stevens, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, will be speaking at the third International Eurasian Aesthetic Surgery Course in June.
  • Breast Augmentation Surgeon in Michigan Offers "Mini-Mommy Makeover" Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 8:00AMDr. Pramit Malhotra, a breast augmentation surgeon in Michigan, is now offering a "Mini-Mommy Makeover,” for women who are within 10 to 20 pounds of their pre-pregnancy weight.
  • Dr. Alfredo Callanta Offers the Crisalix© e-Stetix©, the First 3-D Simulator for Plastic Surgery Consultation in the ... Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 8:00AMDr. Callanta (callantaplasticsurgery.com) is first in Manila to offer this ground-breaking e-simulator to patients in Manila, Philippines.
  • Ex-chief: Blinding injury should not be seen as end Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 7:04AMPROVIDENCE -- Thanh Kim, a 24-year-old volunteer who lost the use of her left eye Sunday after being struck by an errant golf ball at the CVS Charity Classic, got some stirring words of encouragement Friday from a man who said he knew what she was going through.
  • Evidence of plans to flee country, so Sharma denied bail Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 6:44AMPradeep Sharma was trying to obtain a duplicate passport.
  • Guidelines Soon To Help Women Avoid Bogus Cosmetic Surgeons Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 4:41AMKUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- The Health ministry will soon issue guidelines to help women avoid beauty salons and other unqualified practitioners when going for cosmetic surgery.
  • www.outlookindia.com | Dawood Ibrahim Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 2:15AMSo, if I’m neither in Karachi nor in Islamabad, where am I? For obvious reasons, I can’t tell you my latest location... Iwas rather amused to read a news item in an Indian newspaper that I had left Pakistan and had proceeded to a secret destination.
  • DIY Lipo Bust Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 2:09AMA woman is arrested for performing illegal liposuction in a Myrtle Beach apartment.
  • Skin Care Institute in Los Angeles Celebrates 15th Anniversary Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 1:29AMThe Institute, a skin care medical spa in Los Angeles, celebrates its 15th anniversary this month. Marina del Rey, CA (PRWEB) June 24, 2011 Heralding a new era in day spas, The Institute ( http://www.thestevensinstitute.com/ ) at Plastic Surgery Associates, a well-known skin care center in Los Angeles, opened its doors as the world’s first medi-spa 15 years ago ...
  • Los Angeles Cosmetic Surgeon Notices Rise in CoolSculpting® Procedures Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 1:28AMDr. Grant Stevens, a Los Angeles cosmetic surgeon, notices a rise in the number of people who are choosing CoolSculpting® procedures over traditional liposuction. Marina Del Ray, CA (PRWEB) June 24, 2011 Marina Plastic Surgery Associates ( http://www.marinaplasticsurgery.com/ ) is experiencing an increase in the number of people seeking CoolSculpting body contouring ...