Tests Begin on Drugs That May Slow Aging
from The New York Times
 It may be the ultimate free lunch -- how to reap all the advantages of a calorically restricted diet, including freedom from disease and an extended healthy life span, without eating one fewer calorie. Just take a drug that tricks the body into thinking it’s on such a diet. It sounds too good to be true, and maybe it is. Yet such drugs are now in clinical trials. Even if they should fail, as most candidate drugs do, their development represents a new optimism among research biologists that aging is not immutable, that the body has resources that can be mobilized into resisting disease and averting the adversities of old age. More
 
A U.K. Cosmetic Surgery First: An Eyelash Transplant Procedure
from Medical News Today
Transform, the largest cosmetic surgery in the U.K., has announced the launch of the UK's first ever eyelash transplant, allowing women and men with complete or partial eyelash loss to regain their eyelashes through a micro-surgical transplant procedure - doing away with the need for false eyelashes.
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Instant Antiaging Makeovers
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Good news for women searching for the fountain of youth: There are quick, highly effective in-office procedures that are kinder, gentler alternatives to going under the knife. As in, this won't take you six weeks plus to recover. In fact, according to the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, about 80 percent of board-certified facial plastic surgeons reported an increase in noninvasive cosmetic procedures in 2008. More
Choosing and Cultivating Future Leaders is Critical to Practice
from Cosmetic Surgery Times
To ensure your practice's long-term health, it is critical to choose and cultivate future leaders. According to Jay A. Conger, from the London Business School and the University of Southern California's Center for Effective Organizations, "you build the strongest leadership bench when you practice succession management -- combining succession planning and leadership development in a comprehensive process for finding and grooming future leaders at all levels of your organization." More
Botox Thrives Despite the Credit Crunch
from Grinza
Botox is bypassing the credit crunch as more and more consumers seek for longer-lasting cosmetic treatments instead of expensive skincare products. Research claims that consumers that forego premium make-up brands are switching to mass-market alternatives, while Botox and laser hair removal are also strengthening their place in the market. There have even been reported cases where older people, who lost their jobs due to the recession, are purchasing Botox to have a competitive edge in today’s tough job market. More
Carboxytherapy and Mesotherapy Unproven. Physician Group Urges Consumers to Be Aware of Non-approved Cosmetic Injections
from Hot Indie News
The Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety issued a consumer warning about carboxytherapy and mesotherapy injections. These products, touting everything from cellulite treatment to weight loss are not FDA approved, and do not have clinical data that demonstrates results or safety. More
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