UC Joins Consortium to Develop Biodegradable Medical Devices
from Business Courier of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is joining with the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University of Pittsburgh to create medical devices that will adapt to a person’s anatomy and dissolve after healing takes place. More

Chin Implants for Men Latest “In” Thing
from CBS News
A growing number of men are choosing to keep their chins out as much as possible—by having chin implants—as they try to make themselves look better, a New York plastic surgeon says. More

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Why Anti-Wrinkle Treatments Work
from American Chronicle
Many anti wrinkle treatment advertisements are so full of hype that it's hard to believe them. Sure, there are hundreds of "before and after" pictures that seem to indicate that some creams can literally turn back time. There are thousands of grateful testimonials from women who claim to now appear as much as thirty years younger than they actually are. But in reality, how can you believe the advertising? As much as you want to buy, how can you trust that these results will happen for you? More

Plastic Surgeries Getting popular in Iraq?
from The International News
The growing popularity of cosmetic surgery in Iraq comes not only against a background of improved security in the country, but also a revival of more orthodox Islam. Since the execution of secularist dictator Saddam Hussein, women’s fashion has taken a sharply conservative Islamic twist with women generally being forced to cover their bodies, and even donning a Hijab or headscarf in public. More