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The results of a new investigation, conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri on women who survived breast cancer, indicate that numerous factors conspire to make these individuals especially likely to suffer depressive episodes.
This study was primarily concentrated on determining how former breast ca... |
4 November 2011
06:36 GMT |
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If you’re looking for improvement in the beauty department but you don’t want to go under the knife to get plastic surgery, Thailand may be able to offer a good alternative thanks to a beautician’s “miracle” treatment of body slapping. As the video below will confirm, the treatment in qu... |
21 September 2011
15:11 GMT |
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Researchers from the Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG), part of the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, carried out a review of research evidence, that played a very important role in the decision taken by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), to extend the availabili... |
18 January 2011
04:09 GMT |
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German scientists at Charite-University Medicine in Berlin reported that they may have cured a man of HIV infection.This announcement divided researchers into two camps: those optimistic about the whole thing and those saying that this method is not really worth it. The study started three years ago, in February 2007... |
15 December 2010
09:48 GMT |
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University of Victoria biomedical engineer Stephanie Willerth, a faculty member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Division of Medical Sciences, carried out a groundbreaking research, that has made a significant contribution to understanding HIV and its treatment.
Along with her team, Willerth has... |
11 December 2010
05:26 GMT |
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A new research carried out by the University of Warwick concluded that blue light can actually activate what could be the first very effective platinum-based cancer treatment.Warwick researchers had already found a platinum-based compound that they could activate with ultra-violet light, the only problem w... |
10 December 2010
05:25 GMT |
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A new study suggests that playing Tetris, and possibly other quick moving visual puzzles, could be used to treat flashbacks that are associated with issues like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.Researchers have showed upsetting bits of film to 60 subjects and then asked them to note down how often they experienced flas... |
15 November 2010
13:41 GMT |
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Kidney disease patients on dialysis need social and family support in order to stick to the doctor's orders and take care of their health, a new study conducted by the University of Bordeaux and the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, concluded.It is rather hard to suffer from kidney disease and to hav... |
22 October 2010
04:20 GMT |
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Patients that suffer from a very early form of breast cancer and have high mammographic density, risk subsequent breast cancer, mostly at the other breast, according to researchers at Kaiser Permanente of Northern California.A previous study concluded that patients with ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, along with h... |
7 October 2010
09:40 GMT |
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A new computer modeling system launched today by the UK-based not-for-profit research group HIV Resistance Response Database Initiative (RDI) can predict responses to HIV and AIDS treatments.This is a truly innovating system, available free of charge over the Internet that will help physicians choose the best treatme... |
6 October 2010
10:30 GMT |
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For effectively treating a patient, the diagnostic is vital, but apparently there are a few issues in the United Kingdom, says a senior doctor online in the British Medical Journal.Doctors need better facilities and enough time for each patient in order to make a correct diagnosis, says Dr Gordon Caldwell, a consulta... |
10 September 2010
09:11 GMT |
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If the European Union adopts the “priority review voucher” reward system, it will stimulate drug companies to develop treatments for neglected diseases like tuberculosis, malaria or Leishmaniasis.Professor David Ridley of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and Alfonso Calles-Sánchez, a... |
10 September 2010
05:57 GMT |
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PIE12-trimer, a new anti-HIV drug that prevents the virus from attacking human cells has been developed by a University of Utah biochemist and colleagues.The senior author of the study and associate professor of biochemistry in the University of Utah School of Medicine, Michael S. Kay, MD, PhD is raising funds to beg... |
24 August 2010
05:52 GMT |
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The combination between two drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration revealed to be an efficient treatment against HIV in mice.Scientists at the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center have combined two drugs currently used against pre-cancer and cancer therapy, and found out that the HIV infection i... |
21 August 2010
06:13 GMT |
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Given that her weight has oscillated from one extreme to another throughout the years, many might be tempted to believe Kirstie Alley is not the most appropriate person to found a weight-loss company and come out with her own weight-loss product. The actress, on the other hand, believes it’s precisely because o... |
26 February 2010
16:41 GMT |
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Rapper, singer and actress, Queen Latifah has more awards under her belt from both music and film than others get in a lifetime. Another thing she can also brag about is that she’s managed to lose considerable weight and to keep it off, thanks to the Jenny Craig program, which, she says in a recent People piece... |
8 February 2010
14:21 GMT |
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Hair is put through a lot every day, starting from the morning shower and the application of countless haircare products, some of which are packed with chemicals, and ending with pollution and damage done by stress and too poor a diet. Because of this, we should do our best to make sure our hair gets the best treatme... |
3 February 2010
13:21 GMT |
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Celebrities often resort to the weirdest treatments and health / beauty regimes to restore their bodies to the shape they were years before. Celebrities also claim these alternative methods work, which, naturally, makes millions of women (and some men) from all over the world spend huge amounts of money on them. As i... |
11 November 2009
15:21 GMT |
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We’re all constantly looking for ways to turn back the hands of time, whether it’s by using better cosmetic products or by paying thousands of dollars in a lifetime to dermatologists or, depending on the case, to plastic surgeons. London-based French cosmetic doctor Daniel Sister has just the answer to he... |
2 November 2009
13:21 GMT |
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The first grey hair equals, for many women, admitting that age is catching up on them. They turn to hair dye to cover all these white hairs, arguably doing more damage than good because of the high ammonia content, which actually comes to weaken the hair even more. There is, it seems, a solution for this problem, eve... |
26 October 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Science is constantly looking for ways to knock back a few years off the face without the need of going under the knife. Creams and lotions, it has been proven, can only hold back the hands of time for so much longer, which is why medicine needs to step up and offer women looking to grow old other than naturally a me... |
13 October 2009
14:41 GMT |
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Recent research has shown that it’s the loss of volume that leads to saggy skin and wrinkles. One solution for this problem would be fillers – with more and more women getting the procedure done by the day –, but also toning up the facial muscles by means of electronic stimulation. In this sense, Tu... |
19 September 2009
06:21 GMT |
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We’ve heard so much about products that brag about being able to turn back the hands of time, promising nothing short of the fountain of eternal youth, that, undoubtedly, most of us must already be sick and tired of the same ol’ story told over and over again. I, for what it’s worth, never bought in... |
15 August 2009
09:31 GMT |
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Female celebrities (but not only) often turn to Botox to help them out in their constant struggle against time, if one may call it that, but this quick fix does have some disadvantages that make it unsuitable for certain stars. Dannii Minogue, for instance, is one of them, telling Grazia magazine she needs the abilit... |
11 August 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Whether they like her movies or not, audiences have long agreed that actress Gwyneth Paltrow is truly one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, the kind that, while not being too striking, bespeaks of health and happiness. The secret, Paltrow reveals in the latest GOOP newsletter, is the many things she has in he... |
7 August 2009
16:31 GMT |
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As hard as it might seem to believe, this dermaroller that looks more like a torture instrument than a beauty device is credited with the ability to boost collagen, thus make skin plumper and better looking, and overall improve the condition of the skin. Its secret is the 90 steel micro-needles that ensure all beauty... |
6 August 2009
16:31 GMT |
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They say one of the first things you notice about a person is their smile. With this in mind, it’s not hard to understand why we’re all striving to achieve that pearly white, perfect, Hollywood smile, and would even be willing to pay several months’ worth of rent to get it. However, men with good te... |
3 August 2009
16:31 GMT |
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As years start to pile, the skin loses its youthful glow and begins to sag, which is why they say you can tell a person’s age by looking at their face. One theory would have it that we’re actually “growing” more skin, or that gravity is taking its toll, but Dr. Yan Trokel says this is far from... |
3 August 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Despite being repeatedly told that no cream or lotion can effectively and permanently rid us of the dreaded cellulite, especially on problem areas such as the tummy, derriere and thighs, products like these continue to be massively popular. One such cream is FatGirlSlim from Bliss, an anti-cellulite cream that is sai... |
27 July 2009
13:41 GMT |
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Undoubtedly, few are the women who have never dyed their hair at home, either by themselves or with the help of a trusted friend. With this in mind and in the context of the still dire economical situation, it’s no wonder that DIY home beauty kits have started becoming popular again, to the detriment of profess... |
20 July 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Despite earlier reports that actor Patrick Swayze’s condition had reached such a stage that he and his family had decided continuing with the “useless” cancer treatment no longer had a purpose, a recent photo shows that the star is not yet ready to give up the fight. Swayze has gained weight, has gr... |
20 July 2009
03:09 GMT |
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Cheryl Cole, once known only as the cutie, rather plump singer from Girls Aloud, has seen an incredible transformation over recent years, literally turning herself into a human Barbie doll. Her impeccable style, thin but toned little frame and her perfect features have made her a hit with audiences and the media alik... |
10 July 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Lorna Bliss is the number one Britney Spears lookalike in the United Kingdom. As expected, such distinction comes at a very high price, since being the Princess of Pop is anything but a piece of cake, especially in terms of maintenance and being able to buy all the outfits she has, as Lorna reveals in a recent Daily ... |
9 June 2009
15:41 GMT |
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That celebrities would do and try virtually anything to maintain their youthful appearance for longer – or, at least, deceive themselves into believing that’s what they accomplish – is no longer a secret. Placenta face creams and treatments are not new either, albeit no one speaks of them, perhaps s... |
24 May 2009
03:34 GMT |
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When it comes to beauty treatments, women still guide themselves by what they heard from their mothers and grandmothers or, even worse, from a friend of a friend. This, together with the many so-called facts they pick up here and there, contributes to keeping beauty myths alive – and doing much damage in the pr... |
21 May 2009
15:11 GMT |
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For years in a row, Botox injections have been the number one choice for all women in terms of beauty treatments. Fillers have also done their fair share of improving women’s appearance, as also has regular plastic surgery, despite the fact that the last one comes with the disadvantage of a long and painful rec... |
20 May 2009
13:31 GMT |
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Because of the massive (yet unofficial) celebrity endorsement it receives, Botox has often been flagged as a too fake procedure that, aside from eliminating frown lines and wrinkles, also “freezes” the face, leading to quite a plastic-looking countenance. However, it is precisely this quality that the tre... |
1 April 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Getting our nails done at the salon is by now somewhat of a habit with most women, it is being said. Yet, for those times when a simple pedicure simply can’t restore the feet to their former glory, there is the option of getting a Shanghainese pedicure, the ultimate luxury of cosmetic treatments, guaranteed to ... |
17 March 2009
06:43 GMT |
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Back in her heyday, Suzanne Somers was truly a stunning beauty. Of course, that is not to say that now that she’s 62 she’s less beautiful or good looking, but it does mean that she’s going out of her way to stay that way. As Suzanne herself recently admitted on Oprah, the price she pays for her beau... |
2 February 2009
05:03 GMT |
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After announcing, no later than a couple of weeks ago, that he was determined to beat cancer until a cure was found, actor Patrick Swayze has reportedly given up on chemo therapy after doctors told him there was almost nothing that could be done for him. US magazine the National Enquirer, which is the same publicatio... |
29 January 2009
02:34 GMT |
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Just in case you ever wondered what you could do to make those red threads on the face or on your body go away, PopSugar has the answer. Sadly, it is not what you might have wanted because broken capillaries do no just go away like that – but we can still do plenty other things to make sure their appearance doe... |
19 January 2009
05:04 GMT |
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Not long ago, getting Botox injections before some fancy party was an activity that most women performed on the hush-hush because they knew people would judge them for it. That is about to change as of now, as an increasingly number of companies have started to include what is known as a “Botox leave,” gi... |
14 January 2009
06:23 GMT |
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Just like all those commercials keep telling us, our hair is subject to more aggressions than we could, or want to keep count of – and that happens on a daily basis. Starting from the cold autumn wind, the powerful rays of the sun and down to the very products we use on it in order to restore it to decent &ldqu... |
8 September 2008
07:50 GMT |
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A new study shows that people with mothers having Alzheimer's may themselves be predisposed to the disease, suggesting that the condition could be related to an unbalance in the way the brain handles sugar, which is most likely genetically inherited. "Overall, these findings show that their brains are not workin... |
31 July 2008
04:26 GMT |
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If anyone were to describe the Kinara Spa skincare line using only a few words, the best, shortest and most objective phrase would be "A-list skin care". It may sound a little cliché too - however, once you realize that Kinara counts the likes of Halle Berry, Naomi Watts, Jennifer Garner and Kristin Davis among its big... |
27 May 2008
09:26 GMT |
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A hospital in South East England has begun using the Nintendo Wii console as part of the recovery program for some of its patients that have been treated for burns. When the damage done by the burns themselves is light to moderate, the immobilization of the arm needed for treatment can result in sluggish arm movement... |
4 March 2008
02:26 GMT |
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GID (gender identity disorder) can turn life into a hell. The condition is characterized by strong disgust for the body and deep uncertainty over the sense of self. Hiding the condition is the cause for a lot of distress. At puberty, transboys may grow female secondary sex traits, like breasts, and may even have me... |
25 January 2008
04:13 GMT |
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