Top 5 Pre-Holiday Non-Surgical Treatments
Everyone knows about using Botox for frown lines on the forehead and Juvederm to camouflage the nasolabial folds and plump the lips, but there are literally dozens of lesser known uses of these products that produce amazing results! Botox Brow Lift – a few units of Botox placed judiciously just above the natural arch of […]
High Dietary Acid Load May Increase Diabetes Risk
Women with a high dietary acid load — typically associated with eating lots of protein but few vegetables — had a 56% higher risk for type 2 diabetes than women in the lowest quartile for dietary acid load, in a new analysis of the Étude epidémiologique auprès des femmes de la Mutuelle Générale de l’Education Nationale — […]
Botox Could Treat Prostate Cancer By ‘Freezing’ Tumors
Botox may no longer be used to treat only wrinkles. The cure to prostate cancer may lie in the jab of a needle. Men with localized prostate cancer that has not spread beyond the prostate gland could benefit from the “freezing” effect a Botox injection could have on cancerous tumors, according to a recent clinical […]
Allergan Licenses Rights to Medytox Candidates, in Up-to-$362M Deal
In a deal that could net Medytox up to $362 million, the Seoul-based company will license to Allergan exclusive global rights outside Korea to develop and commercialize unspecified neurotoxin product candidates now in development phases, including a potential liquid-injectable product, the companies said today. In return for the license, Allergan will pay Medytox $65 million […]
Botox Receives FDA Approval for Treating Crow’s Feet
Botox Receives FDA Approval for Treating Crow’s Feet According to a September 11, 2013 CBS News report entitled “Botox Now FDA-Approved for Treating Crow’s Feet,” Botox had been officially approved for Crow’s feet, which are wrinkles at the outside corners of the eyes. OnabotulinumtoxinA, known by the trade name ‘Botox’, is made from the same […]
Debating the Merits of Breakfast
Debating the Merits of Breakfast Maybe you’ve been reading about the widely reported study that calls into question the value of breakfast for weight loss. The stories seem to suggest that we’ve all been hoodwinked into eating breakfast and it’s just a myth that the morning meal makes any difference in our weight – even […]
Tattoo Removal Practitioners in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld
Tattoo Removal Practitioners in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld Increased social acceptability of and interest in tattoos has driven demand for them, which ultimately increased the pool of potential customers who may regret their initial decision and want their tattoos removed by this industry’s practitioners. Although the recession caused drops […]
Botox Benefits from the Concierge Medicine Blog
Botox Benefits from the Concierge Medicine Blog Botox is not just for celebrities anymore! Women and men commonly use Botox for cosmetic improvement, to temporarily smooth frown lines and for off-label uses like reducing crow’s feet around the eyes and smoker’s lines around the lips. Botox works by training the muscles of the face to […]
Survey: Tattoos Hurt Your Chances of Getting a Job
Survey: Tattoos Hurt Your Chances of Getting a Job Ink Can Be a Career Stain Maybe it’s a tribal arm band, the orchids on your lower back playing peek-a-boo with your coworkers, or — gulp — you’re wearing it on your face a la Mike Tyson. But even if it’s that cute little leprechaun on […]
F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2013
F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2013 The latest annual report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) shows that adult obesity rates remained level in every state except for one, Arkansas. Thirteen states now have adult obesity rates above 30 percent, 41 states have rates […]