Photoshop and other retouching software packages have come under fire in recent years especially when they're used for the purpose of advertising.
Organic and natural herbs and supplements have mass appeal for those who believe in natural enhancements. When the products promise to increase sexual desire that makes them even more appealing.
Thanks to television and the Internet patients are now bombarded with so much information concerning breast augmentation that it becomes easy to forget that each patient is an individual and that the doctor’s recommendation is based on his thorough examination of the patient.
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It is very hard to believe in this day and age that anyone would consider having plastic surgery with full knowledge that the plastic surgeon is not licensed. But,it still happens here in the United States, where you would expect it to happen the least.
Mariah Carey appears to be the latest celebrity diet spokesperson under the critical eye of a public that doubts her weight loss is without cosmetic body contouring procedures.
You do not have to look very far to find someone who has suffered a hangover. As the new year approaches many expect to join the ranks of sufferers.
As we approached the last week of the year, it is the perfect time to reflect upon what is important not only to our lives physically, but also to our appearance. Of course with each passing year we age and it is impossible to ignore the signs of aging as time progresses.
pThe recent reports of possible danger from ruptured silicone implants in France is not likely to be an issue in the United States.
Young women have utilized different sources of reproductive services for many years. A new study says the number of women seeking these services is declining.
It seems as though 20 years ago you never heard the word obesity.The truth is, the behaviors of the past have led to the obesity epidemic of today.
The national department store chain H & M recently admitted that they use computer-generated models for their advertising and catalog according to a recent online article.
Retouching photos used to be the fading out of a blemish here and there. It has now become widely accepted in the photography world.
Research shows that letting off a string of expletives when in pain can actually help to reduce the pain. A closer look at the research shows it only works when cursing is not a frequent habit.
Anyone who drives and lives in California remembers a few years ago when the hands-free law went into effect. For most of us it meant buying a Bluetooth or the more popular brand Jawbone so that we could be hands-free yet talk freely on our smart phones.
In these busy times it is easy to feel overwhelmed, worn down and without energy. A recent MSN health article highlighted tips to help energize even the most worn down person.
As we approach the flu season there will be many people sniffling, coughing, and sneezing. The big decision becomes should they go to work or stay at home and try to feel better. According to a recent online article on the grindstone the writer shared her view.
It is quite difficult to maintain a positive attitude with information overload a 24-hour occurrence. A recent Reader’s Digest article offered some helpful tips on maintaining a healthy and positive attitude. According to the article no matter how hard things become, there are ways to approach your situation that can make it less burdensome.
Aging does not have to be an unpleasant experience. A recent industry online article pointed out the reasons our attitude towards aging have so much to do with how we feel and our level of self-esteem. Vivian Diller, a psychologist, former model and dancer as well as the co-author of the book “Face It: What Women Really Feel as Their Looks Change,” discussed the many ways women cope with getting older.
The abuse of prescription pain medications has become fairly common as far as media coverage is concerned. According to ABC newsVicodin and other narcotic pain medications from the schedule 3 class are under review to be moved to a more tightly controlled schedule 2 class.
The economy has finally shed some attention on plastic surgery and unqualified doctors performing surgical procedures. According to the Los Angeles Times the woman who is being highlighted in the new American Society of Plastic Surgeons campaign against unqualified doctors performing plastic surgery, is from California.
For the majority of Americans who go to work, staying healthy is a challenge. A recent online health magazine pointed to three healthy tips for workers. The first was surprisingly, to brush your teeth after drinking your morning cup of coffee.
A new law signed by the governor is designed to protect patients who are having surgery in outpatient surgery centers. The new law will require that the surgery centers are inspected regularly and are subject to surprise visits.
When celebrities have plastic surgery( and admit it) it seems to capture the attention of the media. Sharon Osbourne was no exception when she announced that her absence from her talk show was due to breast implants removal.
A new study claims that obese people have a difficult time controlling real food impulses. Their uncontrollable urges are suspected to the be reason behind their obesity.
A disturbing report recently stated that OB/GYN guidelines were largely based on opinion and therefore inconsistent. For women, this is a disturbing report because it casts a shadow of doubt on everything they are being told from their doctor.
Consumers seem to be anxious to try new health and wellness drinks, and supplements with little or no solid testing behind them. From a marketing perspective if a celebrity is tied to product, it seems to generate even more sales quickly.
The overuse of antibiotics has been a global concern for years, especially in the treatment of children. The fear is that bacterial will become resistant when so many patients use antibiotics on a regular basis. Dr. O’Toole explains to patients who are having surgery that antibiotics are prescribed primarily as a precautionary measure against infection. For breast augmentation patients, the concern is also that the body may reject the implants as a foreign body which can cause not only infection but also capsular contracture.
If the new study is correct and half of all adults by 2030 are obese, then plastic surgery as we know it will have a different type of patient. Currently breast augmentation remains the most popular cosmetic surgery procedure followed by liposuction.
Antibiotic use has skyrocketed over the years. A new research study looks at the correlation between obesity rates and the use of antibiotics. Often patients have the idea that antibiotics are not a very important part of their post surgical instructions.
Medicine and health care have changed dramatically over the years. The access to medical information has become much easier. Prescription drugs are advertised virtually every where.
There is a concern among Californians that Hookah use has become more popular and widely used among young adults. Although proponents say that the product is harmless medical officials say that it carries the same dangers as smoking tobacco.
Fitness trends and styles are always hot in LA. The recent trade show for fitness showed the overwhelming favorite to be dance for fitness.
The effects of dieting beyond losing weight can be very damaging. This not only applies to your health but also to your appearance. Dr. O’Toole explains to patients after having surgeries including abdominoplasty, liposuction, or breast augmentation that weight gain can affect their results after surgery.
Although not FDA approved, counterfeit morning-after pills may have made their way into our local market.
It is a commonly held belief that having a good cry will make you feel better. A new study, has proven this is not the case. It is common for women to tell Dr. O’Toole that they are discouraged with certain areas relating to their appearance.
Pregnant women these days are given recommendations for supplements that are intended to benefit the baby.DHA – short for docosahexaenoic acid – is an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil and other natural sources.
Patients who are considering plastic surgery are often surprised when their spouses do not share the same concerns that they do about their body.
Decisions are made between healthy and unhealthy foods in what may seem like an instant. Studies show that it may be more scientific than once thought
Vitamins as a means for great health are nothing new. As a matter of fact the industry is worth billions. A new treatment now available allows patients to have an in fusion of vitamins intravenously.
Most people would never have imagined that the pricing of prescription drugs would be so astronomical that it would cause patients to creatively stretch their medications.
Living in an urban area may in fact be healthier a recent study found. One thing is certain, in urban areas especially Los Angeles plastic surgery choices are abundant
The DEA has released their findings that marijuana does not have any medicinal value. Patients considering plastic surgery should be prepared to disclose all medications that are being taken
Most likely, not many women would find having a mammogram a reason to party. More realistically women shudder at the thought of what can only be described in the kindest terms as uncomfortable.
A woman’s choice 0f birth control is personal. Women have been given several different choices. Birth control that includes hormones is an issue with respect to surgery. Studies have shown an increased risk for blood clots in patients using birth control that includes hormones.
Pregnancy brings about a great deal of anxiety for many women. Worrying about the health of the baby is just one of the thoughts on a pregnant woman’s mind
Patients have become accustom to taking one drug or another in an effort to ease a multitude of symptoms. Dr. O’Toole reminds patients who are considering plastic surgery that they must disclose all medications currently being taken. Some medications could lead to increased risks and complications when combined with surgery and the medications prescribed afterwards.
More news that infant formula may not be the best for your baby is good news for advocates of breast feeding. While the benefits are well known for both mother and baby, the fact remains that many women who have chosen breast-feeding are discouraged with the way their breast look once they have weaned the baby.
Celebrity purchasing power is undeniable when it works. It can also backfire. Celebrities who have had plastic surgery procedures performed are seldom praised for having a great plastic surgeon. Dr. O’Toole explains to his patients that it is difficult to determine the merit of plastic surgery procedures performed on celebrities.
As summer approaches there are safety tips for almost every age group. These days, seniors are not the little old grannies that we remember. Dr. O’Toole treats many older patients who are healthy and consider plastic surgery as an opportunity to look as good as they feel. Older patients consider procedures such as facelift, brow lift, and believe it or not even breast augmentation.
There is no shortage of dating advice, but interestingly enough one website uses math statistics to determine the best advice for online daters. To the surprise of some, cleavage gets more responses regardless of the age of the woman. Obviously, having a nice cleavage line is not possible for every woman.
Women doing the house work seems to be as old as history itself. Some women are surprised to learn that after breast augmentation surgery including breast lift and breast reduction there are restrictions on activities including housework. Dr. O’Toole explains that the process of something as simple as vacuuming causes the chest muscles to contract which could cause concern especially if the patient has breast implants.
As patients age health screenings become a routine part of the lives of both men and women. For patients under 30 years of age new guidelines for cervical cancer screening changing to every three years could make it harder to remember to actually have the screenings performed. Dr. O’Toole explains to breast augmentation patients the importance of women’s health including breast health. Patients with breast implants or those who have had a breast reduction should follow the guidelines of the American Cancer Society.
According to The Los Angeles Times between the sheet-cake birthday parties and hours-long, cookie-fueled management meetings, office work has a way of undermining all our plans to live healthfully. Americans spend nearly nine hours at work each day — and our sedentary jobs wreak havoc on our bodies.
According to The Los Angeles Times a study of more than 400,000 IVF cycles has found that doctors should aim to retrieve around 15 eggs from a woman’s ovaries in a single cycle for the best chance of achieving a live birth.
According to The Los Angeles Times as medical oddities go, this incident stands out: A lifelong resident of Oregon went to the dentist for surgery and awakened from sedation speaking in a British, or somewhat-British, accent.
According to The Los Angeles Times Usually we think of testosterone as a hormone that men have — in abundance. But testosterone plays a big role in setting the pace for a woman’s sex drive as well. And both men and women experience a natural drop in testosterone that can cause libido to ebb in midlife.
According to The Los Angeles Times more than $100 billion in annual brand-name drug sales will be at risk for generic competition from 2011 to 2015. That’s about one-third of the annual spending on all prescription drugs in the U.S., according to IMS data.
According to ABC 7 last year, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration held the first ever National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Tons of drugs were properly disposed of at designated locations.
According to CBS 8 Old Glory is getting a new look that some critics say is anything but patriotic.
The trendy item — complete with with holes resembling cigarette burns and safety pins holding together the frayed openings along the sides — is fetching upwards of $1,500 this spring after its debut from French design firm Balmain.
As summer approaches patients have begun to inquire about what some call “The Mommy Makeover”. It is important that patients understand the complexity of combining procedures.
According to The Los Angeles Times paging Stacy London and Clinton Kelly: Apparently dermatologists need some help in deciding what to wear when they see patients.
According to CBS it’s National Stress Awareness Month, but if you’re at work, you probably can’t tell the difference between April and the other eleven months of the year.
That’s because a new study shows over three-fourths of the U.S. workforce is stressed out by at least one thing at their job, with anxiety even reaching the youngest working Americans.
According to CBS California was a pioneer in prohibiting tobacco use in the workplace during the 1990s, but the ban left loopholes that a state lawmaker now wants to close.
According to The Los Angeles Times Facebook friends may not be all that friendly, according to a new survey. In yet another examination of the negative social and psychological vibes generated by Facebook participation, researchers reported this week that 85% of women say they have been annoyed by their Facebook friends’ postings.
According to CBS 8 a shaky job market and a less-than-sunny economic outlook may be driving millions of American men to undergo what was once considered almost exclusively for women: cosmetic surgery.
A new report shows a 2 percent jump in U.S. males opting for facelifts, Botox injections and other cosmetic work compared with 2009.
According to ABC 7 here’s another reason to breastfeed your baby.
A new study says it may increase the size of their brain. The study out of the United Kingdom also links longer pregnancies to larger brains.
According to CBS 2 McNeil Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily recalling another batch of Tylenol due to complaints of a musty, moldy smell.
The latest recall is for roughly 34,000 bottles of Tylenol 8 Hour extended release capsules.
According to The Los Angeles Times will taking multivitamins protect you from dying of cancer or heart disease? The answer is no, according to new research.
According to My Fox LA as scientists race to find a biological cause for chronic fatigue syndrome, long considered by many doctors to exist in patients’ heads, the National Institutes of Health could shed new light on the debate at a major scientific workshop on the disorder.
According to The Los Angeles Times older women who are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer can expect to live just as long as peers without breast cancer, according to a new study.
According to ABC 7 men have a one-in-two chance of getting a diagnosed with cancer, while for women, it’s one in three. But for some, cancer is inevitable because of genes that are passed from one generation to the next. It’s a riddle that researchers are trying to solve.
According to The Los Angeles Times Health officials said on Monday they have launched a cross-country measles watch for anyone who might have been exposed to a contagious airline passenger who traveled through four major U.S. airports.
According to The Los Angeles Times The FDA is warning consumers about a weight loss drug that could be deadly.
Fruta Planta has been linked to several heart attacks and at least one death, according to officials.
According to MSNBC take two tablets by mouth twice daily.” This printed instruction, common on prescription pill bottles, might seem straightforward. Yet in a study, nearly half of patients misunderstood what it or other common label instructions meant.
According to CBS 10 Americans are spending too much money on brand name prescription drugs when generic versions will essentially do the same job, according to a new study.
Consumer Reports’ Lisa Gill tells KNX 1070 that people could save a lot of money by opting for the generic drugs — and possibly even limit the health risks involved with higher-end medicines.
According to The Los Angeles Times listen up all you single people…it’s not you, it’s California!
If you’re looking for romance, the Golden State is anything but the place to be.
According to Amazon.com, the least romantic city in the entire United States — underscore entire country — is El Monte!
According to the LA Times for the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a drug to reduce the risk of premature delivery, although it required the manufacturer to conduct more studies to demonstrate the drug’s efficacy.
According to The Los Angeles Times Carnegie Mellon computer scientist Jacob Eisenstein and his colleagues looked for geotagged tweets – messages that were marked with their tweeter’s location. They collected one week’s worth of messages in March 2010 from people who tweeted at least 20 times during that week. That gave them a whopping 380,000 tweets from 9,500 users.
According to MSNBC if you’re a nobody who desperately wants to be taken seriously, Northwestern University researchers have this advice: Stop slouching, already.
According to The Los Angeles Times experts in the field of positive psychology still believe it’s possible for people to push their happiness baseline upward — not just temporarily but over the long haul.
According to channel 10 news a new study suggests having an abortion does not increase the risk of mental health problems, but having a baby does.
The research by Danish scientists is one of the largest to compare the aftermath of both decisions.
According to KTLA public speaking can be stressful, especially when it comes with the job. Witness King George VI, whose stuttering set off a royal crisis when he had to speak calmly to his jittery subjects during World War II.
According to The Los Angeles Times what could be healthier for a baby than feeding him nothing but breast milk for the first six months of his life?
Not relying exclusively on breast milk for the first six months of life, according to a small group of experts on pediatric health from the United Kingdom.
According to The Los Angeles Times any doubts about the transformative abilities of ballroom dance should be dashed after watching one season of “Dancing With the Stars” and seeing celebrities going from flabby to fit in a matter of weeks.
According to a writer for The Los Angeles Times she made a plea to Oprah which read in part: Dear Oprah: Those health guests may not be so healthful. Dr. Christiane Northrup, Rhonda Byrne, Geneen Roth and Tony Robbins may be leading you astray. For better results, and to learn to love exercise, try these people instead.
According to The Los Angeles Times scoliosis, a condition marked by sideways curvature of the spine, is often detected during adolescence, a surprising and mystifying diagnosis for children and their parents.
According to The Los Angeles Times so you like holiday parties, but not being bed-ridden with food-borne illnesses? A University of Missouri researcher has some advice for you.
According to the LA Daily news Elise Lutz never let her friends see what was left of her ear.
She’d carefully style her long hair into a one-sided ponytail, or swelter under a swim cap for hours at meets, to cover the molten lump from a severe burn as a toddler in her native China.
According to ABC 7 getting your life back after cancer treatment can be tough. Chemotherapy and radiation take their toll and can end up affecting even basic activities, like walking or getting around.
According to KTLA breast-feeding at work should become a lot easier as employers adhere to a provision of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. In a report released Friday, women’s health advocates estimate that the provision will increase the breast-feeding rate among U.S. women, a statistic that now ranks well below other developed nations.
According to Fox News sassy Australian reality TV show star Tabatha Coffey revealed that a botched breast augmentation almost killed her.
According to The Los Angeles Times ever think of taking your blood pressure with a smart phone? If so, you may be in luck. Some companies are busy developing medical apps that would do just that.
According to channel 7 news for some, strapping on the iPod and heading down the trail solo gets lonely. The solution? Buddy up.
"Everybody has those days when they'd rather be laying on the couch. They don't want to get out of bed. If you have a partner or a group of people, that accountability factor really helps you get there," explained trainer Cory Brusseau.
According to the Los Angeles Times patients taking warfarin to prevent dangerous blood clots should avoid herbal and dietary supplements because they can change the drug’s effectiveness.
According to The Orange County Register some celebrity watchers suspect that breast implants are responsible for the figure of singer Katy Perry, but she says she’s naturally so well endowed that she once wanted her breast size reduced.
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According to The Los Angeles Times A national study published Wednesday finds that men with diabetes are 24 percent more likely to develop colon cancer than those without diabetes. The same risk didn't apply to women.
Previous studies have demonstrated a link between type 2 diabetes and an increased risk of colon cancer — but this study finds that men seem to be at greater risk than women
According to The Los Angeles Times emergency room visits for abuse of prescription pain pills more than doubled between 2004 and 2008, and the biggest increase (152%) involved oxycodone products, according to a study released in June by the
"We urgently need to take action," said CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden. "Emergency department visits involving non-medical use of these prescription drugs are now as common as emergency department visits for use of illicit drugs."
According to The LosAngeles Times girls are starting puberty earlier, studies show, and some researchers speculate that rising obesity rates might be a factor. A new study finds there may be a link between early puberty and girls living in higher-income households without a biological father....more
