The popular Brazilian blowout product shot to popularity mostly due to celebrity endorsements. A cloud with talk of unsafe chemicals haunted the product for the past year or so. Now the FTC has made it official the chemicals are dangerous and customers must be warned

The concept of energy healing goes back thousands of years and is rooted in Asian history. The US government funded a study to determine if energy healing could relieve fatigue felt by many breast cancer patients.

As the aging process takes hold of all of us we look at different parts of our body and wonder why they look so different.

The beginning of the year predictably has the most number of weight loss ads. The most common resolution is to lose weight for the New Year. But, what about those who have lost the weight and managed to keep weight off? What should their New Year's resolution be? 

This time a year most of the publications have last-minute gift ideas that include everything from what you can pick up at the drugstore to gift certificates for your favorite restaurants.

The advantages of beauty are indisputable whether we look at them scientifically or socially.

High blood glucose is usually associated with diabetes. A recent study showed that it also can make you look older than your real age.

Temptation is something we all struggle with. Avoiding temptation seems more difficult when it is happening to you. According to a recent article in Psychology Today being proactive about avoiding temptation helps us to be much more successful.

There is a term for going to work while sick called presenteeism; the opposite of absenteeism. Going to work sick comes at a cost to the employee, the department, and the entire company.

The reality that obesity is commonly a family issue has begun to sink in across the country.

Reducing the amount of salt in your diet is much more difficult than one would think.

Many things have changed over the last decade.One of the most evident is that women are waiting longer to have children and therefore much more open and willing to consider plastic surgery including facelift.

Enjoying the golden years together may mean more now than ever before. Gone are the days when women and men were supposed to grow old gracefully and embrace their wrinkles.Patients in growing numbers are realizing that growing older doesn't mean that they need to look old.

Commuting to work is very much a part of the lives of many in the Los Angeles area. A new study says that commuting could have very bad consequences when it comes to our health.

Aging patients, especially women are at risk of health issues with their thyroid. According to a recent online article people who are using what they think are natural supplements may actually be causing more harm than good.  

There has been a lot of hype about the importance of baby boomers to the plastic surgery market. A recent online industry article referenced a  Los Angeles Times article highlighting  the fact that Generation X( who are in their 40s) are very much a part of the plastic surgery market as well.  Many from this generation feel that the pressure to appear young is more prevalent today than ever before.

It turns out that your mother’s advice to drink plenty of water to stay healthy may actually have merit.  

As women age certain health risk are increased.  One disease women should be concerned about is heart disease.  Many call it the silent killer. 

It would be difficult to find any positive information concerning the smoking of cigarettes.  Now a new report finds that there is proof tobacco companies knew of the danger from high levels of radiation without disclosing  it to the public. 

A local woman was recently highlighted in a CBS Los Angeles news story because of her passion and commitment to a product that she created in response to her mother’s death from skin cancer. The need to wear sunscreen on a daily basis is the consensus of the majority of the medical community as well as those in the beauty industry.

Who would have thought that kicking the bad habit of smoking would merge with the popularity of social media? USC recentlyreleased the results of research which shows that the mobile media applications designed to help people stop smoking really do produce better results than just quitting alone. 

It appears people who kick the habit of smoking may actually improve their memory. There can never be too many good reasons to quit smoking.  It has long been known that smoking not only affects a person’s health,but also their appearance. 

In our society talking about weight has become the new white elephant in the room.  According to a recent report parents don’t even like to talk about it to their children.  The politically correct politeness of not talking about it doesn’t change the fact that it is a huge problem( no pun intended) in our society

There is no doubt that Americans are living longer. Part of the reason is the improvement in our diets.  A recent study looked at the possibility of certain proteins extending our diets. 

Our culture has known for many years that  obesity is costly not only to our health but also to our pocketbook. It is well documented that loosing weight to achieve a stable and healthy weight improves a person health.  

Thanks to the power of advertising most Americans are familiar with restless leg syndrome.It can be debilitating for some people, and a new study has linked a different but similar condition, active leg syndrome to heart problems.  Patients who suffer from active leg syndrome could also  suffer from obesity or other obesity related illness.

The past few decades in the United States has been marked by a considerable reduction in the number of people who smoke. Research has shown that secondhand smoke is also harmful and as a result smoking has been banned from most public places, especially in California. But, smoking in one’s own home is still permitted. 

 Most are not surprised that tobacco companies are not anxious to put graphic pictures of damage from smoking on their packaging. Patients are rarely able to escape the premature aging that come as a result of smoking

 Once the news became widely spread that aspirin was good for the heart, some consumers began to self diagnose and take it on a regular basis. Dr. O’Toole routinely ask patients who are considering plastic surgery about drugs that they are taking including aspirin.

 How many times have we had a glass of wine with the expectation of relaxing? A new report says… Not so! It is believed that the wine can actually cause you to be more stressed.

 Americans are living longer than ever before, much of it due to early screening. As patients approach middle age health screenings are important for early detection of many diseases.

 There are many different ways that our bodies show that something is wrong. It is said that you can tell a woman’s age by her hands. Dr. O’Toole explains to patients the importance of creating a natural looking appearance.

 Depression has become a major condition affecting many Americans. Treatments seem to become available rather frequently. Dr. O’Toole includes in his health questionnaire information concerning a patients history of depression.

 Sun damage over the years has become very to identify. Dr. O’Toole explains that premature aging of the face is usually a form of sun damage. Patients can see visible wrinkles that could appear deep set. Some patients also have lines surrounding the lips.

 Patients today are bombarded with marketing words like”simple”, “easy”, “natural”and the list goes on. With plastic surgery these words can be very enticing. Marketers have even made an effort to replace the word surgery with procedure. Over the years one thing has never changed. When patients invest in cosmetic procedures especially those performed by a plastic surgeon they expect a dramatic result. History has shown us that a smaller investment does not reduce the patient expectations.

 Omega 3 has become the “wonder supplement” of the decade.Thanks to Dr Oz and the other media health experts it has become a regular part of the supplemental vitamin intake for many Americans. For patients considering plastic surgery, most plastic surgeons have put Omega 3 on their list of drugs to discontinue prior to surgery

When some people think of hospital infections they think of  horribly grotesque open wounds. This is an exaggeration in that most of the infections are not severe. While the overwhelming majority of plastic surgery procedures are performed on an outpatient basis, the risk of infection is still present. Dr. O'Toole explains to patients that the risk of infection in the home environment during recovery should be reduced with preventative measures.

 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 was a time when we told teenagers that too much chocolate and too much soda would give them pimples. These days we know a lot more about skin care. Dr. O’Toole explains to his patients that medical grade skin care productswill give them predictable results when used regularly. Facial rejuvenation including facelift is always more effective when the patient has a healthy skin.

According to ABC 7 There is even more reason now to avoid secondhand smoke. A new study shows secondhand smoke triggers cravings for nicotine and makes it harder for smokers to kick the habit.

According to The Los Angeles Times California’s beleaguered indoor tanning industry, after being hit with a new federal tax, is fighting to hold on to a sizable piece of its clientele: teenagers.

According to CBS Los Angeles  Federal safety regulators say a popular hair smoothing treatment called Brazilian Blowout can release unsafe levels of the chemical formaldehyde, posing a risk to hair salon workers and their customers.

According to The Los Angeles Times  the smoking-cessation drug Chantix may work better if people take it several weeks before trying to quit, a new study has found.

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 taking aspirin regularly can help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke — and now, we may be able to add pancreatic cancer to the list, researchers say

According to KTLA The one-two punch of diet and exercise may be the best for obese seniors who want to be stronger and more fit, finds a study released Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

According to The Los Angeles Times it’s not often a tobacco company gets released from government regulation without asking.

But that’s apparently what happened to Star Scientific Inc. after it asked the Food and Drug Administration to treat two versions of its smokeless, dissolvable tobacco lozenges as “modified risk” because they contain lower levels of carcinogens than other tobacco products.

According to The Los Angeles Times The Food and Drug Administration  bolstered the skimpy pharmaceutical arsenal against late-stage melanoma by approving Yervoy, the first drug shown to extend the lives of patients with the deadly skin cancer.

According to KTLA vanity, thy name is: dude?  Sort of, new statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons show.  

Men are getting more plastic surgery, the organization trumpeted in a news release. 

According to The LA Times the melancholy mind and the broken heart: For poets and philosophers through the ages, the two have been fellow travelers, chicken and egg, bookends in a long litany of tragedies.

Leave it to medical researchers, then, to put the dark bond between heart and mind under a microscope — and find even deeper mysteries.

According to Fox alcohol dependence can play a negative role in a person’s marriage and cause early separation, according to a study released in the latest issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, FOXNews.com reported Wednesday.

According to The Los Angeles Times prescription devices that pull the lower jaw forward can relieve snoring and are often effective for mild to moderate cases of sleep apnea, says Dr. Barbara Phillips, a sleep specialist at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and a board member of the National Sleep Foundation.

According to the Los Angeles Times millions of women in developing countries risk disease and early death in the coming decades as their rising economic and political status leads them to smoke more, researchers said on Tuesday.

According to The Los Angeles Times they’ve known it about animals for some time: less growth hormone promotes longevity.  

Now a study, published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine, shows that a similar process may apply in humans.

According to MSNBC a new study finds that one in five U.S. men have to get up at least twice a night to empty their bladders — which for some could signal an underlying medical problem or even contribute to poorer health.

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 CBS everybody knows the love of money is the root of all evil, but a new study suggests Americans may love their money even more than their spouse.

According to The Los Angeles Times trendy fads look cool but sometimes clash with what’s healthy. That’s what eye doctors have been saying about nonprescription “circle lenses” that create a big-eye look made popular by Lady Gaga and Japanese anime characters.

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 by late March, tobacco companies will have to reveal to the Food and Drug Administration what sorts of new additives they’ve recently put in their products. But the ruling doesn’t apply to electronic cigarettes, whose makers are locked in legal battle with the FDA.

According to the Los Angeles Times Time to step it up — for older people, there may be a connection between walking at a faster pace and living longer. We first reported this study in summer 2009 when it was presented at the IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in Paris. Tuesday the Journal of the American Medical Assn. released the study, which is again garnering attention.

According to The Los Angeles Times  what does it cost to stop smoking? For just about anyone, less than it does to keep smoking. Many smokers burn through thousands of dollars each year buying cigarettes alone. Then there are peripheral costs like breath mints, extra trips to the dry cleaner and higher premiums for health insurance.

According to ABC 7 Joel Phillips had the same morning routine for so long, he barely noticed he was losing his edge. But his total lack of energy told him it wasn't just age.

"There's always denial, we don't want to get old," Phillips said. "When you have a good quality of life, you want to preserve it."

According to local channel 6 researchers may have found a way to not only stop the aging process but to reverse it as well with the help of mice.

Harvard scientists have been targeting an anti-aging enzyme that can restore an animal's chromosomes to their youthful vigor.

Working with mice, they found that the enzyme could reactivate chromosomes and effectively turn back the aging clock. Both of the mice they used were the same age, but the more youthful looking one had the enzyme treatment.

According to the Los Angeles Times  the unhealthful but popular practice of yo-yo dieting may have serious ramifications on the body, a study finds, which may make those who eat this way more vulnerable to packing on the pounds.

In the study, released Tuesday in the Journal of Neuroscience, mice were randomly assigned to a calorie-restricted diet, in which they ate 75% of the average amount of calories designed to produce a 10% to 15% weight loss, or to a regular diet with no such restrictions.

According to  channel 10 there are beauty treatments you can make at home.  Grab an egg white for a tighten facial: Whip it up in a bowl layer it on the face and leave on for 15 minutes while cooking your meal. Rinse off with water it will tighten the pores and firm the face your make up with go on like SATIN! And your skin will look like VELVET!
 

According to The Los Angeles Times binge drinking may up the risk for heart disease, according to a new study that examined drinking cultures in Ireland and France and their possible link to serious heart problems such as heart attack, coronary death and persistent acute chest pain.

According to The Los Angeles Times coping, is something  some families are forced to  do during the holidays. Change is inevitable: Divorce, marriage, children, illness, death — all alter the dynamic of family get-togethers. The trick is to adapt and craft new traditions when the old ones vanish.

According to CBS.com turns out the singer and Oscar-winning actress will have her hand prints and foot prints cemented onto Hollywood Boulevard Thursday, less than a week before the opening of her latest film, “Burlesque,” in which she plays a club owner and star-maker with a new prodigy – played by Christina Aguilera.

Early puberty in girls could have an unlikely source

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