Blepharoplasty is the primary surgical procedure for eye lifts. Results usually last between five and ten years. Although simple, it has potential complications, including permanent difficulty in closing the eyes or making a stern expression.
A procedure called laser neck and jowl liposculpture and platysma resurfacing may prove to be an alternative to facelifts.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of disability among adults. As the population ages, increased intervention efforts are vital to controlling the individual and public health toll of this chronic, crippling joint disease.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing approval of a strengthened distribution program for isotretinoin, called iPLEDGE, aimed at preventing use of the drug during pregnancy. Women who are pregnant or who might become pregnant should not take the drug. Isotretinoin (Accutane and its generics) is a highly effective drug for severe recalcitrant nodular acne, but it carries a significant risk of birth defects if taken during pregnancy.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is notifying health care providers and patients of a problem with blood glucose meters made by Abbott Diabetes Care, Alameda, Calif. The meters can unintentionally be switched from one unit of measurement to another, resulting in an inaccurate blood glucose interpretation by the user. Users in the United States should make sure that their meter reading is displayed as mg/dL because an inaccurate reading can lead to taking the wrong dose of insulin or dietary changes, resulting in higher levels of sugar in the blood or hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia can be a serious and even life-threatening condition and several cases of hyperglycemia have been reported to FDA.
A diet high in fat and sugar triggered immune system abnormalities — including reduced levels of natural killer T (NKT) cells — in the livers of mice, says a study led by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
A condition involving abnormally high levels of androgens (steroid hormones) known in medical circles as “hyperandrogenemia” starts early in obese children, a study shows, possibly placing them at increased risk for the metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions such as high blood pressure and high blood sugar levels that raise the risk of heart disease and diabetes.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Warning Letters to 29 companies that manufacture, market, or distribute products made from cherries or other fruits. The Warning Letters told the firms to stop making unproven claims on the firms’ web sites and product labels that their fruit products treat or prevent disease.
Sciona Inc., a small company based in Boulder, Colo., started offering DNA-based diet advice in 2001. Such tests are available by mail order and on the Internet.
It’s a technique referred to as the “grow your own facelift” programme, because it involves an injection of your own youth-giving skin cells into your wrinkles. A tiny sample of skin is taken from behind your ears – usually the least damaged bit of your skin.