NEW YORK: Like it or not, slick shape is the best for health. A new study has found that the type of fat responsible for producing the pear shape showed off by celebrities like Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez can actually protect women from a number of serious diseases. Researchers at Harvard Medical School have carried out the study and found that buttock and hip fat may help … [Read more...]
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Flax in diet improves women’s hair in study
A study of the benefits of a Manitoba companys flax-enriched nutrition bar stands to redefine the term flaxen-haired. According to the Flax Council of Canada, which backed the study through its FC2015 Inc. subsidiary, a nutrition bar not yet on the market will increase the lustre, shine and overall condition of womens hair. The snack food is made by Glanbia … [Read more...]
Dealing With Vision Loss
TUESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDayNews) -- A program that educates people with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) about the disease and provides them with the skills to live with vision loss leads to lasting improvements in mood and function. That's the conclusion of a report in the January issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology . The 12-hour self-management program … [Read more...]
Dubai gears up for beauty, spa expos
The twin exhibitions Beautyworld Middle East, and Wellness & Spas Middle East will begin tomorrow (Sunday) at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre and will run till May 20. The events will witness leading manufacturers, suppliers of beauty equipment, cosmetics, fragrance and beauty products, wellness and spa products, and fitness services and … [Read more...]
Just how much is the hair extension market worth?
We see one or two hair extension techniques taking the forefront lead. Victoria Beckham, Jordan and even Jennifer Aniston have used what is know as the strand by strand hot bond hair fusion technique, but what is it exactly? why is it so popular and what makes the media report that hair extensions damage your hair? Recently it was reported that Kate Beckinsale, Victoria … [Read more...]
Botox gets a new warning label
new warning label on Botox and Botox Cosmetics in Canada that advises the toxin can spread to other parts of the body, to potentially fatal effect, has been met by a decided absence of brow-furrowing among those who use the drug cosmetically, and not only because their foreheads cant move. Theyre confident that the revised monograph issued this week that states possible … [Read more...]
Psychological risks of cosmetic surgery ignored: study
VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) Magazine stories about breast implants, nose jobs and liposuction too often downplay the psychological risks, including suicide, of invasive cosmetic surgery, reports a Canadian study. Surgery is portrayed as part of a "normal" beauty regime in best-selling North American women's magazines, in stories alongside clothing and diet advice, researcher … [Read more...]
Kiss of death Lipstick gives cancer
Women who use lipsticks are at risk of getting cancer because research in recent times has revealed that some lipsticks that contain lead can be poisonous when absorbed into the tissues of the lips. Lead, the experts say, can cause renal failure as a result of the kidneys becoming dysfunctional. The Mt Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada which posted the findings on the … [Read more...]
Waist Measurement: A Powerful Tool
Danger: Beauty can be bad for your health. Two French doctors have been on trial in Bordeaux this week, accused of negligence in cosmetic operations which went wrong. In one case, a specialist cosmetic surgeon is accused in a civil action of pressing ahead with a liposuction and stomach-reduction operation despite unacceptably high risks. His patient, a 55-year-old woman, died … [Read more...]
Facial Symmetry May Be Best Beauty Secret
MONDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Women with facial proportions that are closest to average are considered the most beautiful by their peers, research suggests. Researchers from the University of California San Diego and the University of Toronto asked college students to view digital photos of women's faces that were identical except for slight alterations in certain … [Read more...]
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