| Beauty In The Eyes Of A Majority Of Beholders Our mothers told us that true beauty is more than skin deep - but researchers from Tel Aviv University are now challenging Mom. They've built a beauty machine that, with the press of a button, turns a picture of your own ordinary face into that of a cover model. While its output is currently limited to digitized images, the software may be able to guide plastic surgeons, aid magazine cover editors, and even become a feature incorporated into all digital cameras. medicalnewstoday.com |
MRSA Pre-screening Effective In Reducing Otolaryngic Surgical Infection Rates Pre-operative screening of patients for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may be an effective way to reduce infection rates following otolaryngic surgeries, according to new research published in the January 2009 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. The study, conducted by researchers at the Massachusetts Ear & Eye Infirmary, is the first to review otolaryngic procedures, and reviewed the medical records of 420 patients. medicalnewstoday.com |
BJOG Release: Study Raises Concerns About Cosmetic Labial Surgery New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology reviews the available literature on cosmetic labial surgery and underlines the striking lack of evidence on the safety and long-term consequences of such procedures. The authors caution that medically nonessential surgery to the labia is being promoted to women, while no data on clinical effectiveness exist. medicalnewstoday.com |
Yves Rocher, Cosmetics Pioneer, Dies at 79 Mr. Rocher founded the company that bears his name in 1959 and transformed it into one of France’s most well-known beauty brands. nytimes.com |
93 Percent Of The Medical-Surgical Companies Named To Gartner's 'Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25' Use GHX Technology To Drive Efficiency Thirteen of the 14 medical-surgical organizations named to the 2010 Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 list partner with GHX to advance their supply chain strategies, helping them to improve business results... mnt.to |