| Patient-Specific Botox Rules Are "Common Sense", Says Medical And Dental Defence Union Of Scotland New GMC guidance that warns GPs to prescribe Botox to named patients only is common sense and errs appropriately on the side of caution, says the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) today (Wednesday, 24 September 2008). Until now, doctors have been able to issue group prescriptions of the muscle freezing toxin, used to paralyse muscles that cause wrinkles, without knowing the patients concerned. medicalnewstoday.com |
Men And Women Find Cosmetic Surgery Appealing When They Suffer Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity Researchers have found that men and women who feel sensitive to rejection based on their physical appearance are more likely to express interest in having cosmetic surgery than those who are less sensitive to appearance-based rejection. This effect is particularly true when people recall negative comments about their physical appearance. The study, which appeared in the June issue of the journal Body Image, was conducted by Lora E. Park, Ph.D. medicalnewstoday.com |
Yale Surgeons Remove Gallbladder Vaginally; Doctors And Patients Available To Speak On Minimally-Invasive Surgical Trend In the first surgery of its kind in Connecticut, and among the first in New England, surgeons at Yale School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital successfully removed the gallbladder of a 21-year-old woman through her vagina. This operation joins the first wave of transvaginal organ removals to be performed in the U.S. and around the world, forerunners in a small but steadily growing trend toward minimally-invasive, no-scar surgery. medicalnewstoday.com |
Beauty Spots: Getting Ahead of the Heat Inthis summer’s heat, putting your best face forward often means mopping up shine and fighting unruly hair. Here’s some advice to help you get ahead of the heat. nytimes.com |
Materialise And Dr. J.B. Jupiter Explore The Power Of Virtual Surgical Planning In Correcting Compound Wrist Fractures Materialise announced that it would lend its considerable expertise in virtual surgical planning to researcher Dr. J. B. Jupiter, Chief Hand and Upper Extremity Service at Massachusetts General Hospital. Through an AO funded, IRB approved study, Dr... mnt.to |