| Government Sees The Light On Cosmetic Laser Deregulation, UK With news that the Government will not deregulate Class 3B and 4 Lasers and Intense Pulse Light Sources (IPL) on 1 October 2008 as planned*, Jenny Driscoll, Health Campaigner, Which? says: "We're delighted the Government has listened to consumers and industry, deciding not to deregulate cosmetic laser treatments in October**. medicalnewstoday.com |
The First Harmonised Standard For Organic Health And Beauty, UK The Soil Association is pleased to announce a new EU-wide, harmonised standard for organic health and beauty products. This is the first common standard in the world that will ensure clarity and transparency for both consumers and the trade at a time when the organic health and beauty market is experiencing extremely significant growth - in 2008 UK sales of organic health and beauty products increased an impressive 69% to £27 million. medicalnewstoday.com |
Makeup Sex Scarlett Johansson always reminds me of the so-called Venus of Willendorf. Like the famous figurine’s, her looks suggest an idealization of womanhood rather than an actual woman. Of course, the particular idealization in question here one of sexuality in the service of fertility and motherhood tends to run counter to the current era, with its fetishization of the looks that cheat the camera into believing a woman has yet to experience childbed, let alone putting a child to bed. nytimes.com |
High-Performance Engineering Used To Design Facial Bone Replacements Scientists are using the engineering technology behind the creation of high-performance aircraft components to design 3-D models for the replacement of delicate and complex facial bones lost to cancer surgery or trauma... mnt.to |
SCAI Publishes Structural Heart Disease Core Curriculum And Survey Results The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) published a first-of-its-kind core curriculum consensus document for the treatment of structural heart disease... mnt.to |