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High risk medical devices escaped close review
WASHINGTON - Some medical devices for sensitive uses, from certain hip joints to a type of defibrillator, have won government approval without a close scientific review, congressional investigators said Thursday.
Source:(AP)
2009-01-16
Youthfulness an American obsession - at what cost?
LAS VEGAS - It's one of those photos that make you do a double-take. Dr. Jeffry Life stands in jeans, his shirt off. His face is that of a distinguished-looking grandpa; his head is balding, and what hair there is is white. But his 69-year-old body looks like it belongs to a muscle-bound 30-year-old.
Nations:U.S. Sweden
2008-12-07
Bond star reveals cosmetic surgery after set mishap
James Bond actor Daniel Craig has had cosmetic surgery after being injured on the set of the latest Bond movie, he revealed in a new magazine interview.
People:Daniel Craig Judi Dench Pierce Brosnan Source:(AFP)
2008-10-08
As economy sags, faces do too, cosmetic docs say
CHICAGO - The economy isn't the only thing that's sagging -- so are faces, breasts and bellies as would-be cosmetic surgery patients increasingly opt against costly nips and tucks because of tough financial times.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2008-10-03
Stem Cells Could Replace Plastic Surgery
Silicone breast implants and botox could one day be things of the past thanks to promising new techniques that would allow doctors to work plastic surgery miracles using only a patient's own stem cells.
2008-06-24
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