Announcements from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration state that, due to pressure from the FDA, Abbot Laboratories have agreed to withdraw from the U.S market its anti-obesity drug Meridia due to the higher danger of stroke and heart attack. The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen say that the action is long overdue. Dr Sidney […]
In many media outlets, there are some images which are produced to cause an immediate reaction. Some might even offend which can cause outrage by many. After trying to put up an explicit anti-abortion display at Carleton University, five Ontario university students did exactly that. Attempts were made to put juxtaposed images of bloody fetuses […]
The attitudes held by men and women show that they really are not on the same wavelength, a new survey has revealed. Dori Carlson, president-elect of the American Optometric Association, who conducted the week-long survey last April says that “[t]he good news is the majority of both men and women understand the importance of maintaining […]
When we go to the cinema, we expect to see things we’ve never seen and a portrayal of experiences we may never face. We see our favourite actors and actresses performing roles that define or destroy their careers, but what we rarely glimpse is the personal side of acting. Ryan Reynolds’s experiences on his latest […]
Walk past a break room in a cosmetic surgery clinic in the near future and you’re likely to hear a volley of child-like insults. There’s no need to be alarmed, however, as there is an explanation, albeit a strange, slightly humorous one. Cosmetic surgeons have become linguists and have developed a lexicon of slang terms […]
Alicia Douvall, the 30 year-old plastic surgery addict and model has had over 100 cosmetic procedures and has been banned from undergoing further cosmetic procedures in the UK. In fact, Douvall reportedly flew to the US and lied to doctors in order to receive cosmetic treatment in September 2010. Douvall, who said she has had […]
After years of speculation, Lisa Rinna, the star of Harry Loves Lisa, confessed to receiving cosmetic surgery to enhance her lips. But in 2010, Rinna underwent cosmetic surgery yet again, to reverse the procedure. Rinna told People Magazine that her silicone-injected lips felt ‘bumpy and uneven’. The 47 year-old actress who said that her lips […]
According to studies published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, lack of sleep may be to blame for unsuccessful weight loss. Ten overweight men and women aged 35 to 49 were observed sleeping in a laboratory for two separate fortnight periods, with participants recording 5.5 nightly hours in a single trial, then 8.5 nightly hours […]
Test tube baby innovator, Robert Edwards, was recently awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in recognition of research that has since revolutionised attempts in dealing with infertility across the globe. Awarding Mr Edwards with 10 million Swedish Kroner (€1.08 million), the Nobel committee reported that his accomplishments “have made it possible to […]
An increase in figures of doctors not willing to carry out abortions has led to Europe’s most renowned human rights association to take steps in preventing them from letting their morals dictate their professionalism. Previously ousted at the general election, British Socialist member Christine McCafferty has called for a ban in the rights of doctors […]