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It's become common in today's society for a girl as young as 16 to undergo some sort of cosmeti... STUDENT LETTERS...

It's become common in today's society for a girl as young as 16 to undergo some sort of cosmetic surgery, whether a nose job or laser hair removal. It strikes me as odd why such beautiful women want to permanently alter their bodies to fit the status quo. Sure, these people will think that silicon and perfectly hairless bodies are attractive now, but what will they think of their bodies 30 ye...

What if you woke up this morning to find that you are not afflicted with March Madness? OK,... Out Of The Hoop Loop...

What if you woke up this morning to find that you are not afflicted with March Madness?

OK, granted; this is a fairly far-out scenario for patients of this college basketball-crazed state to be entertaining. But for no other reason than to take a joyride on the Good Ship Fantasy, let's run with it.

Now, figuring March Madness is built around 64 games, and each game averages about t...

VANCOUVER, March 15 /CNW/ - Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NASDAQ: ANPI; TSX: ANP) was advised y... Acquisition Notification R

VANCOUVER, March 15 /CNW/ - Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NASDAQ: ANPI; TSX: ANP) was advised yesterday by the Federal Trade Commissionthat the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Actof 1976 ("HSR Act") has terminated, allowing Angiotech to proceed with thepreviously announced acquisition of privately-held American MedicalInstruments Holdings, Inc. (AMI), subject...

It's not just models and movie stars who have breast implants. Nearly 300,000 "ordinary" w... Dallas doctor improves implant sa

It's not just models and movie stars who have breast implants.

Nearly 300,000 "ordinary" women had their figures enhanced last year, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgery.

Alessandra Reyna, 32, has wanted to be one of them, but said she was scared.

"I was scared," she said, and so she resisted for years. "The infections; the risk; the look."

Those are co...

Newswise — Many patients with diseased thyroids have two safe, effective treatment options ... Minimally Invasive Approac

Newswise — Many patients with diseased thyroids have two safe, effective treatment options that can dramatically reduce the size of their neck incisions and speed recovery, researchers say.

Options include minimally invasive thyroidectomy, in which surgeons work through an incision about half the size of the norm, and an endoscopic approach, in which video monitoring and a thin, ult...