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Patients want medical specialists, but don’t check
The vast majority of patients say it’s important for a doctor to be board-certified in a medical specialty, but only half of them check to see whether their doctor actually is. Nine out of 10...
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YWCA hits cosmetic medicine, American ‘obsession’ with beauty
See also related survey: “Do people discriminate because of how you look?” The YWCA is taking aim at cosmetic surgery, which it says is fueled by an unhealthy, media-driven obsession with seeking an...
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Do people discriminate because of how you look?
Have you faced discrimination based on your physical appearance? That’s one of several questions the YWCA raised in a discussion guide it published along with its “Beauty at Any Cost” report on the...
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Plastic-surgery backers blast YWCA ‘propaganda’
Pro- and anti-plastic-surgery debaters agree: News media is at fault Do you think the multi-million-dollar American beauty industry is fueled by an unhealthy media-driven obsession with achieving...
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Botox creates a good first impression? Really?
Beware of reports stating that new medical research has proved that Botox helps creates a good first impression. That’s just part of the story. True, medical researchers in Chicago did spot some...
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Risks, safety of plastic surgery unchanged by veto of Donda West Bill
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed the toothless “Donda West Bill,” which would have required doctors to check a patient’s medical history and perform a physical examination before cosmetic...
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Economic recovery plan — plastic surgery
When the economy falls into the toilet and starts spinning down the drain, who’re you gonna call? A plastic surgeon? That’s the recovery recipe for jobless workers who listen to Dr. Barry Weintraub, a...
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Juliette Lewis says men are reason for plastic surgery
Photo: Juliette Lewis last week in New York. (AP photo) ‘IT’S FOR ME’? REALLY?? Actress Juliette Lewis, 35, does more than just oppose plastic surgery. She also works to undercut the rationale that...
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Miley Cyrus stirs worry about sexuality, self-image
‘MILEY CYRUS — 16 or 20?’ slide show SEEKING ‘SWEET SPOT’? Though superstar singer Miley Cyrus has turned 16, she remains a poster child for worries about girls’ sexuality and women’s quest for...
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How to avoid bad doctors
How can you protect yourself against an unprofessional or incompetent doctor? One way is to check with the state medical board to see whether the physician lacks a current license or has a history of...
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