Social media today alerted me to a great blog post on website boing boing critiquing a pharmaceuical ad.
The ad features actress Brooke Shields and advertises Latisse, an FDA (The US Food & Drug Administration) approved treatment to help the  disturbing condition in which - wait for it - sufferers must deal with having ‘not enough [...]

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A new study has provided some insight into reasons why our hair turns grey with age, and it’s no surprise that damage caused by the sun, smoking and unhealthy lifestyle choices are the chief offenders.
According to the study researchers, stem cells are the key to retaining hair colour. The stem cells inside the hair follicle need [...]

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Recently an allergy specialist claimed that there has been an increase in the amount of reactions to hair dye and related products.
According to New Zealand’s Allergy Today, reactions include symptoms like itching of the scalp and face, as well as swelling and redness around the face.
The increase in reactions could be attributed to the fact [...]

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Australian scientists have found a way to restore sight with a simple contact lens.
Researchers at the University of New South Wales performed a world-first transplant on patients with damaged corneas.
They took cells from the patients’ eyes and cultured them inside a contact lens which was then stuck onto a damaged cornea for around 10 days.
The [...]

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A natural plant-based gel could be the closest we’ve come yet to finding a cure for skin cancer.
Scientists in Queensland are currently investigating an ‘old wives’ take’ that claims the gel, PEP-005, can eradicate sunspots after just two days.
The gel comes from a plant Euphorbia peplus, and sap from this plant is already used as [...]

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Botox is preventing stars from expressing emotion on screen, and as a result directors and casting agents are now opting for the natural look.

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One of Australia’s best-known casting agents, Faith Martin, told ABC’s PM that in some cases Botox is so noticeable that almost the person’s standard appearance has changed completely.
‘I think there [...]

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It’s been a long time coming, but the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is cracking down on the multitude of anti-ageing creams that bear the markers ‘clinically proven’ and ‘scientifically tested’.

The TGA now says creams bearing these slogans “should not even be contemplated unless unequivocally supported by robustly designed, published, peer-reviewed clinical trials which have been [...]

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