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BioTime Reports Results From Independent Hextend(R) Study 8 Feb 2010 at 5:00am BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex:BTIM) reported recently-released results from an independent study evaluating the use of Hextend® in hemodynamically unstable trauma patients. Hextend (6% Hetastarch in Lactated Electrolyte Injection) is BioTime's commercially-available blood plasma volume expander used to treat hypovolemia (low blood volume)... First Fractional Laser FDA Cleared For Striae 5 Feb 2010 at 4:00am Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Lux1540™ Fractional non-ablative laser handpiece has received the first clearance by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of striae (stretch marks) using a fractional laser... Allergan, Inc. Announces FDA Approval Of JUVEDERM(R) XC Dermal Filler Formula... 3 Feb 2010 at 5:00am Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of JUVEDERM(R) XC, a new formulation of the currently FDA-approved JUVEDERM(R) dermal filler and the latest advancement1 in hyaluronic acid (HA) dermal fillers... Two Studies Find Artefill(R) To Be A Long-Term Treatment Option For Facial Li... 3 Feb 2010 at 4:00am Suneva Medical, a privately-held aesthetic medical device company, announced that two clinical studies suggest Artefill may be a safe, effective, long-term treatment option for age-related and HIV lipoatrophy patients... Male Breast Reduction Fastest Growing Area Of Cosmetic Surgery In Britain Las... 2 Feb 2010 at 4:00am The economic situation does not appear to have affected the cosmetic surgery business in Britain: new figures from a not-for-profit organisation show that the number of surgical procedures were 6.7 per cent higher in 2009 than 2008, among which the number of male breast reductions went up by 80 per cent... University Of Florida Surgeons, Research Biologists Create Scale To Grade Sha... 31 Jan 2010 at 3:00am Shark attack! These words can send waves of fear through the public and often guarantee prominent coverage in the news media - even if the bite is little more than a scratch. To better communicate the actual severity of the bite, University of Florida researchers have created a grading scale, similar to how burn severity is ranked by degrees... Bariatric Surgery Can Be Safer Than Living With Obesity 30 Jan 2010 at 3:00am Bariatric weight-loss surgery may sound dangerous and complicated, but a Geisinger physician warns that the real danger may be a life of obesity. "There are risks associated with bariatric surgery, as there are with any surgical procedure, but the risks associated with the procedure may pale in comparison to the health complications that can be caused by obesity," said Christopher Still, D.O... Doctors Feel 'Choosing To Be Thinner In 2010 Could Be Bad For Your Health' 28 Jan 2010 at 11:00pm Doctors are worried that as the New Year begins, many Americans will resolve to be thinner in 2010 by using over-the-counter supplements. According to a survey conducted by ADSAM and SenseUS polling companies, about 60 percent of physicians feel troubled about the safety of taking diet pills... Cell-Enriched Fat Grafts Improve Long Term Graft Retention In Preclinical Study 27 Jan 2010 at 2:00am Results from Cytori Therapeutics' (NASDAQ: CYTX) preclinical fat grafting study have been published in the February issue of the Annals of Plastic Surgery... Preclinical Study: Long Term Graft Retention Improved By Cell-Enriched Fat Gr... 26 Jan 2010 at 6:00am Results from Cytori Therapeutics' (NASDAQ: CYTX) preclinical fat grafting study have been published in the February issue of the Annals of Plastic Surgery... The Good Surgeon Guide, UK 25 Jan 2010 at 6:00am GoodSurgeonGuide.co.uk, was launched in September 2009 and is the first website of its kind. The site is the UK's only Cosmetic Surgery review website and should be the first port of call for anyone considering cosmetic surgery, aesthetic treatments or cosmetic dentistry. The site can also play an important role for surgeons and treatment providers... First U.S. Face Transplant Reported In "Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery" 24 Jan 2010 at 2:00am Detailed information on the first facial transplantation procedure performed in the United States is presented in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)... Medical Defence Union Sees Doubling In Bariatric Surgery Cases, UK 22 Jan 2010 at 3:00am An analysis of bariatric surgery claims, published by the Medical Defence Union, reveals that there has been a dramatic rise in the number of cases notified in the past two years... Bellevue Salon Owner Sentenced To 13 Months In Prison In Connection With Unli... 20 Jan 2010 at 6:00am XIN HE, aka FAITH HE, 46, of Issaquah, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 13 months in prison and one year of supervised release for a felony count of Misbranding of a Drug While Held for Sale and two misdemeanor counts of Receipt & Proffered Delivery of Adulterated Device. HE was convicted at a bench trial October 30, 2009... Ability To Blink Restored, Eyesight Saved By Artificial Muscles 19 Jan 2010 at 4:00am Surgeons from UC Davis Medical Center have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink, a development that could benefit the thousands of people each year who no longer are able to close their eyelids due to combat-related injuries, stroke, nerve injury or facial surgery...     HealthBusinessBuilder.com Build your Health Business Fast!