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Now at Shaft Medical San Diego, No Scar Facial Hair Restoration

Shaft Medical San Diego announces the availability of the NeoGraft Scar Free Hair Transplantation procedure for facial hair restoration.

Cure The Wave, Shaft Medical Now Offers Bingo Wings Liposculpture to Eliminate Floppy Arm Skin

Shaft Medical San Diego now offers PowerX and Lipotherme liposuction to eliminate the excess arm fat of bingo wings and achieve precise body sculpting and contouring.

Cure The Wave, Shaft Medical Now Offers Bingo Wings Liposculpture to Eliminate Floppy Arm Skin

Shaft Medical San Diego now offers PowerX and Lipotherme liposuction to eliminate the excess arm fat of bingo wings and achieve precise body sculpting and contouring.

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: New Ultrasound Technology Promising for Silicone Gel Breast Implant Monitoring

Significant potential advantages over MRI in screening and diagnosis of breast implant shell failure

Now FDA-Approved, No Scar Eyebrow Hair Restoration

Shaft Medical San Diego announces the availability of the NeoGraft Scar Free Hair Transplantation procedure for eyebrow restoration.

Health Problems From Cosmetics and Sunscreens

With so few regulations in place for monitoring the makeup and cosmeceutical industry, new studies are surfacing about the chemicals, heavy metals, and harmful additives making their way into products that are used on a daily basis. Not only can these products cause acne, rashes, and other skin problems, but they can also be hazardous to your health. Robin Fleck, M.D., founder of Southwest Skin and Cancer Institute is seeing more adults afflicted with skin conditions due to contact with makeups, cleansers, moisturizers, sunscreens and over-the-counter antibiotic creams. In her practice, she educates patients on what products to avoid, and which alternatives to use to achieve healthy skin.

The US Drug Watchdog Expands Its Vital Yaz Yasmin Birth Control Pill Initiative Focused on Identifying Women Heart Attack & Stroke Victims

The US Drug Watchdog is expanding its national investigation of the birth control drugs called Yaz and Yasmin given increasing evidence these drugs may be responsible for serious pulmonary embolism\'s, deep vein thrombosis, heart attacks, strokes and other serious side affects with users. According to the New York Times, \"In September of 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cited Bayer for running misleading television commercials, and for not following proper quality-control procedures at a plant that makes hormone ingredients. In addition, the US FDA was very critical of Bayer for failing to warn about serious possible side effects associated with Yaz, or Yasmin, such as heart attacks, blood clotting, and strokes, in the same September 2009 report.\" According to the US Drug Watchdog, \"Our initiative effects millions of US women, and we want to hear from any Yaz, or Yasmin user, or loved ones, if the user had a heart attack, stroke, blood clotting, or any other serious medical issue.\" Yaz, or Yasmin users can call the US Drug Watchdog anytime at 866-714-6466, or they can contact the group via its web site at

The US Drug Watchdog Expands Its Vital Yaz Yasmin Birth Control Pill Initiative Focused on Identifying Women Heart Attack & Stroke Victims

The US Drug Watchdog is expanding its national investigation of the birth control drugs called Yaz and Yasmin given increasing evidence these drugs may be responsible for serious pulmonary embolism\'s, deep vein thrombosis, heart attacks, strokes and other serious side affects with users. According to the New York Times, \"In September of 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cited Bayer for running misleading television commercials, and for not following proper quality-control procedures at a plant that makes hormone ingredients. In addition, the US FDA was very critical of Bayer for failing to warn about serious possible side effects associated with Yaz, or Yasmin, such as heart attacks, blood clotting, and strokes, in the same September 2009 report.\" According to the US Drug Watchdog, \"Our initiative effects millions of US women, and we want to hear from any Yaz, or Yasmin user, or loved ones, if the user had a heart attack, stroke, blood clotting, or any other serious medical issue.\" Yaz, or Yasmin users can call the US Drug Watchdog anytime at 866-714-6466, or they can contact the group via its web site at

New Lawsuit Filed Blaming DVT on NuvaRing: AttorneyOne.com Provides Advice and Solutions for the Alleged Side Effects from NuvaRing

According to court documents, in a suit filed on Jan. 9 in the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, no. 4:12-cv-00008, a Danton woman, Dawn Kregel, used the NuvaRing for just over a month in 2010. NuvaRing is a contraceptive in vaginal ring form. Kregel accuses the company manufacturing NuvaRing in a $10 million lawsuit stating she was diagnosed with a DVT, allegedly caused by the defendants\' products. Now, AttorneyOne.com, a recognized authority on law, can provide helpful, proven advice and simple solutions including how to get in contact with so anyone can easily and inexpensively deal with cases of NuvaRing side effects.

The US Drug Watchdog Now Calls Their Yaz Yasmin Birth Control Pill Severe Side Effects Initiative Its Most Important Women\'s Health Initiative Ever

The US Drug Watchdog is calling its Yaz, Yasmin, or the generic version of these birth control pills called Ocella, their most important women\'s health care initiative ever. The group says, \"If a user of the birth control pills called Yaz, Yasmin, or the generic version Ocella has had a pulmonary embolism, a heart attack, stroke, blood clotting, or other severe medical complications, while taking these birth control pills, we want to know about it. We are hearing horror stories from the United States, Canada, as well as other countries, and we are ramping up our efforts, with respect to this initiative.\" The group says, \"If you, a friend, or a loved one are using birth control pills called Yaz, Yasmin, or their generic version Ocella, and severe side effects have occurred, such as a pulmonary embolism, a heart attack, a stroke, or other severe medical conditions please contact us immediately at 866-714-6466.\"

Results in a New Study Published in the Annals of Medicine Show Startling Discrepancy in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Policy and Evidence-Based Medicine

The publication of the startling results of a Canadian study involving the effectiveness of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer demonstrate that vaccine policy and evidence-based medicine are at odds. Lucija Tomljenovic, PhD and Christopher A. Shaw, PhD of the University of British Columbia’s evidence-based study was recently published in the Annals of Medicine, a highly-ranked peer reviewed medical journal. ()

Ennis & Ennis, P.A. Questions Why the FDA Allowed Five Members to Sit on Yaz Birth Control Advisory Panel Despite Conflicts of Interest

Ennis & Ennis, P.A. questions the ties that various FDA Yaz Birth Control Advisory Panelists had with Bayer. Ennis & Ennis, P.A. is a national plaintiff\'s personal injury law firm that concentrates its practice in mass torts representing individuals against pharmaceutical companies and medical devices makers.

Ennis & Ennis, P.A. Questions Why the FDA Allowed Five Members to Sit on Yaz Birth Control Advisory Panel Despite Conflicts of Interest

Ennis & Ennis, P.A. questions the ties that various FDA Yaz Birth Control Advisory Panelists had with Bayer. Ennis & Ennis, P.A. is a national plaintiff\'s personal injury law firm that concentrates its practice in mass torts representing individuals against pharmaceutical companies and medical devices makers.

Greensboro and High Point Radiology Practices Merge

Today Greensboro Radiology announced a merger with High Point Radiological Services. The merger expands one of the largest private radiology practices in the nation. It enables consolidated patient imaging files for better-informed care and provides broader access to specialty services in the High Point and Lexington communities.

Greensboro and High Point Radiology Practices Merge

Today Greensboro Radiology announced a merger with High Point Radiological Services. The merger expands one of the largest private radiology practices in the nation. It enables consolidated patient imaging files for better-informed care and provides broader access to specialty services in the High Point and Lexington communities.

SHAFT™ SAN DIEGO Announces PowerX™ Liposculpture

SHAFT™ SAN DIEGO now offers the PowerX™ liposuction system to achieve precise body sculpting and contouring.

SHAFT™ SAN DIEGO Announces PowerX™ Liposculpture

SHAFT™ SAN DIEGO now offers the PowerX™ liposuction system to achieve precise body sculpting and contouring.

Vein Specialties Acquires Radiofrequency Varicose Vein Closure Technology

Robin Fleck, M.D., F.A.C.P., founder and medical director of Vein Specialties in Prescott, Arizona, has added radiofrequency laser ablation as a safe, non-invasive addition to EVLA and sclerotherapy treatments to her practice. She continues to provide Northern Arizona with the most up to date medical procedures available in the treatment of varicose and spider veins.

Vein Specialties Acquires Radiofrequency Varicose Vein Closure Technology

Robin Fleck, M.D., F.A.C.P., founder and medical director of Vein Specialties in Prescott, Arizona, has added radiofrequency laser ablation as a safe, non-invasive addition to EVLA and sclerotherapy treatments to her practice. She continues to provide Northern Arizona with the most up to date medical procedures available in the treatment of varicose and spider veins.

Gilman Law LLP Offering Free Lawsuit Evaluations to Women Who Have Suffered Blood Clots After Using Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella Birth Control Pills

Women Who Suffered Blood Clots After Using Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella Birth Control Pills May be Entitled to File Lawsuits to Recover Damages for Their Injuries