Last Thursday, Public Citizen, a U.S. Consumer group led by Ralph Nader, asked U.S. authorities to require the strongest possible warning, highlighted in a "black box," on Allergan Inc's Botox and Solstice Neuroscience Inc's Myobloc. They said that Botox and Myobloc should come with strong warnings following reports of 16...

There has been a lot of discussion in the media regarding teen actress and singer Ashley Tisdale's decision to have here nose fixed for a functional breathing problem early in December. When she emerged approximately 3 weeks later, it was difficult to recognize her, similar to the way Jennifer Grey...

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, over 11 million procedures were performed on people seeking to improve their appearance, up from 8 million just three years ago. The message is clear that Americans are embracing cosmetic surgery, and that these treatments are becoming more "main stream." With this...

There is no question that just like sound bites, "image bites", or repeated images of candidates, can play a huge factor in public perception of political hopefuls. Not only must their positions on health care, social security and foreign policy strike a cord with the public, but their appearance must...