Researchers found that a form of Vitamin C promoted better wound healing and helped protect against DNA damage of skin cells.
In addition to improving wound healing, the Vitamin C derivative (ascorbic acid 2-phosphate) protected the skin by “increasing the capacity of fibroblasts to repair potentially mutagenic DNA lesions,” says researcher Tiago Duarte, formerly of the University of Leicester, and now at the Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology in Portugal. The findings were published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine.
On the green tea front, scientists in Germany have reported on a big potential development in the fight against …read more

Botox is better known for its wrinkle-reducing properties, but many doctors have been using it for disorders like cerebral palsy or neck spasms called cervical dystonia.
According to the FDA website:
The products required to add the new label and a REMS are Botox and Botox Cosmetic (botulinum toxin type A), marketed by Allergan; Myobloc (botulinum toxin type B), marketed by Solstice Neurosciences; and a new FDA-approved product, Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA), marketed by Ipsen Biopharm Ltd.
Botox is FDA-approved to treat severe underarm sweating (primary axillary hyperhidrosis ), crossed eyes (strabismus ), and abnormal tics and twitches of the eyelids (blepharospasm ).
Botox, Myobloc, and …read more

It’s funny how etiquette changes. We tend to think of technology (and the Internet) as updating the way we communicate with people, but what about things like compliments. Has giving compliments really changed all that much?

When I first thought about this question my answer was “not really.” Then I spotted this article about giving compliments in the age of plastic surgery. I suppose walking up to someone and saying, “You look so much younger! Did you get a facelift?” probably isn’t going to win you any friends.
The women in this article said she went …read more

It’s cheaper than plastic surgery and faster to boot. But is beauty really worth injecting Botulinum Toxin A, the same toxin found in botulism, a kind of food poisoning that can be fatal? The answer more and more is a resounding “Yes,” especially in Hollywood.
In an article in last week’s issue of People Magazine, Virginia Madsen (whom you may know and love from such big screen roles as “Dangerous Woman” in A Prairie Home Companion and such small screen parts as the mom in both Brave New Girl and Just Ask My Children) has openly admitted to using …read more