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| Cosmetic surgery booming in Britain |
| BRITONS might be feeling the pinch of the global credit crunch, but they're still ready to pay thousands of pounds for cosmetic surgery, a report suggested today. |
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| Obsessed with perfection |
| If you think the plastic-surgery boom is just another sign that our culture is shallow, death-denying and youth-obsessed, think again. Because according to sociologist Anthony Elliott, a "mommy job" is not just shorthand for the breast augmentation/tummy tuck many women choose to have after giving birth, it's a toxic side effect of globalization, rampant consumerism, the electronic economy and, perhaps, a worldwide epidemic of good old melancholia. |
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| Taiwan doctors, tourism eye China boost |
| Taiwanese ophthalmologist Lin Pi-jung is eagerly anticipating a flood of new patients to his already busy clinics, after this week's historic talks between the island and mainland China. |
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| POLYCYSTIC ovary syndrome affects up to 10 per cent of women, but many go undiagnosed. |
Imagine knowing something is wrong with you, but being told time after time by health professionals there is nothing wrong.
Nobody can explain why you are struggling with acne and excess facial and body hair, or why you feel anxious, depressed or moody. |
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| A bitter fight over who can be called 'doctor' |
| It took 99 years, but Minnesota has finally given official recognition to the practice of naturopathic medicine, which relies on the body's powers to heal itself. |
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| Spinal surgery expert joins Dubai Bone and Joint Center |
Spinal surgery expert joins Dubai Bone and Joint Center. Strengthens position as premiere center in region. Dubai Bone and Joint Center (DBAJ) is continuously strengthening its role as the premier center for musculoskeletal treatment and research in the Middle East with the recent appointment of Dr. Zbigniew J. Brodzinski as Orthopedic Spinal Surgeon.
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| Blacks Under The Knife |
| The number of ethnic minorities going under the knife for cosmetic procedures continues to climb, with African American plastic surgery patients increasing nearly 10% last year, according to recent statistics compiled by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. About 847,000 African Americans underwent plastic surgery procedures in 2007, up 8% from 2006, compared with 1,011,000 Hispanics and 767,800 Asians, whose numbers increased by 8% and 26%, respectively, the study reports. |
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| When the tourist met the dentist |
Keen for a holiday? Want a new look? Got bad teeth? These seemingly unrelated questions are being answered by a new type of travel: cosmetic surgery and dental tourism. More and more people are avoiding prohibitively expensive cosmetic surgery costs or dental bills by heading to far-flung destinations and seeking out the treatment there. |
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| Medical tourism in beautiful Mindanao |
Realizing the revenue potential of medical tourism, the hospitality and business sectors in Mindanao are now exploring ways to take advantage of the growing trend. According to a PriceWaterhouseCoopers study, 24 countries spent a combined $2.7 trillion on health and wellness in 2002 and the figure should rise to $10 trillion by 2020. |
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| Medical tourism to earn Rs 8,000 cr a year by 2012 |
| India is set to earn Rs 8,000 crore ($1.87 billion) a year in foreign exchange from medical tourism by 2012, according to a study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham). |
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