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Teens Are Exposed To Tobacco Content On Social Networking Sites
When teens surf the Internet, are they exposed to tobacco content or imagery? The study, "Exposure to Tobacco on the Internet: Content Analysis of Adolescents" Internet Use," tracked the Web pages viewed by 346 teens between the ages of 14 and 17 years. During a one-month period of data collection, these adolescents viewed 1.2 million Web pages. Of those pages, 0.72 percent contained tobacco or smoking content. Pro-tobacco content was found on 1,916 pages, anti-tobacco content on 1,572 pages, and complex and/or unclear content on 5,055 pages. Most of the tobacco-related content seen by teens was found on social networking sites. MySpace in particular represented 53 percent of the pages on which tobacco content was found. Previous studies have found a link between exposure to tobacco content in traditional media and adolescent smoking. The authors caution that as more communication occurs online in social networking sites, this may also impact adolescent smoking.
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Ginseng -- Nature's Anti-Inflammatory?
Laboratory experiments have demonstrated the immunological effects of ginseng. Researchers writing in BioMed Central"s open access Journal of Translational Medicine have shown that the herb, much used in traditional Chinese and other Asian medicine, does have anti-inflammatory effects.
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Cancer Treatment Controls Macular Edema Related To Diabetes And To Cataract Surgery
This month"s Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, reports on the use of bevacizumab (Avastin) to benefit diabetic patients with macular edema as well as people who develop cystoid macular edema after cataract surgery. Bevacizumab is also used to treat some cancers. A third study describes methods that could make cataract surgery safer for diabetic retinopathy (DR) patients. DR is the major threat to vision in working-age people, a health issue that will only intensify if cases triple by 2050 as predicted.
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In A "David Against Goliath" Move, SKIN.NY(R), Takes On Boots For Misleading Public By Making False Claims About No.7 Protect & Perfect Products, UK

Cult skincare brand SKIN.NY(R) have issued legal proceedings against beauty giant, Boots the Chemist, for misleading the public. In a recent blaze of publicity, Boots the Chemist claimed that their much-lauded Boots No.7 Protect and Perfect was the first anti-wrinkle cream to be proven to be effective in clinical trials. This is untrue. In fact, SKIN.NY Radical Restructure Complex(R) containing QAL-100(R) was the first complex skin cream with proven clinical trials published in the BJD over 6 years earlier in October 2003. SKIN.NY(R) also gives faster, broader skincare results. SKIN.NY(R) achieves more in three months than Boots No.7 does in six - SKIN.NY(R) delivers an additional 10% in wrinkle reduction. In fact the "inactive" control cream used in the SKIN.NY(R) study was as effective in 3 months as the Boots Serum was in a year. This also makes SKIN.NY(R) more cost-effective - three month"s supply of SKIN.NY(R) costs GBP99.00 whereas six month"s of Boots No.7 is GBP197.50. The facts speak for themselves - the trials SKIN.NY 3 month"s double blind clinical trials with product used twice daily. Trial data published in the British Journal of Dermatology (BJD) February 2003. Boots No.7 6 month"s double-blind clinical trials, 6 month"s open trials, product used once daily. Trial data published in The British Journal of Dermatology (BJD) April 2009. What did they test for SKIN.NY fine lines (measured with objective method laser profilometery, and also with photographic assessment, clinical assessment and self evaluation), deep lines, pore size, pigmentation, bags under the eyes, skin colour, telangiectasia (small dilated blood vessels), visible dryness, scaling, elasticity, tactile roughness Boots No.7 fine lines/wrinkles, (only clinical assessment, no objective clinical measurement was used) dyspigmentation, overall clinical grade of photo-ageing, tactile roughness The results SKIN.NY Facial wrinkles at 3 months - P SKIN.NY


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