The search for ways to preserve youthful beauty has probably been going on for far longer than recorded history. It is known that more than 100 years ago women were receiving facial implants to reduce wrinkles from such unlikely things as gold, aluminum, ivory and porcelain. Injections of liquid paraffin were among methods to reduce wrinkles and preserve youth. As with current methods of facial repair they did not always work and left the recipients of the treatment ill, or as the implants followed the course of gravity and slid, looking worse than they did to begin with.

There was a time when sunscreen was not available, and before it became the mandatory beach and pool accessory that it is today. The result for many is skin damaged by the sun. With very few treatment options, dermatological testing has been ongoing, looking for the elusive treatment that will turn back time and revive sun-damaged skin.? Now a new procedure has been developed?which uses a combination of topical solution (made by DUSA Pharmaceuticals Inc.) and laser treatment?that stimulates collagen production and can help rejuvenate skin that has been overexposed.

Every day, women (and men) all over the world slather on moisturizing creams of all prices and varieties, trying to keep their skin supple and defy aging. Starting with advice from our mothers on skin care, and reinforced by modern media, facial creams have always been deemed a must-do ritual. However, several common moisturizing creams have been shown to promote the spread of skin cancer and the growth of tumors in mice exposed to UV radiation. Does this mean you need to retreat and forget all you have learned? No.

Think that bottle of sunscreen is protecting you and your family? You may need to think again, according to tests performed by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). What you don't know can hurt you, as this year alone over one million cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United States, and approximately 8,000 Americans will die from melanoma, a type of skin cancer.

Would you like to look years younger? Maybe you would like to be a bit slimmer, have a more prominent chin, or even more voluptuous? It seems many Americans would love to have some form of plastic surgery or cosmetic procedure to improve their appearance. In fact, 85 percent of adult Americans would partake of facial plastic surgery if given the opportunity.

As a woman, beauty has its risks. For an hour or so every few weeks, lots of women just like me escape to a nearby salon for a pedicure and/or manicure. Depending on the salon, the level of relaxation comes with a price. No matter how soft the chairs are, how incredible the massage feels, how clean the spa looks, or how great your nails turn out, one thing for sure is you can never enjoy the choking smell of acetone and glue used in polish remover and artificial nail procedures.

Please help us in welcoming the newest addition to our Health Experts, Beth Shapouri. Beth's weekly column, Beauty Buzz: The Scoop on Natural Beauty, debuts today and will run every Tuesday. Beth believes pampering yourself is key to a healthy lifestyle, and we hope you will follow her quest to make the world a lovelier place with good-for-you products, treatments and techniques.

There is a well-publicised shortage of dentists in the UK, many of whom no longer accept patients on the NHS. Of those that do accept NHS patients, there is often a long waiting list that could prevent you from getting on the dentist's books for another two or three years after making your initial inquiry.

Scientists at University College London have finally found an answer to explain the fine line between love and hate, which occur in the same areas of the brain. But love decreases considerably brain areas activity responsible for rational thinking and hate in comparison with love is ?colder and more prudent?. Researchers Semir Zeki and John Paul Romaya discovered that brain scans of volunteers who were shown images of people they hated ...