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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:44:39 GMT

SLIDESHOW: Top 10 Cincinnati stocks in January - Cincinnati Business Courier


SLIDESHOW: Top 10 Cincinnati stocks in January
Cincinnati Business Courier
LCA-Vision, the laser eye surgery center operator, rocketed out of the gate, nearly doubling in the first week of trading. That windfall followed its news that procedures soared 30 percent in the fourth quarter. Manufacturers took five of the 10 top ...

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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:04:17 GMT

LCA-Vision Fourth Quarter Results Feature 27% Revenue Growth and Reduced ... - MarketWatch (press release)


LCA-Vision Fourth Quarter Results Feature 27% Revenue Growth and Reduced ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CINCINNATI, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- LCA-Vision Inc. /quotes/zigman/89152/quotes/nls/lcav LCAV +13.22% , a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus® brand, today announced financial and operating results ...

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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:04:17 GMT

LCA-Vision Fourth Quarter Results Feature 27% Revenue Growth and Reduced ... - MarketWatch (press release)


LCA-Vision Fourth Quarter Results Feature 27% Revenue Growth and Reduced ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CINCINNATI, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- LCA-Vision Inc. /quotes/zigman/89152/quotes/nls/lcav LCAV +13.22% , a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus® brand, today announced financial and operating results ...

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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:44:39 GMT

SLIDESHOW: Top 10 Cincinnati stocks in January - Cincinnati Business Courier


SLIDESHOW: Top 10 Cincinnati stocks in January
Cincinnati Business Courier
LCA-Vision, the laser eye surgery center operator, rocketed out of the gate, nearly doubling in the first week of trading. That windfall followed its news that procedures soared 30 percent in the fourth quarter. Manufacturers took five of the 10 top ...

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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:32:35 -0800

Newsweek Showcase Features Rajesh Khanna, MD as One of the 15 Leaders in Laser Eye Surgery in the United States

Beverly Hills LASIK surgeon Rajesh Khanna, MD was recently selected as amongst the top 15 leaders in laser eye surgery by Newsweek showcase. Dr.Khanna is also known as the LASIK surgeon to the stars.Beverly Hills, California (PRWEB) January 26, 2012 Beverly Hills LASIK surgeon was recently selected as amongst the top 15 leaders in laser eye surgery by Newsweek showcase.Newsweek is a prestigious ... Read more

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0800

LCA-Vision Fourth Quarter Results Feature 27% Revenue Growth and Reduced Operating Loss

CINCINNATI, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LCA-Vision Inc. (NASDAQ: LCAV - News), a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus® brand, today announced financial and operating results ... Read more

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:03:35 -0800

Utah LASIK Surgery Practice Hosts Patient Appreciation Contest

Doctors at The Eye Institute of Utah, a center for Cataract Surgery in Salt Lake City, are hosting a contest to raffle off prizes in appreciation of their patients. With the final drawing taking place on February 24, patients will have the opportunity to win a number of free prizes including an iPad2, iPod Shuffle, lift tickets to Brighton ski resort, and more by registering for the contest and ... Read more

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:12:29 -0800

A New Website http://www.NewIntacs.com to Spread Information about Cure of Keratoconus (Intacs & Corneal Cross ...

A new website http://www.NewIntacs.com with a built in discussion board has been launched. Keratoconus eye disease is a widespread corneal degenerative disease with onset in the teenage years.Knowledge about the disease and newer treatment modalities like intacs and CXL will help in the cure of this disease.Beverly HIlls, CA (PRWEB) January 24, 2012 Keratoconus eye disease came to public ... Read more

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:14:00 -0800

http://www.NewIntacs.com to Spread Information about Cure of Keratoconus (Intacs & Corneal Cross Linking) Launched ...

A new website http://www.NewIntacs.com with a built in discussion board has been launched. Keratoconus eye disease is a widespread corneal degenerative disease with onset in the teenage years.Knowledge about the disease and newer treatment modalities like intacs and CXL will help in the cure of this disease. (PRWeb January 24, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases ... Read more

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:21:53 GMT

Buffalo Teachers Get Free Cosmetic Coverage - WGRZ-TV


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Buffalo Teachers Get Free Cosmetic Coverage
WGRZ-TV
BUFFALO, NY -- Although it's not news to Western New Yorkers, national media are now covering the controversial cosmetic surgery coverage provided to union employees in the Buffalo Public Schools. Monday night,a CNN reporter profiled the controversial ...

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Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:40:15 GMT

Plastic Surgery Practice in San Diego Offers Affordable Financing - DigitalJournal.com (press release)


Plastic Surgery Practice in San Diego Offers Affordable Financing
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
To help make cosmetic treatments more affordable, Alexander Cosmetic Surgery announces a new financing program for people considering plastic surgery procedures such as breast augmentation and facelift in San Diego. SAN DIEGO, CA, February 19, ...

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:59:57 GMT

The Best Plastic Surgery Procedures from the Top Countries Offering Med Tourism - Pattaya Daily News


Pattaya Daily News

The Best Plastic Surgery Procedures from the Top Countries Offering Med Tourism
Pattaya Daily News
Medical tourism is a global phenomenon for wellness spas, Ayurvedic healing and plastic surgery procedures as it become more popular to people who realize that affordable plastic surgery is also available in countries abroad. Just by the year 2006, ...

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:07:37 GMT

Parker Center for Plastic Surgery Announces New Financing Options - DigitalJournal.com (press release)


Parker Center for Plastic Surgery Announces New Financing Options
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
With new plastic surgery financing options, New Jersey plastic surgeon, Dr. Paul M. Parker, MD and the staff at the Parker Center strive to make plastic surgery accessible and affordable for everyone interested in achieving a more youthful, ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:33:42 GMT

Tunisia's Warm Winters Entice - The Epoch Times


The Epoch Times

Tunisia's Warm Winters Entice
The Epoch Times
The mild climate in winter is a good time to choose to become familiar with Tunisia, when the country becomes a haven away from the regular tourist traffic and visitors can experience its rich and varied cultural heritage at a lower cost than in the ...

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:19:44 GMT

Facelifts erase an average of 7 years - Health24.com


Facelifts erase an average of 7 years
Health24.com
One of Chauhan's colleagues performed one or more facial plastic surgery procedures on the 60 patients in the study between 2005 and 2008. One group underwent face and neck lifts; another had those procedures plus upper and lower eyelid lifts; ...

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:01:19 GMT

Health happenings: Feb. 21, 2012 - Bradenton Herald


Health happenings: Feb. 21, 2012
Bradenton Herald
Send information about free or low-cost health-related events open to the public 10 days ahead of publication. Information can be emailed to jmorreale@bradenton.com. Upcoming programs at Manatee Memorial Hospital, 206 Second St. E., Bradenton: n Aortic ...

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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:50:04 GMT

Lebanon-Area Facial Plastic Surgeon Now Offers Pelleve Wrinkle Reduction Treatment - Sacramento Bee


Lebanon-Area Facial Plastic Surgeon Now Offers Pelleve Wrinkle Reduction Treatment
Sacramento Bee
It is safe, affordable, non-invasive and gives visible facial rejuvenation with no downtime. Dr. Lett is board certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He practices all aspects of surgical and ...

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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:44:31 GMT

Beauty & the beast - China Daily


China Daily

Beauty & the beast
China Daily
By Liu Zhihua (China Daily) As China prospers, more people seek cosmetic surgery to fulfill their dreams of being beautiful, but the results can be devastating if they take the cheap and easy options. Liu Zhihua reports. When Yang Xiaoming, a young man ...

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:43:31 GMT

Plastic surgery on the rise in down economy - 19 Action News


Plastic surgery on the rise in down economy
19 Action News
But as 19 Action News found out while many are pinching pennies they're still splurging on plastic surgery. 44-year old Jennifer Zwolinski isn't among the super rich, but she is part of a growing number of Ohioans who've had cosmetic surgery.

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Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:40:15 GMT

Plastic Surgery Practice in San Diego Offers Affordable Financing - DigitalJournal.com (press release)


Plastic Surgery Practice in San Diego Offers Affordable Financing
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
To help make cosmetic treatments more affordable, Alexander Cosmetic Surgery announces a new financing program for people considering plastic surgery procedures such as breast augmentation and facelift in San Diego. SAN DIEGO, CA, February 19, ...

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:59:57 GMT

The Best Plastic Surgery Procedures from the Top Countries Offering Med Tourism - Pattaya Daily News


Pattaya Daily News

The Best Plastic Surgery Procedures from the Top Countries Offering Med Tourism
Pattaya Daily News
Medical tourism is a global phenomenon for wellness spas, Ayurvedic healing and plastic surgery procedures as it become more popular to people who realize that affordable plastic surgery is also available in countries abroad. Just by the year 2006, ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:21:53 GMT

Buffalo Teachers Get Free Cosmetic Coverage - WGRZ-TV


WGRZ-TV

Buffalo Teachers Get Free Cosmetic Coverage
WGRZ-TV
BUFFALO, NY -- Although it's not news to Western New Yorkers, national media are now covering the controversial cosmetic surgery coverage provided to union employees in the Buffalo Public Schools. Monday night,a CNN reporter profiled the controversial ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:33:42 GMT

Tunisia's Warm Winters Entice - The Epoch Times


The Epoch Times

Tunisia's Warm Winters Entice
The Epoch Times
The mild climate in winter is a good time to choose to become familiar with Tunisia, when the country becomes a haven away from the regular tourist traffic and visitors can experience its rich and varied cultural heritage at a lower cost than in the ...

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:07:37 GMT

Parker Center for Plastic Surgery Announces New Financing Options - DigitalJournal.com (press release)


Parker Center for Plastic Surgery Announces New Financing Options
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
With new plastic surgery financing options, New Jersey plastic surgeon, Dr. Paul M. Parker, MD and the staff at the Parker Center strive to make plastic surgery accessible and affordable for everyone interested in achieving a more youthful, ...

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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:44:31 GMT

Beauty & the beast - China Daily


China Daily

Beauty & the beast
China Daily
By Liu Zhihua (China Daily) As China prospers, more people seek cosmetic surgery to fulfill their dreams of being beautiful, but the results can be devastating if they take the cheap and easy options. Liu Zhihua reports. When Yang Xiaoming, a young man ...

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:19:44 GMT

Facelifts erase an average of 7 years - Health24.com


Facelifts erase an average of 7 years
Health24.com
One of Chauhan's colleagues performed one or more facial plastic surgery procedures on the 60 patients in the study between 2005 and 2008. One group underwent face and neck lifts; another had those procedures plus upper and lower eyelid lifts; ...

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:26:40 GMT

Show beautifies plastic surgery - Korea Times


Korea Times

Show beautifies plastic surgery
Korea Times
2, chooses patients out of a pool of thousands of applicants who feel self-conscious about certain body parts or have health issues and offers them plastic surgery at no cost. “Me-in” means a beauty in Korean. As a result, they are reborn as completely ...

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:39:19 GMT

Is there a passport to cheaper healthcare? - Irish Times


Is there a passport to cheaper healthcare?
Irish Times
The UK treasury hopes to squeeze up to £500 million (€603 million) a year from the cosmetic surgery industry. As a result, the cost of plastic surgery in Britain is set to increase substantially, to the benefit of the emerging medical tourism markets ...

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:13:38 GMT

Should we be worried about the rise in male plastic surgery? - MyDaily UK


Should we be worried about the rise in male plastic surgery?
MyDaily UK
By Jennifer Barton, Feb 10, 2012 Last week, figures released from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) revealed that despite the recession, surgery is on the rise, with demand for male tummy tucks - abdominoplasties - exceeding ...

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:38:29 -0800

Buffalo Teachers Get Free Cosmetic Coverage

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Although it's not news to Western New Yorkers, national media are now covering the controversial cosmetic surgery coverage provided to union employees in the Buffalo Public Schools. Read more

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:29:07 -0800

Say no to the scalpel

Who, over a certain age, hasn't stared in the mirror and wished to turn back the clock? If only it were possible to lift and tighten the skin on your face – but without resorting to the surgeon's knife. Looking good may not be the route to inner happiness, but a youthful complexion can certainly give us a boost. It's not all about trout pout and those wind-tunnel or pillow-face looks sported by ... Read more

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:45:21 -0800

Can we look younger without going under the surgeon's knife?

Who, over a certain age, hasn't stared in the mirror and wished to turn back the clock? Read more

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:05:20 -0800

Beauty & the beast

Experts warn that even minor cosmetic treatments in unqualified institutions can pose severe health risks. Photo by Jiang Dong / China Daily As China prospers, more people seek cosmetic surgery to fulfill their dreams of being beautiful, but the results can be devastating if they take the cheap and easy options. Read more

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:45:09 -0800

Special Report - The great French breast implant scandal

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - In March 2010, a pair of health inspectors acting on a tip paid a three-day visit to a factory in this hilly town on the Mediterranean coast. The factory was the headquarters of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), a leading international maker of breast implants founded by French entrepreneur Jean-Claude Mas. The inspectors found something odd: six discarded plastic ... Read more

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:47:23 -0800

Shoots spring eternal to the Fed’s Bernanke

Albert Einstein said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Federal Reserve bigwigs met yesterday and said they would continue to keep interest rates low, probably through 2014. And Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, the biggest wig of all, is still seeing those... Read more

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:18:32 -0800

Rwanda: Thinking Outside the Medical Box

[New Times] Our health sector has more challenges than I need to spell out- one of these being the myriad of tribulations that come with importing most, if not all, of our medical equipment. Read more

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:30:56 -0800

PIP breast implant removal and consultation costing the NHS large sums

After the Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) breast implant scare nearly 3,000 women have been seen by NHS specialists, of which over 1,000 have had scans and 67 have opted to have the implants removed, according to Department of Health statistics. Read more

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:19:16 -0800

Dr. Melanie Palm Offers Special Pricing on DEEPFX to Reduce Signs of Aging.

Melanie D. Palm, M.D., MBA, expert dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon at Surfside Dermatology in Encinitas, utilizes DEEPFX fractionated resurfacing to reduce her patients' signs of aging with minimal downtime. Even better, her patients enjoy special pricing on fractional laser treatments until the end of February.Encinitas, CA (PRWEB) January 27, 2012 Millions of Americans seek relief from the ... Read more

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:33:26 -0800

Victoria Beckham: What has happened to the chubby-cheeked teen's face?

Victoria, 37, didn't look her usual groomed, polished self in New York this week, but seemed gaunt and tired, with jutting cheekbones and circles under her eyes. Read more

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