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- -03-14-07 Consumer Reports Tests Wrinkle Creams (ABC News)
"Consumer Reports magazine recently tested popular face creams to see how well they fought wrinkles."
"Even the more effective creams provided only a minimal reduction of wrinkles — less than 10-percent. Sandroff said consumers can't expect a cream to perform a miracle."
The cream with the highest rating was Olay Regenerist (Enhancing Lotion, Perfecting Cream and Daily Regenerating Serum) and it retails for $57. 03-07
- -08-14-07 Mapping the Face (MSNBC News)
"New research into how the face stores fat could lead to more effective anti-aging strategies, better facial reconstruction techniques, and may even help doctors assess heart-disease risks."
" 'Human anatomy has been studied for over 500 years,' says study coauthor Joel Pessa, an assistant professor and plastic surgeon at UT Southwestern. 'It’s pretty unusual to see something this new at the macroscopic, anatomical level.' ” 08-07
Papers
- Do Wrinkles Anti-Wrinkle Creams Work? (BBC News)
"We all develop wrinkles with age, and we've all seen the adverts for products that claim to reduce them. But what's the science behind them and do they really work?" 03-07
- Perricone: Prescription for Aging Beautifully (Oprah.com)
"Inflammation is at the basis of age-related diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, auto immune disease, and wrinkled, sagging skin. The wrong foods—such as sugar, processed foods, pasta, breads, pastry and baked goods—can increase levels of the pro-inflammatory peptides."
"Sugar is the number one enemy. It causes inflammation that destroys our bodies and attaches to collagen, which results in stiff, inflexible, sagging skin. Controlling our blood sugar level and insulin levels will improve our health and give us beautiful, youthful skin."
"The anti-inflammatory diet consists of high quality protein, like that found in fish, colorful fresh fruits and vegetables, and adequate amounts of good fat, like that found in salmon, flax, nuts, seeds and olive oil." 12-05
- Ways to Take Years off your Face (MSNBC News)
"It’s been said that you can get a glimpse of your future face by taking a look at your mother. But today, an array of anti-aging options proves that the adage is no longer true — or at least that it doesn’t have to be." 03-07
- Wrinkles - Help For Wrinkles (applesforhealth)
A study conducted at 14 centers in the United States and Canada points to a way to reduce brow furrow facial wrinkles. The compound tested is botulinum toxin type A. It is marketed under the name Botox by Allergan, Inc. 03-24-00.
- Wrinkles and Botox (ABC News)
"Overactive bladder, diabetic nerve pain, excessive sweating, migraine headaches, voice tremors — these are just a few of the conditions that the drug Botox can treat."
"Botox's manufacturer, Allergan, says that it is one of the most used medications worldwide, approved for 20 problems in more than 75 nations. This list will likely grow as new discoveries are made." 05-06
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