Home Stretch Mark Remedies
When it comes to home remedies for the prevention or treatment of stretch marks, the extensive variety of proposed "cures" can be downright confusing.
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Older Celebrities and Fertility Treatment
Celebrities such as Marcia Cross, Jane Seymour, Courteney Cox-Arquette, and Brooke Shields have relied on fertility treatments such as IVF for help getting pregnant. Find out which treatments they used and whether they worked.
Here Comes the Sun: Risks and Benefits of Sun Exposure
Many are trading sunbathing for indoor hibernation because of the risks of sun exposure. Are there ways to minimize these risks and still have fun in the sun?
Genetic Testing for Male Pattern Baldness: Follicular Forecasting or Hair Loss Hunches?
Until recently, men who were worried about going bald had few options. Now, however, a company called HairDX is offering men the opportunity to assess their genetic risk of hair loss.
Color Your Diet with Anti-aging Superfoods
By adding more color to our diets to with a spectrum of free-radical-fighting superfoods, we can help our bodies to look and feel healthier and more youthful.
Body Detox for Longevity – Seven Simple Rules
From daily dry skin brushing to Epsom salt foot baths, here is a look at some inexpensive body detox methods that can be done from the comfort of your home.
What Is the Difference between Fraxel Treatments and Erbium Resurfacing?
What are the benefits of Fraxel skin resurfacing versus Erbium laser skin resurfacing? Check out our article to find out whether one of these treatments is right for you.
Glamotox™: Plump Up Wrinkles without BOTOX® Injections?
Glamotox™, the newest product in Rodial’s primo line of skin care products, is taking Hollywood by storm. Have celebs found a way to keep looking young and fresh without BOTOX® injections, facelifts, and dermal fillers like Restylane®?
Tricutan®: Facelift in a Bottle?
Tricutan®, a patented blend of natural herbs and proteins, is being touted as a cosmeceutical miracle. But is it more snake oil than magic potion?
Hiding a Wrinkle in Time: Home Remedies for Wrinkles
Perhaps our attempts to curb signs of aging should work with the body, not against it. What are some natural methods of nurturing the skin to minimize wrinkles?
Grape Expectations: Vinotherapy and the Power of Polyphenols
Proponents of vinotherapy consider it not only a relaxing indulgence for all of the senses, but also, and perhaps more importantly, an all-natural, anti-aging miracle.
The Wonderful Wizard, Dr. Oz
Women may swoon over the good doctor, a regular guest on Oprah, but both men and women pay attention to Dr. Mehmet Oz, because they believe he has the map to the fountain of youth.
Postponing Motherhood and Relying on Fertility Treatments to Achieve Pregnancy
While there are fertility treatments that can help women to conceive, even after menopause, getting pregnant later in life may not be in the best interest of a mother or her child.
Ten Anti-Aging Beauty Secrets That Won't Cost You Extra Cash!
Don't have an extra $125 to throw down on a 1 oz. jar of luxe anti-aging moisturizer Crème de la Mer? Try following DocShop's ten anti-aging tips instead.
The Cure for Your Bald Scalp May Be as Simple as Getting Someone Else's
The current solution for men and women seeking to revitalize their thinning or receding hair is to undergo hair-replacement surgery, also known as follicular unit grafting.
Clash of the Tighteners: Thermage® vs. ReFirme™
BOTOX® was the cosmetic buzz word of the late 20th century, but now usurpers Thermage® and ReFirme™ are battling to take the big B's place as the darling of gerascophobes everywhere.
Glycolic Acid: A More Natural Approach to the Treatment of Wrinkles
Glycolic acid and other AHAs offer women and men a more natural way to treat - and prevent - wrinkles. Find out how this anti-aging agent works.
Death, Lies, and Addiction: Is BOTOX® Cosmetic Really That Dangerous?
BOTOX® Cosmetic is like a celebrity that we love to hate. From paralysis and addiction to death, BOTOX® injections have gotten a pretty bad rap. But is there any good reason to avoid this popular anti-wrinkle treatment?
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: Cigarette Smoking and Cataract Risks
As if there weren't already enough well-documented reasons to quit smoking, you can add another to the pile: a report from Physicians Health Study indicates that cigarette smoking is a definite contributing factor in the development of cataracts.
Metabolism's Age Discrimination: Another Reason Why Aging Stinks
Your diet and exercise routines haven't changed since you were 20, but your favorite jeans are feeling snug, and the numbers on your scale keep rising. Is this a cosmic joke? No, but you may be suffering from the diabolical whims of a changing metabolism.
Incredible Injectables: Restylane® vs. Radiesse™
The increasing popularity of dermal fillers for wrinkle reduction has caused the number of injectables on the market to rise each year, leaving patients with more choices, longer-lasting results, and tougher decisions when it comes to selecting the best cosmetic treatment.
Hear All About It: Monitor Your Hearing at a Young Age to Prevent Further Loss
If you are in your thirties or older and have never had a hearing test, it’s time to visit a licensed audiologist.
Plastic Surgery Gives the Bony-fingered a Hand
Age spots, veins, and hollowness in the hands can now be injected, lasered, or peeled away with cosmetic procedures designed to keep a grandmother’s hands as smooth and sexy as a wedding ring model’s.
Age and the Fertility Question
Many modern women are choosing to wait before starting a family, focusing first on attaining their educational, career, and personal goals before making the leap into motherhood. What many women don’t realize is that their age is one of the single most significant factors in their ability to become pregnant.
Of Mice and Men (and Women) — Is a Cure for Hair Loss on the Horizon?
While scientists remain cautiously optimistic, recent findings by Dr. George Cotsarelis and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania may point the way to the elusive cure for baldness. Dr. Cotsarelis and his team have shown that new, fully functional hair follicles can be generated in the skin of mice.