| Give Yourself the Gift of Ageless Skin | | Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 3:11:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | (ARA) - This time of year, you probably find yourself running all over town searching out the perfect gifts for those you love. But don't forget to treat yourself to some pampering at this hectic time of year. While you may not have time for a day at the spa until after the New Year, give yourself the gift of beautiful skin now.Collagen, which contributes to skin strength and elasticity, is the key to healthy, young-looking skin. But as we age, our skin stops producing as much collagen, which leads to wrinkles. But while many skin care products tout the fact that they contain collagen, the fact is that collagen is too large to be absorbed directly through the skin.However, collagen production can be stimulated by peptides … chains of amino acids that are found naturally in the body. This stimulation makes it possible to slow down the effects of aging and diminish facial wrinkles.... | |
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| | | Under her skin | | Posted Tuesday, February 06, 2007 1:10:43 PM by Blog57 Team | | Shonda Schilling had skin cancer, and doctors said there was a strong possibility she wouldn't survive. But when she told people she had malignant melanomas - across her back in an area that now holds a 6-inch scar - she would get the look. A mild interest, followed by dismissal. "When I was diagnosed, I felt like it wasn't a 'real' cancer, because people didn't react to me like I did when I was told the survival rate," Schilling said. Skin cancer, however, can be deadly, killing over 10,500 people a year according to the American Cancer Society, and melanoma is among the most common cancers for both men and women. Schilling's battle with cancer six years ago led to the creation of the SHADE Foundation of America, which promotes and funds skin cancer education and prevention.... | |
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| | | Don't skimp on post-bath skin care | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 1:49:39 PM by Blog57 Team | | Many people find taking a shower or bath refreshing, sometimes even therapeutic. But keep in mind that extended periods in warm-to-hot water can have an adverse affect on your skin. Hot water removes the skin's natural oil. Ideally, a bath or shower should take place with lukewarm water, and last for no more than 10 minutes. And how about the soaps you use in the bath? You can wash with the same brand of soap on a regular basis. Much soap contains moisturizing ingredients that are beneficial for skin all year round. However, a change to a milder soap may be needed if your skin becomes dryer during cold-weather months. Regardless of the soap you choose, you always want to rinse off thoroughly, so that all soap residue is completely removed. After a shower or bath, there are several steps you can take to help your skin stay moist and fresh: Take care when drying yourself off after a shower or bath.... | |
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| | | avVaa World Health Care Products CEO Featured in Exclusive Interview With WallSt.Net | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 7:28:15 PM by Blog57 Team | | NEW YORK, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 9, Jack Farley, Chief Executive Officer for avVaa World Health Care Products, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AVVW) updated the investment community in an exclusive interview with http://www.wallst.net/ . Topics covered in the interview include an overview of the Company and the markets it serves, recent press releases, current capitalization, and upcoming strategic and financial milestones. To hear the interview in its entirety, visit http://www.wallst.net/ , and click on "Interviews." Interviews require free registration, and can be accessed either by locating the respective company's ticker symbol under the appropriate exchange on the left-hand column of the "Interviews" section of the site, or by entering the respective company's ticker symbol in the Search Archive window.... | |
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| | | Technologically Innovative Products Boost Revenue Growth in the European Wound Closure Devices Markets | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 3:25:15 AM by Blog57 Team | | Several technologically innovative products providing painless wound closure are available in the European wound closure devices markets. Over the next five years, these markets will change dramatically due to advances in medical and surgical technologies. A key trend will be the emergence of customised products that enable faster, safer and more efficient closure of wounds. Frost & Sullivan (http://www.healthcare.frost.com) finds that the European Markets for the Wound Closure Devices earned revenues of $217.0 million in 2005 and estimates this to reach $543.0 million in 2012. "There has been a distinct shift towards painless wound closure with significant change occurring in certain segments such as absorbable sutures, skin adhesives and tissue sealants," notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Kezia Jasper.... | |
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| | | Nu Skin 3rd-Quarter Profit Falls | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 11:49:46 AM by Blog57 Team | | Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., a maker of personal care products, said Thursday third-quarter earnings declined 26 percent as revenue in parts of Asia declined. Quarterly earnings totaled $13.2 million, or 19 cents per share, compared with earnings of $17.7 million, or 25 cents per share. Revenue fell 8 percent to $276.3 million, from $290.8 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected net income of 19 cents per share on revenue of $272.9 million. Revenue from North Asia dropped 8 percent to $147.8 million, while revenue in Greater China dipped 12 percent to $51 million. South Asia/Pacific revenue fell nearly 1 percent to $64.5 million. North American revenue grew 3 percent to $115.4 million. For the fourth quarter, Nu Skin expects earnings between 20 cents and 22 cents on revenue between $279 million and $284 million.... | |
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| | | Avon can't make up for costs as profit falls | | Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 11:39:48 AM by Blog57 Team | | Avon Products reported a 47 percent drop in third-quarter profit on Friday as it struggled with higher ad spending, costs for restructuring its inventory and a charge related to a tax dispute resolution in Britain. The New York-based direct seller of beauty products said its profit fell to $86.4 million, or 19 cents per share, in the three months that ended Sept. 30 from $163.8 million, or 35 cents per share, during the year-ago period. .... | |
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| | | Skin-care products makers to merge | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:13:24 AM by Blog57 Team | | Connetics, one of Silicon Valley's biggest biotechnology companies, would be bought for $640 million by Stiefel Laboratories of Coral Gables, Fla., under a proposed deal announced Monday. If the sale is approved by shareholders of Connetics, a Palo Alto company that makes skin treatments, the privately held Stiefel would pay $17.50 a share for Connetics stock. That's a 49 percent premium over the share price of $11.71 at the stock market's close Friday. Reflecting the announcement, Connetics' stock closed Monday at $17.07, an increase of $5.36. ``The combination of Stiefel and Connetics will create the world's premier dermatology company,'' according to a statement issued by Thomas Wiggans, Connetics' chief executive officer. ``We look forward to putting together two powerful corporate cultures.'' Founded in 1847, Stiefel has a wide variety of skin products for treating everything from acne and psoriasis to excessive perspiration and warts.... | |
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| | | Following is a sample of d'vine wine-based skin products available ... | | Posted Monday, October 23, 2006 1:11:13 PM by Blog57 Team | | How ophthalmologist Dr. Richard Mauer of Waterloo, Iowa came to create a line of wine-based skin and body care products is a story as complex as a vintage bottle of Bordeaux. What began as an appreciation for winemaking while growing up and helping his grandfather pick and crush grapes, has emerged as a passion that Mauer has parlayed into a new venture. He is the founder and creator of d'vine, a line of wine-based body creams and gels for the skin. Launched in February, Mauer and a team of consultants designed the collection of nearly 40 products for men and women that contain ingredients extracted from grapes and wine. With product launches in New York and Canada in September, the Waterloo physician is also expecting the line to be available in spas in Denver, Aspen and San Francisco in the next few weeks.... | |
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| | | Tanning study may be answer to skin cancer | | Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:10:11 PM by Blog57 Team | | When David E. Fisher smeared the cream onto the ears of the mice in his laboratory, he expected their skin might darken a bit, like someone getting a nice tan. But he was shocked to see how brown they got. "They just kept getting darker and darker and darker, until they were almost black," said Fisher, a skin cancer researcher at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. "I was surprised." With that experiment, Fisher and his colleagues believe they may have produced important insights into how natural tanning occurs and perhaps opened the door to developing the ultimate self-tanner ? one that would not only help people look good but also protect against skin cancer. "That would be the ultimate goal ? protection against skin cancer," Fisher said.... | |
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