Plastic surgeons honor 'Patients of Courage' overcoming difficult obstacles, inspiring others
...n others. Five such reconstructive plastic surgery heroes are being honored at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2004 conference, during the Opening Ceremonies on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 4:30 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. "It's extremely inspiring when...Ads with 'supersized' actors leave men depressed, unhappy with their muscles, UCF study shows
... muscular action figures, Tantleff-Dunn said. Male heroes in movies and video games often are "supersized," as are actors in many commercials for deodorant and exercising equipment. "The level of muscularity and attractiveness that are idealized in the media often are not attainable for the average man," Ta......ters with post-traumatic epilepsy are portrayed as heroes triumphing over the odds. The dramatic potential of seizures is highly tempting to writers and directors with fertile imaginations and perhaps this is as it should be. It is not for the medical profession to dictate or censor cinematic content. Never...President names eight elite scientists and engineers to receive National Medals of Science
...w knowledge within our physical world due to these heroes of science we celebrate today," Colwell said. Congress established the National Medal of Science in 1959. The 2002 awards bring to 409 the total number of science medals awarded since their inception. Witkin of Rutgers is the 30th woman to rece...Dads and cads: U-M study tests female preferences for partners
...ips, women prefer cads---the classic Romantic dark heroes who are dominant, promiscuous and daring. That's according to a new study by the University of Michigan. "About 60 percent of the women said they would prefer to have sex with a cad when considering a brief affair," said Daniel Kruger, a social psych......tive side effects. Hospitals could offer it and be heroes to their patients. Forty cataract or glaucoma patients ranging in age from 51-88 took part in the study. They were divided into two groups, each composed of 15 women and five men. Two participating surgeons treated half of each group. Patients in ...NIAID Stops AIDS Study Prematurely Because Drug 'Cocktail' Boosts Survival
...stick to the therapy," he said. "They are the real heroes here." Glaxo-Wellcome Inc. of Research Triangle Park manufactures ZDV -- formerly called AZT -- and 3TC. Merck & Co. owns rights to indinavir....