| Precious little handful
In many ways, its hard to tell the difference between Abigail Garrison and her sister, Emma, as they crawl around on the floor of their Perry Township home, wearing matching outfits. But at just 16 pounds, 2-year-old Abigail is actually six pounds lighter than her 1-year-old sibling. A closer look reveals the scars that testify to Abigails short but already difficult life. In just two years, Abigail has gone through seven surgeries. When she was born May 20, 2005 just 25 weeks into mom Kimberly Vaughns pregnancy she weighed just 14 ounces. To date, she is the smallest baby ever to be born at Aultman Hospital, and her parents Vaughn and Anthony Garrison speculate she could be one of the smallest born in the area. While petite in body, Abigail is big on ambition.
Beauty treatments make readers melt — or not
In response to an MSNBC.com story about the increasing popularity of Lipodissolve, readers share the extreme tactics they've used to improve their looks, such as lipolysis, liposuction and laser treatments. "My personal goal is to look as good as I can, for as long as I can," writes Anna of Fenton, Mich., who's tried liposuction, Botox and a tummy tuck, among other things. Still, some readers tout the effects of a good, old-fashioned diet-and-exercise combination. .
BioForm Licenses U.S. Rights to Leading European Varicose Vein Treatment
BioForm Medical, Inc., a privately-held medical aesthetics company, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive licensing and distribution agreement in the United States with Chemische Fabrik KREUSSLER & Co. GmbH (Kreussler) for the development and commercialization of Aethoxysklerol®, the current leading sclerotherapy treatment in Europe for varicose veins. Aethoxysklerol is currently under clinical evaluation in a Phase III multi-center study for use in treating spider and reticular veins. This trial is designed to support U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval requirements and is being conducted pursuant to a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with the FDA. Enrollment in this trial has been completed and BioForm and Kreussler intend to submit a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA in 2008, if the study is successful.
Laser scans reveal Lincoln facial defect
Artists, sculptors and photographers knew Abraham Lincoln's face had a good side. Now it's confirmed by science. Laser scans of two life masks, made from plaster casts of Lincoln's face, reveal the 16th president's unusual degree of facial asymmetry, according to a new study. The left side of Lincoln's face was much smaller than the right, an aberration called cranial facial microsomia. The defect joins a long list of ailments - including smallpox, heart illness and depression - that modern doctors have diagnosed in Lincoln. Lincoln's contemporaries noted his left eye at times drifted upward independently of his right eye, a condition now termed strabismus. Lincoln's smaller left eye socket may have displaced a muscle controlling vertical movement, said Dr.
Study Details Lincoln's Asymmetrical Face
Artists, sculptors and photographers knew Abraham Lincoln's face had a good side; now their insight has been confirmed by science.
Laser scans of two life masks, made from plaster casts of Lincoln's face, reveal the 16th president's unusual degree of facial asymmetry, according to a new study.
The left side of Lincoln's face was much smaller than the right, an aberration called cranial facial microsomia. The defect joins a long list of ailments - including smallpox, heart illness and depression - that modern doctors have diagnosed in Lincoln.
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