She helps people look younger and was featured on television, but her work is the antithesis of plastic surgery reality shows "Dr. 90210" or "Extreme Makeover."Instead, R.A. Long High School 1970 graduate Dr. Brandith Irwin uses her Seattle dermatology clinic and laser center to give patients a youthful appearance without putting them under the knife.Her expertise on smoothing wrinkles, minimizing blotches and blemishes and protecting skin from the sun has made her a resource for several news and magazine articles about skin care. She published her advice in her 2002 book, "Your Best Face: Looking Your Best Without Plastic Surgery," which landed her a spot on an "Oprah Winfrey" episode about aging."It's fun to help people look better because when they look better, they generally are more confident," said Irwin, 54.

Bausch & Lomb moves into profit

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Bausch & Lomb Inc., which has agreed to a $3.67 billion (U.S.) buyout by a private equity firm, today reported a $15 million profit in the second quarter on higher sales of contact lenses, eye-care medicines and lens cleaners.

Contact lens sales grew 10 per cent to $192.6 million, driven by higher sales of PureVision silicone hydrogel lenses.

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-08-08 21:52 GMT: Bausch & Lomb posts $15M profit

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Bausch & Lomb Inc., which has agreed to a $3.67 billion buyout by a private equity firm, on Wednesday reported a $15 million profit in the second quarter on higher sales of contact lenses, eye-care medicines and lens cleaners.

Rocked last year by the worldwide recall of a multipurpose lens solution, the eye-care products maker earned the equivalent of 27 cents a share. That compared with a loss of $15.1 million, or 28 cents a share, in last year's April-June quarter.

Sales jumped 14 percent to $649.5 million from $571.5 million a year ago.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial were expecting a profit of 53 cents a share on sales of $614.6 million.

The stock fell 18 cents to $62.36 Wednesday.

Contact lens sales grew 10 percent to $192.6 million, driven by higher sales of PureVision silicone hydrogel lenses.

--Forrest Blasts Baldomir Wins Crown--

It's great to have Vernon "The Viper" Forrest back at the party.

The classy long lean scoring machine has largely been missing in action over the last several years, as his surgically repaired left shoulder and left elbow took time to mend and heal.

However, Forrest was back in action unloading with both hands against the toughest hombre in recent memory from Argentina, as he hammered out a 12 round unanimous decision over Carlos "Tata" Baldomir and his titanium reinforced hull. With the victory, Forrest captured the vacant WBC light middleweight crown but more importantly he displayed the brilliance, hand speed and power that ranks him among the very best 154-pounders in the world.

There were no knockdowns and while the judges scoring may have been lopsided in favor of the former Olympian from Atlanta, Georgia, nevertheless, there were a number of brutal and spirited exchanges with the South American.

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-07-25 00:15 GMT: Bausch & Lomb puts takeover bid on ice

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Bausch & Lomb Inc. told eye-care products rival Advanced Medical Optics Inc. on Tuesday it needs to improve its takeover offer to compete with a $3.67 billion cash bid by a private equity firm.

Unless Advanced Medical provides extra assurances about the "value and certainty of consummation" of its $4.2 billion cash-and-stock bid, the board of Bausch & Lomb said the offer "would not be likely to result in a superior proposal."

It gave the Santa Ana, Calif.-based company until midday Friday to make revisions to its offer.

Warburg Pincus, a buyout and venture capital firm in New York, won an agreement from Bausch & Lomb's board in mid-May to pay $65 a share for the 154-year-old maker of contact lenses, ophthalmic drugs and vision-correction surgical instruments.

A Cosmetic Cocktail Designed To Meet Men's Anti-Aging Needs

According to the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, baby boomers account for 65 percent of all cosmetic procedures performed. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports that 1.1 million men had cosmetic procedures in 2006. Many opted for cosmetic cocktails and quick fixes.

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