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  • May 2008

    • Machines Join Japanese Anti-Smoking Effort

      Reuters  |  May 12, 08 4:25 PM CDT

      Machines Join Japanese Anti-Smoking Effort

      (Newser) - New face-scanning software may help Japanese vending machines decide who can buy cigarettes and who can't, Reuters reports. The system would look for wrinkles and saggy skin to identify customers over the legal smoking age of 20. As of July, vendors are on the hook for checking ID, and the new technology  may stop teen smokers from using friends' proof of age. More »

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      Japan  • cigarettes  • aging  • vending machine  • facial recognition technology  • teen smoking  • wrinkles

  • April 2008

    • Botox May Move from Face to Brain

      Bloomberg  |  Apr 3, 08 10:23 AM CDT

      Botox May Move from Face to Brain

      (Newser) - Botox can spread from the face to the brain, scientists who injected rats with the anti-wrinkle treatment say. Traces of the toxin turned up in the rats' brain stems three days after it was injected into their whisker muscles, Bloomberg reports. A dermatologist says the findings call for further investigation, although he notes that rats and humans have different physiologies. More »

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      brain  • scientific research  • toxin  • rats  • Botox  • cosmetic treatments  • wrinkles

  • September 2007

    • Yoga Helps Women Put Their Best Face Forward

      Reuters  |  Sep 6, 07 2:16 PM CDT

      Yoga Helps Women Put Their Best Face Forward

      (Newser) - “Satchmo” and “Marilyn” can help women thwart wrinkles without surgery or injections, a new book claims. Yoga facial exercises named after the trumpet player and blond bombshell are helping women tone their facial muscles to look younger, sans Botox, says author Annelise Hagen, who teaches classes on New York’s Upper East Side. “It is a natural way of getting a lift.” More »

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      women  • exercise  • plastic surgery  • wrinkles  • Yoga

  • July 2007

    • Is Your Sunscreen Lying to You?

      MSNBC  |  Jul 2, 07 4:29 PM CDT

      Is Your Sunscreen Lying to You?

      (Newser) - A recent study involving more than 700 sunscreens found that 84% are not cutting it. Many  fail to provide adequate protection from harmful rays, or break down too quickly in the sun, msnbc.com reports. What's more, consumers often rely on SPF numbers to choose a product. But SPF measures UVB rays, which cause sunburn, not UVA rays, which can lead to skin cancer. More »

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      cancer  • aging  • skin cancer  • melanoma  • sunscreen  • wrinkles

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