The Harley Medical Group reports UK employers offering botox leave

(Drafted from www.ukprwire.com on 13-Jan-2009)
The Harley Medical Group reveals UK employers are beginning to offer staff botox leave to prep for parties.
Most people have heard of ‘duvet days’ and even Christmas shopping leave. Now some businesses are introducing ‘Botox leave’ in a bid to deter employees from taking sick leave for their pre-party beauty treatments.
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Botox maker lashes out with new drug

(Drafted from www.bostonherald.com on 1-Jan-2009 By Christine McConville)
Coming soon to beauty vendors near you: Latisse, the first prescription product for longer, thicker lashes.
The U.S Food and Drug Administration has approved the eyelash-growing drug made by Allergan Inc., best known for its wrinkle-smoothing hit Botox.
Latisse is expected to hit the market by the end of March and [...]

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Health experts demand review into wrinkle fillers as patients report facial paralysis and severe allergic reactions

 
(Drafted from www.dailymail.co.uk 4-Dec-2008 by David Gardner)
The safety of cosmetic treatments given to thousands of women to smooth away wrinkles is in doubt.
Health experts last night ordered an urgent review into the use of injectable fillers amid reports of facial paralysis, disfigurement and severe allergic reactions.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration demanded the investigation after the [...]

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New program in Brazil offers Botox for low-income beauty-seekers

(Drafted From http://canadianpress.google.com from 10/11/08)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Want Botox but don’t have the bucks?
Not a problem in beauty-obsessed Rio de Janeiro – at least if you don’t mind a trainee doing the work.
The Brazilian Society of Esthetic Medicine is offering free Botox injections and several other beauty treatments to those earning less than $250 [...]

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