Does the new Botox really last longer?
Can you really make your eyelashes longer and fuller?
Do quick face lifts work?
What's the scoop on tummy tucks?
Feeling and looking your best - these are the reasons most people choose plastic surgery. For others, it may help restore function. Some of the claims about plastic surgery sound too good to be true -- and they are. As more people consider eliminating wrinkles, having a tummy tuck or a face lift, or just looking better, it is important to have information about the options available. Hear honest facts and get your questions answered about Plastic Surgery, as well as non-surgical options like Botox and fillers.
Putting An End To Back Pain
The spine changes throughout a person's life. Most women have back problems as they age. Workers who spend long hours standing or lifting heavy objects also have problems.
Find out how to keep your back healthier - as well as information to correct problems. With the latest medical technology, physicians can diagnose and treat problems more effectively than in the past. Whether it's a herniated disc, issues from a failed neck or back surgery, scoliosis, or other spine or neck problems - there are options. The right solution is not always surgery. In fact, it rarely is.
Breast Cancer Breakthroughs - Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women, behind skin cancer. With modern medicine, the chances of surviving it are extremely high.
UT Southwestern is a leader in finding the best options for detecting cancer early and treating it. We are discovering groundbreaking ways to use technology to help women.
To increase the number of people defying breast cancer, we need more women to be involved with their health. We encourage women to take the right steps to detect cancer early. Mammograms are key in this fight. We'd like to share how mammography has changed, along with how new technology can find even the smallest signs of breast cancer.
And if someone is diagnosed with breast cancer, there are more options than ever to treat it.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We're looking forward to presenting information and talking to people at Breakthroughs in Medicine to help defeat this disease.
PSA Prostate Puzzle - To Test or Not to Test
Each year, millions of men over the age of 40 have prostate specific antigen - PSA - blood tests as part of routine physical exams to test for cancer in their prostate.
But the utility of these tests in detecting cancer at an early stage - and ultimately in preventing death from the disease - has long been debated.
Hear both sides of the controversy and the facts on the PSA.
Body Sculpting Medical Advances - Surgical and Non-Surgical Ways to Change Your Body
People now have a wide variety of options available to change their bodies.
For example, it is possible for a woman to drop a dress size (or more) - without dieting, exercising or liposuction, or lap bands.
At the Breakthroughs in Medicine event, we will explore the latest advances in body contouring - including the most groundbreaking non-surgical and surgical alternatives.
We will also discuss of medical tourism - particularly when it comes to having breast enhancements and other cosmetic surgeries performed outside the United States.
No more glasses. No more contact lenses. The future is here.
There is no longer a reason to wear contact lenses or eyeglasses - not even reading glasses.
People have options to correct their vision - astigmatism, being near-sighted or far-sighted, even presbyopia (even the need for reading glasses)
Find out why refractive surgery and LASIK ads talk about "custom" treatments, high definition and is it different from LASIK?
Learn about your goals and expectations are important and why age is a factor.
We'll share the facts about presbyopia and why some people need reading glasses or bifocals as they age - as well as options to decrease need for glasses as we age
Get questions answered by leading specialists, such as:
What if I had LASIK when I was younger, can anything be done now?
What if I am not a LASIK candidate what can I do?
I am getting conflicting advice from different doctors, what should I do?
Preventing Heart Disease - What's New and What Can You Do?
Despite declining death rates, heart disease isthe leading cause of death in the U.S.
More than 800,000 people die from it each year.
By applying the newest medical findings, people can significantly decrease their chances of having a heart attack, congestive heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases.
New tests are evolving to predict who is at risk for heart disease - and who should be treated more aggressively to manage it.
Additionally, living a healthy lifestyle, including controlling diet and weight, can reduce the risk of heart disease by by as much as 90%.
Find out the facts and learn why "average" is not necessarily "normal" or the best, when it comes to risk factors like cholesterol.
Can You Change Your Risk? The Link Between Energy Balance and Cancer
About 1 in 3 Americans is overweight or obese.
The relationship between weight gain and health is an important frontier in medicine.
Scientists at UT Southwestern discovering how fat cells increase the risk of cancer -- and they can make existing cancers even more aggressive.
Learn how diet, exercise and targeting fat cells can help win the fight against cancer.
David Johnson CEO Spotlight - 3/17/10
Knight Kiplinger,editor in chief, "Kiplinger's Personal Finance" magazine, Kiplinger.com and the "Kiplinger Letter" talks about dissatisfaction with Congress, the Healthcare Bill and the economy.
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