Doctors ask: What do you mean, cosmetic tax? ABC News Share Tucked into the last hundred pages of Sen. Harry Reid's proposed health care bill is a 5 percent tax on cosmetic surgery that has doctors from various specialties wondering if they will soon become tax collectors who must also interpret the tax code. More
Health care reform hits cosmetic surgery - take the poll About.com Share Most people in the U.S. agree that we need some sort of health care reform. It's how we go about—and more importantly, how we fund it—that is the big question dividing us into separate camps. More
Laser therapy can aggravate skin cancer, study finds Science Daily Share High irradiances of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) should not be used over melanomas. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Cancer studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory 'cold
laser', finding that it caused increased tumor growth in a mouse model of skin cancer.More
Medicare tax on high earners and other levies stir debate The Wall Street Journal Share The Senate
health-care bill does without a new surtax on the wealthy that House Democrats' legislation relies on to offset costs of overhauling the system. But Senate Democrats have their own taxes that are stirring controversy and likely to be at the center of debate on the floor. More
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Doc faces ax for calling patient fat CBS News Share A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms,
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Internal bra gives women a permanent lift, claims surgeon Daily Mail Share Many women would love to have shapely breasts without needing the help of a bra. Now plastic surgeons have made that possible by developing an internal bra to permanently lift and shape. The first woman to have internal bra fitted had her operation.More
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Reid's 'Botax' proposal raises eyebrows ABC News - Arlington, Va. Share A proposal in the Senate's nearly $1 trillion health care reform bill recently unveiled by Senator Harry Reid is raising some eyebrows. It's being called the "botax" and would slap a five percent tax on elective cosmetic surgeries and procedures, including wrinkle-smoothing injections
like Botox as well as breast implants and teeth whitening. More
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