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United Kingdom Talk Video Thursday 25th September 2008
Thursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
I reversed my bike.
A friendly dog.
Loads of money suddenly put into the "system" - but is that the right thing to do ?
Racks.
Puffing out the lines.
Happy Birthday to Toby's girlfriend, Kanako.
A sudden large increase in Facebook friends.
Twang those knickers.
You can pay someone to take your luggage to a destination.
I may be dragged out and beaten up.
Connecting other things.
English lessons.
Durham Town.
Has anyone been to the London Dungeon ?
A network question for our technical people.
Blocking up the system.
Matty likes my laugh.
How well Mum used to look after her dog, Max.
Is there someone standing behind you ?
A new very useful little device for my laptop.
I await a delivery from Australia.
McDonalds do not make their food out of plastic.
Ulcers.
Wacky Races.
What are your favourite records of the 1990's.
(Sorry but the picture disappears after the first 25 mins.Not sure what went wrong.Sound continues for the full hour.)
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
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Would you buy a new face from this man?
It's the latest must-have cosmetic miracle - the New New Face, wrinkle-free and plump as a baby's. But to get it, you must enter a pact with the eerily smooth Dr Frederic Brandt - the King of Collagen.
Dr Frederic Brandt has several claims to fame. He is, for instance, the largest user of injectable collagen and Botox - in the world. 'I just love fillers!' he tells me. And how. When we meet at his New York clinic he wastes no time in revealing that he regularly injects himself.
'The last session I did was six-and-a-half vials!' His face is a smooth, jowl-free mask. Imagine a tub of frozen yogurt, not a single line or wrinkle. He is cosmetic medicine's Peter Pan.
In fact, in the 25 years since he began practicing he has personally tested every procedure and product he uses in his clinics - on himself.
All of which has made the 59-year-old Brandt surreally young-looking, and very rich. He is the Baron of Botox, the King of Collagen. His clients pay up to $7,000 for a full face of injections and come to him from all over the world, some as often as six times a year.
Now he's becoming increasingly well known as the doctor behind the 'New New Face'. He specializes in what's called the Y Lift, where filler is injected into the area just below the cheekbones.
Ten years ago women wanted their cheeks and foreheads to be pulled, stretched and tightened, like vacuum-packed pieces of steak. These days they arrive in his consulting rooms demanding something more youthful and plush.
Think of a plumped-up cushion. Out with pinched, in with peachy. There's a new face around - and it's a baby's.
Jonathan Van Meter, a writer at New York magazine and US Vogue, blames fashion and celebrity glossies filled with images of teenagers for the New New aesthetic. 'Their faces are plump and dewy and flushed with youth. As thin as their bodies are, they still haven't entirely shed the baby fat on their faces. This is what women in their forties and fifties are now after: baby fat.'
The idea that New York women want to make their faces fatter seems counter-intuitive when they're in a desperate battle to get the rest of their bodies, from the neck downwards, down to a Hot-Box-yoga-honed, 800-calories-a-day size zero, but the current theory is that what they need to keep their faces looking young is volume.
Someone like Cher, according to Van Meter, is the essence of the old way of doing things: tight skin, trout pout, skinny nose. On the other hand, Demi Moore epitomises the New New Face - youthful skin, defined cheekbones and chin, heart-shaped face.
Industry insiders report that in MST (Movie Star Time) clients want to look the way they did four films ago - or about eight years in RPT (Regular People Time).
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Hey party people! Botox is all the rage
Clubbing is taking its toll on young Brits. Sleepless nights full of drugs, drinking, and smoking are making some party goers feel ugly and look aged well beyond their years. Instead of seeking a healthier lifestyle, they're having their faces injected with the botulism.
“It’s all about looking good for the party. Thankfully now, no matter how bad I feel on the inside, the Botox will always make me look better on the outside.”
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Botox shots may help against migraine
Injections of botulinum toxin -- better known as Botox -- may help prevent migraines in people who suffer frequent migraine attacks that are poorly controlled with oral prevention therapies, research hints.
In a study lasting six months, Drs. Roger Cady and Curtis Schreiber of the Headache Care Center in Springfield, Missouri evaluated the efficacy and safety of a single series of Botox injections, versus placebo shots, for preventing migraine.
They report in the journal Headache that Botox had "beneficial, albeit limited, effects on measures of migraine frequency and was not effective in lowering headache pain severity."
However, Botox-treated patients did have fewer headache "episodes" and fewer headache days than placebo-treated patients. Moreover, Botox had a "measurable" positive impact on quality-of-life. For example, improvement in the Headache Impact Test -- a six-item survey of pain, role functioning, social functioning, fatigue, cognition, and emotional distress -- was significantly greater for Botox-treated patients than for placebo-treated patients.
Cady and Schreiber think Botox "may be a useful treatment option" for headache patients who aren't doing well on other migraine preventive agents. Injections of botulinum toxin -- better known as Botox -- may help prevent migraines in people who suffer frequent migraine attacks th... more -
Anti botox? Skin Care fixes
This site is snarky but informative. Their catch phrase is smart and snarky is the new pretty. Look we are all vain. This amusing post by The Gritty and The Pretty's new vanity writer Dark Roots suggests needless ways to stay young and pretty without looking frozen like Nicole Kidman. Afraid of Botox? Reads this story for other skin care fixes This site is snarky but informative. Their catch phrase is smart and snarky is the new pretty. Look we are all vain. This amusing pos... more
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Target Women: Botox
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QLT's Acne medicine sells for $150 million
Vancouver's QLT Inc. announced Monday it is selling the worldwide rights to its acne medicine Aczone for $150 million US to Allergan, Inc., maker of the anti-wrinkle treatment Botox. Vancouver's QLT Inc. announced Monday it is selling the worldwide rights to its acne medicine Aczone for $150 million US to Aller... more
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In U.S., Few Alternatives To Testing On Animals
Each year, American doctors inject more than 3 million doses of Botox to temporarily smooth their patients' wrinkles and frown lines. But before each batch is shipped, the manufacturer puts it through one of the oldest and most controversial animal tests available.
Several U.S. government officials now consider the system broken. As a result, critics say, hundreds of thousands of mice, rabbits, hamsters and dogs continue to suffer and die unnecessarily in tests for pesticides, household cleaners, sunscreens and other products. Each year, American doctors inject more than 3 million doses of Botox to temporarily smooth their patients' wrinkles and frown li... more -
If good looks could kill
FDA has put out a warning about Botox's side effects. Reportedly this popular anti-wrinkling drug Botox and its competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users. Some cases were so bad that a few children given the drug for muscle spams have died.
Botox works by blocking nerve impulses and causing them to relax. FDA said that in rare cases the toxin can spread beyond the injection site to other parts of the body paralyzing or weakening the muscles used for breathing and swallowing, which could be fatal.
FDA said the deaths being investigated so far involve children, mostly cerebral palsy patients being treated for spasticity in their legs. FDA has put out a warning about Botox's side effects. Reportedly this popular anti-wrinkling drug Botox and its competitor have b... more -
Botox is bad?
Consumer group Public Citizen is asking for strong warnings on Botox and other similar injections after 16 deaths and numerous other serious problems related to botulinum toxin (the chemical used in the shots) spread inside the body.
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There's nothing wrong with looking your age, folks... Consumer group Public Citizen is asking for strong warnings on Botox and other similar injections after 16 deaths and numerous other s... more
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