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Published: 07/17/10

Botox Nation . . . or Why Can't Women Age Naturally?

By  Donna Trussell - Politics Daily
Botox Nation . . . or Why Can't Women Age Naturally?

Let's be honest. Most face-lifts are unflattering. They turn the faces of middle-aged women, who should be wrinkled from all that laughing, crying and squinting in the sunshine, into frozen wastelands. Okay, I'll admit to a little mannequin phobia (thank you "Twilight Zone"), but my point still stands. I think dyed hair can have the opposite of the desired effect. Instead of: How young she looks! people think: What did she do to her face? Maybe she smokes, or never uses sunscreen. Hair that grays prematurely, on the other hand, is almost always attractive, because then people get a glimpse ...

Published: 04/6/10

Middle-Aged Women Drinking to Excess, British Study Finds

By  Delia Lloyd - Politics Daily
Middle-Aged Women Drinking to Excess, British Study Finds

A new study in Britain has found that middle-aged women are drinking more than they did in their teens. As alcohol takes a rising toll on both health and health care in the United Kingdom, the British government struggles with what -- if anything -- it should do about this problem. A joint survey by the British Liver Trust and Prima magazine has found that more than 1 in 3 women over 35 drinks more than they did in their teens. And 1 in 5 women over 35 admits to regularly binge drinking. In and of itself, this isn't really news. As I reported back in December on the heels of an earlier ...

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