Botox Leads Plastic Surgery in US

Botox treatments became the leading form of US cosmetic surgery last year as a slowing economy cut away at plastic surgeons' profits.

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MSD Cuts Prices of Simvastatin

Patients using the cholesterol-lowering drug Simvastatin may now be able to save 37 to 57 percent of the cost of their medication following a price rollback by Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD), makers of the drug. 

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Surgeons to the Barrios

The Department of Surgery of Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center (OMMC) is now accepting applications for its Surgeons to Surgeonless Community Program (SSCP). Two slots are available next year.    

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Doctors Check Their Lifestyle in 2004 UP Conference

That prevention is worth an ounce of cure is an age-old wisdom. Yet, in most medical conventions, focus is always on the therapeutic aspect.

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Deal Signed over Wonder Obesity Drug

Southern Africa's original hunter-trackers have signed a landmark deal under which they could receive US$1.5 million if an obesity drug is developed from a cactus they have traditionally used to stave off hunger and thirst.

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