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Authorities have announced charges against the owner of a beauty clinic that allegedly performed a botched buttock job on Mexican rock star Alejandra Guzman.
Authorities in Prince George's County have charged five people in the large-scale theft of plastic pallets and delivery containers.
It frequently has been observed that it is easier to stalk the leader than it is to preserve that position once it is achieved.
Like so many of us, Liliana Huerta wished someone, somehow, could transform the pudge around her middle to something a little more useful.
It was a night for unnatural beauties. Contestants showed off breast implants, nose jobs and face lifts as Miss Plastic Hungary 2009 strove to promote the benefits of plastic surgery in a country where artificial enhancements are viewed mostly with a wary eye.
Environmentalists have long denounced plastic as a long-lasting pollutant that doesn't break down. A new study indicates that, in the oceans, plastic does decompose, but says that's not a good thing either.
Every day, the average American produces four and a half pounds of trash — 75 percent of which is recyclable. While rules vary from town to town (check for your town on ), this guide from Good Housekeeping magazine will make it easier to do the right thing.
As my offspring stumbles and waddles his way from infancy to full-blown, upwardly mobile toddlerhood, I’m discovering that it’s never too early to steer him toward healthy, eco-conscious choices. Though I don’t doubt that W. is smart and capable, it’s clear that he’s not going to magically morph into a responsible citizen without some coaching and encouragement.
The struggling economy cut into plastic surgery last year as spending on cosmetic procedures drooped, but less-invasive procedures like Botox injections continued to grow, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons said.
I’m working to go green this Halloween because I spent so many years of it in red. Red plastic. Yes, I celebrated the majority of my childhood Halloweens decked out as a red devil. A red plastic devil. I sported a red plastic cape (it seems that I was some unique breed of super-devil), red plastic horns and a red plastic pitchfork.
When Krystal Schwegel got a nose job last November, she kept her surgery on the down low. “I only told about three people,” says the 25-year-old publicist from Burnsville, Minn. “I did it during winter when people kind of hibernate and I didn’t go out or do anything with my friends for a month or two. Only the people immediately around me knew.”
Some of cosmetic surgery’s most regrettable results, such as the wind-tunnel facelift, are to blame on a case of mistaken identity, according to researchers. Cosmetic surgeons have long attributed wrinkles to the effects of gravity. But when doctors starting doing anatomical research, they realized that the bigger culprit is loss of volume under the skin of the face. In other words, our faces look older not so much because they’re falling, but because they’re deflating.
Wrinkles have become optional. So have age spots, forehead furrows and baggy eyelids.
When San Francisco became the first U.S. city to prohibit large grocery stores and pharmacies from distributing disposable plastic bags in March 2007, it appeared to have sparked a trend. At least a dozen other cities, counties and states were soon considering proposals to ban or severely restrict distribution of what many environmentalists consider a wasteful and harmful product.
Paying employees and contractors around the world can be an expensive hassle, after accounting for wire transfer fees and delays when checks are mailed.
Buy lunch and a magazine at any Japanese convenience store, and you're likely to get your drink in one plastic bag, hot lunch box in another, and your magazine in yet a third.
This is one Russian traffic cop who will never issue a ticket or take a bribe: he's made of plastic.
We have a lot to thank scientists for in the 19th century because most of the important accidental discoveries occurred during that time.
Plastic chemicals 'feminise boys'Although this should be put into the science category, it was submitted to political for a couple of reasons.
Nine E-Readers to Gawk At - Photo Essays - TIMEPhoto Essay from Time Magazine. Not sure how old this E-Reader list is. But I didn't know there were other companies outside of Sony and the Kindle that were selling competitive E-readers. Cool. Would love to buy one of these.
These photographs of albatross chicks were made just a few weeks ago on Midway Atoll......a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific. The nesting babies are fed bellies-full of plastic by their parents, who soar out over the vast polluted ocean collecting what looks to them like food to bring back to their young.
BPA linked to aggressive behavior in young girls, research suggestsPre-birth exposure to a chemical widely used in plastics appears to be linked to more aggressive behavior in little girls, according to research published Tuesday by a scientist at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
The Environmental Cost of a Free Canvas BagIt's difficult to pinpoint when the canvas tote craze really started. The concept isn't new, of course. Public television stations have been giving them away during fundraisers for decades, and L.L. Bean's "Boat and Tote" has been a New England staple even longer.
Envion Oil Generator turns plastic waste into oilThe ground-breaking Envion Oil Generator (EOG) gave its first public performance at the Montgomery County Solid Waste Transfer Station in Derwood, Maryland recently.
'Pacific Garbage Patch' Expedition Finds Plastic Everywhere: 'The new man-made epidemic. It's that serious' Scientists who returned to the Bay Area this week after an expedition to the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" brought piles of plastic debris they pulled out of the ocean — soda bottles, cracked patio chairs, Styrofoam chunks, old toys, discarded fishing floats and tangled nets.
Pacific Ocean garbage patch worries researchersA tawny stuffed puppy bobs in cold sea water, his four stiff legs tangled in the green net of some nameless fisherman. It's one of the bigger pieces of trash in a sprawling mass of garbage-littered water, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where most of the plastic looks …
The Great Pacific Blob O' Plastic: Now What??Some plastics are dissolving in less than a year when exposed to seawater. Others remain, and have come together to form a great gyre of plastic in the pacific. Can we clean this up without killing anything? Can we exploit it? We should do something with it, right?
Expedition Sets Sail to the Great Plastic VortexIt amazes me how many people are unaware of the problems in the Pacific with the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (or "Gyre").
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Voyage to study plastic 'island'Voyage to study plastic 'island' By Judith Burns Science and Environment Reporter The ship Kaisei which left San Francisco today The second of two research ships bound for a huge "island" of plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean leaves San Francisco today.
Teen Decomposes Plastic Bag in Three MonthsPlastic takes thousands of years to decompose — but 16-year-old science fair contestant Daniel Burd made it happen in just three months.
MIT scientists track trash to final resting places - The Boston GlobeBy using tiny electronic tracking devices mounted on a variety of both trash and recycled items scientists will be able to see exactly where these things end up. The tags transmit directly to cellphone towers beaming location information back to the lab.
East Bay Woman Injured After Attempting Plastic Surgery On Own Face An East Bay woman was recovering Wednesday following corrective surgery after she attempted to perform plastic surgery on her own face.
New Washing Machine Uses Plastic Instead of Water | LiveSciencexeros a United Kingdom company is working on a washing machine that uses plastic instead of water to wash clothes
Plastic surgery becomes more widespread among men, Hair, Pecs and Penis enlargement popularFemales are not the only vain creatures these days – more and more men are resorting to plastic surgery in a proposal to improve their looks, albeit through artificial and painful means.
Harvard study confirms health risk from BPA leachingCritics of the chemical bisphenol A or BPA have received powerful new ammunition in the form of a study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) which confirmed that the substance can leach from polycarbonate drinking bottles into humans.
Scientists Discover Alternative Way To Make Plastic Scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a way to transform plant cellulose into plastic in a single step. Although the process is expensive, it offers a better alternative to the current process which involves oil.
Credit Cards: An Exchange of Messages from ReadersFelix Salmon takes an interesting look into credit cards and interacts with his audience. It explains the dynamics of the higher-end consumer that pays their bill in full monthly and why the credit card markets will be a matter of convenience as opposed to necessity.
The Law Of Unintended Consequences Strikes Again: Your "Green" Grocery Bags Harbor "Unacceptably High Levels…Of Mold"Every time I go to Wal-Mart, or Hy-Vee (a Midwest grocery store,) I see these reusable bags for a dollar. I don't buy them because a) the other bags are free and b) I would never remember to bring it to the store anyway.
China plastic bag ban 'has saved 1.6m tonnes of oil'Banning flimsy plastic bags has been dismissed as a drop in the ocean when it comes to dealing with the world's environment problems, but multiplied on a China scale, it appears to have made a big difference.
BPA chemical leaches from plastic drinking bottles into peopleA new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that participants who drank for a week from polycarbonate bottles, the popular, hard-plastic drinking bottles and baby bottles, showed a two-thirds increase in their urine of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA).
Are You Responsible With Your Creditcard? Never Carry A Balance? If So, Your Plastic Is About To Get ExpensiveCredit cards have long been a very good deal for people who pay their bills on time and in full.
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