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The Great Recession not only hit industries like retail and construction hard, it also knocked a lot of men who are in their prime earning years out of the workforce. And to help get an edge in their job searches, more men are turning to cosmetic surgeons. One in five men ages 25 to 54 are on a...

Jennifer Aniston said she tried it once but didn't like how it made her face feel. Her BFF Courteney Cox Arquette felt the same way after one injection. And Oscar winner Kate Winslet has said she refuses to try it because she "wants to be able to really show the expressions" on her face. What are...

Despite a daunting 10.7% unemployment rate, America's love affair with cosmetic procedures rages on. While people are spending less on more invasive surgeries, they are still making room in their budgets for non-invasive treatments like Botox and Restylane. Last year, these nonsurgical procedures...

NOTE: this story was updated on Dec. 21 to reflect breaking news Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the most taxed of them all? Well, it was nearly Americans seeking to lift a little "here" and tuck just a bit "there" as these people faced paying 5% more than they expected. The tax, included...

While the swine flu pandemic remains a downer for public health officials worldwide, the H1N1 virus proved to be an upper for several pharmaceutical companies' third-quarter earnings. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), AstraZeneca (AZN) and Sanofi-Aventis (SNY), which make vaccines against the virus, posted...

In a reversal of the traditional roles, Allergan Inc. (AGN) is suing the U.S. government, claiming current rules on so-called off-label drug promotion violate its First Amendment right to free speech. It wants to be allowed to "share relevant information with the medical community on the safe use"...

Many years ago, a friend afflicted with blepharspasm (uncontrolled blinking) told me she was about to undergo a new treatment in which the toxin that caused botulism would be injected into the muscle of her eye. I was aghast but said nothing -- until a week later, when I met her again, and her...

Some job seekers in Arlington, Va., got a four- to six-month pick-me-up with free Botox injections last week from an area clinic.That's how long the results of a treatment typically last after the injections to remove skin wrinkles, according to an Associated Press story. While the shots won't make...

Allergan Inc. (AGN), the maker of the wrinkle-smoother Botox, reported profit fell 58 percent as the recession slowed sales of the frown line drug, as well as sales of eye and beauty products. First quarter net income dropped to $45 million, or 15 cents a share, but excluding items it was 55 cents...

According the the America Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2008 was a horrible year for the Botox and boob job industry. Surgical cosmetic procedures in the U.S. dropped from 2,079,032 in 2007 to 1,766, 695 last year, or 15%. Nonsurgical procedures were down 12%. In light of these stats, it...