Courageous diplomat lauded
IT was Dr Feng Shan Ho (1901-97), Chinese consul-general in Vienna, who saved several thousand Jews in Nazi-occupied Austria from the Holocaust by issuing them with Chinese visas in 1938 and 1939.
Beating baldness with surgery
IT'S not uncommon for balding people to have a line of hair remaining at about the level of the ears.
Hospitals co-operate in neurology
RENJI Hospital announced last week it will be co-operating with the Shanghai Neural Studies Institute attached to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Study links milk, ice cream to prostate cancer
SAN FRANCISCO - New data from a long-term study suggest a possible link between consumption of dairy products, including whole and skim milk, cheese and ice cream, and an increased risk of prostate cancer, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health said on Tuesday.
Heart attack risk not seen with fen-phen
CHICAGO - Dieters who took the since-recalled drug cocktail known as fen-phen raised their risk of developing a heart valve problem but were not at higher risk of suffering a heart attack, a study said on Tuesday.
A-Z of fashion from lgerdo
GUCCI shoes with Louis Vuitton bag or Christian Dior suit and Fendi bag... Which should it be?
Treatment for tired eyelids on tired eyes
By Xu Xiaomin
EVERY woman knows wrinkles will first appear around her eyes. But do you know the reason? Let's first look at the structure of skin around the eyes. The eye area's skin is one-10th the thickness of other skin and has the least protection. The eyes' surroundings are a thin, fragile and vulnerable area characterized by constant activity - the eyes blink 10,000 times a day. The eyes are involved in every facial expression, and this leads to destruction of collagen fibres and elastin. So wrinkles appear and there is sub-cutaneous sagging. Reduced blood supply and lymphatic blood supply stasis also lead to weaker cellular exchange and dark circles and bags. Over-tiredness, nervousness, smoke, excessive alcohol, incorrect skincare methods and products will all affect the fragile eye area. Vichy, a specialist in skin care from a southern French city, has introduced a collection of eye skincare products to China this spring. Optilia, a product for puffiness and dark circles, moisturizes, decongests, and has a free radical action that stimulates cellular activity. It smoothes the eyelids, softens and tones the epidermal layer and diminishes puffiness and firms slack skin. Liftactive Eyes, contains Aminokine, a new generation powerful activator in the synthesis of dermic glacans which are the essential components of the skin's supporting issues, where wrinkles are created. It is most suitable for middle-aged women.
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