Fashion goes to the Wall
"I hope to turn the Great Wall, a symbol of power for Chinese people, into a symbol of pretty femininity," said Wang Xinyuan, a designer, several months ago.
Lane Crawford here
THE first Lane Crawford Department Store on the Chinese mainland will open to the public this month in Times Square, 93 Huaihai Road Middle.
New ears made from implant
SINCE the successful surgical creation of a new ear for a 10-year-old girl using advanced techniques last September, over 20 similar operations have been carried out in Changzheng Hospital.
Drivers in the hot seat risk infertility
LONDON - Men who spend hours driving each day could be suffering from infertility because of the hot temperatures in their cars, French researchers said on Wednesday.
Breast cancer suppressor gene found
PHILADELPHIA - A genetic study into the mysteries of breast cancer has unlocked important clues about how the most malignant form of the disease spreads through the body, scientists said on Thursday.
Low weight babies at risk
SHANGHAI Children's Hospital attached to Shanghai Medical University yesterday launched a programme to increase awareness about caring for underweight newborn infants.
Students learning hand-in-hand
ON the ground floor of the main school building of Gongkang Middle School are two large pictures, one is the glittering Bund and the other is Lhasa's imposing Potala Palace.
Desperate patients try DIY surgery
LONDON - Desperate patients suffering from a body image disorder who are refused, can't afford or are dissatisfied with plastic surgery sometimes resort to DIY techniques, British doctors said on Wednesday. Patients with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), who are preoccupied with an imagined defect in their appearance, have performed home liposuction for slimmer thighs and stapled their skin to keep it taut. Others have sawed down teeth to change the appearance of the jaw and used sandpaper to remove facial scars and to lighten the skin. "The motivation for DIY surgery is complex, but it appears primarily either to camouflage a perceived defect or to try to achieve an unrealistic ideal," said Dr David Veale of the Royal Free and University College Medical School in London. In a report in the latest edition of the journal Psychiatric Bulletin, Veale and his colleagues studied 25 BDD patients who had a total of 46 cosmetic operations to improve their appearance. "Most patients with BDD reported a high degree of dissatisfaction with cosmetic surgery and an increase in their symptoms of BDD," said Veale. (Agencies via Xinhua)
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