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The Most Beloved Plastic Surgeries Among Americans

February 29, 2016 By Rebecca McGhee Leave a Comment

Buttock lifts and implants are the fastest-growing types of plastic surgery.

It seems like the most beloved plastic surgeries among Americans are butt implants and male breast reduction, according to a new report.

As far as we know, plastic surgery is a medical practice used to improve the aesthetic features of the body or restoration of body parts which get damaged due to accidents. Plastic surgery includes cosmetic and non-cosmetic surgeries, reconstructive surgery, aesthetic surgery, micro-surgery, etc.

However, buttock lifts and implants are the fastest-growing types of plastic surgery, according to a new report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The organization’s annual report shared that from 2000 to 2015, the rate of people undergoing lifts rose by 252 percent.

In the past 15 years, cosmetic procedures have increased by 115 percent overall. Last year, the top five cosmetic procedures were breast augmentation, liposuction, nose reshaping, eyelid surgery, and tummy tuck; while the top five minimally invasive procedures were Botox, soft tissue fillers, chemical peels, laser hair removal, and microdermabrasion, Medical Daily reported.

Both men and women are undergoing various cosmetic procedures. Surgical procedures increased by up to 7 percent (1,912,468 surgeries), nonsurgical procedures increased by 22 percent (10,879,909 surgeries) and combined procedures increased by 20 percent (12,792,377 procedures) compared to the procedures performed in 2014.

Our survey findings paint a clear picture of a healthy aesthetic marketplace, with considerable growth among surgical and nonsurgical procedures alike.

Dr. James Grotting, president of ASPS declared.

Firstly, men are now opening their doors to aesthetic enhancements. The report says that more men are opting to undergo breast reduction, a procedure that removes excess fat in the breasts of people with gynecomastia.

This condition happens when there is too much fat stored in the breasts of males. In one year, the number of men choosing male breast reduction increased to 25 percent compared to the date gathered in 2014.

Secondly, women are problematic with fats being stored in the wrong places. A new procedure called fat grafting lets people choose a part of the body where they want their fat from undesirable places to be transferred. For instance, they want the fat in their love handles to be transferred to their breasts, face or buttocks.

In 2015, about 50,000 people underwent this procedure.

Moreover, since the formulation for Botox injectables was improved, more people opt for this procedure to reduce wrinkles caused by aging. In 2015, the number of procedures increased by 21 percent.

People who wanted to improve the appearance of their buttocks in 2015 increased as well, with 32 percent increase in buttock lifts and buttock implants performed compared from 2014. Other popular trends are nonsurgical skin tightening, tattoo or hair removal and liposuction.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has nicknamed 2015 ‘the year of the rear’ for buttock implants or lifts being performed at record-breaking rates, but also because of the emphasis placed on celebrities with disproportionately large and perfectly round bottoms.

All in all, people choose to undergo plastic surgery for a variety of reasons, including to reconstruct areas of the body following an accident or invasive surgery, to correct birth defects or genetic imperfections, or to enhance one’s own appearance for self-esteem purposes.

Furthermore, a recent research has shown that lower ratings of self-esteem and life satisfaction as well as increased media exposure to cosmetic surgery via television programs play a role in a person’s decision to get plastic surgery.

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It’s Official: Americans Are Not Getting Enough Sleep

February 20, 2016 By Brian Galloway Leave a Comment

Guess what? You are not the only one who didn’t get enough sleep last night.

According to the latest study, it’s official: Americans are not getting enough sleep at night. If all this time you felt like you were the only one who is sleep-deprived, you were completely wrong. Turns out, a full third of Americans aren’t able to get the amount of shut-eye they need.

How many times did you hit the snooze button this morning? We all crave sleep, but too many nights we fall short of the seven or eight hours we need to thrive.

An estimated 50 to 70 million Americans suffer from a chronic sleep disorder, according to the Institute of Medicine. Gayle Greene, author of Insomniac, explains how sleepless nights can have a devastating effect on daily routines. She affirms that chronic insomnia is often mistaken as ‘a bad night’ and that few people realize just how debilitating sleep deprivation can be.

Now, according to latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, 1 in 3 Americans are sleep deprived. This situation can prove extremely dangerous since insufficient sleep is linked to obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart diseases, stroke, mental illness and eventually premature death.It also impairs cognitive performance, which can increase the likelihood of motor vehicle and other transportation accidents, industrial accidents, medical errors, and loss of work productivity that could affect the wider community.

The conclusion is quite simple.

As a nation, we are not getting enough sleep.

declared Wayne Giles, director of the CDC’s Division of Population Health.

For this particular study, the CDC reviewed data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), in order to determine the prevalence of a healthy sleep duration (seven hours or less) among 444,306 adult respondents in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

More than one-third of the adults reported sleeping less than 7 hours during the 24 hour period, meaning 83.6 million people aged 18 and over sleep less than required. Of all the respondents, around 11% were reported getting less than five hours of sleep while 23% were getting six hours of eye shut. Only 4.4% people reported getting nine hours of sleep.

Moreover, people in Hawaii have the lowest percentage in terms of getting sufficient sleep and states with the highest reported amount of sleep were South Dakota, Colorado and Minnesota.

On the other hand, these sleep habits among Americans vary by geography, race, ethnicity, marital status and employment, the CDC found.

A person’s employment status played a role in sleep duration. The 51 to 60% of those unable to work or unemployed respectively reporting getting enough sleep, compared to 65% for those with jobs, prove the fact that sleep habits depend on many factors.

However, no theory as to why the under-educated or unemployed aren’t getting enough slumber was put forward, but the CDC did call on employers to initiate changes that will benefit the health of their employees. The advice for them was to consider adjusting work schedules to allow their workers time to get enough sleep.

On the other hand, being married also helped, according to the CDC study. The 67% of respondents saying they got enough sleep, compared to 62% for those never married and 56% for those divorced, widowed or separated, sustain that theory.

So, what can that sleepy third of Americans do? Although it is known that 9 million people take sleeping pills, none of them actually work.

Experts suggest that healthy sleep can be promoted by sleep health education and behavior changes. For instance, making sure that the bedroom environment is quiet, dark and relaxing and has modest temperatures and adults should avoid large meals, alcohol and caffeine before going to bed at night.

All in all, getting a good night sleep is one of the most important things you can do for your overall health and well-being. That being said, next time you go to bed, just unplug yourself and take into consideration all of the advice the experts give us. After all, they must know better.

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Helping Drug Addicts Is Now A Political Priority

February 10, 2016 By Brian Galloway Leave a Comment

More Americans die from drug overdoses now than from car crashes.

Recent news inform us that helping drug addicts is now a political priority.

The so-called ‘use of drugs’, as we know it, is one of the biggest problems our society confronts nowadays. Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug. It is used by millions of addicts around the world who are unable to overcome the urge to continue taking this drug every day of their lives.

It is clear that a person dealing with addiction needs the help and support of family members and friends. It takes an understanding support system to deal with the ongoing challenges. Nationwide, about 2.2 million people need treatment for opioid abuse, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, but about only 1 million manage to get it.

To help make that happen, the federal government is looking to increase funding for heroin addiction programs. The Obama administration is proposing a significant boost in federal spending to battle the nation’s heroin addiction epidemic. They will seek a $1 billion increase in spending over two years to expand access to treatment. The administration will spend about $127 million on such treatment programs this year.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has also proposed legislation focused on authorizing grants to expand local treatment and recovery programs to dispose of excess painkillers. Florida Republican, Marco Rubio just signed on to co-sponsor the legislation, on the eve of the New Hampshire primary:

This bill will improve treatment options, increase prevention efforts, and help law enforcement fight drug abuse.

he stated in a declaration.

New Hampshire is a state that has been particularly ravaged by drugs. It has one of the highest rates of fatal opioid overdoses in the country. That means a lot of voters in New Hampshire want to talk about drug addiction. They want to know what the men and women running for president can do to help. They want to know what those in Congress can do about it and for good reason.

Another recent graph representation shows that more Americans die from drug overdoses now than from car crashes. In 2014, that was about 47,000 people. Most of these people took opioid painkillers prescribed by a doctor; many others died from heroin, the cheaper alternative.

Now, returning to the political report, one could easily say that the Obama administration and Congress are acting more because it’s politically expedient than because it’s the right thing to do for millions of Americans.

Even if it were true, it wouldn’t matter. More help and treatment services need to be made available for all the drug addicts and this proposal is a good step in that direction.

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New Crash Test Dummies to Represent OverWeight Americans

October 30, 2014 By Brian Galloway Leave a Comment

Humanetics compels Crash Test Dummies to gain weigh in order to look like obese Americans. The Michigan based company believes that these kinds of dummies will more appropriately represent the huge Americans.

Humanetics has been producing car crash dummies since a long time. Unfortunately, the company has not modified the model of these dummies since 1950s. It seems like now the firm is all set to redesign the entire prototype of car crash dummies.

The company took the decision of revamping shortly after the release of a survey report. A recent researcher unveils that nearly 80 percent of American drivers are overweight.

Earlier, producers used to make dummies of around 168 pounds along with a perfect BMI. The older air bags, seat belts and other security features were not suitable for overweight people.

Nonetheless, the new dummies would be sculpted approximately 275 pounds with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 35. According to the report of Center of Disease Control and Prevention, the 35 BMI is considered as an obesity disease in humans.

Chris O Conner, CEO of Humantics informed that almost 78 people who suffered from obesity died in car crash. Therefore, they designed dummies of middle range which would be extremely different from the conventional seat.

The experts of Erie Medical Center examine the data of car crashes of the United States in 2010. The study uncovers that more than 150,000 drivers who faced car crashes were relatively fat.

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