Women who go on a low carb diet just two days per week have a lower risk of developing breast cancer compared to those who follow a standard calorie-restricted diet every day of the week, in order to lose weight and lower their insulin blood levels. Long-term high blood insulin levels are known to raise cancer risk. These findings were presented by scientists from Genesis Prevention Center at University Hospital in South Manchester, England, at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. The researchers stressed that a larger, longer-term additional study is required. Michelle Harvie,...

by Rupert Kircz Following heated arguments a transsexual in the United Kingdom has initiated legal action against the National Health Service after they refused to pay for a breast enlargement procedure. The ‘woman’ claimed that her human rights had been violated because her mental health was at stake and would suffer if she was not given the breasts that she wanted. The transexual who has not been named has been on female hormone therapy and has lived like a woman for the last twelve years but she did not develop breasts which often happens with this treatment. She and her lawyers said...

Sweden’s Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket) has banned three brands of silicone breast implants due to the risk of bursting. The agency confirmed on Thursday that it has followed the lead of the French authorities to ban the products manufactured by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP). Since 2001 it is estimated that the breasts of around 35,000 to 45,000 European women have been augmented with the faulty implants. There are no firm figures for how many Swedish women may be affected, while in France around 1,000 women are set to be offered alternatives. “This is the type of information...

It is the cosmetic procedure that sounds like many women’s dream: increase the size of your breasts by up to a cup size, while taking inches off your tummy and thighs. The operation, carried out under local anaesthetic, involves the patient having fat removed during liposuction, mixed with other body cells, and then reinjected into the breasts. Unsurprisingly advocates believe this development is set to revolutionise the plastic surgery industry. Read More…