http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. In a long-term study, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Margraf, Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the RUB, investigated the psychological effects of plastic surgery on approximately 550 patients in cooperation with colleagues from the University of Basel. Patients demonstrated more enjoyment of life, satisfaction and self-esteem after their physical appearance had been surgically altered. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-people-knife-psychologists-long-term-positive.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:40:02 EST news282215051 A new study of randomized clinical trials found significant observer bias toward a more beneficial treatment effect in nonblinded trials when the researcher knew the treatment being given to the participant. The study is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-clinical-trials-nonblinded-outcome-assessors.html Other Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:00:07 EST news278588983 (HealthDay)—The Web sites of providers of female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS) offer a limited amount of poor quality clinical information, according to a study published online Nov. 21 in BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-sites-poor-info-cosmetic-genital.html Other Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:00:05 EST news274030426 (Medical Xpress)—The quality of internet information available for women opting for "designer vagina" procedures is "poor," and in some cases, inaccurate, reveals a small study led by academics at the UCL Institute of Women's Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-web-info-vagina-procedures-poor.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:36:04 EST news272532944 Breast cancer, a double mastectomy and kidney cancer - in all, nine surgeries in three years - left Kathleen Bindyke feeling like a battered warrior. But she decided to put herself into better shape than when the ordeal began. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-procedure-fat-cells-woman-surgery.html Cancer Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:30:01 EST news258369411 Rhode Island Hospital and Auburn University researchers found a link between restrictive food intake, or excessive dieting, and an increase in suicide attempts in people with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). The study focused on the acquired capability of suicide, which is one component of Joiner's (2005) interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide and is comprised of physical pain tolerance and lowered fear of death. The paper is published in the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, and is now available online in advance of print. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-restricted-food-intake-predictor-suicide.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:53:16 EST news258115981 (Medical Xpress) -- An estimated 50 Australians a month are travelling to Malaysia for cosmetic surgery and researchers would like to know more about them as part of ground-breaking international study of the phenomenon of cosmetic surgery tourism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-profile-nip-tuck-phenomenon.html Other Tue, 08 May 2012 07:57:27 EST news255682582 Cosmetic surgery to make the chin look more prominent has soared in popularity in the course of a year, making it the fastest growing trend among men and women, US plastic surgeons said on Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-chin-implant-surgery-skyrockets.html Surgery Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:01:08 EST news253767650 Cosmetic surgery is booming worldwide and unaffected by the health scare prompted by a French breast implant company that used substandard silicone, a global body of plastic surgeons said Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-cosmetic-surgery-unaffected-french-implant.html Other Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:01 EST news246860930 Experts in Britain called on Monday for all cosmetic surgery advertising to be banned following the scandal over French-made PIP breast implants and for tougher checks on surgeons. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-british-cosmetic-surgeons-urge-clampdown.html Other Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:50:01 EST news246548190 When a group of women from Uganda embarked on a trip of a lifetime to India, little did many of their friends and families at home know that a secret surgical "mommy makeover" was on their itinerary. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-foreigners-india-mommy-makeover-surgery.html Other Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:49:37 EST news245814566 Britain's health minister said Saturday he has ordered an urgent review of the data used to assess the risks of breast implants made by French firm PIP, after receiving "conflicting" information. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-britain-french-breast-implants.html Health Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:31:58 EST news244549898