Fort Lauderdale, FL - Pump up the volume is one of the trends in breast implants and breast augmentation, according to South Florida-based plastic surgeon, Dr. Paul Wigoda. In bar lingo, it’s, “give me a double,” in plastic surgery speak, it’s, “400 cc” - or better known as moving up breast sizes from an A or B cup to a full C or small D.

According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American’s spent $8.3 billion on surgical cosmetic procedures in 2007 - an 8 percent increase from 2006. People aged 35-50 had the most cosmetic procedures totaling 5.4 million or 46 percent of all surgical procedures.

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St. Petersburg, FL — Florida Genetics, LLC, is pleased to announce the issuance of US Patent No. 7,129,343, a new genetic engineering technique for controlling gene expression in plants, animals and many microbes. This patent describes the newly invented Bidirectional Dual Promoter Complex (BDPC), which facilitates genetic engineering by simultaneously coordinating the expression of multiple genes in a single, easily manipulated, genetic unit. The BDPC provides dramatic improvement over mono-directional promoter systems that have been used in all previous eukaryotic genetic engineering systems and is the most efficient method known for up- or down-regulating expression of virtually any targeted gene or genes. Genes of interest can be readily arranged in the BDPC, which is then inserted into a target organism’s chromosomes using standard biotechnological methods. In this way new traits, such as disease resistance or protein production, can be readily created.

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Ft. Lauderdale, FL - In late October, an investigator with the Florida Department of Health ranked the office surgery facility at the South Florida Center for Cosmetic Surgery (SFCCS) as an “overall excellent facility.” The cosmetic surgeons at SFCCS perform cosmetic surgery in this Fort Lauderdale outpatient surgery center.

The Florida Department of Health sets standards for office-based surgery within the state and the Board of Medicine is responsible for monitoring the safety of licensed clinics. South Florida Center for Cosmetic Surgery offers office-based cosmetic surgery in Fort Lauderdale so that its clients can enjoy a more convenient and comfortable medical environment compared to a hospital setting.

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Florida – Florida Health Insurance Web, in its continuing series, examines the 2008 presidential race and its impact on the State of Florida and how the election may effect Florida Health Insurance benefits and available rates. Morgan Moran in a phone interview said the “sadly the Republican candidates offer little to help Florida’s uninsured.” Insurance consultant Moran said, If you’re one of the tens of million Americans without coverage, or if you don’t like the coverage you have, “next November you will have a chance to pick the person who will deliver the best health care plan.” So far, “the Democrats seem to be winning the health insurance debate.

The State of Florida is home to millions of uninsured residents. According to health insurance experts, most Floridians cannot afford the health care plans currently offered in the state, or they simply hope for the best, and live without health insurance at all. “If you are one of those millions in Florida without medical coverage; you might want to take a close look at each the 2008 Candidates for President, and see where they stand on health care,” said Morgan Moran, a Florida health insurance consultant.

Tancredo favors association health plans which band small businesses together to access lower cost insurance.  

Last night Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton spoke about her health care plan which, according to Moran, “gives the choice of health insurance plans to pick from and, Clinton said her insurance coverage plans will be affordable.” Clinton also said, if you like the health insurance plan you currently have, you can keep it, or switch to a less expensive plan.

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Miami, FL - The dentists as Smile South Florida Cosmetic Dentistry are known for their extreme makeovers of patients’ smiles.

Recently, the tables were turned as Smile South Florida’s main office in Broward County underwent an extreme makeover of its own.

One reason for the renovations was to update the dated peach and aqua “South Beach” look in the office. But Office Manager Marianne Taylor and her daughter Jessica Taylor, assistant office manager, also sought to create a “spa-like” atmosphere.

The mother and daughter team took on the role of interior decorators to create a calm, tranquil reception area that puts patients at ease the moment they enter.

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Orlando, FL — The board of directors of the Florida Chiropractic Association (FCA) has elevated the status of ACOM’s RAPID EMR clinical documentation and reporting solution to that of a “Recommended” solution within the FCA Membership Benefit Program, it was announced today by CEO Debra Brown and ACOM Vice President Gregory T. Church. RAPID EMR is the only http://www.acomemr.com/rapid-emr.html [chiropractic documentation and reporting solution to be included in the FCA Membership Benefit Program at this time and one of only eight products overall to be so designated by the association.

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