FDA warns about fat-melting injections Alternative to liposuction not proven safe or effective The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on fat-melting injections used in spas across the U.S., saying the drugs have not been proven safe or effective. Lipodissolve injections, a popular nonsurgical alternative to liposuction, are used to dissolve small fat deposits […]
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Study: States can’t afford death penalty
At 678, California has the nation’s largest death row population, yet the state has not executed anyone in four years. But it spends more than $130 million a year on its capital punishment system — housing and prosecuting inmates and coping with an appellate system that has kept some convicted killers waiting for an execution date since the late 1970s.
Vitamin cafes: Japan’s latest health injection
In trendy neighborhoods of Tokyo customers are lining up for vitamin injections that promise to improve health and beauty.
Commentary: How Obama can fix the economy
President-elect Barack Obama has been holding his economic cards close to his vest.
Execution problems prompt one-week reprieve for Ohio inmate
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MTV awards: A tribute to Jackson; West disrupts Swift’s speech
Michael Jackson, whose music dominated MTV at the height of his career, was the star of the 2009 MTV Music Video Awards — months after his death. However, the show featured more than accolades for Jackson.