Latest research conducted by Headache Care Center in Springfield, Missouri has shown that injections of Botox (botulinum toxin) can help in preventing migraines in people suffering from migraine attacks frequently and have not benefited much from oral therapies for prevention. Patients treated with botox had fewer episodes of headache as compared to placebo-treated patients. Also, it fared better in the Headache Impact Test.

Two new rule changes in Canada approved by College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) will stop a General Practitioner from advertising as a cosmetic surgeon so that people may be able to undergo cosmetic surgery with a trained professional. The practice of family doctors performing liposuctions and breast enlargements without proper training has been increasing in Canada.

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According to a research conducted by a team led by Dr. Stilianos E Kountakis, a specific protein profile present in the blood of patients suffering from chronic sinusitis may enable physicians to objectively diagnose and treat the disease. The study published in the March/April issue of the American Journal of Rhinology used surface enhanced laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectroscopy to assess protein expression in the blood. The research depicted that chronic sinusitis patients had a profile that was missing in 38 healthy people.