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A Mount Sinai School of Medicine study has found that patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and body mass index (BMI) after undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery (arthroplasty). The study is the first of its type to correct for the annual increase in BMI typically found in North Americans between the ages of 29 to 73 years. The study was recently published in Orthopedics.

A total of 196 Mount Sinai patients who had knee or hip replacement from 2005 – 2007 to treat osteoarthritis were randomly selected for the study. Mean patient age at surgery was 67.56 years, with about 65 percent female and 35 percent male. Of this group, 19.9 percent demonstrated a clinically significant decrease in weight (defined as the loss of five percent or more of body weight) and BMI following knee or hip replacement. In addition, the mean weight of the group dropped from 79.59 kg (175.47 lbs) to 78.13 kg (172.24 lbs) after surgery.

Significant BMI decrease was found to be greater in knee replacement patients (21.5 percent) than hip replacement patients (16.9 percent). Patients who were obese prior to surgery, with BMI greater than 30, were the most likely to experience significant post-surgery weight reductions.

“Total joint arthroplasties are performed with the intent of relieving a patient’s pain and disability,” said the study’s lead author Michael Bronson, MD, Chief of Joint Replacement Surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. “Both total knee patients and total hip patients experienced a statistically significant and clinically significant corrected weight loss following surgery, which indicates a healthier overall lifestyle.”

The incidence of overweight and obese adults has been steadily increasing over the past five decades in the U.S. Lifestyle modification, consisting of changes in patterns of dietary intake, exercise, and other behaviors, is considered the cornerstone of overweight and obesity management. Overweight patients often argue that their osteoarthritis limits their mobility and ability to exercise. Thus, patients may feel frustrated that they are unable to lose weight, and are often hopeful that losing weight would be easier postoperatively.

These results suggest that patients have improved weight parameters when compared to North American adults. Dr. Bronson and his joint replacement team at Mount Sinai believe that additional studies of total knee and total hip arthroplasty postoperative patients, which also incorporate nutritional guidance and long-term fitness goals, may show even more encouraging results.

Source: The Mount Sinai Medical Center

With over 60 different products, including shampoos, facial moisturisers, lipbalms, sun protection and baby products, Essential Cares signature fusion of aromatherapy and herbal medicine has made them an award-winning company.

Their affordable products, suitable for the whole family are based on organic herbs, antioxidant-rich plant oils and other phytobotanicals that are both compatible with the most sensitive skin and offer excellent results.

Based in Suffolk, Essential Care is a family business founded by Margaret Weeds and her daughter Abi. When Margaret left school in the 1960s she approached Boots for a job as a trainee cosmetic chemist. She was told that there was no future in such a career and so pursued other things, including her passion for natural medicine. She trained in aromatherapy and herbal medicine, then motivated by the lack of products suitable for her own and her family’s sensitive & eczema-prone skin, Margaret began researching her own skincare formulations.

Shocked by the harsh chemicals and dead lifeless petroleum oils that formed the basis of most commercial preparations – and seemed to be accountable for a rising incidence of skin allergies, Margaret formulated products from scratch, using pure plant oils plus biodynamic herbs grown in her own garden. Her endeavours gathered pace, as clients and friends asked for remedies to treat various ailments, including a shampoo for scalp psoriasis. This led to the birth of Gentle Herb Shampoo which was the first ever organically certified shampoo in the world.

The Essential Care Ethos
To avoid artificial preservatives or fragrances, petrochemicals, sulphates or any other potentially unhealthy ingredients
To not use alcohol so as to avoid strong odours and potential drying of the skin
To use only the highest quality organic herbs and essential oils in therapeutic concentrations for optimum benefit
Plant oils must be organic to avoid pesticide contamination, and also virgin and cold-pressed, so that they have their full antioxidant vitamin-content intact to actively nourish the skin and protect it from premature ageing
To protect the vitality of our precious bioactive ingredients we use opaque white containers, rather than clear packaging which risks damage to the ingredients from light and oxidation.

Essential Care for the environment
An active commitment to the care of the environment which includes supporting organic farming methods, widely acknowledged to cause lower pollution from sprays, produce less carbon dioxide & dangerous wastes and benefit wildlife
Choose raw materials which are locally-sourced where possible, are from sustainable and renewable resources, and are either recycled or can be recycled safely. Almost all of our packaging is made in the UK in order to minimise air miles
All Essential Care products are suitable for vegetarians and many are suitable for vegans. In 2006, we won an RSPCA award for our commitment to animal welfare

Prices range from 4.50 to 19.95

Source:cosmeticnewsportal.com

Whilst our bodies are resting, our skin is working hard renewing and repairing itself – so it makes perfect sense to work with your skins needs during the night. Clearasil Ultra’s new Overnight range is the only range of products specifically formulated to work continuously through the night to reduce spot size and redness so you can wake up to visibly clearer skin.

Formulated with a new combination of active ingredients including salicylic acid and patented Aureamat plant ingredients, Clearasil Ultras NEW Overnight range, which includes a night wash, an all-over-face lotion and an overnight serum, is designed to penetrate deeply and work intensively to reduce breakouts, working in harmony with your skin as it fights spots.

Clearasil Ultras Night wash is the first product to bring an overnight reduction in pimples. The pearlised gel wash creates a rich creamy lather and gives a clean after feel for pillow ready skin, whilst the Active ingredients ensure this product is tough on spots, but kind and gentle to your skin.

Clearasil Ultras Overnight All-Over-Face lotion can be used as both a preventative product and a treatment for spots. In addition to the active ingredients that fight spots, the all-over-face lotion contains softening ingredients that prepare skin for overnight treatment, without leaving the skin greasy.

Clearasil Ultras Overnight Serum is a specialist treatment for spots that needs just one drop per spot to be applied. The serum comes as a cream gel treatment format and is non-oily and easily absorbed. Containing skin conditioning ingredients, the serum is a pampering and enjoyable to use treatment before bed and will reduce spot size and redness while you sleep- so you can wake up feeling confident and looking great.

For visibly clearer skin, simply use the Overnight range to prepare your skin before you sleep and then relax and let Clearasil do all the hard work for you. The Clearasil Ultra Overnight range is available in stores now.

Clearasils NEW Overnight range contains:
Clearasil Night Wash, 150 or 200 ml (5.28)
Clearasil all-over-face lotion, 40 ml (5.28)
Clearasil Overnight Serum, 15ml (6.99)

Other products from Clearasil include the Stayclear and Ultra range.

Source:cosmeticnewsportal.com

People are not just at risk of damaging their skin when sunbathing. The most common ways for peoples skin to become dehydrated are after sunbathing (40%), when gardening (37%), watching an event (27%) or working outdoors (25%).(1)

Exposure to the elements dehydrates skin, leaving skin dry and damaged. AfterSun/Sea/Sport offers a new approach to daily skin protection – physically stimulating the bodys natural healing system.

AfterSun/Sea/Sport is a water-based liquid gel designed for everyday use which provides a long lasting cooling and moisturising effect, specially designed to soothe and repair skin exposed to the sun and the wind.

The treatment, which is supported by clinical research, rehydrates skin through osmotic action, drawing water to the surface from within – restoring the natural defence barrier, reducing the chances of premature aging and decreasing the risk of peeling from sun exposure.

Beauty and skin care expert, Ariane Poole said: Being outdoors is great for our well being but means our skin is exposed to the elements and it doesnt take long before the effects of the sun and the wind take their toll on our skin. People should treat their skin from the impact of the elements on a daily basis by using a hydrating treatment like AfterSun/Sea/Sport to soothe and repair the skin conventional products that simply moisturise are simply not enough.

AfterSun/Sea/Sport, priced at 5.99 for 150ml, is an odourless, non sticky active hydrogel that is rapidly absorbed and acts quickly on the skin.

The range also includes AfterBURN Sunburn Rescue Gel priced at 9.99 for 75g, which is a product for skin damaged by overexposure to the sun. Both products are available from Boots and pharmacies nationwide.

Source:cosmeticnewsportal.com