DOUBLE CHIN FAT DISSOLVING DRUG BEING STUDIED!!!!

 

If you ask most people what is the worst thing about middle age you'd
probably hear the dreaded words double chin. And then of course, there
are the words, flabby arms, muffin tops, receding hairlines and decreased
libidos. Jeez, it's a wonder we can still function.

Well some braniacs are coming up with a cool way to dissolve the under
chin fat and I say hooray. Because if the chin is on the drawing board how
long could it be before the squishy bellies and chunky thighs get addressed.
For those of you who like the scientific data fresh off out of the lab I have
listed the article as it appeared on Med-page. For this rest of us it's a simple
Yahoo...Yowza. A middle aged miracle.


The white-noise-article for your enjoyment

An injectable drug that disrupts fat cell membranes effectively reduced fat deposits under the chin, called submental fat (SMF), in two phase III studies, one of its co-developers said.
Results of the two placebo-controlled studies indicated that the drug, called ATX-101, "led to significant improvements in clinician-reported measurements of SMF, supported by objective caliper measurements of SMF thickness," according to Bayer Healthcare, which is developing the drug along with California-based Kythera Biopharmaceuticals.
Patients also reported subjective impressions that their SMF -- commonly known as a double chin -- had been reduced with the drug, Bayer said.
The study results, involving a total of 723 patients in Europe, were presented at a medical conference in Paris. Kythera is currently performing another phase III trial in the U.S. and Canada, with top-line results expected later this year.
Currently, patients seeking to eliminate double chins usually turn to liposuction, which carries some risk of adverse effects.
ATX-101 is a proprietary, synthetic form of sodium deoxycholate, a human bile acid, which helps degrade dietary fat.
After injection, the agent acts locally to disrupt fat cells. Their contents are then flushed naturally from the area.
In the Bayer trials, the drug was administered at monthly doses of 1 or 2 mg/cm² for up to 4 months, with an additional 12 weeks of follow-up after the last dose.
Adverse effects were all injection-site reactions such as pain, swelling, bruising, induration, and numbness, according to Bayer. Quantitative results were not released publicly

SPLITTING HAIRS!!!!

It's a tale as old as time. When you hit forty should you chop off your hair and don a poodle cut or a Dorothy Hamil "do"? .....do you go for the inoffensive short classic Bob, or perhaps a neat bun or chignon? Ditch that I say. Take a look at what 66 looks like with long hair.  That's right, Jacqueline Smith, with gorgeous hair looking quite spectacular.

I don't know if she has hair extensions. Frankly I don't care. But I have to say, from my own experience, that long hair has it's pluses. I grew my hair long quite by accident last year. I was working hard on a reality show and I kept missing my monthly hair trims. So , before I knew it, it was shoulder length. And I love it. Perfect in a pony tail for the gym, and honestly it garners quite a bit of positive attention. At our age, you take what you can get.

Now if you're going to wear your hair long, grey roots are probably not going to cut it. I told my family if I go in a coma, please have Larry come once a month to color  my hair. If I actually knew how much grey I had, I would probably be headed straight back to la-la land.

So how do you feel about it. Long hair or short? Send me your pictures. I have a feeling there are some good looking boomchicks out their sporting a long "do".