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brazilian waxNew Jersey is drawing the line when it comes to bikini waxing. The state Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling is moving toward a ban on genital waxing after two women reported being injured in their quest for a smooth bikini line.Both women were hospitalized for infections following so-called “Brazilian” bikini waxes; one of the women has filed a lawsuit, according to Jeff Lamm, a spokesman for New Jersey’s Division of Consumer Affairs, which oversees the cosmetology board.

Technically, genital waxing has never been allowed—only the face, neck, abdomen, legs and arms are permitted—but because bare-it-all “Brazilians” weren’t specifically banned, state regulators haven’t enforced the law.

“The genital area is not part of the abdomen or legs as some might assume,” Lamm said.

waxOfficials with the National Cosmetology Association and National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology said they were unaware of another state that has banned genital waxing.

Regular bikini waxes would still be allowed.

Genital waxing can be dangerous in that the hot wax can irritate or tear delicate skin in the bikini area, resulting in infections, ingrown hairs and rashes, according to skin care experts.

Despite such risks, millions of American women—and some men—choose to have the hair down there ripped away, and a majority of salons in New Jersey offer the procedure for between $50 to $60.

The state Board of Cosmetology meets next on April 14 and will decide whether to move forward with banning the procedure, made popular in Brazil to accommodate skimpy thong bikinis.

The earliest the ban could take effect would be sometime in May, Lamm said, and salons that continue to perform it could be fined.

For salon owners, discontinuing the popular service could mean a substantial drop in business, especially as summer swimsuit season nears.

Spa owner Linda Orsuto, who owns 800 West Salon & Spa in Cherry Hill, estimates that most of 1,800 bikini waxes performed at her business last year were Brazilian-style.

“It’s huge,” she said, adding that her customers don’t think their bikini lines are anyone’s business but their own. “It’s just not right.”

She said many customers would likely travel across state lines to get it and some might even try to wax themselves.

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facebookConnect with people with the help of social networks like Facebook, Netlog or MySpace, can cause the formation of cancer, heart disease, a stroke and demention.

That is conclusion of doctor Aric Sigman which published results of his research in the Journal of British Institute of Biology.

He thinks that socializing with the help of electronic messages may cause deterioration of the immune system, hormones change and the functioning of the arteries and affect mental health.

Some hormones, such as oksitocin, which is good for our health, our body makes only in the physical company of people.

Also, some genes governing immune system to reduce stress, react much quicker when people talking about”eyes”in the eyes, says Sigman.

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babyProfessional British skater Jayne Soliman last week was born a healthy girl, two days after she experienced a stroke and died.

Jayne Soliman, British champion in figure skating, she had healthy and normal pregnancy, but the last week collapsed in her house, complaining to the strong headache.

A few hours after being admitted to hospital, doctors have declared brain death, writes Daily Mail.

But her heart was healthy, and doctors are  two days keeping alive through the appliance, and by the emperor cut saved her daughter.

This is not the only case that the dead mother bore a healthy child. Three years ago, American Susan Torres has experienced heavy stroke. While her brain is not worked, doctors were three months of keeping its vital functions. After the birth, were excluded from the appliance.

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americanHis wife, with whom he was married 46 years, died a long time ago, 1963 …

After years of life that are even touched three centuries, the oldest resident of the United States, died in California at the age of 112 and a half years, writes in a Monday newspaper Sacramento Bee.

George Rene Francis, was born in New Orleans 6th June 1896., died on Saturday of heart failure. His legacy has left four children, 19 grandsons and 30 great-granddaughter.

His wife, with whom he was married 46 years, died a long time ago, in 1963.

After Francis’s death, the oldest resident of the United States is Walter Breunig, who has 112 years and 98 days.

The oldest woman is 114-year-old Gertrude Baines from Los Angeles.

The oldest person in the world is 115-years Portugesse Maria de Jesus.

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fatDuring the study samples are processed to take more than one thousand people, in order to determine the smallest genetic changes …

Scientists have found seven new genetic variations that suggest that the human brain to a considerable extent, affect the problem of obesity.

Results of two international studies, published in the magazine “Nature Genetics, showed that the brain has a dominant role in the control of appetite and obesity can not be explained solely metabolic processes, transmits the BBC.

During the study samples are processed to take more than one thousand people, in order to determine the smallest genetic changes. Many of seven key alternatives for more weight are active in the brain.

This could mean that the impact of the brain to appetite and habits of nourishment greater than the influence of genetic variations that regulate the ability of the body to gathering or burning fat.

Doctor Alan Gatmaher, from the American Institute for human genome research, said that the investigations are a big step forward in understanding the ways in which the human body regulates its weight.

Professor Peter Vajsberg from the British heart Foundation believes that this can not be an explanation for the current spread of obesity, because these genes “were present for centuries, and the epidemic of obesity is relatively new phenomenon.”

Almost every fourth person in the UK have too much weight, and experts predict that this percentage will continue to grow dramatically.

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