Senior State Dept. aide once called Obama a Kenyan, Pelosi a Nazi
A senior adviser at the State Department once said he thought then-President Barack Obama was a Kenyan and called House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi a Nazi whose Botox had worn off.
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Instagram influencer gets 4 years in prison for illegal cosmetic procedures
A German Instagram influencer has been sentenced to four years in prison for conducting illegal beauty treatments.
FDA recommends boxed warning for breast implants
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday released draft guidance recommending a "boxed warning" on labeling materials for breast implants. Boxed warnings, which alert health care providers and consumers to serious risks associated with a drug or device, are the strongest form of warning required by the FDA for labeling.
UK plastic surgeons to vote on banning Brazilian butt lifts
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) has said it will vote later Friday on whether the procedure popularly known as the Brazilian butt lift is safe enough to be performed in the UK.
Iranian Instagram star 'arrested for blasphemy'
An Iranian Instagram star famous for her radical appearance and cosmetic surgery has been arrested for blasphemy by the Tehran Prosecutor's Office, according to the country's semi-official Tasnim News agency.
Instagram to block body-shaming content
Instagram announced a new policy that will block, and sometimes remove, content promoting weight-loss or cosmetic procedures to younger teens.
Textured breast implants recalled over a link to cancer
Textured breast implants made by Allergan were recalled globally this week after the US Food and Drug Administration reported an increased number of cancer cases and deaths linked to the products.
Recall issued for textured breast implants tied to rare cancer
Allergan issued a worldwide recall of Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders that have been linked to a rare cancer. The move came after the US Food and Drug Administration requested the manufacturer voluntarily recall the products.
FDA allows sale of breast implant linked to cancer
Despite an outcry from women to ban a particular type of breast implant associated with a rare cancer, the sale of those implants will be allowed in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
Inside the $280 million facelift of Princess Grace's favorite hotel
It's taken $280 million and more than four years, but in March 2019 the famed Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, regarded as one of the world's most luxurious hotels, will debut its dramatic renovation in full.
