What You Need to Know Before Popping the Pill

In August of 1960, Enovid, the first contraceptive pill, was launched for sale in the USA. The mass-marketing of the drug was so successful that within one year of the product’s launch, over 1 million American women were using it. It was a revolutionary breakthrough in contraception. Pharmaceutical companies that made the drug promised to… Read More »

What You Need to Know About Soft Contact Lenses

Soft contact lenses are unquestionably the most commonly prescribed contact lens available. Made of soft, flexible plastic, it is estimated that about 87% of contact lens wearers in the U.S. wear soft lenses. Brief History In 1971, Bausch & Lomb introduced the first commercially available soft contact lens. For years, this conventional soft daily wear… Read More »

What You Need To Know About Smoking

Cigarette boxes always state: “Cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health” at the back of the boxes, or at the end of their commercial ads. But do people really heed these government warnings? Do people really understand what smoking does to them? In the United States, an approximate of 25.1 million men and 20.9 million… Read More »

What to Look for in an Anti-Aging Formula

There’s little doubt that our society puts a premium on looking young. But appearances aside, life expectancies are increasing, but it’s not enough to live longer lives – we want to live better lives. The good news is that it’s not a matter of quantity versus quality; indeed, there’s no reason why we can’t be… Read More »