6 Fascinating Facts About Skin Tightening

It s a fact that our skin begins to lose its elasticity and firmness as we age. A few years ago, some researchers discovered an easy way to reverse this process. They found that applying pressure on the skin for five minutes each day produced collagen and elastin, which helped tighten the skin over time. The researchers and many dermatologists agree that skin tightening is a safe remedy for skin sagging. In Wildwood, FL, these specialists employ high technology in their operations. A expert will first discuss the Procedure with you.

The Procedure can Address Hyperpigmentation.

If you have had damage to your skin due to sun exposure, age spots, or acne scars, there is an easy way to remove these damaged cells. After the removal, new cells are formed that are healed a…

DEVELOPMENT: GDP Poor Gauge of Well-Being

David Cronin

BRUSSELS, Nov 22 2007 (IPS) – Conventional measures of economic success do not take sufficient account of the social and environmental challenges of the twenty-first century, according to senior European Union economists.
Speaking at a high-level conference here Monday titled Beyond GDP, Emeka Anyaoku, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature s (WWF) president and former foreign minister of Nigeria said, Economies are a means, not an end.

Governments and industry of today, never mind tomorrow, need to know how our ecological and social assets are performing, just as much as our economic ones, he stressed.

Since the 1930s, the main economic indicator used internationally to assess wealth is gross domestic product (GDP). It calculates the total final ma…

Young African Women More Vulnerable to HIV

Young women in Sub-Saharan Africa are more than twice as likely to become HIV positive as young men. Credit: Nastasya Tay/IPS

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 2 2016 (IPS) – When Lebogang Brenda Motsumi was 16  years old she fell pregnant, terrified about what her life would look like, she went to a backdoor clinic for an abortion.

The abortion failed, and she gave birth to a baby who later passed on.

Motsumi knew that she needed to be more careful so she went to a health clinic to get contraception and learn about prevention.

“Instead of supporting me the nurse interrogated me about why I was having sex, this discouraged me from ever goi…

Call to Action as Thousands Breathe New Life to the Cairo Promise at ICPD 25 Summit in Nairobi This Week

Gender equality and women empowerment at the heart of ICPD25. Credit: Joyce Chimbi / IPS

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 11 2019 (IPS) – Every day 830 women die while giving life. At least 33,000 girls are forced into child marriage with 11,000 girls undergoing female genital mutilation. These are some of the cruel realities young women face every day. However, there is renewed hope that delegates expected to attend the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Nairobi this week will re-energise and breathe new life to the Cairo Promise.

“The Summit is a call to action to accelerate progress towards the world we imagined in 1994,” Arthur Er…

Covid-19 And Migrant Workers: Planning the return and reintegration of forced returnees

Jul 9 2020 – During the pandemic, forced return of migrants has become a major issue of concern for intergovernmental bodies and the global civil society engaged in migration issues. The United Nations Network on Migration (UNNM) has urged states to suspend forced returns during the pandemic, in order to protect the health of migrants and communities, and uphold the human rights of all migrants, regardless of status . UNNM has called for a halt to arbitrary expulsions and reiterated that their protection needs must be individually assessed; and that the rule of law and due process must be observed . It reminded the states that these obligations under international law can never be put on hold and are vital to any successful approach to combatting Covid-19 for the benefit of all .
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At the UN, Climate Change & Security Must Be Tackled Together

People wade through water during floods in the Kurigram district of Bangladesh. Credit: UNICEF/G.M.B. Akash

NEW YORK, Jul 13 2021 (IPS) – Could the next wars be triggered by climate change?

Until recently, the question might have seemed like science fiction, but now it is very real. Ethiopia and Egypt are locked in an over the Nile, as a combination of dams and shifting weather patterns pose existential risks to both countries.

In the Sahel region, climate-driven changes in have contributed to a massive in conflicts, while oscillations in the size of Lake Chad are into the terrorist group Boko Haram.

From driving Caribbean fishing communities into or…