Ruth Winter
Ruth Winter, MS, The author of 37 popular health books, was past president of The American Society of Journalists and Authors and winner of many awards including: The American Medical Writers Award for Magazine Writing; The National Association of Science Writers Service Award and The American Society of Authors and Journalists Career Achievement Award for Non-Fiction. Ruth Winter is the former science editor of The Newark Star-Ledger, and syndicated for columnist the Los Angeles Time. She contributes often to the Internet. Her A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetics and A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives have just been published in their Seventh Editions by Crown/Three Rivers. She has also written three books with her neurosurgeon husband including the bestselling Brain Workout (St.Martins) .
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Out Damn Brown Spot
Various methods of lightening "liver spots", "old age spots" , freckles or melasma which mark the skins of the freckled young and aging Baby Boomers
May 6, 2010
- Ruth Winter
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New Anti-Aging Cosmetics on the Market
Hope springs eternal. The cosmetics companies keep producing anti-wrinkle potions promising consumers if they pay a pot of gold, they will re-capture their youthful skin.
Apr 1, 2010
- Ruth Winter
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Natural Cosmetics
The market for natural personal care products has persevered through the recession posting strong double-digit gains around the world.
Mar 18, 2010
- Ruth Winter
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Chocolate as a Medicine
Functional chocolate is big business. In 2002 it was worth $141.5 million; in 2009 $371.9 million and by 2012, $460.3 million, according to Euromonitor.
Mar 15, 2010
- Ruth Winter
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New Salt and Sugar Technology
Sugar and salt are favorite flavorings yet they may have unwanted side-effects such as obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
Feb 17, 2010
- Ruth Winter
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Scientists Are Reading Minds
Neuroscientists are using a variety of techniques to peer at a person's inner thoughts and emotions.
Jan 19, 2010
- Ruth Winter
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Get Rid of Unwanted Hair Safely
Hair can be a major cosmetic problem but all methods of hair removal have pros and cons. Some are expensive. Some hurt and some can cause skin problems.
Jan 11, 2010
- Ruth Winter
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Facing a Good Mood
Cosmetic companies' big promotion for 2010 is slated to try and convince consumers that make-up can induce a good mood, according to Mintel, the seer of the industry
Dec 20, 2009
- Ruth Winter
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Perfume Allergy----Sniff and Sneeze
The greatest artists in the cosmetic business are the creators of fragrances who sometimes mix more than 200 botanical and artificial ingredients together.
Dec 17, 2009
- Ruth Winter
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Anti-Aging Cosmetics From Surprising Sources
Cosmetic companies are seeking a variety of unusual anti-aging ingredients to lure wrinkle-obsessed consumers into buying new products to fight tell-tale lines.
Dec 11, 2009
- Ruth Winter
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