Costa Rica: Where Medical Tourism Means Youth and a Luxury Vacation

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Imagine an escape to tropical beaches, lush rain forests and golden sun... to 1,000-thread count linens, gourmet cuisine and attentive service. Imagine an escape to beautiful, sunny Costa Rica. And now, thanks to legal and safe anti-aging HGH and hormone replacement therapy, you'll enjoy both the tropics and a new you.

The only thing that can make this vacation to paradise even more appealing is making it free and bundling it with the energy and vitality of youth and better overall health.

Dreams come true in Costa Rica. Medical tourists to this small, Central American nation enjoy not only cutting-edge technology and top-notch medical care (at 40-50% less than it would cost in the U.S.), but with the money they save, they can treat themselves to a luxurious getaway to one of the world's most spectacular tropical nations.

But, the question is, how do they comfortably enjoy a luxury vacation and save money when they've just had a hip or knee replacement, a face lift or are recovering from ten dental implants? The answer lies in a new, rapidly expanding sector anti-aging medicine, which has no treatment side effects and saves patients thousands of dollars by visiting Costa Rica, thereby enabling them to splash out on a free, luxury vacation.

What is Anti-Aging Medicine? Many people are already aware that Costa Rica is famous for traditional medical tourism plastic surgery, cosmetic dentistry, and otherwise high-cost procedures, like knee and hip replacements. But anti-aging medicine is beginning to take the Costa Rican medical tourism industry by storm.

And the Anti-Aging Institute of the Americas is leading the charge.

Now, Legal HGH and Hormone Replacement Offered in Costa Rica Founded by Dr. Leslie Mesen, a Costa Rican and U.S.-educated doctor, the Anti-Aging Institute offers a variety of treatments that not only turn back the clock visually, but actually restore the youth, energy and vitality enjoyed by the average twenty-something. Dr. Mesen explains, "Anti-aging is a new specialty that targets the wellbeing and overall health of middle-aged men and women. It's also an excellent option for seniors who really want to make their golden years shine. I always say that growing older is inevitable, but feeling old is a choice. At the Anti-Aging Institute, we empower our patients to choose youth. We walk them down the path to more active, more fulfilling lives, so they have the energy and stamina to enjoy the lifestyle they've worked hard to achieve.

At the Anti-Aging Institute, the premise is simple: as people age, their hormone levels plummet. Hormone replacement (testosterone for men, estrogen for women) and human growth hormone, or HGH, restores these levels to what they were during the peak of youth, reaping huge rewards for patients' mental vitality, energy, physique and overall health. And unlike in the United States, where the FDA has declared HGH illegal for off label use, such as for anti-aging purposes, HGH and hormone replacement therapy are completely legal in Costa Rica, which recognizes their positive effects and peoples' right to medically approved treatments.

At the Anti-Aging Institute, all patients are welcomed with personalized medical care, attentive staff, and state-of-the-art technology. The initial consultation at the Anti-Aging Institute begins with a full medical workup, followed by an interview with Dr. Mesen to develop a personalized treatment to restore every patient's hormone levels to optimal levels.

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Puhua International Hospitals, Beijing: New Anti-aging Study

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Puhua International Hospitals (PIHs)-Temple of Heaven (http://puhuahospital.com) (http://www.puhuachina.com) has been a leading international neuroscience and biotechnology center in Beijing, China, for the past 20 years. During that time, Puhua has built and maintained a dominant presence in Beijing in the areas of applied biotechnology, neurology, neurosurgery, medicine, cancer, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and surgery. PIH also has vigorous programs of Integrative Oncology and Diabetes.

Over the past decade Puhua International Hospitals-Temple of Heaven has made huge strides forward in applied cellular biotechnology (stem cell therapy, or SCT). Thus, in addition to its high level of diagnostic and therapeutic expertise, PIH has become a world leader in applied biotechnology, cellular science and applied stem cell technology.

It is in these areas of applied clinical research that remarkable progress is being made in the areas of: spinal cord repair; post-traumatic brain injury; cerebral palsy; Parkinsons disease; cerebral-vascular and cardio-vascular disease, and diabetes. By utilizing cellular/regenerative medicine and biotechnology at the time of surgical repair for spinal cord and brain injury, the neurosurgeons and clinical scientists at Puhua International are today redefining what is now possible in terms of recovery from neurological injury and disease.

Whereas traditional SCT utilizes donor cell-lines, newer technologies using autologous stem cells (meaning stem cell lines derived from the patients) are now also being successfully employed. Autologous cellular therapy is extremely safe and cost-effective for younger (under 40 years of age) patients with diagnoses such as: cerebral palsy, anoxic encephalopathy, autism, diabetes and many other conditions.

Puhua International Hospitals-Temple of Heaven, Beijing (http://puhuahospital.com) (http://www.puhuachina.com) is a Center of Excellence in neurology and neurosurgery as well as a leader on the frontier of applied cellular science and biotechnology.

James T. Quinlan, MD, is an American physician, trained at the University of Iowa, with a life-long interest and commitment to the subject of wellness, regenerative medicine and anti-aging. He is heading the initiative at Puhua International Hospitals (PIH)-Temple of Heaven to apply what has been learned in the past decade of applied stem cell science to the important and fascinating frontier of Anti-aging Medicine.

What is meant by old age? The concept of being old is quite relative. In fact, in a world of aging people, people who can now expect to live to 80, it becomes critically important to attempt to both better define the terms, and to lay out those elements that may be improved by current medical bio-technology. This imperative derives both from first principles: to attend to the health and happiness of the individual. However, since it is now possible to pre-empt many of the diseases of aging by cellular biotechnologies, it is time to re-examine and re-define what it means to age normally.

In other words, does the normal process of aging need to include the diseases of aging? Perhaps it does not, or at least not the way that it used to. Further, it is also necessary to look for ways to keep aging populations as healthy as possible. Not only is this the right thing to do, but we actually have no alternative. There is simply not enough carrying capacity (to use an environmental idiom) to sustain a planet over-populated by people who are sick and infirm from the diseases of aging.

So, what is aging, and what is meant by normal? What are the current options?

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Nashville Plastic Surgeon Opens Clinic for Anti-Aging Solutions

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NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwired - May 15, 2013) - Dr. Nicholas Sieveking, a board certified plastic surgeon in Nashville, is now treating both the inside and the outside. Although he has been achieving unparalleled surgical results over the past 12 years, Dr. Sieveking desired to do more for his patients; he wanted to make them "feel as good as they looked." That is why he says he opened the Clinic of Ageless Solutions. Now, with the addition of state-of-the-art hormone and nutrient testing and lifestyle evaluation, he can offer internal ageless solutions.

At Sieveking Plastic Surgery, Dr. Sieveking performs a wide range of procedures, including facelift, rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, tummy tuck, cosmetic laser therapy and more. Now, with the anti-aging medicine coupled with cosmetic surgery, the Clinic of Ageless Solutions is allowing Dr. Sieveking to see results never before realized.

The following are among treatments available at the new clinic:

Dr. Sieveking's cosmetic surgery patients tend to be great candidates for the anti-aging therapies, and he often encourages them to get the treatment as it can help prolong their surgical results. The therapies can be started post-surgery, but Dr. Sieveking recommends initiation beforehand for better short- and long-term results. He adds that even people who are not previous patients of his Nashville plastic surgery practice can benefit from the anti-aging therapies, as it can help slow the aging process and prevent diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and dementia.

As Dr. Sieveking continues to detect, treat and prevent age-related conditions at his clinic, more and more patients are experiencing relief from age-related conditions, such as heart disease, memory loss, and hypertension. Dr. Sieveking strongly asserts that board certified plastic surgeons are the best specialists to address the vast array of anti-aging therapies as they have a wealth of knowledge resulting from their comprehensive medical training. Overall, his goal at the Clinic of Ageless Solutions is to provide treatment from the inside out, restoring vitality and youth to his patients.

About Dr. Nicholas E. Sieveking

Dr. Nicholas Sieveking has successfully maintained his solo plastic surgery practice since the retirement of his previous partner Dr. Thomas Orcutt. He is a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. He first joined the Academy to learn about anti-aging therapies in order to start his own clinic. Before entering the plastic surgery profession, Dr. Sieveking trained in general surgery and plastic and reconstructive surgery at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Today, he strives to consistently provide patients with advanced and reliable results. Dr. Sieveking is available for interview upon request.

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World Travel Globe to Announce iPhone Sweepstakes Winner May 15

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World Travel Globe, a travel app made for the iPhone, will announce the winner of its sweepstakes on May 15. The company launched its first-ever sweepstakes in April, and contestants could apply by clicking on an Enter to Win prompt on the homepage. The winner, chosen at random, will receive an iPhone 5.

The mobile app, which is in development, is being launched this May. The app pulls up flight information and allows users to book flights on demand, and also lists available hotel rooms that can be booked online.

The app features a spin the globe icon, or Whats Hot feature for travelers looking to explore new experiences on a whim.

Remember when you were a kid, and you spun the globe to see where your next make-believe vacation would take you? said Marcus Crellin, CEO Founder of World Travel App. Thats why I created this app. I want travelers to spin the globe on my app and see what events and festivals they can actually visit. Its a childs game come true.

The Whats Hot feature pulls up a list of current events and major attractions that are happening at a selected locale. If a user spins the globe and lands on the Mexican Riviera, the feature would list ongoing carnivals, festivals, major sporting events, and more within that region. The design allows travelers to discover new places and adventures, whether they be for a planned trip or an impromptu one.

Additionally, the app pulls up information about the upcoming place of visit, including the country population, language, currency used, exchange rate, weather, time difference, and visa requirements. It also provides useful information like picture galleries, restaurant menus and hours, and metro and subway maps.

Im excited to announce the winner of the World Travel App contest, said Crellin. We've been getting a lot of support around the nation, and its time we said thank you to our followers.

About World Travel Globe World Travel Globe is an iPhone application that assists with the planning of trips. Spin the globe and hit anywhere in the world to discover new places and adventures for travel destinations, including ongoing events like festivals, major sporting events, carnivals, and more. World Travel Globe will pull up the necessary information from all over the web to help plan a trip from the convenience of a phone, supplying the user with related regional information, weather forecasts, currency and exchange rates, time differences, and visa requirements.

To see what World Travel Globe can do for you, visit http://www.worldtravelglobe.com.

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Houghton likes spirituality, passion of giving

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TAHLEQUAH Many people get their first taste of helping others through church membership, starting by visiting nursing homes as children, or as teens or adults helping with youth groups and on mission trips.

Larry Houghtons first experience as a volunteer was in the 1990s at Cookson United Methodist Church.

Besides church activities and being a steward with the church, we had a construction mission trip in 2000 that went to Juaurez, Mexico, to work two weeks building a medical clinic with the local Methodist organization, Houghton said. That is what really sparked my interests in the whole concept of giving back.

After that, he rarely went on a vacation just to go somewhere.

Its when you experience working in countries in the local towns with people less fortunate that you realize the true understanding of family and the simplicity of life at its most basic, Houghton said. The spirituality and passionate concept of giving is what makes me tick. Unfortunately, I didnt begin to understand this until early in my 30s, when I began to grow up but thats a whole other story.

A transplant from Colorado, Houghton has been blessed with a rewarding career in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections for 23 years, retiring in 2009. He grew up in Englewood, Colo., outside of Denver, with the beautiful Rocky Mountains and cold, clear streams, enjoying camping and fishing.

I met my wife, Susan, in 1979 and moved with two children to Sand Springs in 1982, where she could be closer to her aunt, he said.

On a road trip one weekend with the family, he fell in love with the Lake Tenkiller area, and especially the Cherokee Courthouse Square in downtown Tahlequah.

I think we all have similar court squares in our own home towns that remind us of the good old days. I never would have thought Oklahoma had such beautiful landscape and kind-hearted people, along with the Illinois River and Lake Tenkiller in Green Country, he said.

He moved from Sand Springs in 1985 to live near the lake.

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Space Station Astronauts Home

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May 14, 2013: Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), left, Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), center, and NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn sit in chairs outside the Soyuz Capsule just minutes after they landed in a remote area outside the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.NASA/AP

This image provided by NASA shows astronaut Chris Hadfield recording the first music video from space.AP

MOSCOW A Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely Tuesday on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, American Thomas Marshburn, and Russian Roman Romanenko landed as planned southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan at 8:31 a.m. local time Tuesday.

Live footage on NASA TV showed the Soyuz TMA-07M capsule slowly descending by parachute onto the sun-drenched steppes under clear skies. Russian search and rescue helicopters hovered over the landing site for a quick recovery effort.

Rescue teams moved quickly to help the crew in their bulky spacesuits exit through the narrow hatch of the capsule. They were then put into reclining chairs to start adjusting to Earth's gravity after 146 days in space.

The three astronauts smiled as they chatted with space agency officials and doctors who were checking their condition. Hadfield, who served as the space station's commander, gave a thumbs-up sign. They then made quick phone calls to family members and friends.

NASA spokesman Josh Byerly said by telephone from the landing site that the three returning astronauts were doing very well.

Hadfield, 53, an engineer and former test pilot from Milton, Ontario, was Canada's first professional astronaut to live aboard the space station and became the first Canadian in charge of a spacecraft. He relinquished command of the space station on Sunday.

"It's just been an extremely fulfilling and amazing experience end to end," Hadfield told Mission Control on Monday. "From this Canadian to all the rest of them, I offer an enormous debt of thanks." He was referring to all those in the Canadian Space Agency who helped make his flight possible.

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America's first space station Skylab turns 40

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Before the International Space Station and viral videos from space, there was Skylab -- America's first space station.

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Skylab launched into space by the unmanned Saturn V rocket on May 14, 1973 from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

The space station went unmanned for over a week until Commander Charles C. Conrad Jr., Paul J. Weitz and Joseph Kerwin arrived on May 25, 1973.

In the 1977 book "Skylab, Our First Space Station," author Leland F. Belew describes the highlights of Skylab's mission.

According to Belew, the first crew made repairs to the ship that occurred during take-off and conducted solar astronomy and Earth resources experiments, as well as medical studies and five student experiments. Two more teams of astronauts made missions to Skylab in July and November of 1973.

Researchers on Skylab performed nearly 300 experiments including studies of the Earth's crust, oceans and surfaces, comets, meteors, planets and stars.

Astronauts were able to study the sun like never before because they could observe X-ray and ultraviolet emissions that could not be examined from Earth. And for the first time, remote parts of the Earth could be accurately measured.

Skylab researchers were able to study physiological and psychological effects from prolonged periods of zero-gravity. A total of 16 biomedical experiments were conducted.

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Skylab Legacy: Space Station Astronauts Reflect on 40 Years of Life Off Earth

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Before the International Space Station existed, before U.S. astronauts shared space on Russia's space station Mir, America's first home in Earth orbit was Skylab.

The converted upper stage of a massive Saturn V moon rocket, Skylab was launched 40 years ago today (May 14). The orbital workshop gave NASA its first experience at establishing a long-duration human presence in space, laying the foundation for American astronauts to take up continuous residency almost three decades later on board the International Space Station (ISS).

On Monday (May 13), NASA commemorated four decades of "life off Earth" and the 40th anniversary of Skylab's launch during a roundtable discussion held at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The event featured Skylab and ISS astronauts, as well as agency managers who are helping to plan the United States' future outposts in space. [Skylab: The First U.S. Space Station (Photos)]

"When these guys went to the final frontier to stay for a long time, they did it as the first ones, the ones who were entering the unknown and to see what it was going to be like and set the stage for us," said astronaut Kevin Ford, who returned from space in March after commanding the International Space Station's Expedition 34. "It is a pleasure for me to be here on the 40th anniversary."

America's first space station

Three crews of three astronauts each launched to the Skylab space station between May and November 1973. Each mission set a record for the amount of time that crewmembers spent in space Skylab 1 for 28 days, Skylab 2 for 59 days and Skylab 3 for 84 days.

"It verified the fact that people could live, work [and] do productive things for long duration, and also took the first steps toward doing the science that we wanted to have aboard," said Owen Garriott, who served as the science pilot for Skylab's second crew.

That astronauts were even able to spend one day aboard Skylab was a testament to the value of having humans in space.

Excessive vibrations during the station's Saturn V liftoff resulted in a critical meteoroid shield being ripped off in flight, which in turn took out one of the orbital workshop's two power-providing solar arrays. Flight controllers moved Skylab's secondary solar panels to face the sun to provide as much electricity as possible, but because of the loss of the debris shield this caused the station's interior to heat up to over 125 degrees Fahrenheit (52 degrees Celsius).

The effort to "save Skylab" fell to its first crew, who had to quickly prepare for a series of unexpected spacewalks in the short time they had between the station's launch and their own. Despite the very tight schedule, the astronauts successfully deployed a parasol (later augmented by a solar shield) to lower the temperature inside the station and freed a snagged second solar array.

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Skylab's Grave: Remains of 1st American Space Station in Australia

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NASA will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the launch of Skylab, America's first space station, on Tuesday (May 14), but you might be surprised where this icon of U.S. human spaceflight ended up.

After hosting rotating astronaut crews from 1973-1974, theSkylab space stationeventually fell back to Earth in pieces that landed in Australia. Now, decades later, many of those pieces are on display at Australian museums, offering a fascinating glimpse into America's first stab at living in space.

From May 1973 to February 1974,Skylabsaw a trio of three-man crews take up residence aboard the outpost, before it was abandoned with the plan of possibly using the space shuttle (then under development) to reactivate the laboratory. But with no way to reboost Skylab to a higher orbit to keep it aloft, and delays in getting the shuttle off the ground , the space station re-entered the Earths atmosphere over the southern Indian Ocean in 1979, with pieces landing inland along the south coast of Western Australia. [See more photos of Skylab's remains in Australia]

The mostlyuncontrolled re-entrywas a media sensation at the time, with newspapers offering prizes for the first debris found and to persons impacted by falling pieces. NASA's attempt at sending Skylab into the Indian Ocean, out of harm's way, proved only somewhat successful, and the spacecraft entered several minutes earlier than predicted, slightly off course.

Several large chunks and dozens of smaller pieces of Skylab survived the fiery plunge through the atmosphere and impacted the ground in the Australian outback over a large swath centered around the community of Balladonia on the Nullarbor Plain. The largest pieces included the oxygen tanks designed to keep the crew alive during their stays.

Skylab on display

Visitors can almost missSkylab. Tucked away in a large display case in a small city museum, the remains of what fell from the sky on July 11, 1979, can be found in Esperance, a port town with less than 10,000 inhabitants located 450 miles from Perth, which is the only major city in the western half of the sparsely populated country. Esperance was directly under the path of Skylab's re-entry. [How NASA's Skylab Space Station Worked (Infographic)]

On the outside, the corrugated metal walls and roof of the museum have the appearance of four long warehouses. That's because the Esperance Municipal Museum, founded in 1976 on the site of a former railroad yard, is composed of converted train equipment sheds.

From the main road along the waterfront in Esperance, a small blue and yellow sign hung on the side of the building is all that denotes it as a "museum," and a larger hanging billboard makes note of the main attraction inside: "In 1979, a spaceship crashed over Esperance. We fined them $400 for littering." A stamp next to it reads, "PAID IN FULL."

It's true. The local government slapped NASA with a comical $400 bill for the cleanup, though the U.S. space agency never officially paid up. However, on the 30th anniversary of the crash in 2009, a radio host for Highway Radio in California and Nevada used his program to raise the funds and put a formal end to the complaint. The paycheck now hangs above the remains.

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40 Years Later, Skylab Space Station Inspires Possible Successor

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Four decades after the United States' first space station roared into orbit, a second version of the groundbreaking craft may be on the horizon.

NASA launched the Skylab space station40 years ago Tuesday (May 14), turning the modified third stage of a Saturn V moon rocket into Amerca's first off-Earth astronaut abode. Now, a team of researchers inspired by this recycling ethos has proposed transforming part of another rocket into "Skylab II," which could become the nation's first-ever manned outpost in deep space.

"This one is a big look backwards 40 years, in fact," said Brand Griffin, an engineer with Gray Research, Inc., who works with the Advanced Concepts Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.[Skylab: The First U.S. Space Station (Photos)]

From Saturn V to the SLS

The original Skylab supported three manned missions in 1973 and 1974, during which three-astronaut crews lived aboard the station for 28, 59 and 84 days, respectively. The 85-ton station continued orbiting Earth until 1979, when it re-entered the planet's atmosphere and famously rained debris down on a stretch of Western Australia.

Nobody was hurt, but the Australian town of Esperance charged NASA $400 for littering. The fine went unpaid until 2009, when California radio DJ Scott Barley took care of it after collecting donations from his listeners.

Like the first Skylab, the proposed Skylab II would be built from a piece of a giant NASA rocket in this case, the Space Launch System(SLS), which the agency is developing to blast astronauts toward asteroids, Mars and other destinations in deep space.

Skylab IIwould make use of the SLS' upper-stage hydrogen propellant tank, which Griffin said would provide an internal volume of 17,481 cubic feet (495 cubic m) roughly equivalent to a two-story house, and significantly more than the original Skylab's 12,713 cubic feet (360 cubic m).

Skylab II could accommodate a crew of four comfortably, and it could carry enough food and gear to last for several years at a time without the need of a resupply mission, Griffin said.

While outfitting the propellant tank as a space station would require some tinkering, its bones are solid and flight-ready, he added.

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