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...year-old in a dark suit, is at the Hudson Hotel: he has just launched a new line of skin-care products developed by dermatologist to the stars Patricia Wexler. "This," says the soft-spoken Fiske, "represents another step in the transformation of Bath & Body Works from raspberry shower gel to a modern apothecary of beauty and well-being...
...wondering whether that sanitizing hand gel really does you any good, a new report in Pediatrics says yes. In a five-month study of 292 Boston-area families, those who regularly rubbed on the alcohol-based gels had a 59% reduced risk of gastrointestinal infections. So go ahead, slather away...
Compared with previous technologies, which suspended DNA fragments in gel and decoded them using electrophoresis, the new procedure attaches thousands of DNA fragments onto tiny one-micron beads. Four different-colored dyes bind at specific locations, depending on which of the four DNA bases is present, allowing scientists to scan the sample with an epifluorescence microscope to determine its base sequence...
...ready for big hair. On Dolce & Gabbana's fall runway, actress Chloë Sevigny pumped up the volume Brigitte Bardot--style. Mere mortals can achieve a similar look with new volumizing products like Charles Worthington's Big Hair Thick Quick Spray Gel ($5.99). "It's not about a beehive," says Worthington spokesman Tim Rogers...
...that running around in flip-flops and pounding in high heels can really wreak havoc on a girl's feet. Combat cracked heels with PediFix's new Heel-So-Smooth heel sleeves. Wear them around the house, and their special Visco-Gel will soften your soles. For extra cushioning on the run, Dr. Scholl's new For Her Open Shoe insoles are designed to slip into sandals without revealing themselves. And because nobody likes nail crud, there's DuWop's antifungal toe polish. --By Betsy Kroll