Hits & Misses – 2009/9/30

British and French proposals would require disclaimers on ads where beauty is enhanced by photo retouching. But what about cosmetic surgery enhancement? And why stop with ads? What about ID tags at cocktail parties?

Healthy habits don’t mean lower medical bills. Vermonters are the nation’s healthiest people, but they have the ninth highest level of spending.

Private clinics and surgical centers are springing up in British Columbia. Technically, they’re illegal.

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  1. Vicki says:

    You want me to put what on my name tag?????

  2. Nancy says:

    I’m with Vicki.

  3. Devon Herrick says:

    I support transparency and full disclosure as an alternative to excessive consumer protection laws. But does that mean women wearing body-shaping girdles; and men wearing Elevator shoes should be required to wear a disclaimer tag? What would the tag say? “Man you are talking to is shorter than he appears?”