| Are sex changes necessary expenses?
Let me just throw this out here and get some of your ideas on this. I was reading on the AP today how a Massachusetts woman, formerly a man, is suing the IRS over its denial to offer a tax deduction for her sex-change operation. The IRS ruled that the procedure was cosmetic and not a medical necessity. The woman is claiming that the sex-change operation should be viewed the same as an appendectomy, heart bypass or other necessary medical procedure (for the full story, visit www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289526,00.html). According to the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, an estimated 1,600 to 2,000 people a year undergo a sex-change. Gender-identity disorder is a recognized mental disorder that is most often treated with hormones and surgery, costs that supporters say are legitimate medical deductions.
6th Accord Taskforce Meeting On Civic Awareness And Demand Reduction Starts Today
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam through its Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) will be hosting the two-day 6th Accord Taskforce Meeting on Civic Awareness and Demand Reduction, which the NCB Director Dato Paduka Hj Abd Majid Mangarshah is scheduled to officially open today at the Rizqun International Hotel in Gadong. Accord, which stands for the Asean China Cooperative Operation in Response to Dangerous Drugs, rests on four pillars: Civic Awareness: proactively advocating civic awareness on the dangers of drugs as well as social response. Building consensus and sharing the best practices on demand reduction. Strengthening rules and laws by enhanced network control measures and improved enforcement cooperation as well as legislative review. Eliminating the supply of illicit drugs by boosting alternative development programmes and community participation in the eradication of illicit crops.
Doctors warn against lipo-dissolve, but fans say it works
Beauty sometimes demands toughness, as many women discover, but Suzanne Thomas had never imagined she would agree to have 72 injections of a fat-burning chemical cocktail in her neck and chin. Yet that is the treatment called lipo-dissolve that the 35-year-old teacher underwent — twice — several months ago to eradicate jowls and a double chin. Thomas said the discomfort was worth it because "I absolutely love my results." The procedures, which cost a total of $1,000, were performed at MedSculpt, a six-month-old center in Rockville, Md., that specializes in the controversial fat-loss technique. Marketed as a safer and less invasive alternative to liposuction, proponents say lipo-dissolve is useful for treating small "problem areas" such as love handles, bra fat and a softening jaw line.
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