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Thermage and Fraxel just announced the “Best Friends Forever” contest on Facebook.  You and your BFF can submit a story and photo to win four available treatment packages worth $5,000.

Are you and your BFF local celebs?  Write your own version of True Hollywood Story, explain why the two of you are best friends, and enter it with a photo for a chance to win.  Four pairs of BFFs will walk away with complimentary VIP Fraxel and Thermage treatment packages.

Check it out here on the Fraxel Facebook page.

Scientists believe that Brooke Greenberg, a 17-year old girl whose cognitive and physical growth never moved beyond the state of a toddler, can give us insight about the aging process.

Although she has experienced many health problems, her body has changed very little over the years, an oddity that has piqued the interest of medical researchers at the University of South Florida.

Because her body is seemingly “frozen in time,” they believe that Brooke has some kind of gene mutation that could potentially be used for anti-aging purposes.  Research on her condition was presented last week at The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science.

Dr. Richard Walker, who is leading the research, says he hopes the team can “compare her genome to the normal version” so they can find and study certain genes that affect aging and possibly control them.

Today begins National Women’s Health Week, a time when we should “recommit to breaking existing barriers and improving the health of American women for generations to come.”

A proclamation by Barack Obama issued in this press release recommends several steps to help achieve these goals:

• Lead healthy lives and set an example for your children.
• Take advantage of preventive care with routine screenings and checkups.
• Practice simple everyday activities like using sunscreen, exercising regularly, and eating healthy.
• Emphasize the role of women in promoting the vitality of our children and communities.

The federal government also offers several online resources for promoting the goals of women’s health week, including the Whitehouse Council on Women and Girls, womenshealth.gov, and girlshealth.gov.