plus 2, Docs have new treatment for pregnancy mask - 14 WFIE

Docs have new treatment for pregnancy mask - 14 WFIE
Dannii Minogue to sue newspaper for false pregnancy report - The Gaea Times
Keyshia Cole Confirms Pregnancy, Addresses Family Conflict - MTV

Docs have new treatment for pregnancy mask - 14 WFIE

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 06:18 AM PST

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(NBC) - You might not notice it if you passed her on the street, but Maria Roques has melasma.

And it bothers her every time she looks in the mirror.

"This one over here is starting to get a little darker," Maria Roques said.

Melasma is hormonal disorder causing dark patches in the skin and most often, it's seen in pregnant women.

"My first child, my first pregnancy it started to appear, but again, when you're pregnant all this stuff starts to happen," Roques said.

It's a common problem, affecting 45 million people worldwide, but because it's most noticeable in women with darker skin, it carries a confidence crushing stigma in Latin and African American cultures.

"Since my mother and my sister have it, I thought it was normal and I thought it would go away," Roques said.

Until recently doctors say there wasn't a very effective treatment for the condition but fractionated laser resurfacing is changing all that.

Microscopic laser columns penetrate the dermis of your skin creating tiny wounds.

Those wounds stimulate the collagen and elastin production healing the spots from the inside out.

"It's probably the best treatment currently available for the treatment of melasma. Someone like Maria will have a significant improvement and will drop from a four down to a one or even a zero," Dr. Bill Johnson, an esthetics specialist, said.

Because melasma is a chronic condition, the treatment is not a cure.

"She very likely though will require some maintenance treatments over time," Dr. Johnson said.

But it will help Maria get her pre-baby face back once again.

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Dannii Minogue to sue newspaper for false pregnancy report - The Gaea Times

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 01:19 AM PST

Dannii Minogue once had HIV test to prove journalist wrong

November 4th, 2009 LONDON - Dannii Minogue has disclosed that she once went through an HIV test only to prevent a newspaper from running a story claiming she had the virus.he X Factor judge made the revelation on 'Dannii Minogue Uncut: iers Morgan's Life Stories' - an additional show to the ITV1 programme broadcast at the weekend. She revealed that a journalist once delivered her flowers with the message 'We have tried to contact you to speak to you with no luck, and if you don't speak to us, we have it on good authority that you're HIV positive and we're running the headline.' "I drove down to my doctor's office, sat there, put my arm out and said, 'I need this test done immediately,' and all I could do was have this piece of paper slapped on their desk to say, 'No I'm not HIV positive, there is no story' - and it quickly and quietly went away," the Mirror quoted Dannii as saying on the programme.

Cheryl Cole forks out #700 for Dannii Minogue's b'day heels

October 27th, 2009 LONDON - Cheryl Cole spent a cool 700 pounds to buy Christian Louboutins for her fellow X Factor judge Dannii Minogue on her 38th birthday. Cole act also put aside gossip that the two celebs aren't aren't pals, reports the Sun.

Dannii Minogue, Cheryl Cole still not friends

October 13th, 2009 LONDON - The 'X Factor' judges Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole are still not pals despite working together on the hit ITV show for over a year now. "I don't have her phone number," the Mirror quoted Dannii as saying about Cole.

Kylie Minogue doubles with Dannii for X Factor finals

September 27th, 2009 LONDON - Kylie Minogue has teamed up with little sister Dannii for the X Factor. The sisters had a great time as they auditioned Dannii's six acts at the luxurious Atlantis Palm hotel in Dubai to select the lucky three for the final.

Dannii Minogue invites Robert Pattinson to X-Factor

September 2nd, 2009 LONDON - X-Factor judge Dannii Minogue has invited sexy vampire Robert Pattinson onto the show. Pattinson is said to be a huge fan of the show, and after hearing this, Minogue offered him an access-all-areas pass to the first round of the live auditions.

Dannii Minogue asks Robbie Williams to shape up for X Factor

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Aussie singer Dannii Minogue has asked Robbie Williams to get in shape before he sings on 'The X Factor'. Minogue, who's a judge on the show, insists she's a big fan of 'Take That' band member but is looking a bit too tubby to be at his best.

Dannii Minogue asks Robbie Williams to get in shape

August 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Australian singer Dannii Minogue, a judge on the reality show "X Factor", has asked singer Robbie Williams to reduce his weight before he sings on the show. Dannii, who is a massive fan of the Take That pop singer, reckons he is looking a bit too tubby to be at his best.

Dannii Minogue gives up botox

August 11th, 2009 LONDON - X Factor judge Dannii Minogue will not be using Botox anymore, for she prefers facial expression on the show now.he "What Do You Love Now?" singer had been using Botox for some time and was famous for her pumped-up face. The Sun quoted Dannii as confessing to Grazia magazine: "While I have been open about doing it before - I'm not doing it now." She mistakenly revealed that she saw that people called her "plastic" and "all Botox".

Dannii Minogue 'signs up with big Hollywood agency to crack US'

July 17th, 2009 LONDON - Aussie singer Dannii Minogue has decided to expand her career options in America by reportedly signing up to the biggest celebrity agency in Hollywood. Minogue, 37, who is not content with her presenting jobs on X Factor and Australia's Got Talent, wants to revive her acting career too, and has been signed up to the William Morris Endeavour agency by super-agent Ari Emanuel.

Minogue presents robot vacuum cleaner to Cole as peace offering

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - Aussie singer Dannii Minogue is said to have made a peace offering to 'The X Factor' co-judge Cheryl Cole by presenting her with a state-of-the-art robot vacuum cleaner. Minogue, 37, gave Cole the 300 pounds Roomba Vacuum Robot at her 26th birthday bash in London's Vanilla private club.

Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue presented friendly fronts at b'day bash

July 4th, 2009 LONDON - Even though fellow 'The X Factor' judges Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue are said to be rivals, friends were surprised when the two appeared amicable at Cole's birthday bash. But Cole, who turned 26 on June 30, has been revealed to harbour insecurities about how her relationship with 37-year-old Minogue will fare over the coming weeks.

Dannii Minogue finally heads to UK to seal X Factor deal

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Aussie singer Dannii Minogue has finally agreed to continue as a co-judge on the X Factor show, and flown to UK to seal the deal. Minogue, 37, had refused to commit to the new series, and her friends claimed that she was stalling because she was unhappy about the way she was treated last year.

X Factor Veteran Dannii Minogue may quit, Surprised?

May 25th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Dannii Minogue has left 'The X Factor' bosses baffled by declaring that she might quit the show. Dannii Minogue, who has judged the show for a pretty long time, revealed that she might leave the show because she is keen to be with her rubly player beau Kris Smith.

Dannii Minogue to return as X Factor judge

May 9th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Dannii Minogue is set to return as an 'X Factor' judge, if reports are to be believed. Though Dannii left the show after she allegedly had feud with fellow judges Cheryl Cole and former judge Sharon Stone, she will be donning the judge's cap again because the show's boss Simon Cowell has failed to find an apt replacement.

Has Dannii Minogue decided to quit 'X Factor' over feuds?

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - It looks like Aussie singer Dannii Minogue has decided to quit as a co-judge on the 'X Factor' show. Minogue, 37, who feels unsure after the feuds with Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, has not signed her contract for the third series, even though first round auditions started two weeks ago.

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Keyshia Cole Confirms Pregnancy, Addresses Family Conflict - MTV

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 02:22 PM PST

Keyshia Cole has caused quite a stir on blogs in the past few months by keeping mum while pictures of her sporting a growing baby bump appeared online.

The singer, however, confirmed on Friday (January 8) both her pregnancy by Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Daniel Gibson and her upcoming marriage to him in a statement that also included searing remarks about her relationship with her estranged family.

Cole's mother, Frankie Lons, a popular reality-TV star on BET, recently told Atlanta radio station V100 that her daughter was already married and did so to avoid having her child be born out of wedlock. In her statement, the singer announced she no longer is in communication with her mother. Cole appeared with Frankie and her sister Neffe in the series "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is," which was a candid account of the Oakland, California, native reconnecting with the matriarch of her family.

"To all my friends and fans, it's time that I clear the air," Cole explained. "It's not a secret that I haven't been in contact with my mother Frankie, and my sisters Neffe and Elite and I never wanted to air out our differences to the public. While I won't go into detail here I find it necessary to let you guys know I decided to stop communication with them because I was at a point in my life where I needed serenity and peace to move forward. Please know I love my family very much but it was time to let it go. You guys are a witness to a lot of what was happening from watching on air and online. Now that I am becoming a mom my passion for having a loving and peaceful home for my child is my #1 priority."

Cole didn't directly address her mother's interview in the statement, but she did identify "constant false reports" that are interfering with her life, which includes her attempting to balance planning a wedding, preparing for the birth of her child, and finishing a forthcoming album. Cole characterized the stress as being unhealthy and emphatically said there are "only a few people that can official confirm or deny anything that's happening in my life." That list was limited to herself, Gibson and the singer's publicist, along with fellow singer and close friend Monica — she concluded her statement by saying, "My girl Monica never lies."

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