New Bandage Biodegrades When Wound Heals...
Since the beginning of medical practices, bandages have served a very useful purpose, but that doesn’t mean they are perfect. Aside from the fact that persistent wounds can still become infected if they aren’t replaced often enough, there countless tons of biohazardous waste being produced each...
The Ideal Amount Of Time For Sex...
Contrary to what you may think, the ideal amount of time for sex is surprisingly quick, according to a new survey by the Society for Sex Therapy and Research in the United States and Canada.
Researchers found that the optimum amount of time for sexual intercourse is three to 13 minutes — not counting...
Man Conscious For Entire 23 Year Coma...
A man who emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state says he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed.
Rom Houben, 46, was left in coma after being severely injured in a car accident back in 1983. Belgian doctors who treated him early on used the widely...
Medical Marijuana For Minors With ADHD...
In California, the state with the nation’s most permissive laws on medical marijuana, some children with attention deficit hyperacitivty disorder (ADHD) are being treated with marijuana – a fact that has sparked a heated debate over the move.
Although California says it has issued over 36,000...
Intel Reader Photographs Text For Voice ...
A new wave of e-readers is lurking on the horizon, and Intel are one of the first to ride it. After being tested on more than 400 visually-impaired and blind users, Intel’s ‘Reader for the Visually Impaired’ has surpassed it’s concept stages and is now on sale.
Using an Atom...
Australian Doctors Separate Conjoined Tw...
Hospital officials at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, say that twin Bangladeshi girls who were joined at the top of their heads and shared brain tissue have successfully been separated after 25 hours of delicate surgery.
Hospital chief, Leo Donnan, said that both girls are doing “very...
Illness Could Turn Young Girl To Stone...
A young English girl is battling a rare genetic condition that could turn her body into stone. Lillie Sutcliffe was just 23 months old when she was diagnosed with cystinosis.
Cystinosis is a rare genetic condition that causes the amino acid cystine to accumulate in cells forming crystals that build up....
Scientist Engineer Rabbit Penises...
Scientist have successfully grown fully functional penises in dismembered rabbits.
In the experiment, led by Anthony Atala, the team surgically removed the corpora cavernosas of 12 rabbit, then replaced them with new scaffolds, made of collagen. All of revitalized rabbits attempted to mate, 8 were able to...
Penis Spray To Treat PE...
An experimental spray containing lidocaine and prilocaine, can help reduce the symptoms of premature ejaculation five-fold.
Although the spray contains effective anesthetics, it does not deaden the feeling thanks to an ingredient that allows it to rapidly penetrate the skin.
Ira Sharlip, MD, clinical...
Key To Long Life In The Chromosomes...
Scientists have zeroed in what they say is a major contributing factor to long life. An inherited cellular repair mechanism that slows aging and helps prevent disease.
Telomeres are the very tips of our chromosomes. Often compared to the plastic tips of shoelaces which keep the lace from unraveling,...
