Collagen Corneas To Restore Sight To Mil...
Scientist have grown artificial corneal in the lab and successfully implanted them into the eyes of patients suffering from damaged cornea.
The operation could offer a solution to millions of partially sighted people who must wait, or simply cannot get live-tissue replacement cornea from a human donor.
The...
FDA Approve New 5 Mornings After Pill...
Ella Gets FDA Approval The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new ‘morning-after’ pill that can prevent unwanted pregnancies for up to five days after sexual intercourse.
The new contraceptive pill, known as ella, is effective for almost double the length of time after sex compared to Plan B,...
Pea Grows In Mans Lung...
In an extremely rare case, a New York doctor has found a pea growing inside the lung of a 75 year old man.
Svenden, from Massachusetts, was ill for months and thought he may have cancer. However, after meeting with pulmonologist Len Horovitz, X-rays revealed that a small pea plant had begun to grown inside...
3 Amputee Veterans Climb Kilimanjaro...
Three US amputee veterans with only one good leg between them have conquered Mt. Kilimanjaro to show the world that disability need not lead to inactivity.
The war veterans of Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, reached the 19,330ft (5,891m) summit of Africa’s highest peak in just six days. Constantly having...
Doctors Grow Boys Leg By 31cm...
A British boy who was born with one short leg will walk to school for the first time after surgeons successfully grew his limb by 31cm.
Micheal With Mother Ginette And Brother Jevan Michael McKenzie, 12, would have lost his leg if his family had decided to take surgeons advice. Instead McKenzie’s mother...
Do Toning Shoes Really Work...
Controversy has arisen over the newest fad in the athletic shoe industry – toning shoes. Companies such as Reebok, MBT and Skechers, who manufacture toning shoes claim that the bulky, unstable soles force people to improve muscle tone and build strength naturally while they walk.
As one Skechers...
Woman Wants To Be Fattest Person Alive...
A New Jersey woman is on a mission to become the fattest person alive. Donna Simpson, 42, currently weighs 600 lbs but says she wants to add another 400 within a couple of years.
To complete her goal, Simpson is eating as much as 12,000 calories a day and trying to move as little as possible. But eating...
Woman Pregnant With 2 Babies Due On Diff...
In an extremely rare case that is thought to have only affected 100 people throughout documented history, a Utah woman is pregnant with two babies that are not twins and are due on two different dates.
Angie Cromar, 34, has a rare medical condition known as didelphys – meaning she has two uteruses. The...
REX Bionic Leg Exoskeleton...
REX Bionic Exoskeleton A new exoskeleton known as the REX (the robotic exoskeleton) promises to help the paraplegic walk again. The REX – developed by Rex Bionics – allows manual wheelchair users to self-transfer themselves into the REX in an upright position, and then control their ‘walking’...
Scientists Uncover Genes Linked To Hair ...
A new genetic finding may have pinpointed the cause of alopecia areata, and could lead to effective new drugs to cure hair loss.
In one of the first ever studies to uncover the genes linked to alopecia areata, scientists have identified eight genes they say are directly associated with the skin disease that...
