Treadmill Bike, Jogging and Cycling At The Same Time

Gizmag.com | 28 Mar 2010 | Available through Bicycle Forest, the Treadmill Bike is for people who love the feel of a treadmill beneath their feet but don’t want to be stuck inside pounding away when it’s a beautiful day outside. Bicycle Forest says the creation has the same fat-burning benefits of a conventional treadmill without the gym membership fees (although you do have to buy the bike).

The company says you go running through evergreen forests or strolling down country roads thanks to the rugged design and all terrain tires on the revolutionary Treadmill Bike. The bike’s hard-wearing belt provides grip “while protecting your feet from dirt and other contaminants commonly found on the earth's surface”. If that’s your attitude, don’t forget your helmet, knee pads, face mask, gloves, oxygen bottle, etc.

Lauren Brudenell, From Fat Girl Became More Like Starvation

Mirror.co.uk | 9 Feb 2011 | As a schoolgirl, Lauren Brudenell had always been bigger than her friends. At her heaviest she weighed 16st 7lbs and for years she cried herself to sleep after taunts from kids in her class.

When photos from her school prom appeared to squeals of delight from the other girls, Lauren just wanted to hide.

Narcolepsy: A Case of the Body Attacking Itself?

Sciencemag.org | 4 May 2009 | by Gisela Telis | The millions of people who suffer from narcolepsy might have their immune system to blame.

Researchers have tied the disabling sleep disorder to two immune system genes, suggesting that it's an autoimmune disease. The discovery may eventually lead to improved narcolepsy treatments.

After 33 Years Of Pain, A TOOTH Removed From His Ear

Dailymail.co.uk | 18 Oct 2010 | For more than 30 years Stephen Hirst was in constant pain and partially deaf because of excruciating earache.

But that is all in the past now after doctors found a TOOTH lodged in the former miner's ear.

How Elderly Survived From Swine Flu?

Dailymail.co.uk | 6 Des 2010 | For more than 30 years Stephen Hirst was in constant pain and partially deaf because of excruciating earache.

The mystery of why swine flu killed many victims in the prime of life has been solved.

Normally, the very old and young are most vulnerable to flu.

Avoid Nicotine! It's Bad For You!

Cosmosmagazine.com | Oct 2008 | by Becky McCall | Why nicotine is bad for you?
• Nicotine is not carcinogenic, but it is highly addictive; after inhalation of smoke, nicotine reaches the brain within 20 seconds and its effects are felt within a minute.

• Nicotine is five to ten times more potent than cocaine or morphine in producing behavioural and psychological effects associated with addiction, including feelings of pleasure, according to a report produced by the U.K.’s Royal College of Physicians in 2007.

Garlic, Why It Is So Valuable?

Cosmosmagazine.com | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 | Alternative medicine has long touted the benefits of garlic, from its antibacterial and antifungal properties, to its positive cardiovascular effects. Now physiologists have figured out why it is so valuable.

A new study reveals that the pungent clove boosts the body's own production of a compound which relaxes blood vessels, increases blood flow, and prevents blood clots and oxidative damage.

Scientists Found A Way To Turn Skin Into Blood

Cosmosmagazine.com | Monday, 8 November 2010 | by Kerry Sheridan | Stem cell researchers have found a way to turn a person's skin into blood, a process that could be used to treat cancer and other ailments, according to a recent Canadian study.

The method uses cells from a patch of a person's skin and transforms it into blood that is a genetic match, without using human embryonic stem cells, said the study in the journal Nature.

Something About Blood Transfusions

Cosmosmagazine.com | Tuesday, 9 October 2007 | Blood transfusions may do more harm than good for many patients because banked blood begins to lose a key gas almost immediately after it is donated, claim researchers.

Nitric oxide facilitates the transfer of oxygen from red blood cells to tissues, but it begins to be lost within three hours of being banked, according to two studies from the Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, USA.

Eating Chocolate Is Good For Your Heart

Cosmosmagazine.com | Friday, 17 November 2006 | A few squares of dark chocolate a day can almost halve the risk of heart attack death.
Chocolate may lower heart attack risk according to a new U.S. study which fulfills the dreams of chocaholics everywhere.

In a study of aspirin's effect on blood clotting in which abstinence from chocolate was required, a large proportion of participants broke the rules.

Brain Responsible For High Blood Pressure

Cosmosmagazine.com | Monday, 16 April 2007 | The brain, not the heart, may be responsible for high blood pressure, said British researchers yesterday. The find could give new clues to preventing and treating the disease.

Hypertension - which can lead to heart attacks, strokes and kidney damage, may be an inflammatory vascular disease of the brain rather than the heart - as previously thought.

Microbot, Supertiny Robot That Can Swim Human Arteries

Cosmosmagazine.com | Wednesday, 21 January 2009 | In 1966, the movie "Fantastic Voyage" recounted the tale of doctors who are miniaturised along with a submarine and injected into the body of a Soviet defector, sailing up his bloodstream to destroy a brain clot that imperils the VIP's life.

Brush Your Teeth Because It Will Save Your Life!

Cosmosmagazine.com | Thursday, 11 September 2008 | Here's an additional reason to brush your teeth: Poor dental hygiene boosts the risk of heart attacks and strokes, a pair of studies report this week.

Heart disease is the number one killer worldwide, claiming upward of 17 million lives every year, according to the World Health Organization. Smoking, obesity and high cholesterol are the most common culprits, but the new research shows that neglected gums can be added to the list.

Skinny Jeans Are Dangerous?

Millionlooks.com | 27 May 2009 | Though skinny jeans look great doctors say they can be dangerous for our health. According to some experts tight jeans might cause a nerve problem called meralgia paresthetica.

Together with high stilettos skinny jeans put great pressure on the femoral cutaneous nerve that runs through the thigh. As a result ladies often feel tingling and burning through the leg.

The affliction has already been named as “tingling thigh syndrome. A woman who developed the one said:
"It felt really strange – it felt like my leg had gone to sleep.”

However, the condition is not new and has largely appeared in construction workers, pregnant women and obese people; even young, fit women do suffer it sometimes.

Dr. John England of the American Academy of Neurology said:
"The nerve, in some people, is susceptible to compression. It is a pure sensory nerve – it doesn’t go to muscles or provide strength. Anything that is tight around there could potentially compress the nerve that goes there.”

Genetic Condition That Made Him A Superkid

Cbsnews.com | 2 April 2009 | A three-year-old Michigan boy is super-strong. He can move furniture, hold five-pound weights, and do sit-ups with ease.

But Liam Hoekstra, of Roosevelt Park, appears to have a rare genetic condition -- one that presents special challenges to him and his parents, Early Show Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton said Thursday.

Biggest Baby From North Sumatra, Indonesia

Nydailynews.com | Thursday, September 24th 2009 | A woman in Indonesia has given birth to a 19-pound baby boy, the heaviest birth ever recorded in the country, according to Agence France-Presse.

Indian Yogi Lives Without Any Food and Water for Over 70 Years

Pravda.ru | 13 May 2010 | Prahlad Jani, an 82 year Indian yogi is used to living with empty stomach. He claims that he receives his energy from space.
At first medics thought him to be a swindler, but when they examined him they were of a different opinion. The unique yogi was placed in a hospital for observation. The first results shocked scientists and now they are trying to find out if other people can be taught to live without food and water.

Prahlad Jani says he has been living without food and water for over 70 years. He said that when he was eight he was homeless and lived in a cave near a Hindu temple where he was allegedly visited by an Indian goddess. She felt sorry for the child and bestowed these wonderful capabilities on him. Since then all he needs to survive is a drop or two of magic nectar sent to him by a goddess every day. The nectar penetrates his body through a special channel on the roof of his mouth. Scientists have no comments about it.

MANDY SELLARS, A British Woman with Gigantic Legs

Hollywoodcelebgossips.com | September 20, 2008 | Russian woman Svetlana Pankrtova stunned the world for her longest legs of any woman recognized by Guinness World Records. British woman Mandy Sellars now also attracted the similar international attention for her own (gigantic) legs, but apparently the latter is not as lucky as the former.

Mandy Sellars (pictured here), 33, from Lancashire of England, may be suffering from an extremely rare disease called Proteus syndrome [wikipedia] that left two of her legs weighing 92-98kg out of total body weight about 130kg. What’s the worse, the abnormal legs never stops growing, and one day, they may have to be amputated.

Brooke Greenberg , The Ageless Girl

Lazypalace.com | May 17, 2010 | Brooke Greenberg (born January 8, 1993), is a 17 year old girl from Reisterstown, Maryland, who has remained physically and cognitively similar to a toddler, despite her increasing age. She is about 30 inches (76 cm) tall, weighs about 16 pounds (7.3 kg), and has an estimated mental age of 9 months to 1 year. Brooke’s doctors have termed her condition Syndrome X.

Brooke was born on January 8, 1993 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, one month prior to her due date, weighing just four pounds (1.8 kg). She was born with anterior hip dislocation, a condition which caused her legs to be swiveled upwards, awkwardly, toward her shoulders; this was corrected surgically. Otherwise, Brooke appeared to be a normal infant.

World's Largest Man Breasts

Abcnews.go.com | 16 August, 2010 | All of us remember the times when our grandmothers brewed coffee over the fire to get the perfect aroma and blended taste. Well, lately the scenario has changed because of a new invention that replaced conventional coffee making methods – the fully automatic coffee maker was born.

A doctor examines Guo Qingpo, 53, at a hospital in Dezhou, Shandong province, in China March 26, 2010. For 10 years, Guo had a condition known as gynecomastia. The condition led to the development of man breasts, colloquially referred to as "moobs," which surgeons eventually removed.