Archive for the 'Bizarre but True' Category

Chinese Ants: the New Pain-Killers and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

China has been the birth place of acupuncture, acupressure and other traditional Chinese medicines like the Chinese herbs. Now China has also found a remedy for diseases like arthritis, hepatitis, bacterial infections and others and it is none other than the very humble Chinese ants.
The Chinese experts claim to have found that the […]

The Human Nose can now Sniff Out Danger

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

A new research has showed that human noses have evolved to sniff out the smell of real danger! They found that emotion plays a huge part when it comes to differentiating between similar smells.
Scientists found that volunteers who were previously unable to differentiate between two similar scents, learnt to tell them apart when given […]

British Surgeon successfully uses Borshe Cordless Drill to remove Brain Tumor

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

One of Britain’s leading brain surgeons has used a Bosch backyard drill to successfully remove a brain tumor from a fully conscious patient. Sounds like a scene from one of those psycho horror movies doesn’t it! Before, you think that with the success of this surgery, just about anyone and everyone may be able […]

130-year old Ascetic Patient puzzles AIIMS Doctors

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

While scientists try to find out the secret of longevity and elixirs of life, an aged ascetic man seems to have already found it. Sant Swami Ramanand, a man who claims to be 130-years old has been admitted in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for surgery. Doctors here are puzzled, but […]

Viagra keeps Two-year old British Boy Alive

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

If you thought that anti-potency drugs are only meant for withering old men, then you better read on. A two-year old boy in Britain has been dependent on the drug Viagra, not for the above mentioned reason but for another.
Oliver Sherwood takes Viagra four times a day to control pulmonary hypertension (PH), which is […]

Harry Potter just as addictive as Cigarettes, Drugs finds Study

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Harry Potter is the young wizard character conceptualized by JK Rowling in her innumerable books for the youth. So captivating has the wizard’s magical life been that a new study says that Harry Potter fans find it harder to give up these books compared to addictive substances. Potter fans have even been found to suffer […]

Peptide in Scorpion Venom can treat Cystic Fibrosis

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Last year, US scientists found out that scorpions’ venom could help to treat a number of types of cancer. Now, researchers from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Emory University and the University of Calgary have found that a peptide in scorpion venom known as GaTxl could help to control cystic fibrosis.
Cystis fibrosis is caused […]

Choking Game-related Deaths on the rise among Youth

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

In a shocking revelation by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it has come to be known that around 82 youth have died from playing the “Choking game” since 1995.
In case you are unaware, this weird and highly dangerous ‘game’ involves self-strangulation or strangulation by another to achieve a brief euphoric state […]

Could Robots be the Sex Partners of the Future?

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

One of the most common complaints of married people seem to be that their partner does not want to indulge in a bit of skin-to-skin action at the same time they want it. The term “Not tonight, honey,” may soon be passé for an expert in gender studies and artificial intelligence has predicted that getting […]

Tattoos could be Life-saving DNA Vaccine of the Future

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Tattoos have played a huge part in human culture for thousands of years and now they have become a form of expression these days, with almost every second person sporting at least one. Now, this form of art could soon become the vaccine of tomorrow, improving your health, rather than just your image!
German […]