Tag Archives: Disease

Did This Doctor Just Cure Blindness?

Did This Doctor Just Cure Blindness?

If you are reading this, it obviously doesn’t apply to you (because I don’t cater to those unsanitary touchy bastards), but it’s still nice to know this is out there.

A New York neuroscientist can restore sight to blind mice — a breakthrough that gives hope to millions of people without sight. Dr. Sheila Nirenberg’s groundbreaking technique has enabled mice to see well enough to track squirrels and even distinguish a baby’s face.

[Photos] Woman Starts Growing Finger Nails Instead of Hair

[Photos] Woman Grows Finger Nails Instead of Hair

Biological mutations are quite a mystery, one day we go from hairy to hairless and with a few chemicals some are now spiky.

In September 2009 she was prescribed steroids after suffering an asthma attack and within hours the law student was ‘itching’ all over her body.

Soon black bumps covered her legs and doctors treated her for everything from eczema to Staphylococcal infection to no avail.

Does Oral Sex Cure Morning Sickness?

Does Oral Sex Cure Morning Sickness?

Homeopathic remedies not working enough for you? Well if you’ve got a nearby male or sperm bank you are in luck.

Gordon Gallup, a psychologist at SUNY-Albany has a theory that pregnant women who are continually exposed to the father’s semen are less like to suffer from AM nausea.

[Photos] Are You Ready For Spray-On-Skin?

We have spray butter, spray rubber and now… spray on skin?

The treatment consists of skin cells suspended in blood clotting proteins which is sprayed on the wound.

In a study of 228 patients with venous leg ulcers, it accelerated healing and improved the chances of wound closure.

Wonder What The ‘Black Plague’ Looked Like? Take A Look

This man’s rare case of the bubonic plague shows why there’s good reason why it deemed the black plague.

The welder’s once-strong hands have been withered by the cell-killing infection and darkened to the color of charcoal. Doctors are waiting to see if they can save a portion of his fingers, but the outlook is grim for the man who needs them for his livelihood.