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Air Jordan Prosthetics makes you look like a cool dude

2008-10-06T08:11:48Z

Branded Prosthetics not only adds to the personality of the handicap but also boosts their confidence. This form of leg from Nike will help the physically challenged to acquaint themselves with the emotional, medical, lifestyle, and physical changes they would encounter. This customized prosthetic leg has specially been designed keeping the young, urban, male athlete in mind.]]> Source

Paro the robot to calm dementia patients

2008-10-06T08:06:56Z

Takanori Shibata of Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, brought his creation to America and exhibited at the Kennedy Center where Heather Whyte, director of Vinson Hall, instantly fell for this bot. And so Paro has become the new addition to the Vinson Hall's elderly retirement home. This cuddly cute Paro is a fur-covered robot and has become everybody's favorite as it is designed to snuggle, bat its eyelashes, waggle its tail and is simply adorable. Patients with severe memory loss are sometimes prone to psychiatric disturbances, including hallucinations and personality changes, and Paro might provide a way to calm them or at least shift their mood. Kathleen L. Martin head of Vinson Hall believes that this robot produces powerful emotional effect because it stimulates the senses on different levels and seems to communicate with people. It elicits feelings of compassion and pleasure that animals do. More over it is not threatening like living animals.]]> Source

Ab Solo allows you to do sit up and play basket ball at the same time

2008-10-03T12:10:58Z

Sometimes working out on our exercise machines can be such a boring task. To make it more interesting and playful a new exercising machine called Ab Solo has been introduced. It combines sit ups and basketball and tricks you into exercising. If you are working with Absolo, you are receiving more than just abdominal strength, cardio endurance and muscle coordination workout.]]> Source

ASA Products unveiled it’s three wheeled leisure bike “Triton” that claim to stimulate health benefits

2008-10-01T13:32:10Z

ASA Products introduced it’s three-wheeled leisure bike at the Interbike Expo at Las Vegas from Sptember 24th-26th. The Triston could be ridden by kids as well as adults. The selling points of the Triston cruiser are it’s unconventional steering mechanism and unique and innovative design. The Triston bike is fun to ride and easy to maintain, also promoting enhancement of hand-eye coordination and other health benefits like increased cardio-vascular health, leg and arm strength and increased co-ordination. It could also be a potentially effective substitute for gymming or cycling. ]]> Via - Gizmodiva

Japanese inventor creates Mother's Kiss; needle-free injection that is better than syringes

2008-10-01T12:59:55Z

Needles have been a source of aversion shared by one and all during childhood and in some cases in adulthood as well. It's not just the immense pain caused by injections that is bothering, but it's also the ugly scars left by these instruments of medication. But inventor Yoshoi Oyama thinks that he's come up with the perfect pain-free and needle free injection to soothe our repugnant patients. The device uses medicine filled tiny ampules that could be directly used to administer injections by breaking open the glass head.]]> Video Source

LemonAid Crutches to add some style to your boring crutches

2008-09-30T13:48:11Z

Crutches area generally used by patients who have injury below the waist. They hurt the arms, hands and certainly offend your style. So Laurie Johnson, who is the founder of LemonAid Crutches and also a victim of the crutches decided to do something with her 'ugly' crutches. She had them painted professionally, and covered the pads with designer fabrics and LemonAid Crutches was born. They are available in some beautiful, rich colors and gorgeous, expressive fabrics. The company also manufactures coordinated bags and pouches to go with the crutches. ]]> Source

Face shaping tools claim effective re-shaping

2008-09-30T11:52:11Z

Japanese being the perfectionists, always have a source for assembling more and reasons to amplify their customer base. Their obsession with miniature objects and miniature human frames has led to new developments in technology. The latest ones we got our hands on are two products that claim to reshape your face. Kogao Meiku Beruto (small face belt) helps you to get a slimmer cheek, strain skin or get rid of a double chin. According to the manufacturer, the face will become smaller or slimmer just by stringing the belt around the head when you're sleeping or relaxing.]]> Via - Gizmodiva

d30 fabric attempts to make bruises and wounds a thing of the past

2008-09-30T09:34:28Z

It seems with Richard Palmer's flexible rubber-like pads you can gain super hero like status...almost. Apparently, these pads instantly harden from a gel-like liquid into a protective shield upon impact. Richard agrees that protective gear makes people indulge in unnecessary risks, but not too many as d3o's lack of bulk creates a different psychological effect. "You don't feel like RoboCop; you feel like Spider Man," Palmer said. "You feel confident, but you don't feel invincible." But give this is a bunch of stupid or drunk teenagers and the line between confident and invincible will be instantly blurred. However, if monitored well and used wisely, this can be a sensation. This is obvious from the fact that d30 is making its way into professional sports and high-end gear that mountain bikers, skiers, snowboarders and stuntmen. Quicksilver has been quick to tap into this market and is already making a wool hat for skiers and snowboarders with D30 in it.]]> Gizmodiva

iTunes more accessible to blind consumers

2008-09-30T07:16:16Z

Apple has made an agreement with the Massachusetts attorney general's office and the National Federation of the Blind that it will make iTunes U--a portion of the iTunes Store dedicated to educational content provided by colleges and universities which will be fully accessible to the blind. The blind and visually impaired will be accessible to the Apple application and Web site for downloading and purchasing music by means of screen access software that converts on-screen information into Braille or speech. Further more Apple has also contribute $250,000 to the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind to help the agency buy assistive technology that can make the Internet and computer programs more approachable for the blind. Source

Go28Days keeps track of your fertility cycles

2008-09-26T08:10:54Z

Go28Days a freshly launch site helps you deal with your monthly fertility cycles. This site monitors your cycle days, temperature and other stuff and helps you keep track of your pregnancy details. It also keeps you updated as to the days you are most fertile. Go28Days lets you share your information with select friends. And very soon they mighth come up with a facebook application or a mobile version to for adding data and, presumably, making a last minute fertility check before you get into naughty stuff. Source

Revolutionary Songbird Flexifit Hearing aid for $79

2008-09-25T06:56:39Z

Conventional hearing aids can cost around $6,000 and also require professional office visits and fittings to be effective, however Songbird Hearing's flexfit for $79. This device is ideal for mild or moderate hearing problem and can be easily fitted without doctor's examination. It is available online or by phone. Unlike the customary hearing aids that need frequent battery replacement, Songbird's built-in battery is good for 400 hours of active use. Songbird Hearing aid will last for two to six months and can be discarded for a new one. Research indicates that people will use the aid for situational use, such as during business meetings, while watching television,at family gatherings, or participating in worship services. Source

Japanese company design airbag to prevent injury

2008-09-25T06:53:39Z

A Tokyo based company has designed an airbag that prevents elderly people from injuring themselves by falling over. This airbag is targeted for the aged folks suffering from epilepsy, who are susceptible to injury. The head of the firm, Mitsuya Uchida, claims that the device when strapped around the body inflates in 0.1 seconds, if it detects it is accelerating towards the ground. However this airbag cannot protect those who fall forward as it has one pocket behind the head and the other around the hips. The company feels that they have a huge market for their product as Japan has a large elderly population with nearly 30 million people over the age of 65. Source

Cosmetic vaginal surgery: A worrying trend

2008-09-25T06:07:15Z

Leading urogynaecologist, Professor Linda Cardozo of King's College Hospital, London has spoken out against the growing popularity of cosmetic vaginal surgery. She discussed certain issues at a medical meeting in Montreal, Canada and stated, "Women want to emulate the supermodel. It's part of a trend" A google search showing 45000 references to cosmetic vaginal surgery yet on medical databases such as PubMed or Medline. The more customary vaginal cosmetic procedure was reduction labioplasty (to make the labia smaller) requested by women either for aesthetic reasons or to alleviate physical discomfort.]]> The types of vaginal surgery conducted or requested by women besides Labioplasty are Vaginal Rejuvenation (to make the vagina tighter) or Hymenoplasty (to restore the hymen to make the women appear a virgin). Since most of the procedures are done in private sector, it's totally unregulated. Moreover, there is no assurance about the improvement of function after the surgery, nevertheless, the surgeons pledge on the improvement of appearance of their genitals.

Display your personality and blood group with the Blood bag cell phone strap

2008-09-25T05:57:16Z

The medical race gets trendy with a cellphone strap! The latest released in Japan is a blood bag cellphone strap that displays your blood type with an IV bag of blood. It might be a creepy for some, but it's not real blood, so that must ease you down a little bit. The Japanese product also has a Japanese history that goes behind it: They believe that your blood group says something about your personality. You can flaunt your blood type and your personality in style just for $6. Source

Stooped back? Have your back replaced!

2008-09-24T12:50:35Z

Biomedics have made considerable progress in the fields of Knee and Hip Implants. Now it's time to welcome a back implant as well. Folks suffering from Spinal Stenosis or the closing of the spinal canal caused by the deterioration of bone, joint and ligament structures have a new reason to rejoice as a new procedure has been contemplated that can restore the use of your full back. The procedure is being tested in the U.S and also in practice in other countries. It's called TFAS, the Total Facet Arthoplasty System created by Archus Orthopedics, a private company in Redmond, Washington. The patented spinal implant company replaces worn facets of the spine.]]> Source