Archive for January, 2009

A woman in California gave  birth to 8 healthy babies, the world’s second live-born set of octuplets. Over 46 team members were in the scene helping to deliver the babies, and after only 5 minutes the octuplets were out crying. The mother gave birth to six boys and two girls weighing between 1.8 pounds and 3.4 pounds, doctors at Kaiser Permanante hospital told The Associated Press. “It’s [...]

A recent study showed that Astronauts who spend months in International Space Station are at risk of losing their bone strength faster than than previously thought, and have a higher risk of breaking their hips later in life. The study included 13 space station astronauts who spent months in Space. The study found that that their bone strength dipped by at least 14 percent on the average during their [...]

An 'immortal' jellyfish is swarming through the world's oceans, according to scientists. Photo: BARCROFT Human, animals, plants and everything grows would one day die right? Well, thats at least what we think. Meet Turritopsis Nutricula, the only immortal jellyfish on planet earth. Its only 5mm long and spreading around the world really fast because they don’t die. Dr Maria Miglietta [...]

A new study suggests that people who snore burn much more calories every day than those who don’t. I know that its annoying habit, but it turns out to be good for people who want to lose weight.

Since the major outbreak of Salmonella last November, the FDA along with many researchers and scientists working hard to figure out what caused the disease. Recently the FDA has issued a warning to all people not consume products that containing peanut butter or peanut paste because they might be the main reason and source of the disease. So far, at least over 475 people became sick in 43 states and [...]

I am talking here about the acupuncture treatment where people think that they feel much better after the treatment sessions. But the question is, does acupuncture really work? Or it’s all in your mind? Well,, to answer the question doctors and researchers from Germany conducted a study on over 6,736 patients who had headache and stress to find out whether acupuncture is an illusion or what’s called [...]

This top-of-the-line unmanned spyplane was designed for Nasa to be used beginning this June 2009 for research and exploration purposes. The plane is capable of staying in the sky for around 30 hours, it will sample greenhouse gases responsible for ozone depletion, and verify measurements by NASA’s Aura atmosphere research satellite. “It’s a whole new ballgame for us,” said project [...]

Victorinox has invented all in one Bluetooth, USB drive, penknife, blade, scissors and a file in one gadget. The Swiss army knife is designed to survive in the jungle, where you might need a small knife or a scissor. The Swiss army knife features a removable USB flash drive with 32GB memory, a laser pointer and fingerprint recognition. Victorinox says that its unique fingerprint security feature makes [...]