The Curious Case of a Woman Who Laughs Uncontrollably When She Sees Other People Being Tickled
It’s perfectly normal for someone to laugh uncontrollably when tickled, although some of us are more ticklish than others, but researchers at the University of California, San Diego, recently reported the unusual case of a woman who would burst into laughter when seeing other people being tickled. Referred to only as TC, the woman was […]
Getting Blood Tests at Dinner Parties Could Be the Next Big Trend Among Health Freaks
Having your blood tested, getting a nutritional breakdown of every piece of food you out in your mouth and talking about high cholesterol and vitamin deficiencies sound more like a hospital visit than an enjoyable dinner party, but they are at the core of a new trend among health freaks – health optimization parties. Keeping […]
Woman Turns to Unlicensed Friend for Cheap Filler Injections, It doesn’t Go Well
Elizaveta Tkachenko, a 30-year-old woman from Russia, wound up in the emergency room earlier this month, after getting unknown substances injected into her face by an unlicensed aesthetician. Tkachenko, a resident of Stavropol, had decided that she wanted to enhance certain facial features with the help of cosmetic filler injections, only instead of going to […]
Woman Requires Surgery After Napping with Her Head on Her Arm Every Day
Ever felt so tired at work that you needed to rest your head on your arm for a little while? We’ve all done it at some point, but doing it every day for long periods of time can apparently have negative consequences, as one woman in China recently learned. Surnamed Zhang, 28-year-old office worker from […]
Canadian Naturopath Claims She Cured Aggressive Child with Remedy Made from Rabid Dog Saliva
A naturopath in Victoria, British Columbia, is facing massive criticism online, after boasting that she treated a four-year-old boy’s aggression and behavioral problems with a remedy made from rabid dog saliva. Dr. Anke Zimmermann recently wrote about this “interesting” case on her website. Apparently, when she first 4-year-old Jonah, he had trouble sleeping, partly because […]
30-Year Vegetarian Diet Leaves Woman with Spinal Neuron Damage
A 50-year-old woman in Wuhan, China, was recently diagnosed with severe spinal neuron damage caused by a lack of vitamin B12. The woman had been on a strict vegetarian diet for over thirty years, and did not take any B12 supplements. The woman, surnamed Chen, reportedly turned to a vegetarian diet in her 20s, in […]
Man Left with Excruciating Headaches After Eating Carolina Reaper in Pepper-Eating Competition
Doctors in New York recently reported the case of a 34-year-old man who wound up in the hospital with severe headaches and neck pain after trying to eat a Carolina Reaper during a hot pepper eating competition. The unnamed man reportedly started dry heaving immediately after sampling a Carolina Reaper pepper. It’s unclear whether he […]
Woman Has Been Living in an Aseptic Glass Cage for 13 Years, Unable to Even Touch Her Loved Ones
53-year-old Juana Munoz, from Cadiz, Spain, has been living in a custom glass cage for the last 13 years. It is her prison, but also the very thing that keeps her protected from all the things that would otherwise kill her. After being diagnosed with four life-threatening conditions – multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue […]
Indian Girl Has Ants Pulled From Her Eyes Every Day And No One Knows How They Get There
An 11-year-old girl from Belthangady, India, recently made news headlines for having around 60 dead ants pulled from her eyes. As for how the insects got there, some doctors suggest they entered her body through the ears. Last week, the girl, known only as Ashwini, started complaining of severe pain in her eyes. She told her […]
Woman Suffers Liver Damage From Dyeing Her Hair Every Month for 10 Years
A middle-aged woman from Harbin, China, was recently diagnosed with chemical cirrhosis that seemed to have been caused by her long-time habit of dyeing her hair every month. Referred to only as Mrs. Chen by Chinese media, the 50-something woman allegedly started spotting white hairs on her scalp when she was in her 30s. There […]
Australian Teen Left Quadriplegic After Swallowing Garden Snail as a Dare
Sam Ballard, an aspiring rugby player from Sydney, Australia, never imagined that a silly thing like swallowing a garden snail at a party would end up ruining his life and leave him quadriplegic. Sam’s life took a devastating turn in 2010. He was at a friend’s party drinking red wine, when someone brought out a […]
Scientists Develop Eye-Drops That Could Repair Eye Damage, Make Glasses Unnecessary
Scientists at Bar-Ilan University’s Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, in Tel Aviv, Israel, claim to have created some truly revolutionary eye-drops that can heal damaged corneas and improve vision. Described as “a new concept for correcting refractory problems”, the nanodrops developed by ophthalmologist Dr. David Smadja and a team of scientists from Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Bar-Ilan […]
Arizona Woman Goes to Bed with Bad Headaches, Wakes Up Speaking in Different Accents
45-year-old Michelle Myers, from Phoenix, Arizona, suffers from Foreign Accent Syndrome, a very rare condition that causes her to speak in various foreign accents – British, Australian, Irish – despite having never traveled outside of the United States. Myers was diagnosed with the unusual condition in 2015, when, after going to bed with a pounding headache, […]
German Schools Use Sand-Filled Vests to Calm Down Hyperactive Children
200 schools in Germany have begun asking hyperactive children, typically those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), to wear heavy sand-filled vests to calm them down and keep them in their seats during classes. The controversial vests, which weigh between 1.2 and six kilograms (2.7 – 13Ib), have sparked misgivings among parents and psychiatrists. There […]
Man Ruptures His Throat by Stifling Strong Sneeze
In a report released on Tuesday, the journal BMJ Case Reports detailed the bizarre and somewhat frightening case of a 34-year-old British man who ruptured his throat by suppressing a particularly powerful sneeze. The man, described as “previously fit and well” attempted to politely contain his sneeze by “pinching the nose and holding his mouth […]