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When patients receive hip or knee prosthesis, they expect to be able to wear the medical devices for many years. However, failures occur relatively often, and this entails extra risks for elderly patients. Researchers in the US are currently working on a method of preventing that from happening. If chemical engineer... |
19 April 2012
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Biomedical scientists at the Brown University announce the development of a new implant that may reduce the risk of breast cancer relapse in women who've overcome the disease once. If this approach works, it would help prevent a large number of unnecessary deaths among women.Official statistics estimate that as ... |
24 March 2012
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announce the development of an implantable drug-delivery chip that can be controlled wirelessly from outside the body. This is the first time such a device is assembled for medical applications.
Thus far, the team has only conducted clinical trials asse... |
17 February 2012
10:56 GMT |
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Sheyla Hershey's massive breast implants nearly killed her in 2010 but she must be happy she had them put back in last year. The “model” was involved in a post-Super Bowl crash and they saved her life.
Hershey wasn't wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash, but she was lucky she had 38K... |
10 February 2012
15:41 GMT |
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Now here's something many of us may be interested in soon! Experts in the Netherlands have just implanted the first 3D-printed, artificial lower jaw on an 83-year-old woman. The implant is absolutely remarkable, and was built entirely by a machine.
The woman was suffering from progressive osteomyelitis, a dang... |
6 February 2012
11:10 GMT |
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She was once as popular and infamous as Jordan, but Jodie Marsh is now moving away from that image of herself. The glamor girl turned bodybuilder is now trying to warn other girls and women of the potential dangers of breast augmentation.Four years ago, Marsh went under the knife to get a more generous cleavage: she ... |
25 January 2012
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The emerging field of optogenetics is an area of science that deals with using light to control various aspects of neural functionality. Researchers at the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Kendall Research have just developed a new type of instrument that acts like a neural router.
The tool will help investigators de... |
23 January 2012
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Nicole Polizzi, or Snooki as fans of the MTV reality show “Jersey Shore” must know she likes to be called, is now a slimmer, healthier and more toned version of herself. As such, she's ready for the next upgrade. Having long said that she wanted breasts as large as those of her co-star JWoww (which a... |
5 January 2012
13:31 GMT |
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Dancing With the Stars dancing pro Lacey Schwimmer is no stranger to talk about her figure, but this is actually the first time she grabs headlines for claims she went up a few cups with plastic surgery.Us Weekly claims to have it from a close friend of Lacey's that she had a “hush-hush” intervention... |
2 December 2011
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Sheyla Hershey initially shot to fame for holding the world record for the largest breast implants. Later on, she grabbed headlines for having to remove them after a life-threatening infection. Now, she's almost back to what she deems “normal.”As we also informed you late last year, Hershey had to go... |
25 November 2011
15:41 GMT |
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This should settle it: Courtney Stodden is all natural, just like she's been saying ever since she broke into the spotlight. A new video from Dr. Drew's LifeChangers show has emerged online, offering whatever confirmation was needed. Teen Bride Stodden has generated a lot of press for her shapely figure,... |
8 November 2011
16:41 GMT |
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Just like many female stars out there, singer Kelly Rowland can thank a plastic surgeon for her looking this good. While she maintains her figure by working hard, she can now show off her cleavage because she got implants 4 years ago. Though she initially didn’t want to talk about getting a breast job, Kelly is... |
11 October 2011
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While Sharon Osbourne is happy that she finally got her breast implants out, one woman in Moscow, Russia, is definitely grateful she kept hers. Had it not been for her implant, she might have been killed when her husband stabbed her. Gather reports that the woman got the breast augmentation as a present from her husb... |
7 October 2011
17:01 GMT |
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Television personality Sharon Osbourne has always been very open about the plastic surgery she got to appear younger and boost her self-esteem, or, at the very least, about some of the procedures. She just announced that she had her implants removed. For a while, Sharon was absent on The Talk, even sparking some rumo... |
7 October 2011
16:01 GMT |
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These days, it’s safe to say that “teen bride” Courtney Stodden would do anything for attention. After repeatedly denying she had plastic surgery, the 17-year-old up and coming reality star is set to provide us with photographic evidence of it.Stodden, for those who are not familiar with the name, s... |
3 October 2011
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A new trend in plastic surgery is gaining in popularity: more and more (petite) women want a slim waistline but a perky, protruding backside just like Pippa Middleton, the maid of honor at the British royal wedding. Christina Valdez got just that.In a new video on Good Morning America on ABC (which you can also see b... |
29 September 2011
13:31 GMT |
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It’s only natural to take all steps necessary to protect that which we use and profit from the most. Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner’s former number 1 girlfriend and former Bunny, thought the same when she took out an insurance policy on her breasts.This is not just a rumor either: Holly herself has confirmed ... |
29 September 2011
12:27 GMT |
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She once said that she didn’t really like it how, when she was pregnant, she had larger breasts. Nicole Richie has had a change of heart – and got implants over the summer, a new report suggests. Us Weekly claims to have it on very good authority that the socialite and now mother of two had some work done... |
28 September 2011
13:51 GMT |
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Voted by various publications among the most beautiful women in showbiz today, it’s hard to think of Minka Kelly as someone who would be told they needed plastic surgery. Yet this is precisely what she heard from another woman when she was 19 and starting off in Hollywood. The gorgeous brunette, who is now prom... |
23 September 2011
15:41 GMT |
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Ever since Kate Middleton married her Prince a while ago, Kate’s sister, Pippa, has been getting a lot of media attention for her incredible figure. According to a plastic surgeon, the hottest thing in the US right now is to get a lift to make your backside like Pippa’s.At the royal wedding, all eyes were... |
2 August 2011
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She is Hollywood’s most infamous bride right now but, if anything, Courtney Stodden is out to prove at least some of the controversy around her is unfounded. She has a certified plastic surgeon check her out and confirm for the world what she’s been saying all along: she did not have plastic surgery.Stodd... |
23 July 2011
06:39 GMT |
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In one final bid to prove the world that every curve on her body is 100 percent real, Kim Kardashian has decided to X-ray her famous derriere to show that she doesn’t have implants. Footage of it is here. Ever since she broke into the spotlight as Paris Hilton’s best friend and sidekick, all eyes have bee... |
24 June 2011
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Ice-T’s wife Coco, a glamour model, reality star and, as of late, fashion designer, is known for her impressive backside – and so is rapper Nicki Minaj. In a recent interview, Coco makes a claim no other celebrity has made before, saying Nicki got implants to be this way. Coco sat down with gossip blogger... |
17 June 2011
15:01 GMT |
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For the millions of people around the world who walk around with medical implants in their bodies, every day is a victory. Still, wireless transmissions their devices produce leave them vulnerable to hijacking, or worse. Now, a team of experts is looking for a solution to this problem.Researchers at the Massachusetts... |
13 June 2011
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Sarah Burge’s goal in life is to look like Barbie, the blonde Mattel doll, which explains why, at 51, she hardly looks a day over 25. For her daughter’s seventh birthday, she came up with the most original (in the sense of “never heard of”) idea for a present: she gave Poppy a voucher for a br... |
9 June 2011
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Kim Kardashian is looking her usual fab self on the cover of the Australian issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. Speaking with the mag, the reality star denies once more she ever had plastic surgery, while dishing some tips for her enviable figure.The star has often denied getting any kind of work done save from that one ... |
8 June 2011
14:01 GMT |
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Ice-T’s wife, Coco, has always insisted that there’s nothing plastic about her insanely curvy body except her breasts, which she had enlarged through implants. A new series of photos would seem to prove otherwise. As we also informed you a while ago, Coco and Ice-T will soon be seen in their own E! realit... |
31 May 2011
12:14 GMT |
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Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez have been dating for many months and, so far, he seemed happy with her body, a sentiment millions of men around the world would probably echo. He’s now decided that she’d look better if she got breast implants, claims a new report. The latest print issue of InTouch Weekly (... |
28 May 2011
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A former businesswoman, wife and mother saw her life go down the drain when she went to have a facelift and the surgeon decided to “play God” on her body with an experimental procedure. She is now deformed – but, for what it’s worth, also £6 million richer. At the time Penny Johnson deci... |
24 May 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Christina Hendricks, star of the hit series “Mad Men” and a role model for all curvy women out there who believe Hollywood only promotes size 0 ladies, is fighting back at allegations that parts of her body – her breasts, in particular – may have been boosted with a little help from the plasti... |
24 May 2011
14:01 GMT |
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To speak the truth, Janice Dickinson has never made a secret of her love of plastic surgery but, even for her standards, she may have crossed the line, as photos from her recent public outing would seem to indicate. The 56-year-old former model and reality star, who also boasts of being the first international superm... |
16 May 2011
14:01 GMT |
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Chelsea Charms has 164XXX breasts after undergoing a now-illegal procedure that stimulates continuous growth. She was invited on ITV’s This Morning show, drawing thousands of complaints of how appropriate it was to have her on a show that children may be watching. To say that Charms is massive would be an under... |
13 May 2011
08:59 GMT |
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Beyonce is now in Paris with husband Jay Z, where she’s working on her brand new album, doing some photoshoots and taking some time off to enjoy the sights. She’s been losing weight – but none of it has gone from her curves, claims a new report.
The other day, Beyonce stepped out in a backless ou... |
26 April 2011
17:01 GMT |
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It’s no longer a secret that Christina Aguilera has gained some weight – and that she continues to pile on the pounds as she picks up her life after the divorce from Jordan Bratman. A recent public appearance of the star is again fueling talk of plastic surgery. She’s never owned up to getting work ... |
22 April 2011
14:51 GMT |
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She’s made headlines for anything from her show and the way she aims to help women find the beauty within, to her weight and speculation on whether she’s had breast implants. As far as that last part is concerned, Tyra says it’s all just rumors.
The talk show queen was on Piers Morgan on CNN the... |
9 April 2011
10:21 GMT |
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The other night, Tori Spelling made a comeback on the red carpet at an event for Oxygen, the network that hosts her reality show, looking very daring in a halterneck that showed off her ample and sunken cleavage. It’s been the talk of the town ever since. The reality star long denied reports of plastic surgery ... |
7 April 2011
08:33 GMT |
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One snake came to a tragic end after an incident that took place during a radio interview. Israeli actress and model Orit Fox was petting the snake for the cameras, when it bit her in the breast – and died later, as per reports. Fox, as the narrator in the video below says, is better known for her looks than an... |
15 March 2011
06:41 GMT |
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Sheyla Hershey who, until September last year, held the record of the world’s biggest breast implants, when she had to remove them because of an infection that threatened her life, is in a coma. Hershey overdosed on pills. The 31-year-old woman from Brazil was told last year that she had to agree to have her MM... |
16 February 2011
13:41 GMT |
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Though it may seem counter intuitively at first, not all heart attacks are felt as they occur. In fact, it is estimated that roughly 30 percent of all such attacks go unnoticed, and without symptoms. Researchers are now working on ways of using blood to determine when such a heart event occurred. Scientists at the Ma... |
14 February 2011
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Being on MTV’s “Teen Mom” reality show can be a launching pad just like any other reality show out there. Maci Bookout plans to use her experience to make a career – and she’s starting by working on her appearance. As we also noted a while back, though the goal of the show may be noble &... |
8 February 2011
14:51 GMT |
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Much has been speculated about the amount of plastic surgery Kim Kardashian has had or hasn’t had. If you ask her – which is precisely what Piers Morgan did the other night – she will tell you her breasts are real.
In recent weeks, rumors have been spreading online about how Kim may have had som... |
28 January 2011
10:54 GMT |
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23-year-old Carolin Berger, also known simply as Cora, a well known German adult star and contestant on the local version of Big Brother a while back, has died after a botched surgical intervention on her chest. The Daily Mail informs, citing reports in the local media, that Cora was put into an induced coma after sh... |
22 January 2011
07:17 GMT |
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It pays to be an MTV reality star. Farrah Abraham makes considerably less than co-star Amber Portwood for starring on “Teen Mom,” but still enough to afford a complete body overhaul, complete with breast implants. A couple of days ago, Abraham was pictured strolling on the beach in Florida, phone in hand,... |
11 January 2011
15:31 GMT |
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Since she’s preparing to be a bride, country singer and actress LeAnn Rimes may also be looking for slight improvement in certain parts of her body that she’s been insecure of until now – like, her breasts.
On a recent vacation to Mexico, Rimes showed off her incredibly toned body in a series of... |
6 January 2011
14:41 GMT |
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Pop star Christina Aguilera has never addressed in any way rumors about plastic surgery, neither to confirm nor deny them. On a recent press conference, photographers snapped what looks like an armpit scar, which could confirm she’s had implants put in. There’s no secret that, at one point, Christina&rsqu... |
8 December 2010
10:47 GMT |
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On the same show that has Heidi Montag saying she wishes her doctor would have informed her of the consequences of plastic surgery, a painfully deformed Pete Burns talks about his own surgical nightmare – and how he doesn’t really regret anything about what he’s done to his face.Pete Burns, for thos... |
27 November 2010
05:35 GMT |
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An international team of researchers announces promising results with a new electronic device, which they say can be implanted in patients suffering from retinal dystrophy, restoring at least partial sight. The results are very important, because they could potentially change the lives of over 15 million people, whic... |
3 November 2010
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An international collaboration of experts has recently developed a new type of miniature fuel cell that is capable of using biological fluids to generate electricity. The work could become very important in the near future, as experts create more advanced medical biosensors.The science team that produced the fuel cel... |
29 October 2010
09:18 GMT |
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US researchers announce the development of a new type of technology, that could in the near future be used to enable a host of biomedical applications, as well as glowing tattoos. The team developed light emitting diodes (LED) with a twist, literally. Scientists managed to obtain thin, flexible sheets of LED devices,... |
18 October 2010
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Rapper Nicki Minaj is not only a force to be reckoned with on the music scene, she’s also reaping praises for her enviably curvy backside – which is precisely what is getting her now in the headlines. According to a report on Make Me Heal, people who know Nicki from way back have noticed that it’s n... |
8 October 2010
14:21 GMT |
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