Showing posts with label Medical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medical. Show all posts

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Emo Hairstyle will give you amblyopia, or lazy eye disorder


Optometrists Association of Tasmania education director Andrew Hogan warned that amblyopia, the medical term for lazy eye, can result from obstructed vision caused by hair. "If a young emo chap has a fringe covering one eye all the time, that eye won't see a lot of detail," he said. "And if it happens from a young age, that eye can become amblyotic.

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

She can't kiss her fiance because she's allergic to water


A person with Aquagenic Urticaria is essentially allergic to water. After coming into contact with water - or blood, sweat and tears - the sufferer develops painful, itchy hives that spread over the affected area.

These can last anywhere between 10 minutes to an hour-and-a-half. Some sufferers have to lie down to let the pain subside.

Daily Mail

Friday, February 24, 2012

Incredible plastic surgeries to look like anime girls

We live in a world where plastic surgeries and beauty ‘enhancement’ procedures have become the norm rather than the exception. Even so, spending $136,000 on 10 procedures just to get a certain look seems pushing it way too far. But that’s exactly what Jacqueline Koh, a 29-year-old fashion designer fro Singapore has done to herself, in an attempt to look like a typical anime girl, with big sparkling eyes, a small chin and nose, a slim face, and larger breasts.

Oddity Central