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Handycooler Personal Air Conditioner

by Chris Weiss

Who hasn't wanted to take their air conditioner everywhere they go when the hot, relentless sun is beating down? Traditionally, that hasn't been possible, but this Handycooler goes anywhere you want to take it.

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Ewww. Barfing Toothpaste Caps...

by John P. Barker

Spread Heads inject a little humor into the routine of everyday dental care - and may help coax your kids into having a little fun while brushing their teeth.

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Augmented Reality Provides Terminator Eyesight!

by Ron Callari

Augmented Eyesight for Augmented Reality

Before Schwarzenegger became the governor of California, he was known to don a Terminator costume every now and then and assume super robotic powers in a few movies of the same name. What if humans today could virtually see what Arnold's fictional character saw?

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Be On The Alert For Highly Contagious H3N8 Dog Flu Virus

by Lady Bee

Tissue box suddenly empty? It just could be that your dog has been blowing her nose in those tissues and stashing them somewhere. After all, she doesn't want you to alter her lifestyle just because she has the dog flu...

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Garmin Edge 500 Cycling Computer Is Friendly On The Wallet

by Chris Weiss

Garmin's new Edge 500 is the latest addition to its cycling line. The GPS computer offers a host of performance tracking while bringing an entry level price tag.

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Niche Health Business: Nutritional Service By Text And Photo

by Beth Hodgson

A few years ago Sprint launched a special nutrition service that is unfortunately no longer in operation that helps keep perpetual dieters always on task. Since this business is no longer in operation, it opens up a niche industry void that could use filling.

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Hi-tech Electric Wheelchair of the Future Promises Greater Mobility

by Steve Levenstein

Wheelchairs are about to make a great leap forward in form and function. The four-wheeled Rodem electric wheelchair prototype not only looks stylish and sporty, it's designed to make mobility much easier for the disabled and the elderly.

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If High-Fructose Corn Syrup Kills Honeybees, What Does It Do To You?

by Toby

Watch your soda intake... and your juice intake.... Don't drink bottled iced tea or lemonade or eat candy bars or packaged frozen dinners.... They're full of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which scientists have postulated is responsible for the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder that has killed off one-third of the honeybee population in the U.S. See why this study affects you!

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Castro Mosquito Vaporizer Zaps Capitalist Bloodsuckers, Mosquitoes

by Steve Levenstein

Despite its awesome name, the Castro Mosquito Vaporizer is neither made in Cuba nor does it vaporize mosquitoes. Instead, it sits nicely on a table while quietly compelling flying bloodsuckers to vamos.

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Top Ten Drug Companies in Social Media

by Ron Callari

What is the "social share of voice" amongst pharmaceutical companies online? While some drug companies have been reluctant to embrace social media for fear of running afoul of FDA regulations that govern the advertising and promotion of prescription drugs, others are embracing social networks to help brand and position their companies in a positive light with consumers and practitioners. Here are the TOP TEN Pharma companies that are presently useing social media to reach out to larger audiences.

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Microneedle Patch: A Pain Free Drug Delivery Technology

by Boomer Babe

Can you even imagine getting a shot of medication directly into your eye? For many with macular degeneration and other eye disease, that's exactly what they go through. Hypodermic needles in their eyes. Oooouuuuch!

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Jesus Body Diet Pills: For Those Who Praise The Lard

by Steve Levenstein

He dieted for our sins and what did He get? A body you don't run a cross every day. Now you can have one too, thanks to Jesus Body diet pills!

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Recovery Sling Provides Double Duty On Your Broken Bones

by Chris Weiss

Why throw your sling away when it's time to work yourself back into pre-broken-limb shape? One sling, two functions.

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Non-Steroidal Pain Medicine For Dogs Available Soon

by Lady Bee

Pain, allegies, infections, surgeries, skin problems... you name it. Practially every canine problem is treated with a steriod or synthetic steroid drug. Steroids work fast, but they cause side effects, many that are permanent and can seriously impair your dog's quality of life.

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Duofertility: Fertility Patch Allows You To Monitor Basal Body Temperature

by Fashion Finds

Traditional methods of monitoring basal body temperatures for couples who are trying to get pregnant are either invasive or kept under a strict schedule, which isn't always convenient and can result in missing out on the most fertile times to try for pregnancy. A new wearable gadget helps women receive accurate readings whenever and wherever.

Fruit4Thought: Fruit Delivery Service For Toronto Office Workers

by Beth Hodgson

The need for convenient healthy snacks, often delivered to homes or offices, has bred a large number of businesses because let's face it, people like things better when they're easy! Well, there's a new one on its radar, and this one hits close to home for me, coming to your from Toronto, Canada.

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Great News For Chocolate Lovers: New Study Tells All!

by Toby

You've heard that chocolate looses it's flavonols, or antioxidants, when cooked. I've reported that myself. But a new study says that's not necessarily true.... and here's why....

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Take A Hit From Your Own Personal Oxygen Bar

by Must Love Gadgets

Go ahead. Take a hit. There's nothing illegal about oxygen. After all, it's still in the air we breathe... I think...

Is Facebook Lite The Latest Biggest Loser?

by Ron Callari

Fast on the heels of acquiring FriendFeed, Facebook is about to roll-out Facebook Lite. As a quasi-Twitter platform, one can only wonder if it comes with half the calories but allows for more characters per morsel? If Twitter is your micro-blogging maincourse du jour, what could Facebook possibly be offering to alter your diet?

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Bee Toxin Launched In Nanobees Kills Tumors In Mice

by Boomer Babe

In a fascinating attempt to thwart cancerous tumors growing in mice, biology and physiology researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis created nanobees to carry bee toxin directly to the tumors.