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Vertigo sufferers seek treatment on YouTube

Though YouTube shouldn't exactly be your most trusted source of medical advice, in at least one case, videos on the site can help people manage a common form of vertigo without having to see a doctor, according to researchers from the American Academy of Neurology.

However, as is the case with pretty much any aggregator on the Internet (think Wikipedia), one should proceed with a healthy dose of caution, because just over half the videos are accurate -- which means, of course, that the others aren't.

The researchers who reviewed YouTube videos of the Epley maneuver, which can … Read more

New drug-free device tackles post-op nausea

When I came to after getting my wisdom teeth removed in college, the nausea was actually worse than the pain in the back of my mouth. Every time my mother stepped on the gas on the ride home, I had to lean out the window, just in case.

Postoperative nausea is not only common (a 2002 study shows that 30 percent of all patients and 70 percent of high-risk patients experience post-op vomiting), it's often rated worse than postoperative pain.

Relief may have arrived via Reletex, a new prescription-only neuromodulation device worn on the wrist that is noninvasive and … Read more

The $20,000 diamond Shuffle

There's a simple yet invariable rule for retail products: Whenever a well-designed creation comes on the market, it will be followed by a horribly overdone version from a competitor who doesn't know when to stop. (Or sometimes from the same manufacturer as the original.)

Case in point: While we certainly don't approve of gilding as a rule, the recently featured 18k Shuffle actually caught our fancy. Then today, we almost reflexively poked an eye out upon viewing an unfortunate little guy that not only was made of gold but also "caked with loads of glittery diamonds,&… Read more