The Zerona laser is the first non-invasive body contouring procedure to effectively remove excess fat. The low-level laser works by causing stored fat to be released from fat cells. Treatment involves an average of six sessions over a two week period. Patients lie on a table for 40 minutes (20 minutes front and 20 minutes back), while the laser does its job. The average result has been 3 to 9 inches lost from waists, hips and thighs with the six sessions.

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Last week the OBJ Patch listed in our products directory received a few hundred hits temporarily making it the most popular product in the directory. It has since been overtaken again by the 'Biotooth'. Product popularity in the directory is measured by number of hits.

The OBJ patch is able to deliver vaccines through the skin by the use of a disposable electronic patch. Anyone who has had to take toddlers to the doctors for vaccinations would appreciate the advantage of this. The OBJ home page even has a picture of a child with a smiley face patch on their arm. Although not available yet, it is close to commercialization with a few large companies including 3M testing it out.

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A hospital in Spain has carried out the world's first full face transplant. The Barcelona facility said it took a 30-member medical team 24 hours to perform the procedure on the man who had been in an accident five years ago. Apparently he was a farmer who accidentally shot himself and wished to remain anonymous.

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The Pure Power Mouth Guard (PPM) has been around for a year or two, but it seems now professional athletes are taking it up. The Saints football team in America have been using it with surprising success. The PPM is said to enhance balance, range of motion and flexibility. It sounds hard to believe, however its custom designed and fitted to create better joint alignment from the jaw to the spine. With a cost of around $2000 you can see why its for the pro's.

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Illumina, Inc. has announced that it has sequenced the DNA of four members of the one family. It's the first publicly named family to have their DNA sequenced to full coverage by the company. The service was completed using Illumina's Genome Analyzer technology.

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JDRF who are working on an Artificial Pancreas for type 1 diabetes have announced they successful tested for safety and efficacy the use of an extra hormone 'glucagon', in addition to insulin. Glucagon is a naturally occurring hormone that raises blood sugars in response to hypoglycemia and is impaired in people with type 1 diabetes. The addition of glucagon to the closed-loop system was designed to more closely mimic the physiology of a person without diabetes. The trial was completed by researchers from Boston University and Massachusetts General Hospital.

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With the release of the iPad, there is also a flood of new apps coming out for it. A lot of the top fitness apps for the iphone were based on pedometers and GPS tracking, so those functions aren't too practical with the bigger ipad. However, the bigger screen is a great platform for virtual training.

Another trend is the emergence of sensor accessories that go along with the virtual training apps. Like the EA sports Active 2.0 app that will be coming out later in the year. The sensors connect via bluetooth and can monitor your movements as well as heart rate. By receiving feedback from sensors, the virtual trainers can better know how you're performing. MedAnywhere is more of a medical app, but it also has Bluetooth accessories that allow for blood pressure, temperature and heart rate measurements to be taken.

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This exoskeleton is being designed in Japan for the construction industry. Its called the Power Loader and allows the wearer to effotlessly lift 220lbs or 100kg. Although its still a prototype, you get a sense of what the final version will look like. The makers hope to be testing it on construction sites by 2015.

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