 Soda Free Summers - California Health Campaign::The "Soda Free Summer" campaign is currently running in San Francisco and Santa Clara, encouraging children and adults alike to make the switch to water instead. With obesity rates skyrocketing, cutting… [MORE] |
 Wonder Women Swimmers - Dara Torres Makes it to 5th Olympics::Dara Torres has backed up all the hype and buzz she received after a recent sizzling photoshoot by qualifying for her fifth Olympics. At the age of 41, Torres has defied logic and stereotypes in a sport… [MORE] |
 Live Celebrity Surgery - Bridgette Neilsen's Plastic Surgery::Bridgette Neilsen, formerly Mrs. Sly Stallone, decided to go for a few rounds with the plastic surgeon - on live TV. Gerhard Sattler was the doctor she chose for her major body overhaul. She had fat removed… [MORE] |
 Interactive Animated Anatomy - Hybrid Animation Shows Heart Pumping::Hybrid Animations uses powerful and medically accurate animations to help educate and inform. Their works looks like the old movies where people got shrunk and injected into bodies.
The animation of… [MORE] |
 Speed Sleeping - Sleep Your Way To Success::Sleeping your way to success is now possible, thanks to Speed Sleep (no, not that kind of success - get your mind out of the gutter!). Speed Sleep is an audio track that uses guided visualization to teach… [MORE] |
 Cholesterol Screening for 2 Year Olds - Early Obesity Prevention::Cholesterol screening tests are now being offered to toddlers as young as two years old. In addition, cholesterol drugs for children as young as 8 may soon be administered by doctors, to function as early… [MORE] |
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 Get Paid to Pee - EcoSan Toilets in Musiri::If you want fast cash in India, all you have to do is visit a public restroom.
While countries like Germany charge you to use public restrooms, a new campaign in a rural town in Southern India is actually… [MORE] |
 Fashionable Jock Straps - The BallBra & More::Still buying your jocks at the local big box discounter? And you call yourself fashionable? International Jock feels that what you wear under your clothes is just as important to give guys that fully fashionable… [MORE] |
 Pelvic Beauty & Fitness Boot Camp - The Phit Spa::Having problems keeping your ladybits ship shape for Fleet Week? The Times says NYC has opened the first spa for strength training in the pelvic area. Phit is a name they made up, standing for Pelvic… [MORE] |
 8 Low Cal Frozen Treats - Ice Cream for 110 Calories or Less::Have you caught yourself watching children eating their ice cream with saucer-eyed envy? It’s time to wipe up your drool and join in! Thanks new innovations in low calorie ice cream, you can indulge… [MORE] |
 Regional Obesity Trends - The Fattest US States + 22 Obesity Trends::We all know the obesity epidemic is only getting worse in the US, but how much worse, and which states have the most shocking stats? This map from Calorielab gives a good visual illustration, complete… [MORE] |
 Art Meets Medical Treatment - Lamb Dialys::Revital Cohen is a second year student at the London Royal College of Art.
She is fascinated by the inhumane effect dialysis machines have on patients with defunct kidneys.
In a presentation of her work… [MORE] |
 104 Diet & Fitness Innovations for Men & Women (SUPER GALLERY)::With the media so focused on body shape, from profiling the diets of skinny celebrities to covering the obesity epidemic, the demand for innovations in diet and fitness is rising significantly. The following… [MORE] |
 Energy Drinks That Come With Condoms - The Billy Boy::I had to do some research to convince myself that this one wasn’t a hoax.
The Billy Boy energy drink is yet another creation stemming from the popularity of sport energy drinks.
However, Billy Boy… [MORE] |
 Excessive Boob Jobs - Sheyla Hershey Rejected for 9th Surgery, Boobs Could Burst::A woman has been denied her ninth boob job because her plastic surgeon warned her breasts could burst with any further augmentation.
With her 34FFF cup size, Sheyla Hershey has “reached the legal limit… [MORE] |
 Clothing Rentals For Weight Loss - TransitionalSizes.com::For anyone out there with children, you know how quickly they can grow out of an outfit. The window of opportunity can be only a few months. The same is true of adults who have successfully lost weight.… [MORE] |
 Aged Olympians - Dara Torres is 41 & Hot as Ever::Dara Torres is a 41-year-old Olympic hopeful trying to make the US team for the Beijing Olympics. The fact that she's about two decades older than the average competitor doesn't faze her. She's been persisting… [MORE] |
 DIY Health Screening - EyeSite Vision Testing Kiosk by SoloHealth::SoloHealth plans to be “a world leader in self-service health screening.” The company has developed EyeSite, an innovative and award winning, kiosk style eye-health screening unit.
The company realized… [MORE] |
 Magazine Images as Fake IDs - Face-Recognition Vending Machines Fail::"Are you going to buy it with your good looks or mine?" As it turns out, underage smokers in Japan can easily buy cigarettes using someone else's photo or an image from a magazine.
Most of Japan’s… [MORE] |
 29 Incredible Campaigns to Raise AIDS Awareness::In 2007, 33.2 million people were living with AIDS and about 2.1 million died as a result, 330,000 of which were children. To stop the pandemic from doing any more damage, creative agencies and activists… [MORE] |
 Free Botox For YouTube Posts - Innovative Surgery Promotions::Surgery is a touchy subject, with most people apprehensive about everything from the doctor to the procedure itself. With the help of YouTube, however, future patients could be put at ease.
One doctor… [MORE] |
 Lungs Made of Cigarettes - "Stop Consuming Your Body" Anti-Smoking Campaign::I am a heavy smoker, but must admit that this new campaign of the Brazilian Anti Smoke Association Ads tagged “Stop Consuming Your Body” makes me think.
The lungs are made of cigarettes and some of… [MORE] |
 Bouncing Boobs to Charge iPods - The Chest Charger::A very innovative research experiment examined the possibility of boobs charging iPods. The questions is, could the energy created by bouncing boobs during exercise generate enough electricity to power… [MORE] |
 Virtual Bicycle Racing Against Real People - Expresso Fitness::The Expresso Fitness is not, by any means, an ordinary exercise bike. The stationary bicycle has an LCD screen that lets cyclists compete with other Expresso users, whether they're in the same gym, or… [MORE] |
 Extremely Weird Mall Exercises - Spinning Blonde on Escalator Railings::This strange video is getting a lot of views. It goes to show that sometimes a girl just wants to have fun, and this unidentified girl in an unidentified mall epitomizes good times. Maybe she is starting… [MORE] |
 Fashion Bandages - Artsy Band-Aids::Alexandre Herchcovitch is an up and coming Brazilian fashion designer whose work has often been described as irreverent and provocative in some quarters.
To add a novel twist to their bandages, Johnson… [MORE] |
 Acne Fighting Candy - Frutels Vitamin Gummies::Acne treatment in a... candy? That's what Frutels claim to be! The little bonbons are fruit flavoured
Even better, they're sugar free, so you can suck on 'em 'til your complexion is flawless without… [MORE] |
 Fake Websites 2 - Canadian Competition Bureau Mocks Up Anatomy of an Online Health Scam::The Canadian Competition Bureau has launched their Project False Hope initiative to educate online consumers and to combat cancer cure frauds. “The fight against cancer is hard enough, don’t let fraud… [MORE] |
 Sweat Absorbing Lingerie - NiteSweatz for Hot Flashes::Waking up in a bed drenched in your own perspiration isn't something any woman wants to endure, but thanks to NiteSweatz, an innovative sweat-wicking lingerie by Lesley Hatfield, you won't have to anymore.… [MORE] |
 Pork-Flavored Dental Hygiene - The Bacon Floss::Nothing makes me want to run to the nearest restroom to floss my teeth like the taste of pork. And that is exactly what this special bacon-flavored dental floss offers: a mouth-watering, crispy, grease-soaked… [MORE] |
 Naughty Surrealism With a Message - AIDS 'Explore But Protect Yourself' Wins Bronze at Cannes::These two AIDS prevention ads won a bronze medal at the Cannes International Ad Festival. The ads are very explicit with tongues and male privates foremost in the ads. Some may term this shockvertising,… [MORE] |
 Orange Peels - Athletes Using Performance Enhancing Peels::Eating oranges is good for you and for athletes looking to enhance their performance without using banned substances. Athletes prefer to suck on oranges to help them recover quickly after strenuous sports.… [MORE] |
 Edgy Branding and Kitchen Innovation - The ‘Juicy Boobs’ Double Citrus Press::What did the inventors of this juicer drink to come up with the name ‘Juicy Boobs’? Why not call this device the Mammogram Machine? I suppose because Juicy Boobs is just so much more fun to say.… [MORE] |
 Plastic-Free Water Bottle - KOR ONE Hydration Vessel::Made from BPA-free Eastman Tritan, this water bottle is more than just a fancy name (KOR ONE Hydration Vessel). This vessel was designed by RKS Design to look good and to jump on the plastic-is-bad-for-you… [MORE] |
 Ashvertising - Capitalizing On Smoking Bans::Smoking bans are fast becoming an international trend. Museums, retail shops, and government buildings have been smoke-free for a while. But now, spaces traditionally known for their smoky air such as… [MORE] |
 Intelligent First Aid Kits - Talking Box Gives You Instructions::Taking first aid courses is a good idea. The problem is, do you remember what to do in between refresher courses? The Intelligent First Aid kit not only has all the supplies and visual instruction cards… [MORE] |
 Vibrating Chairs Fit for Space? - The TriStar Bronze Massage 69::People need to relax more. Designers are catering to this need by making luxurious vibrating “things.” With a name like TriStar Bronze Massage 69, I think they are pretty clear which sex this is aimed… [MORE] |
 Pillow Speakers - Sound Oasis Sleep Therapy::If you are an insomniac, then you know you’d try anything to go to sleep. How about this nifty musical pillow to block out your partner’s snoring, outside noises or even tinnitus noise in your ears?… [MORE] |
 Golf Fashion for Women - Golf Magazine Devotes Entire Issue to Fashion::Tiger Woods was quoted as saying, "Hockey is for white guys, basketball is for black guys, and golf is for white guys who dress like pimps."
Tiger is no fashion slouch, but women golfers are not leaving… [MORE] |
 Cars That Monitor Sugar Levels - M-POWERED Car for Diabetic Drivers::Experiencing a sugar, or glucose, crash while driving can be very dangerous for both the driver and others on the road. In order to minimize the danger of such a scenario, Medtronic Diabetes has developed… [MORE] |
 Seizures Triggered by Specific Music - Musicogenic Epilepsy::Stacey Gayle is a Canadian woman living in Queens, NY who suffers from a very rare malady - musicogenic epilepsy. Her epileptic seizures are triggered by some music. In her case it was Sean Paul's "Temperature"… [MORE] |
 Skin Antennas - Wireless Connection for Medical Implants::We already have wireless internet at home and Wi-Fi outside the home. Why not a personal wireless connection for different medical implants like pacemakers in our bodies too? William Scanlon and Gareth… [MORE] |
 Double Sided Toothbrush - More Efficient Oral Hygiene::There is now a double-sided toothbrush for those compulsive about their oral hygiene. One look at this nifty little idea provoked several questions in my mind, as the rat kept running faster on his treadmill.… [MORE] |
 Weightloss Shoes - Chung Shi Footwear::Chung Shi is the maker of an innovative new footwear promising to aid in weight loss. The fitness shoes have a built-in "Pilates System," and promise to stimulate and build new muscles, thereby boosting… [MORE] |
 World Naked Bike Rides - Participation Doubles::Due to its popularity last summer, The World Naked Bike Ride took place again this year. The UK protest featured people wearing nothing but their bicycles (OK, some wore body paint and wigs) in a large-scale… [MORE] |
 Ugly Drunk Scenarios - Maktub Ads Encourage Drinking at Home::Trend Hunter has seen many ads that warn of the dangers of excessive drinking, however this Maktub Beverages Delivery campaign uses ugly drunk scenarios not to curb your drinking, but to let you know that… [MORE] |
 Blank Ads - Alzheimer’s South Africa: Remember Who They Were::While the idea is not exactly new, the use of a blank ad for Alzheimer’s South Africa is perfectly suitable and works very well in delivering their message. This message being, “Helping you remember… [MORE] |
 Push Up Tables - Spider Table::I love this table design that forces you to exercise and burn a few calories each time you want to use it, presumably to eat and take in more calories.
The Push Up Table by Chris Murphy is inspired by… [MORE] |
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