A recent clinical trial has found that plastic surgery techniques, which target facial muscles and nerves linked to headaches, can be used to null the painful effects of migraines. Michelle Cramer, a graphics illustrator in Williamsburg, Va., suffered about 15 migraines a month for almost a decade, until...

In the last week of November thousands of visitors flock to the town of Lop-Buri, Thailand, to watch and take part in the annual Monkey Festival. During the festival, locals lay out a lavish spread that the town’s 2,000 macaque residents are freely allowed to feast for the weekend. The monkeys have...

The rocket festival, known in Thai as ‘Bun Bang Fai,’ is an ancient local festival that has been carried out continuously till modern times. It is popularly celebrated in Yasothon, a province in Thailand’s northeast, and is usually held in the second week of May. In Thailand, the month of...

The Karen tribes of the Thai-Burmese/Myanmar border, who are know for wearing brass coils that stretch the neck, are removing their rings in hope to someday be integrated in to society. The Karen are often refered to as the “long-neck” or “giraffe” tribes. However it is only women in...

High-tech laser skin welding is showing promise as the surgical needle and thread of the future. The new technique uses a smart laser that corrects its own temperature as it works, sealing wounds whilst allowing the internal tissue to heal more quickly after operations and accidents. Scientists at the Tel...

As part of an unusual weight-loss program based on traditional therapies and treatments, three morbidly obese Americans made the big move to China in hope to drop their excess pounds. The three men, Alonzo Bland, 33, and brothers Walt, 56, and David Anderson, 50, moved to the northern Chinese city of...

The new Honda walking assistant is the first cyborg-like device aimed at the consumer market. Helping to transform ones lower half into part human part machine without replacing any body parts, this walking assistant provides necessary support for the elderly, weak or disabled, it may help prevent factory...

As part of the government effort to increase tourism in Thailand, the country has put a new cocktail on the menu which is set to rival other drinks associated with countries and regions. The Siam Sunray hopes to become synonymous with Thailand as are Mojitos from Cuba, Manhattans from New York and Singapore...

Maintaining an active sex life can hold numerous benefits towards your health. Not only is the experience a pleasurable one, sex can help you lose weight, boost you bodies defenses, relieve aches and pains, and keep you fit and healthy. So add sex to your exercise routine and help battle off the coming...

Briton’s fattest teenager has undergone a gastric bypass (What is a gastric bypass operation? Click here to find out more) operation which saved her life by helping her shed 24 stone (476 lbs). Malissa Jones, now 18, weighed a staggering 34 stone when she was 16. She admits to constantly gorging on...