Medical Mysteries

Mystery Diagnosis -- Behcet's Disease, Part 2 of 2

2010-08-12T17:11:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b62YET6QVUYendofvid[starttext]Joanne Zeis and her 17-year search for a Behcet's diagnosis.[endtext]

Mystery Diagnosis -- Behcet's Disease, Part 1 of 2

2010-08-12T17:05:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22NHLG9jIOMendofvid [starttext] [endtext]

Mystery Diagnosis: Girl Who Couldnt Move

2010-07-18T18:54:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNmpzG3BAcMendofvid [starttext] [endtext]

Biologist did not know she is pregnant until last week of pregnancy.

2010-07-16T11:20:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAHxT-4lDAendofvid [starttext]Biologist gives birth to baby girl four days after learning she was pregnant [endtext]

Black parents,white-blue eyed baby

2010-07-14T19:27:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO-grJhFeucendofvid [starttext]Jaelah is african American and has striking similarties to a "white" person,including blue eyes [endtext]

Same Birthday, Same Mum - But Not Twins

2010-07-14T19:20:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsbc3G3ypK4endofvid [starttext]Amy and Lia were conceived three weeks apart - but a medical miracle meant they were born on the same day to the same mother.[endtext]

White Mommy, White Daddy, Black Baby (Family Tree)

2010-07-14T19:15:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl6FzRGHN3Yendofvid [starttext]One Caucasian couple discovers the deep secrets that genetics can hide when their baby is born with African American features. FAMILY TREE is the thought-provoking book by Barbara Delinsky that explores race and family. [endtext]

Super Human Strength

2010-07-14T19:10:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWK5mfRGkiEendofvid [starttext]Are these guys super humans. They have such a strength. So impressive.[endtext]

The man with no past

2010-07-12T19:57:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QajubDsCcrwendofvid [starttext]This film follows David Fitzpatrick a 25 year old from South London. He has a younger brother and 6 year-old daughter. But David only knows this because this is what his family and friends have told him. His first memory is from December 4, 2005 when he found himself standing outside a hospital not knowing why he was there. He is the UK's 13th ever recorded case of dissociative fugue, an extremely rare type of amnesia that could happen to any of us. Read about dissociative fugue here [endtext]

Sexy girl who can make her boobs dance

2010-07-11T19:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WdtioIvBK8endofvid [starttext] This girl can make her boobs dance.I know you want to share this with your friends. Copy the link/url from above and e-mail or post in your face book wall.[endtext]

Baby with a No stop laugh - Sanfilippo Syndrome type C

2010-07-11T08:04:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sPpq3LXM68endofvid [starttext]Jonah laughs like this everyday. Most days he wakes up laughing. Sometimes he giggels in his sleep. He's the sweetest happiest baby I know. To my horror he will die in his teens if I don't find a cure for him. Jonah has a rare genetic disease called Sanfilippo Syndrome type C. His body is lacking an enzyme that breaks down a chemical. When the chemical builds up it will start to cause brain damage and damage to his bones and organs. Visit this boys web site - Click here[endtext]

A man who can control hos body thermostat

2010-07-10T19:49:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=madoDvtKEesendofvid [starttext]In January this year, Wim Hof ran a half Marathon (21 km) above the polar circle in Finland. He wore only a pair of shorts and no shoes. The ground (snow) temperature was 35 below. In a few months time, he'll try something similar on Everest's north side. The expedition, led by Dutch Werner de Jong, will try to set a new world record as Wim attempts to climb parts of Everest wearing only shorts.

This is not your regular stunt. Wim already has 9 world records, and has trained hard for many years to withstand cold, much like some monks do in Tibet.

Wim can actually regulate his core heat to control the temperature of his skin. Something of a medical enigma, Wim is able to withstand cold that could kill or seriously injure other people.

On Everest, Wim will also put to use his free style climbing skills - which he once demonstrated hanging between 2 hot air balloons by his middle finger at an altitude of 1500 meters. Once back inside the basket, Wim finished by climbing to the top of the balloon.

One of Wim's world record attempts took him to the North Pole, where he held his breath for about 6 minutes and 20 seconds below the ice.
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The boy who does not grow - Disease called Morquiose

2010-07-10T08:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xd1gjm1EVAendofvid [starttext]Jack seems like any other 8 year-old boy. He goes to school, he loves sport, and his favourite thing is swimming. The problem is that Jack has Morquiose, a rare genetic condition that means his skeleton will never grow. Now at the age of 8 Jack is the size of a 4 year-old and has almost reached the full height he'll grow. This film follows the life of Jack and his family as they face the uncertain future of life with this rare disease. [endtext]

Synaesthetes - Extraordinary human ability

2010-07-10T07:55:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R_A4tUMOtIendofvid [starttext]Some people have the capability to see and taste music. This also gives them extraordinary powers of memory.
Synesthesia (also spelled synæsthesia or synaesthesia, plural synesthesiae or synaesthesiae)—from the Ancient Greek σύν (syn), "together," and αἴσθησις (aisthēsis), "sensation"—is a neurologically-based condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.[1][2][3][4] People who report such experiences are known as synesthetes.

In one common form of synesthesia, known as grapheme → color synesthesia or color-graphemic synesthesia, letters or numbers are perceived as inherently colored, while in ordinal linguistic personification, numbers, days of the week and months of the year evoke personalities. In spatial-sequence, or number form synesthesia, numbers, months of the year, and/or days of the week elicit precise locations in space (for example, 1980 may be "farther away" than 1990), or may have a (three-dimensional) view of a year as a map (clockwise or counterclockwise). Yet another recently identified type, visual motion → sound synesthesia, involves hearing sounds in response to visual motion and flicker.Over 60 types of synesthesia have been reported by people,but only a fraction have been evaluated by scientific research. Even within one type, synesthetic perceptions vary in intensity and people vary in awareness of their synesthetic perceptions.

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World strongest toddler

2010-07-10T07:48:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFLZ0gqRNCUendofvid [starttext]With only three years old,Liam has the muscles of a person who's working out.He could walk at 5 months ; doctors believe he has an extremely rare condition. I can not list this under muscle disease though one would think so. As this video clip say I would thin this would pave the way for new research in muscle disease (Muscle weaknesses) [endtext]

The artist with no eyes, Esref Armagan

2010-07-08T17:13:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3AgO6H0H98endofvid [starttext] This artist is blind. Can you imagine. Watch funny videos here - Funny videos[endtext]

Super strength human

2010-07-08T17:09:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrW4yT3IVAEendofvid [starttext] The original publisher of the video to internet claims that this video does not involve any Camera tricks.[endtext]

Savant syndrome, Beautiful minds

2010-06-28T22:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkDMaJ-wZmQendofvid [starttext] [endtext]

Camera Man - The miracle of the brain!!

2010-06-26T22:47:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV7ZBGZ-J8gendofvid [starttext] [endtext]

Longest tongue

2010-06-07T20:11:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vuy-hklk_8endofvid [starttext] [endtext]

Lax Joints

2010-06-07T12:05:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGOTf3Xl6Qsendofvid [starttext] [endtext]

The Real Huntington's Disease

2010-06-04T06:19:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhj2gRvWn3wendofvid [starttext]Huntington's Disease in my little sister and my dad... please tell everyone you know about this disease and how they can help.. juvenile huntingtons is the childhood form and progresses alot faster then adult huntingtons, kids usually have less then 10 years as adults have up to 25 it also causes alot more pain throughout their body [endtext]

Amazing athlete

2010-06-02T07:36:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIqVvRh_cEYendofvid [starttext] [endtext]

Blind Kid with developed other sense

2010-06-01T07:32:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCwBf9TIaV0endofvid [starttext] [endtext]

Rare disease - causing patients to turn to stone

2010-05-26T18:37:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsFPt0FATJcendofvid [starttext]the story of patients who have disease causing their soft tissue - muscle, ligaments, tendons - to turn to literal stone. It's like their skeleton is forming a skeleton, which will eventually immobilize them. [endtext]

Boy Allergic To Every Food

2010-05-26T07:38:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cNcVZNZq5cendofvid [starttext]A young Australian boy who's allergic to everything except water remains a mystery to his doctors. His condition so rare, there's no name for it, let alone a cure. CBS News' Karina Mitchell reports. [endtext]

Freakishly Long Fingernails

2010-05-25T07:24:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0U9DtQxf9Mendofvid [starttext]Lee Redmond, the queen of long nails, shows off her talons to Dave Price, celebrating "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" and the opening of Ripley's new Odditorium in Times Square. (CBSNews.com) [endtext]

Fragile X-Syndrome

2010-05-24T18:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGdH1M5lCVYendofvid [starttext]Fragile X Syndrome- genetic syndrome which is the most common genetic disorder leading to mental retardation [endtext]

Rett Syndrome

2010-05-24T17:59:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S2k2QTMqm4endofvid [starttext]Rett's Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting gray matter. The clinical features include small hands and feet and a deceleration of the rate of head growth (including microcephaly in some). Repetitive hand movements such as mouthing or wringing are also noted. Girls with Rett's Disorder are prone to gastrointestinal disorders and up to 80% have seizures. They typically have no verbal skills, and about 50% of females are not ambulatory. Scoliosis, growth failure, and constipation are very common and can be problematic.

The signs of this disorder are most easily confused with those of Angelman syndrome, cerebral palsy and autism.

Some argue[citation needed] that it is misclassified as an autism spectrum disorder, just as it would be to include such disorders as fragile X syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, or Down syndrome where one can see autistic features. It is classified as an autism spectrum disorder by the DSM-IV. However, it has been suggested that it be removed from the DSM-5, because it has a specific etiology.

It was first described by Austrian pediatrician Andreas Rett in 1966
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Big mouth - ouch

2010-05-20T18:18:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC0mpVRQl0Mendofvid [starttext] [endtext]

Strange Physical conditions-photo collection

2010-05-20T18:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D34haczlnI4endofvid [starttext]Strange uncommon rare illnesses.Its easy to take things for granted.We all need to thank God that we dont have this in our lives and pray for those that do.
Remember there is always someone out there who has it worse than you.You may just discover that things are better than you thought they were[endtext]

Electric Man

2010-05-18T11:13:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph3lSTPYF7Iendofvid [starttext]This person from India can generate enough electricity from his hands to warm a hotplate enough to boil an egg! [endtext]

Human Mutation- Mermaid Syndrome

2010-05-17T22:33:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAOhSUQomVgendofvid [starttext]This clip from Mysteries of Mutation on Discovery Channel describes the Mermaid Syndrome, and we meet Tiffany who was born with this condition. [endtext]

Medical Mysteries Inspire TV

2010-05-17T22:30:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX7RWIqZ_l8endofvid [starttext] After a woman mysteriously slipped into a coma for two months, doctors worked hard to figure out a diagnosis. Maggie Rodriguez spoke with Dr. Lisa Sanders about her new book.[endtext]

Batten Disease

2010-05-09T17:15:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELRzPWk2NAsendofvid [starttext]Lucie and her brother Conor have Batten Disease, a neurological disorder that, as protein deposits build up on the brain, causes blindness, uncontrollable seizures and a reversal of the mental state. For their parent, Ricky Bennett, a single father, love and encouragement is sometimes the only things he can give them. (Video by Frank H. Conlon) For more info you can visit this website: www.battendisease.webs.com [endtext]

Miracle Baby in Russia English translation

2010-05-09T16:35:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcdU6-2nyvMendofvid [starttext] Islam Miracle Baby in Russia. Dagestan has shocked news. The country had a child, whose body manifested verses from the Koran. Expertise is already spent and doctors, and priests, but the nature of the surprising phenomenon no one yet can not explain. Correspondent Omar Magomedov visited the family a miracle baby. First signs of skin baby's parents were perceived as birthmarks, then as irritation and postnatal scarring. Fearing for the health of the child, a young couple called the doctor of an ambulance, but doctors just shrugged, referring to the unknown science of skin disease. Said Rasulova, the ward nurse: "From the standpoint of medicine, I can not explain what it is. With her mother's words, it appears with the temperature. At the invitation of relatives, family Yakubov visited a local priest, who saw a bizarre zigzag traces the Arabic word "Allah", and later the prayers and even whole passages from the Koran. Two days ago, at the foot 9-month, Ali made another inscription. What a surprise it was a priest, when the same text of the prayer he found in the Holy Quran. Abdullah, the imam of the village mosque: "The book is written, which is closer to the end of the world such inscriptions, signs will be apparent even to the human body. There are sayings in Islamic books. " Now home photo album filled with pictures Yakubov with unusual inscriptions. In the form of an Arabic ligature often occurs on the back, legs and hands, a little less on her stomach and head. And, periodically one text is replaced by another. At this time, say doctors, a baby's temperature rises to 40 ° C. For parents, this seemed to signal that soon the skin will make the next inscription. Madina Yakubov, mother of Ali: "Keep it impossible. We have to be laid in the cradle, it raises the body like this, crying, crying. Temperature to 40 ° C rise. Very much a child suffers. Throughout the night, when it appears he is not asleep. At the request of Madina child's face we do not show, so as not jinxed. Not long ago about an unusual child was known only to parents, neighbors, local doctors, then with the advent of Arabic inscriptions, which translated literally means "show the signs of my people," the news of the birth of a miracle baby broke up the whole neighborhood. Local priests have decided that this is a sign, but because the boy's need to show people. Now the family Yakubov only has time to take crews and give interviews. And. Yakubov began earnestly to pray and became deeply faithful. However, in the country a lot and those who still doubt the divine origin of the inscriptions.[endtext]

Foreighn Accent Syndrome

2010-05-08T16:07:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Z_WV_NE8Qendofvid [starttext]
Foreign Accent Syndrom
Foreign accent syndrome is a rare medical condition involving speech production that usually occurs as a side effect of severe brain injury, such as a stroke or a head injury. Two cases have been reported of individuals with the condition as a development problem and one associated with severe migraine. Between 1941 and 2009, there have been sixty recorded cases. Its symptoms result from distorted articulatory planning and coordination processes. It must be emphasized that the speaker does not suddenly gain a foreign language (vocabulary, syntax, grammar, etc); they merely pronounce their native language with a foreign or dialectical accent. Despite a recent unconfirmed news report that a Croatian speaker has gained the ability to speak fluent German after emergence from a coma, there has been no verified case where a patient's foreign language skills have improved after a brain injury (and in fact in the case of the Croatian girl, she lost her ability to speak Croatian). [Reference/Read More-Wikipedia]
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Stretchiest skin

2010-05-02T19:58:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f46SpiboAewendofvid [starttext] Garry Turner (UK) is able to stretch the skin of his stomach to a distended length of 15.8 cm (6.25 in) due to a rare medical condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a disorder of the connective tissues affecting the skin, ligaments and internal organs.[endtext]

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2010-04-25T23:37:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS2lxMaMrcEendofvid [starttext]
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Big Bone Disease - A Mysterious Disease in Tibet

2010-04-25T17:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcmbeWPAoTsendofvid [starttext]5-minute film showing Tibetan children with Big Bone disease which enlarges joints and shortens limbs. Kids waddle in pain when they walk. Worst case is dwarfism.
Join the Facebook Group to help these - Kashin-Beck: Big Bone doesn't mean fat anymore(Clcik here)

This group's aim is to raise awareness of a much neglected disease. Kashin-Beck Disease, also termed Big Bone Disease, which is endemic to certain regions of Tibet, China, North Korea, and Siberia. It is a highly debilitating disease, affecting the bones and joints of the hands, fingers, elbows, knees, and ankles. Affected patients develop stiff deformed joints, shortened limb length and short stature. What this translates to is significantly reduced mobility and quality of life for these individuals. Since most of the affected live in rural areas and depend on farming for their livelihood, their physical health and capabilities are essential.

Please join this group and help raise awareness of this tragic disease. We are also trying to raise more money for research (to discover both the cause and prevention/cure) and also to improve the nutrition and health of the afflicted[endtext]

Longest Finger Nails

2010-04-25T16:41:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8laIw7UsQ7Iendofvid [starttext] A man in India has been growing his fingernails for nearly 50 years and has to protect them with a cover when he moves around

Actually this(Nail may not be considered as a medical mystery. But why is this gentleman taking so much of trouble to grow this and live with this burden?.
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Guy that can pop-out his eye-balls from socket.

2010-04-25T16:24:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njwIaheEs7oendofvid [starttext]The extraocular muscles are the six muscles that control the movements of the (human) eye. The actions of the extraocular muscles depend on the position of the eye at the time of muscle contraction. [Read more about extraoccular muscles here][endtext]

Foreign Accent Syndrome - My Strage Brain Part 1

2010-04-25T16:15:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1rC43dvbwsendofvid [starttext] Watch Foreign Accent Syndrom - My Strange Brain - Part 02

Description: To the untrained ear, those with the syndrome sound as though they speak their native languages with a foreign accent; for example, an American native speaker of English might sound as though they speak with a south-eastern English accent, or a native British speaker might speak with a New York American accent. However, researchers at Oxford University have found that certain, specific parts of the brain were injured in some foreign-accent syndrome cases, indicating that certain parts of the brain control various linguistic functions, and damage could result in altered pitch or mispronounced syllables, causing speech patterns to be distorted in a non-specific manner. More recently, there is mounting evidence that the cerebellum, which controls motor function, may be crucially involved in some cases of foreign accent syndrome, reinforcing the notion that speech pattern alteration is mechanical, and thus non-specific.Thus, the perception of a foreign accent is likely a case of pareidolia on the part of the listener.

For example, damage to the brain might result in difficulty pronouncing the letter 'r' at the end of words, forcing a rhotic speaker to use a non-rhotic accent, even if they have never spoken with one. In the U.S., non-rhoticity is a particularly notable feature of a Boston accent, thus the person might seem to speak with a Boston accent to the casual listener. However, many of the other features of a Boston accent may be wholly missing.

Some[who?] have suggested that in order to maintain a sense of normality and flow, someone with the syndrome then augments the accent effect by imitating the rest of the accent. Depending on how important a certain phoneme is to a person's original accent, they might find speaking in a different accent to be much easier and their usual accent very difficult to consistently pronounce after some motor skills have been lost.
[Reference/Read More - Wikipedia]
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Foreign Accent Syndrome - My Strange Brian (Part 2)

2010-04-25T16:12:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMr17gWxU7sendofvid [starttext]Foreign accent syndrome is a rare medical condition involving speech production that usually occurs as a side effect of severe brain injury, such as a stroke or a head injury. Two cases have been reported of individuals with the condition as a development problem and one associated with severe migraine.Between 1941 and 2009, there have been sixty recorded cases. Its symptoms result from distorted articulatory planning and coordination processes. It must be emphasized that the speaker does not suddenly gain a foreign language (vocabulary, syntax, grammar, etc); they merely pronounce their native language with a foreign or dialectical accent. Despite a recent unconfirmed news report that a Croatian speaker has gained the ability to speak fluent German after emergence from a coma, there has been no verified case where a patient's foreign language skills have improved after a brain injury (and in fact in the case of the Croatian girl, she lost her ability to speak Croatian) [Reference/Read More-Wikipedia].
Foreign Accent Syndrome - My Starnge Brin Part 01
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Man's skin turns dark blue

2010-04-24T17:44:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa2OpNTX9Ckendofvid [starttext]
Argyria is a condition caused by improper exposure to chemical forms of the element silver, silver dust, or silver compounds. The most dramatic symptom of argyria is that the skin becomes blue or bluish-grey colored. Argyria may be found as generalized argyria or local argyria. Argyrosis is the corresponding condition related to the eye. The condition is believed to be permanent, but laser therapy has been used to treat it with satisfactory cosmetic results. [Reference/Read More -Wikipedia][endtext]

Alleric to Sunlight - PMLE

2010-04-24T17:31:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC3t4KwLinAendofvid [starttext]Causes and prevention of Polymorphic Light Eruptions(PMLE)
It has been noted that PMLE is caused by an immune reaction to a compound in the skin which is altered by exposure to ultraviolet light. It can be provoked by UVA or UVB rays.

The cause of PLE is not yet understood. It is thought to be due to a type IV delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction.

One may also purchase clothing that has been tested for its protective qualities.

Some progression to autoimmune disease has been observed [Reference/Read more - Wikipedia][endtext]

Fir tree man shocks doctors

2010-04-24T16:37:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_2QhJc6YJQendofvid [starttext] A young man from the capital of Russias Udmurtian Republic was diagnosed with cancer, and had to undergo an operation which revealed the shocking truth he had no cancer but a tree growing in his lung[endtext]

Anorexia Nervosa

2010-04-24T16:29:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqXxkwZFSUkendofvid [starttext]Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight, and an obsessive fear of gaining weight due to a distorted self image which may be maintained by various cognitive biases that alter how the affected individual evaluates and thinks about their body, food and eating. AN is a serious mental illness with morbidity and mortality rates as high as those seen in any psychiatric illness.

While the stereotype is that AN affects young white women, it can affect men and women of all ages, races, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.

The term anorexia nervosa was established in 1873 by Sir William Gull, one of Queen Victoria's personal physicians. The term is of Greek origin: a (α, prefix of negation), n (ν, link between two vowels) and orexis (ορεξις, appetite), thus meaning a lack of desire to eat.
[Read More/Reference -Wikipedia]
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The World's Hairiest Person - Hypertrichosis

2010-04-24T16:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUCi84IbkQgendofvid [starttext] Hypertrichosis describes hair growth on the body in an amount considered abnormal; extensive cases of hypertrichosis have informally been called werewolf syndrome.There are two distinct types of hypertrichosis: generalized hypertrichosis, which occurs over the entire body, and localized hypertrichosis, which is restricted to a certain area. Hypertrichosis is either congenital (present at birth) or acquired later in life. The excess growth of hair occurs in areas of the skin with the exception of androgen-dependent hair of the pubic area, face, and axillary regions.

Several circus sideshow performers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Julia Pastrana, suffered from hypertrichosis.They were usually displayed as "freaks" and promoted as having distinct human and animal traits
[Read More/Reference - Wikipedia]
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A Girl with Two Heads/Brains

2010-04-24T15:53:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDXEN--sWMkendofvid [starttext]Conjoined twins are typically classified by the point at which their bodies are joined. The most common types of conjoined twins are:

Thoraco-omphalopagus (28% of cases): Two bodies fused from the upper chest to the lower chest. These twins usually share a heart, and may also share the liver or part of the digestive system.
Thoracopagus (18.5%): Two bodies fused from the upper thorax to lower belly. The heart is always involved in these cases.
Omphalopagus (10%): Two bodies fused at the lower chest. Unlike thoracopagus, the heart is never involved in these cases; however, the twins often share a liver, digestive system, diaphragm and other organs.
Parasitic twins (10%): Twins that are asymmetrically conjoined, resulting in one twin that is small, less formed, and dependent on the larger twin for survival.
Craniopagus (6%): Fused skulls, but separate bodies. These twins can be conjoined at the back of the head, the front of the head, or the side of the head, but not on the face or the base of the skull.

Other less-common types of conjoined twins include:

Cephalopagus: Two faces on opposite sides of a single, conjoined head; the upper portion of the body is fused while the bottom portions are separate. These twins generally cannot survive due to severe malformations of the brain. Also known as janiceps (after the two-faced god Janus) or syncephalus.
Synecephalus: One head with a single face but four ears, and two bodies.
Cephalothoracopagus: Bodies fused in the head and thorax. In this type of twins, there are two faces facing in opposite directions, or sometimes a single face and an enlarged skull.
Xiphopagus: Two bodies fused in the xiphoid cartilage, which is approximately from the navel to the lower breastbone. These twins almost never share any vital organs, with the exception of the liver. A famous example is Chang and Eng Bunker.
Ischiopagus: Fused lower half of the two bodies, with spines conjoined end-to-end at a 180° angle. These twins have four arms; two, three or four legs; and typically one external set of genitalia and anus.
Omphalo-Ischiopagus: Fused in a similar fashion as ischiopagus twins, but facing each other with a joined abdomen akin to omphalopagus. These twins have four arms, and two, three, or four legs.
Parapagus: Fused side-by-side with a shared pelvis. Twins that are dithoracic parapagus are fused at the abdomen and pelvis, but not the thorax. Twins that are diprosopic parapagus have one trunk and one head with two faces. Twins that are dicephalic parapagus have one trunk and two heads, and two (dibrachius), three (tribrachius), or four (tetrabrachius) arms.
Craniopagus parasiticus: Like craniopagus, but with a second bodiless head attached to the dominant head.
Pygopagus (Iliopagus): Two bodies joined back-to-back at the buttocks [endtext]

Baby with a Huge Head

2010-04-24T15:51:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ewwOPPkRMendofvid [starttext] Hydrocephalus , also known as "Water on the Brain", is a medical condition. People with hydrocephalus have an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles, or cavities, of the brain. This may cause increased intracranial pressure inside the skull and progressive enlargement of the head, convulsion, and mental disability. Hydrocephalus can also cause death.(Read more here at Wikipedia) [endtext]

Baby born with foot in brain

2010-04-24T15:41:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpk61xc8KF4endofvid [starttext]A teratoma is an encapsulated tumor with tissue or organ components resembling normal derivatives of all three germ layers. There are rare occasions when not all three germ layers are identifiable. The tissues of a teratoma, although normal in themselves, may be quite different from surrounding tissues, and may be highly disparate; teratomas have been reported to contain hair, teeth, bone and very rarely more complex organs such as eye, torso, and hands, feet, or other limbs. Usually, however, a teratoma will contain no organs but rather one or more tissues normally found in organs such as the brain, thyroid, liver, and lung. Sometimes, the teratoma has within its capsule one or more fluid-filled cysts and when a large cyst occurs there is a potential for the teratoma to produce a structure within the cyst that resembles a fetus. Because they are encapsulated, teratomas are usually benign, although several forms of malignant teratoma are known and some of these are common forms of teratoma. A mature teratoma is typically benign and found more commonly in females, while an immature teratoma is typically malignant and is more often found in males.

Teratomas are thought to be present at birth (congenital), but small ones often are not discovered until much later in life.

Definitive medical diagnosis of a teratoma is based on its histology; this diagnosis is made by a pathologist
Read about teratom.
Reference: Wikipedia[endtext]

An 11-month old baby weighing 28 Kg

2010-04-24T15:38:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuvLCY6M0n0endofvid [starttext]COLOMBIA: Colombian doctors are trying to determine why an 11-month old baby already weighs 28 kilogram (61 pounds 12 ounces), the average weight of an 8-year-old in that country.The boy's mother Milena Orosco de Agudelo said his exponential growth began when he was 60 days old. Tests show the baby has an endocrine system problem."He had some test done and the results show that he has a thyroid malfunction," said Orosco. "Then, he had a carpogram test done and that test shows that he has the bones of an 8 year old boy, but they have not told me where that came from."Doctor David Dias of the Barranquilla Pediatric Hospital said the baby was still undergoing testing.
The normal weight for an 11-month old boy is between 6 and 7 kilos (13lbs 4oz to 15lbs 7oz). -- The International News [endtext]

The Pregnant Man

2010-04-24T15:06:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYX7ACuTBTYendofvid [starttext] [endtext]

A Girl Sneezes 60 times a minute

2010-04-24T14:48:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcvcHp5KcqMendofvid [starttext] A sneeze (or sternutation) is a semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the lungs through the nose and mouth, usually caused by foreign particles irritating the nasal mucosa. Sneezing can be triggered through sudden exposure to bright light, a particularly full stomach, or viral infection, and can lead to the spread of disease.[endtext]

Progeria - A Disease causing rapid aging in children

2010-04-24T14:30:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw0pNwqYv1gendofvid
[starttext]
What is Progeria? Progeria is a rare medical condition where children get prematurely old. The affected children are born normal and looking healthy. When they are about 10-24 months old features of accelerated aging start to appear. Although they may come from varying ethnic backgrounds, children with progeria have a surprisingly similar appearance. Progeria patients generally die between the ages of 8 and 21- with the average age being 13. Children who suffer from Progeria are genetically susceptible to premature progressive heart disease. Nearly all patients die from heart disease.
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A young lady who can draw on her skin - Dermatographism

2010-04-24T14:20:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfMm98QJsugendofvid
[starttext] Dermatographic urticaria (also known as dermographism, dermatographism or "skin writing") is a skin disorder seen in 4–5% of the population and is one of the most common types of urticaria,[1] in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked or rubbed with a dull object.[endtext]

A Man with an abnormal facial tissue growth

2010-04-24T14:12:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwfdTndbNfAendofvid [starttext] [endtext]

Young girl cries crystals

2010-04-24T14:10:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIgFKTu7qrsendofvid
[starttext]
a young lebanese girl has up to 7 crystals coming out of her eyes a day? razor sharp but dosent seem to harm her at all? they must be worth a fortune by now
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A girlcries blood

2010-04-24T14:05:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f9IEdSmFIendofvid
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A Teen who Cries Blood

2010-04-24T14:01:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oxl4XofVTgendofvid
[starttext]
A Tennessee teenager has doctors baffled by his rare condition: he cries tears of blood three times a day. It has reportedly been happening for the last several months.
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A boy who can't sleep

2010-04-24T13:55:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1UTw_FWwPkendofvid [starttext] [endtext]

Trichotillomania A True Medical Mystery

2010-04-24T13:47:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO5qAuja5_8endofvid
[starttext]
Trichotillomania (TTM, also known as trichotillosis or more commonly as trich) is defined as "hair loss from a patient's repetitive self-pulling of hair" and is characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, facial hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or other body hair, sometimes resulting in noticeable bald patches.Trichotillomania is classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as an impulse control disorder, but there are questions about how it should be classified. It may seem, at times, to resemble a habit, an addiction, a tic disorder or an obsessive–compulsive disorder.
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Man with a Tail

2010-03-24T17:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWHW-jxxS1Uendofvid [starttext] Do Humans really have a Vestigial Tailbone? If not then what is it? Read this article
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Uncontrollable Eating During Sleep

2010-03-24T17:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxwMoWZfkmUendofvid [starttext] Night eating syndrome, or NES, is an emerging eating disorder diagnosis, which primarily characterizes an ongoing, persistent pattern of late-night binge eating. NES was originally described by Dr Albert Stunkard in 1955 and is currently proposed for inclusion in the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The diagnosis is controversial; its validity and clinical utility have been questioned and there are currently no official diagnostic criteria. It affects between 1 and 2% of the population. Although it can affect all ages and both sexes, it is more common in young women. People with NES were shown to have higher scores for depression and low self-esteem, and it has been demonstrated that nocturnal levels of the hormones melatonin and leptin are decreased . NES is often accompanied by or confused with nocturnal sleep related eating disorder, which is primarily a sleep disorder rather than an eating disorder, in which people are unaware of having eaten while asleep. There is debate as to whether these should be viewed as separate diseases, or part of a continuum. [Reference/Read More - Wikipedia] [endtext]

Fir tree man shocks doctors

2010-03-24T16:37:00.000-07:00

Man who is Allergic to Water - Aquagenic pruritus

2010-02-24T17:35:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddLr3vEaJwwendofvid [starttext] Aquagenic pruritus is a skin disease characterized by the development of severe, intense, prickling-like epidermal itching that is without observable skin lesions and that is evoked by contact with water.
Presentation:
Symptoms may be felt immediately after contact with water or humid air and can persist for an hour or longer. Other triggers may be sweat, blowing air, temperature differences, changing clothes, contact with synthetic fibers, and lying down to try to sleep. This condition may persist for years.

Aquagenic pruritus seems to appear equally in both genders regardless of age and among people with varying skin tones. It is sometimes a symptom of primary polycythemia or polycythemia vera. Strictly speaking, Aquagenic pruritus is not a discrete disease but a cluster of symptoms. In some families, a tendency toward Aquagenic Pruritus appears to be hereditary. Very little research has been done on this condition, and there is much to be learned.

This disease is not to be taken lightly since the intensity of the itch impedes normal activities, limits bathing, and very commonly leads to severe depression. People have been known to suffer alone with this condition for years because family members and doctors did not believe there was a physical cause to the invisible symptoms. Upon receiving a diagnosis of aquagenic pruritus, many people express relief that the condition has been validated, and they are not "going crazy." [Reference/Read More - Wikipedia]
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Hair Ball in Young Girl's Stomach

2010-02-24T17:08:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jJZMlMJX0Yendofvid [starttext]A bezoar is a mass found trapped in the gastrointestinal system (usually the stomach), though it can occur in other locations.
There are several varieties of bezoar, some of which have inorganic constituents and others organic.

Trichobezoar is a bezoar formed from hair - an extreme form of hairball. Humans who frequently consume hair sometimes require these to be removed. The Rapunzel syndrome, a very rare and extreme case, may require surgery. A trichobezoar in the trachea is called a tracheobezoar.

Other Types by content
Food boli (singular, bolus) imitate true bezoars and are composed of loose aggregates of food items such as seeds, fruit pith, or pits as well as other types of items such as shellac, bubble gum, soil, and concretions of some medications.

Pharmacobezoars (or medication bezoars) are mostly tablets or semi-liquid masses of drugs. Normally found following overdose of sustained release medications.

Phytobezoars are composed of nondigestible plant material (e.g., cellulose) and are frequently reported in patients with impaired digestion and decreased gastric motility.

Diospyrobezoar is a bezoar formed from unripe persimmons. Coca-Cola has been used in the treatment.[Reference/Read more: Wikipedia]
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Baby with two heads

2010-02-24T15:47:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq_b7Za7qF8endofvid [starttext]

Conjoined twins are typically classified by the point at which their bodies are joined. The most common types of conjoined twins are:

Thoraco-omphalopagus (28% of cases): Two bodies fused from the upper chest to the lower chest. These twins usually share a heart, and may also share the liver or part of the digestive system.
Thoracopagus (18.5%): Two bodies fused from the upper thorax to lower belly. The heart is always involved in these cases.
Omphalopagus (10%): Two bodies fused at the lower chest. Unlike thoracopagus, the heart is never involved in these cases; however, the twins often share a liver, digestive system, diaphragm and other organs.
Parasitic twins (10%): Twins that are asymmetrically conjoined, resulting in one twin that is small, less formed, and dependent on the larger twin for survival.
Craniopagus (6%): Fused skulls, but separate bodies. These twins can be conjoined at the back of the head, the front of the head, or the side of the head, but not on the face or the base of the skull.

Other less-common types of conjoined twins include:

Cephalopagus: Two faces on opposite sides of a single, conjoined head; the upper portion of the body is fused while the bottom portions are separate. These twins generally cannot survive due to severe malformations of the brain. Also known as janiceps (after the two-faced god Janus) or syncephalus.
Synecephalus: One head with a single face but four ears, and two bodies.
Cephalothoracopagus: Bodies fused in the head and thorax. In this type of twins, there are two faces facing in opposite directions, or sometimes a single face and an enlarged skull.
Xiphopagus: Two bodies fused in the xiphoid cartilage, which is approximately from the navel to the lower breastbone. These twins almost never share any vital organs, with the exception of the liver. A famous example is Chang and Eng Bunker.
Ischiopagus: Fused lower half of the two bodies, with spines conjoined end-to-end at a 180° angle. These twins have four arms; two, three or four legs; and typically one external set of genitalia and anus.
Omphalo-Ischiopagus: Fused in a similar fashion as ischiopagus twins, but facing each other with a joined abdomen akin to omphalopagus. These twins have four arms, and two, three, or four legs.
Parapagus: Fused side-by-side with a shared pelvis. Twins that are dithoracic parapagus are fused at the abdomen and pelvis, but not the thorax. Twins that are diprosopic parapagus have one trunk and one head with two faces. Twins that are dicephalic parapagus have one trunk and two heads, and two (dibrachius), three (tribrachius), or four (tetrabrachius) arms.
Craniopagus parasiticus: Like craniopagus, but with a second bodiless head attached to the dominant head.
Pygopagus (Iliopagus): Two bodies joined back-to-back at the buttocks[endtext]

A Girl with eight limbs

2010-02-24T15:32:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM82Hs0LEpcendofvid [starttext] Lakshmi Tatma was born joined to a 'parasitic twin' and will go under the knife at the hands of 30 surgeons to remove two of her useless arms and legs. The headless 'twin' is joined to Lakshmi at the pelvis and has its own spinal column and kidney.

Without the operation the little girl would never be able to walk or crawl and would be unlikely to live past her early teens, doctors said. The extraordinary eight-limbed baby was born in a poverty-stricken region of Bihar, India - on the day devoted to the celebration of the four-armed Hindu deity Vishnu.

Her mother Poonam Tatma said she believed her daughter was "a miracle, a reincarnation" of Vishnu.
The condition is expalined here in Wikipedia [endtext]

Muscular Dystrophy - Disease which weaken muscles

2010-02-24T15:00:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGx12Wm_IEsendofvid [starttext]Muscular dystrophy[MD] refers to a group of hereditary muscle diseases that weaken the muscles that move the human body. Muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue. Nine diseases including Duchenne, Becker, limb girdle, congenital, facioscapulohumeral, myotonic, oculopharyngeal, distal, and Emery-Dreifuss are always classified as muscular dystrophy but there are more than 100 diseases in total with similarities to muscular dystrophy. Most types of MD are multi-system disorders with manifestations in body systems including the heart, gastrointestinal and nervous systems, endocrine glands, skin, eyes and other organs, namely the brain. The condition may also lead to mood swings and learning difficulties.

(Ref: Wikipedia)

In the 1860s, descriptions of boys who grew progressively weaker, lost the ability to walk, and died at an early age became more prominent in medical journals. In the following decade, French neurologist Guillaume Duchenne gave a comprehensive account of 13 boys with the most common and severe form of the disease (which now carries his name — Duchenne muscular dystrophy). It soon became evident that the disease had more than one form, and that these diseases affected males of all ages.

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Man with Multiple Personality - Dissociative Identity Disorder

2010-01-24T16:56:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iHJfIH20TYendofvid [starttext] Dissociative identity disorder (DID)is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a condition in which a person displays multiple distinct identities or personalities (known as alter egos or alters), each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. In the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems the name for this diagnosis is multiple personality disorder. In both systems of terminology, the diagnosis requires that at least two personalities routinely take control of the individual's behavior with an associated memory loss that goes beyond normal forgetfulness; in addition, symptoms cannot be the temporary effects of drug use or a general medical condition.
There is a great deal of controversy surrounding the topic. There are many commonly disputed points about DID. These viewpoints critical of DID can be quite varied, with some taking the position that DID does not actually exist as a valid medical diagnosis, and others who think that DID may exist but is either always or usually an adverse side effect of therapy. DID diagnoses appear to be almost entirely confined to the North American continent; reports from other continents are at significantly lower rates.[Reference/Read More - Wikipedia]

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Joseph Merrick - The Elephant Man

2010-01-24T16:42:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGfOzfadR4Uendofvid [starttext]Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890) was an Englishman who became known as "The Elephant Man" because of his physical appearance caused by a congenital disorder. Because of his condition, he garnered the sympathy of Britain during the Victorian era. A number of sources incorrectly give his name as John Merrick. [Reference/Read More-Wikipedia [endtext]

Tree Found Growing In a Man's Lungs

2010-01-24T16:34:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I40Qr9bOLOYendofvid [starttext]Tree Found Growing In a Man's Lungs - CNN Jeanne Moos [endtext]

Tree man - Epidermodysplasia verruciformis

2010-01-24T16:18:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtl9gN0gTvsendofvid [starttext] Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (also called Lewandowsky-Lutz dysplasia or Lutz-Lewandowsky epidermodysplasia verruciformis) is an extremely rare autosomal recessive genetic hereditary skin disorder associated with a high risk of carcinoma of the skin. It is characterized by abnormal susceptibility to human papillomaviruses (HPVs) of the skin. The resulting uncontrolled HPV infections result in the growth of scaly macules and papules, particularly on the hands and feet. It is typically associated with HPV types 5 and 8, which are found in about 80% of the normal population as asymptomatic infections, although other types may also contribute.

The condition usually has an onset of between the ages of 1–20, but can occasionally present in middle-age. It is named after the physicians who first documented it, Felix Lewandowsky and Wilhelm Lutz
[Read more - Wikipedia][endtext]