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Yes. Paintballing Is Bad For Your Breast Implants

7:40AM August 28, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Last weekend, a 26-year-old woman decided to go paintballing with some friends. She got shot. It happens. But while in surgery, it was found that the fire she took tore through one of her breast implants. What?? More »

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These Are Some Angry Boobs

2:06PM August 3, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

I usually shun anything to do with the over-hyped Angry Birds franchise, but this game-inspired undergarment was just too good to pass up. More »

News

Colorado Woman Flips The Script And Gropes TSA Agent

1:15PM July 17, 2011 | Kwame Opam

61-year-old Yukari Mihamae was flying home to Colorado on Thursday. She walks through Terminal 4 at Arizona’s Sky Harbor Airport, and, as expected, is faced with the TSA. But its Mihamae that did the groping this time. More »

Science

FDA Insists Silicone Breast Implants Are Safe-ish

4:20AM June 24, 2011 | Margaret Hartmann

In 1992, the FDA banned silicone breast implants over claims that they caused various illnesses, including lupus, cancer and arthritis. Five years ago, the agency decided to let them back on the market and now they’ve declared they were right to do so – even though critics say there isn’t enough research to prove they’re safe. More »

Science

Industrial Chemicals Threaten Boobs

4:30AM June 23, 2011 | Lily Newman

Breasts are under attack! New research shows that some industrial chemicals may affect breast development in a number of problematic ways. Early exposure could impact lactation, increase risk of breast cancer and “disrupt breast development.” Egads. More »

Gadgets

14 Bizarre, Bewildering Thingamabobs For Your Boobs

10:00AM April 26, 2011 | Dodai Stewart

The world is full of delightful things, among them the strange gizmos created for breasts. Odd bras, peculiar pasties, ghastly gadgets. Here, we’ve gathered 14 of the weirdest. More »

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You Can Buy Breast Milk Ice Cream In London For $22 A Bowl

12:40AM February 25, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

We’ve seen cheese made from breast milk, but ice cream? That’s a little too close to home for me. If the thought of mother’s milk appeals to you, you can hotfoot it to the Icecreamists parlour in London’s Covent Garden, which is selling the Baby Gaga bowl of icecream for £14 ($22). More »

Science

Scientists Create Flat Breasts On A Chip For Breast Cancer Research

1:20PM February 24, 2011 | Casey Chan

That’s a breast on a chip. Why? Because though it looks like a slide, it actually accurately mimics the branching mammary duct system of a breast, where most breast cancers begin. That’s key for cancer research since scientists can now test new approaches for treatment, like magnetic nanoparticles. It sounds insane: More »

Gadgets

The Gadget That Should Have Never Been Invented

5:28PM January 18, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Some technologies have a definitive impact in the progress of civilication that will leave a mark in Humanity forever. This is not one of them. And yes, this woman is just way too happy. [Thanks Karl!]

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Woman Sues US Government After TSA Exposed Her Breasts

1:20PM November 18, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Listen, we know the TSA’s been unpopular lately. But are they really so bad? What about this time a TSA screener pulled down a woman’s blouse while frisking her? And then laughed about it? Yes. Yes, they are that bad. More »