Tuesday, February 24, 2009

PlayStationary

According to Reuters, Swiss Scientists issue a warning. "Gamers beware: Keeping too tight a grip on the console and furiously pushing the buttons can cause a newly identified skin disorder marked by painful lumps on the palms."

This condition has been dubbed "PlayStation palmar hidradentitis". Sadly, this is no joke. What happened to the injuries of yesteryear brought on by a dusty game of kickball, banana seat biking or sledding?

Yikes. So much to comment on...don't know where to start. In a nutshell: Society, hell, hand basket, new levels of medical grossness, social ineptness, reap, sow, hello?

2 comments:

  1. Aren't there articles out there about video games and how they help surgeons refine their techniques? My vote is for the video games.

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