The refit, which costs more than $30,000 per vehicle, includes a specially designed air mattress that inflates beneath the patient to transfer him to the stretcher (reinforced and widened, natch) and a remote lift system that raises the stretcher into the ambulance.

Someone who may be cheering the arrival of Canada's ambulance for fatties is Calgary resident Chad Campbell. He described it as "a step in the right direction." However, it was not known how the four firemen and two paramedics that were previously needed to transport the 560-lb Mr Campbell to his hospital appointments had celebrated the news.

The 1000 lb ambulance [Medgadget]

Who's paying these people? Seriously, are you surprised that obese people lost weight when forced to walk 8 hours a day, 5 days a week rather than sit down? I mean, I'd probably get sweet biceps if you attached a laptop to some weights, but it doesn't mean I'd want to subject myself to that kind of exertion all day every day. Go cure cancer or something, you idiots. –Adam Frucci

Making work even more of a slog takes weight off [Reuters]

What happened to gym class? Aren't people supposed to exercise there? I guess WV has just given up on gym and let the kids have what they want. In my day, we stayed skinny by walking five miles through a blizzard to school, and it was uphill both ways! Kids today don't know the meaning of hard work, I'll tells ya. –Adam Frucci

Dancing video game helps kids avoid weight gain [via Boing Boing]

So what do the suction cups look like...take a look for yourself.

– Louis Ramirez