Teen With Four Kidneys to Donate Extra Two
Doctors in the U.K. found that a teen who was suffering stomach pains had two extra kidneys, it is reported by the Daily Mail.
After doing an ultrasound on 18-year-old Laura Moon, it was discovered that she actually had four kidneys. While doctors say it can be common to find people with an extra kidney, […]
Justice Dept. Report Accuses Gonzales Aide of Illegal Hiring
WASHINGTON Top aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales broke the law by letting politics influence the hiring of career prosecutors and immigration judges at the Justice Department, says an internal report released Monday.
Gonzales was largely unaware of the hiring decisions by two of his most trusted aides, according to the report that culminated a […]
Texas Girl to Have Half Her Brain Removed
A 6-year-old girl from Aledo, Texas, is set to have half of her brain removed to combat a life-threatening disorder, according to a report from The Dallas Morning News.
Jessie Hall suffers from Rasmussen’s encephalitis, a rare illness that has plagued her for the past year, according to the report.
Charges Dropped Against 3 Teens in Video Beating
BARTOW, Fla. Criminal charges were dropped Friday against three of the eight teenagers involved with the notorious videotaped beating of a central Florida teen, prosecutors said.
Kidnapping and battery charges were dropped against Cara Murphy, 16, Stephen Schumaker, 18 and Zachary Ashley, 17, said Chip Thullbery, a spokesman for the state attorney’s office in Polk County.
Doctors report exposes torture of detainees
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former terrorist suspects detained by the United States were tortured, according to medical examinations detailed in a report released Wednesday by a human rights group.
A U.S. serviceman with his dog watches a detainee at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq in 2003.
The Massachusetts-based Physicians for Human Rights reached that conclusion after two-day […]
‘World’s Fattest Man’ Drops 570 Pounds
The Mexican man dubbed the world’s fattest by the Guinness Book of World Records has dropped 570 pounds, nearly half his body weight, according to a report from French news agency AFP.
Manuel Uribe, 42, weighed 1,257 pounds at his heaviest. He was bed-ridden for five months and doctors from the United States, Italy and […]
OECD Urges Quick Action on Climate Change
OSLO, Norway The world must respond to climate change and other environmental challenges now while the cost is low or else pay a stiffer price later for its indecision, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Wednesday.
A new report by the 30-nation organization looks at “red light issues” in the environment, including global warming, […]
HPV Inoculation Could Be Uncommitted for Male childs by 2009
The human papillmovirus vaccination Gardasil could become available for young men as soon as next year, according to a report from The New York Times.
If boys could be vaccinated, the spread of the virus would slow considerably, according to public health officials. HPV is the No. 1 cause of cervical cancer in women.
