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Near Sri Lanka’s War Zone, the Injured Struggle to Cope
" The ravages of Sri Lanka’s civil war were on full display Thursday in the crowded wards of the municipal hospital in this eastern port city, 40 miles from the front line. Catholic nuns with bullet and shrapnel... Infection causes famous Brazilian model's limbs to be amputated
Twenty-year old Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa who was supposed to compete in Miss World Beauty Pageant is fighting for her life after having had her limbs amputated as the result of a bacterial infection...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 44 wks ago | updated 44 wks ago
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]Moving forward after two leg amputations
"Moving forward after two leg amputations Nov. 7: For Nick Nelson, a rare birth defect forced him to make not one, but two difficult choices. Now that he has had both legs amputated, the 10-year-old has a new outlook and a new life. NBC’s Joe Fryer reports in our...When Taking Medicine Actually Takes Your Arm or Leg
"Court weights amputee's case, limits on drug suits""A Vermont musician who lost her arm because of a botched drug injection is squaring off against a drug maker and the Bush administration in one of the most closely watched business cases of the Supreme Court's term.At issue...Six-legged deer has second tail amputated
"Six-legged deer has second tail amputated This six-legged deer is recovering in an animal hospital after being attacked by two dogs. Last Updated: 5:02PM BST 22 Jul 2008 Vets expect the deer to recover...
created by Marcelo232323 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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On-Site Amputation May Free Trapped Driver
Update: Trapped Driver Freed From Under TruckThe female driver of a garbage truck was extricated after about an hour underneath the cab of the truck after it flipped over while making a turn in a residential...North Carolina pair feud over leg
"A US man who stored his amputated leg in a barbecue smoker that was later auctioned off is locked in a custody dispute with the man who bought it. John Wood's smoker was sold to Shannon Whisnant last week after he fell behind on payments at the storage facility in North...Foot found in cooker
"A US shopper got more than he bargained for when a cooker he bought at a public auction contained a mummified human foot. Shannon Whisnant discovered the foot when he bought the cooker in Maiden, North Carolina this week. Police told The Hickory Record the previous owner,...Risky News: War zone journalists
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThey say Soldiers in War Zones risk their lives as their duty to save others and effect change.Citizens in War Zones risk their lives because they have no place to go....
created by Barry Artiste | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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I DID NOT LEAVE A CLIMBER TO DIE ON EVEREST.. HE WAS BEYOND SAVING
I just posted a related article on NowPublic, but wanted to follow up with this one which explains the story of David Sharp's death this spring in a bit more detail. Again, it shows that, as Russell points out,...TV channel bows to pressure over footage of climber's death
This is an interesting article in the onoing saga of the death of David Sharp on Everest in the spring of 2006. I have written about his death and the ethics of climbing Everest on my blog, here and here. While on...Model suing Montreal hospital after leg amputated - CTV.ca
" Updated Fri. Jan. 26 2007 11:07 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff A model who contracted flesh-eating disease and had her leg amputated after a routine operation has launched a $2-million lawsuit against a Montreal hospital. Three years ago, Racky Diack was admitted to the Montreal...The roots of Dalit rage
"The roots of Dalit rage The symbolism of Dalit politics is a tactical response to the threat of violence lurking beneath the surface of Indian democracy. The benevolent tolerance that caste Hindu society affects may well be misplaced. by | Sukumar Muralidharan In January...What cannon blast?
This is a story. A young man is hit by a cannon blast at his high school football game in Washington. He all most has his leg amputated, and people bring him flowers wishing him all the best, right? Nope, not...Key data 'missing' in drug trial
"Key information was absent from a research file prior to a London drug trial that left six men seriously ill, investigators have concluded. Drug research experts from the Netherlands say UK regulators did not receive findings that might have warned them of damage TGN1412...
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