The Appendix Is Useful After All

The appendix has long been considered a vestigial and useless organ, which only reminds us of its presence when it flares up and creates a life-threatning appendicitis. Darwin speculated that it was left behind by evolution when we evolved from plant-eaters into omnivores....

Appendicitis Linked to Pollution

Researchers have established a link between pollution and appendicitis after noticing that hospital patient numbers spiked on days when pollution was high.  Over 45,000 patients were surveyed between 1999 and...

Surgeons Remove Man's Appendix Through His Mouth

The world’s first appendectomy removal has happened, through a man’s mouth!  The patient was able to return to work just after two days, and only suffered a minor sore throat.  From a...

Dame Edna told by doctors to rest for six months

"Australian comic Barry Humphries has been ordered to rest for six months because of complications over appendix surgery, a spokesman for the Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival said on...

R. Kelly undergoes appendix surgery

R. Kelly missed a court appearance on child pornography charges this week after undergoing surgery for a burst appendix, his lawyer said. Attorney Terence Gillespie said the 40-year-old R&B singer underwent surgery Sunday, shortly after being admitted to Jackson Memorial...

Treatment keeps girl child-sized

Parents of a severely disabled girl in the US have revealed that they are keeping her child-sized in order to give her a better life. The nine-year-old, named Ashley, has the mental ability of a three-month-old...

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