Paralysed men can walk again

"A man who has been paralysed for the past 20 years is able to walk again thanks to a revolutionary electronic exoskeleton.Radi Kaiof, 41, now walks down the street with a dim mechanical hum as the system moves his...

'Elephant legs' woman set for operation

"Wang Cheng, 24, cannot work or even wear trousers because of the grotesque and painful elephantiasis which has dogged her since the age of six and left her with legs weighing 50 kilos. "I cannot go out to work,"...

Lorenzo's Oil boy is dead at 30

" Lorenzo's Oil boy is dead at 30 Despite his parents' treatment, Lorenzo did not get better Lorenzo Odone, whose parents' battle to save him from a rare nerve...

Wounded Iraqi is given £2m payout

There have been an increasing number of reports of payouts for civilian deaths and injuries in Iraq."An Iraqi teenager accidentally shot by a British soldier is to receive £2m, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.The man - who cannot be named for legal reasons - will...

US sheriffs suspended for dumping a paralysed man

Although this happened in January, a video has just been released of four US sheriffs tipping a quadriplegic man out of his wheelchair in order to search him. The four men have been suspended pending an...

Tanzania surgery mix-up man dies

"The Tanzanian man who had a knee operation when he had a tumour in his brain, has died after finally having the operation he required. Emmanuel Mgaya, 19, died hours after the surgery, performed two weeks late. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Didas, 20, who had brain surgery although...

Paralysed man's mind is 'read'

"Scientists say they may be on the brink of translating the thoughts of a man who can no longer speak into words after a pioneering experiment. Electrodes have been implanted in the brain of Eric Ramsay, who has been "locked in" - conscious but paralysed - since a car crash...

General Motors paralysed by strike

"Disgruntled staff streamed out of General Motors factories across the US yesterday as the country's main car workers' union called a nationwide strike in a protest over healthcare benefits and job security. The...

Israel wants to deport paralysed Gaza girl

"Maria was paralysed from the neck down by an Israeli rocket attack in May 2006. The missile was aimed at a leader of the armed Islamic Jihad movement, who was killed outright. So were Maria's mother, her grandmother...

New brain scan can read intent

The potential for application of this technology--for people who are paralysed, for example--is very exciting. But there is also potential for invasion of privacy..."Brain scans have been developed which it is claimed can predict what a person is about to do. German, British...

Unrest threatens to derail Nepali peace

"Unrest threatens to derail Nepali peace """A Nepalese driver steers an agricultural vehicle being used as a makeshift form of public transport along a street in Kathmandu yesterday on the second day of a transportation strike. PHOTO: AFP"PM holds emergency meet as protester...

Paralysed by saying I love you

A devoted mother is battling a rare medical condition that puts her into a coma every time she tells her children: 'I love you.' Wendy Richmond, 53, slips into a 'waking sleep' that leaves her almost paralysed every time she becomes emotional or wants to laugh or cry. But...

American paralyzed at Pamplona bull festival

"A New York man was paralyzed below the waist while dodging young bulls with other revelers in the bullring at Spain's San Fermin Festival in Pamplona on Friday, festival organizers said."

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