Flesh Eating Disease Leave Woman Fightin...
Billi-Jo Whitlock had surgery on her abdomen in 2004, but shortly afterwards, she developed an infection and has been battling for her life ever since.
Whitlock, 38, of Hibbing, Minn., developed a rare flesh-eating bacteria disease known as Necrotizing Fasciitis.
To rid her of this, surgeons removed 24...
Man Loses 140 Pounds To Join The Marines...
When Army and Navy recruiters met 330 pound, 22 year-old Ulysses Milana, they had just one thing to say, “You’ve got to lose weight.”
But instead of turning him away only to return again the next year, Marine recruiters chose to work with him, offering close support during his weight-loss...
Mirrors Help Stroke Victims Recover...
A Japanese researcher has discovered that using a mirror to create the illusion that a person’s paralyzed limb moves in tandem with the healthy one, appears to speed up the recovery from stroke.
The findings show that the optical illusion is more effective in treating stroke victims than previous...
Homeless Used In Medical Scam...
A man accused of recruiting the homeless to pose as phony patients in order to claim millions in government health benefits, has pleaded guilty to charges of health fraud, money laundering and tax evasion.
Estill Mills, 64, admitted to running an assessment center called the 7th Street Christian Day Center...
Coconut Sized Kidney Stone Removed From ...
Kidney stones can range in size, some are as small as a grain of sand, others as big as a golf ball, but earlier this week, Hungarian surgeons got to see how big they can really get when they removed a kidney stone the size of a coconut from a man.
Sandor Sarkadi underwent an abdominal operation in...
Ping-Pong Ball Saves Transplant Patient...
Dr. Albert Shun, from The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Australia, used a radical method to save a young girls’s life, after being confronted with a problem during a liver transplant operation.
Mackenzie Argae was born with a rare gastrointestinal disorder known as biliary atresia – a...
New Species Found In The Greater Mekong ...
Striped rabbits, bright pink millipedes laced with cyanide and a spider bigger than a dinner plate are among the host of new species recently discovered in the remote wildlife hotspot of the Greater Mekong.
The area is described as one of the last scientifically unexplored regions of the world and the...
4 Drugs That Can Hurt Your Sex Drive...
There are lots of medications that can have negative sexual side-effects, however many of these medications are more common than you think.
Below are 4 common medications that can seriously affect your libido.
Cholesterol-Lowering Medications
Taking cholesterol-lowering medications can cause serious...
Vietnamese Tooth Blackening...
Asia is a land full of weird and wonderful customs and rituals. Throughout the continent there are literally thousands of different traditions that remain alive to this day and these customs often stem from religious beliefs that have been faithfully upheld for thousands of years.
Trekking through the gentle...
7 Foods To Help Power Your Libido...
Maintaining a healthy well balanced diet is essential if you want to keep your bodily functions in full working order.
It’s common knowledge that filling up on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins keeps us fit and reduces the risks of cancers, diabetes and strokes. But there are many...
