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Indian girl born with two faces
7/4/2008
The parents of an Indian infant girl born with two faces say that she is eating and breathing normally despite having two pairs of eyes and lips and two noses.
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Cosmetic castration banned
3/4/2008
Thailand's health chiefs barred hospitals from castrating would-be "lady boys" amid growing concern about the operation being seen as a cheap alternative to a full sex change.
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Op on 8-limbed girl a success
25/2/2008
A two-year-old Indian girl who was born with four arms and four legs has started to take her first assisted steps, more than three months after marathon separation surgery.
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Night massage good after surgery
18/12/2007
A new study has shown that an evening back massage may help relieve the pain and anxiety experienced by patients after major surgery.
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Foetuses removed from baby
11/12/2007
Doctors at an Indonesian hospital on Sumatra island Tuesday removed two deceased foetuses from a one-year-old girl.
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Teen forcibly circumcised
4/12/2007
A civil society organisation says it is to launch Equality Court proceedings on behalf of an Eastern Cape youth said to have been forcibly circumcised.
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Tragedy as wrong man gets brain op
26/11/2007
A man with a brain tumour who instead received knee surgery as part of a medical mix-up in Tanzania has died.
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Keeping tonsils may be better
21/11/2007
Removing the tonsils of children with mild or moderate throat infections is more expensive and has fewer health benefits than simply watching and waiting, Dutch researchers say.
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8-limb girl awake, recovering
9/11/2007
Reports say the Indian toddler, Lakshmi Tatma, who underwent surgery to remove the extra limbs from her body, has regained consciousness and is doing well.
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8-limb girl stable after op
7/11/2007
A gruelling, 24-hour-long operation to remove the extra limbs of an Indian girl born with four arms and four legs was a spectacular success.
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