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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