"While she consumes between 5,000 and 8,000 calories daily in small meals eaten every 15 minutes, she has never been able to weigh more than 60 pounds... "I lead a normal life as much as possible and deal with the bumps in the road as they come along with my head held high and a smile on my face!"

ALOHA

"A woman, whose oxygen machine failed after a power company turned off electricity to her home, died last night... Graves said the National Grid technician followed procedures by ringing the door bell and knocking on the door at 18 Charles St. to try to make direct contact before cutting power, but was not able to reach anyone."

Death By Unpaid Electric Bill

A German man who was circumcised against his will during emergency penis surgery is suing his doctor for cash to rebuild his foreskin.

As a doctor, sometimes you just got to make a judgement call. All things being considered, who is right in this case?

Man Sues for New Foreskin

"German sex educators plan to launch a spray-on condom tailor-made for all sizes." ... "We call it the 360 degree procedure -- once round and from top to bottom. It's a bit like a car wash."

So it'll still be possible to hang it from a tree limb outside a highschool after you're done with it?

Spray-on Condoms!

"We bought thong underwear at two Victoria's Secret stores, and at Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomindale's... Every store took back our thongs without the tags, never asking if they'd been worn. Next our hidden camera caught the sales clerk at a Victoria's Secret attaching a new price tag on our returned thong, hanging it up and then putting it back on the floor for sale... Microbiologist Dr. Lori Daane says dangerous bacteria like yeast and E. coli can survive for weeks on lingerie and can be easily transferred. 'Given the fact that you can get these organisms on this clothing, especially thong underwear, it's pretty likely you're going to get some fecal contamination.'"

Victoria's Secret Reselling Worn Underwear

"A synthetic hormone that's on the pharmaceutical fast track could solve your beauty and bedroom needs all at the same time. 'You could theoretically get tanned and have, certainly, a lot of erectile activity and you might actually start to lose weight,' said Dr. Robert Dorr, a researcher at the University of Arizona... 'Even at a very low starting dose, every subject had an erection."

Miracle Pill Promises Boners, Tans, and Weight Loss

People who enjoy the occasional decaf latte may be getting more of a lift than they know, scientists report in today's rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

New Buzz On Coffee: It's Not the Caffeine That Raises Blood Pressure

The Food and Drug Administration approved a test today that can detect whether someone is infected with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, in as little as 20 minutes. Experts said that advance might prompt thousands more Americans to get tested, which in turn might slow the spread of the disease.

FDA Approves a Quick Test for H.I.V.

Fertility experts want schoolgirls to be taught that their chances of having a family may be jeopardised if they delay motherhood beyond the age of 35... "Age 16 or 17 is ideal," he is quoted as saying.

Doctor to Teens: Get Your Fuck on Early

The aim of the glass pipe give-away is to encourage addicts to stop injecting cocaine and smoke it instead. Mallory admitted there's no evidence that giving out free crack pipes cuts down on disease, but that doctors and even the provincial health officer support the idea. Before the volunteers give out the pipes, they screen the users to make sure they are already addicts.

Crack Pipe Give-Away Aims to Slow Disease