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Black ice takes car crash survivors leg but not her drive to walk again

three year old Brenda Mascoll was standing behind her vehicle when a driver slid on black ice colliding into her at over 120 kmhr She lost her right leg and thought she would never stand again Four years later she has new hope as she walks 5km in support of the hospital that rebuilt her life Using a custommade prosthetic leg Brenda will walk in ... Read More

Health Buzz Kids Increasingly Injured After Swallowing Button Batteries

More kids are landing in the emergency room after swallowing coinsized button batteries There were nearly 66000 batteryrelated hospital visits by children under 18 between 1990 and 2009 and the annual number more than doubled jumping from 2591 to 5525 Thats according to a new study published today in Pediatrics The situation is worst for children 5... Read More