Deadly Child Virus In China

This Friday there were 3,321 reported cases of a deadly virus, enterovirus 71, which causes hand, foot and mouth disease in kids. China's health ministry dispatched specialists to eastern China's Anhui province where the death toll has risen to 22.

978 kids are hospitalized, 48 are critical. "Authorities in Anhui.. are doing utmost to treat the children and strengthen disease control," said Wang Yan, a Anhui province official. 32 specialists in Fuyang City are to direct rescue work in Anhui.

A nationwide ordered stated said "all levels must recognize the importance and urgency of preventing the spread of infectious disease." The order also stated this was needed to guarantee the smooth staging of the Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing.

Source: www.cnn.com

Man With Each Arm Stuck in Machinery Uses Toe to Call 911

Florida: A man in Fort Walton Beach was freed by firefighters Thursday and airlifted to a hospital after getting his arms stuck at work around 2 a.m. They came to his rescue after he managed to dial 911 with his big toe on his flip phone.

He managed to shake the phone from his belt and dial it after kicking off a shoe and using the other foot to help pull off the sock.The press-like machine that looked like an elevator would've held him until morning if no call was made; he was alone.

A compressor was shut off behind the building by firefighters and the worker was then pried out of the machinery with a thick metal bar. According to rescuers, both arms should be fine.

Source: www.nwfdailynews.com

Pensioner Grows New Finger with "Pixie Dust"

Lee Spievaka, a 69 year old who sliced off his finger by accidentally sticking it into a model plane’s propeller, has grown a new fully-functional finger thanks to what he calls "pixie dust".

His doctor calls the substance extra cellular matrix, which comes from the University of Pittsburgh and is being studied for its properties of stimulating wounds to grow, rather than form scar tissue.

Hopes for the cellular matrix are high that it may one day be used to repair severely burnt skin or even damaged organs.

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Man attempts to cash $360,000,000,000 check

21 year old Charles Ray Fuller of Crowley TX, was arrested on April 22 on an accusation of forgery. The bank became suspicious when he attempted to cash the check, and called police.

Fuller claims his girlfriend’s mother gave him the check to start a record business. The bank and police called the mother; she claims she did not give him the check.

Fuller was also accused of unlawful carrying of a weapon and possession of marijuana.

Source: www.dallasnews.com