From Land Mines To Lawn Mowers Prosthetic Rehabilitation Proceeds One Foot at a Time by Dale Berry Nothing can cure an amputation. The wounds are devastating and are life altering to anyone who survives the trauma of amputation. Especially in the case of children, it will change every aspect of their future. When Angela and Ahsad were 3-years-old they both led typical energetic and fun-loving lives. If they had lived next door to one another, there is little doubt that they would have been best friends and enjoyed the fun of just being kids. Normally, Angela and Ahsadís lives would have continued on separate paths, sharing little in common because of their cultural separation--one living in Iowa and the other in Iran. As fate would have it, though, Angela and Ahsad would experience and survive an event that would change every aspect of their future--the trauma of having a leg amputated above the knee... more...

International Researchers Take Pinpoint Aim at Cancers by Gina Shaw Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy: For years, these options have been the one-two-three punch of cancer treatment. Either singly or in combination, they have been virtually the only therapies available to cancer patientsóand although theyíve saved and prolonged many lives, scientists continue to seek out other, less drastic options.... more... Teaching Women and their Doctors to Take Heart by Gina Shaw Try this simple, one-question quiz. If youíre a woman, you can answer it yourself. If youíre a man, ask your wife or a woman you work with this question: What disease is the number-one killer of American women? If youóor sheóanswered breast cancer or another type of cancer, youíd be wron g, but hardly alone. Although 42,000 women a year die from breast cancer, heart attacks aloneónever mind congestive heart failure and other heart problemsókill almost 250,000 women annually... more... Directory of U.S. Hospitals Serving International Patients