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...Stephanie Yarber, who received a diagnosis of premature ovarian failure at age 14, conceiving children the old-fashioned way was a life's wish. In 2003, after several unsuccessful - and costly - courses of in vitro fertilization (IVF) using her identical-twin sister's donated eggs, Yarber began looking into other options. There was adoption, of course. But there was also a riskier experimental alternative: ovarian transplantation...
...Silber says without hesitation that he would help all women who wish to preserve their fertility this way - as long as patients were fully aware of the potential risks of ovary removal, which include early menopause. In fact, Silber is currently awaiting Institutional Review Board approval to perform ovary-tissue transplants for seven nonidentical twin pairs who have asked for it. (The potential transplant patients are Orthodox Jews, who for religious reasons are prohibited from using donor eggs.) He estimates that he should be able to perform the surgeries within a matter of months. "I know there will be people...
...Much of Dodd's current woes stem from a pair of mortgages that he must wish he had never gotten. His reputation has not recovered from the allegation last year that he received a sweetheart deal on his mortgage, saving upwards of $75,000 courtesy of Countrywide, one of the biggest pushers of the subprime mortgages that have landed the U.S. economy in such dire straits. Connecticut officials say there is no evidence of wrongdoing, and Dodd, who has allowed reporters limited access to his mortgage documents, denies he got any preferential treatment and insists he is going to refinance...
...petrified by roaches (it was a scarring childhood experience!), this couldn't have been worse news. While I've come to enjoy the dungeony hallways, I'll be staying away if one of these things plops on my shoulder while showering. It almost makes me wish I lived in the Quad...
...This one really has me worried. I wish a certain governor was from Louisiana ... and his emergency manager." - Michael Brown, blasting Louisiana officials in an Aug. 27, 2005 email to Fugate while praising his and Governor Jeb Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina in Florida...