worlds largest gathering of primordial dwarfs
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a charity in the uk has organised the world039s largest ever gathering of primordial dwarfsthere is thought to only be around 100 individuals globally with primordial dwarfism - which leaves people extremely short in stature but with their bones and organs in proportion to their bodies unlike with other types of dwarfism thirty five 35 primordial dwarfs flew into liverpool from all around the world to meet others like them and help raise awareness of the hyper-rare conditionthe walking with giants foundation wwgffounded by sue and john connerty from liverpool have been running the week-long convention for nine years videographer director: mike garrod producer: charley sutton nick johnson editor: ian phillips

sans titre
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inspirational shardai cousino was born with epidermolysis bullosa an incredibly rare condition that causes her butterfly039 skin to blister and tear with the slightest touch shardai 24 has lived her life in constant pain pain that has been likened to having your body covered in second-degree burns epidermolysis bullosa or eb affects just one in every 50000 children in the united states and shardai who lives in palm bay florida now uses a wheelchair to get around and has to change the bandages that she wraps around her burns at least twice a week but despite the terrible hardship her condition has brought to her shardai continues to thrive and battle on attending college volunteering at her local church with friends and even driving her mothers car she remains determined to make something of her life

two precious: conjoined twins separated using 3d tech
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conjoined twin boys have been successfully separated after a remarkable twelve-hour operation using 3d printer technology medics in china worked tirelessly to separate five-month-old twins yu ce yuan and yu ce xiang - known as james and harley - who were joined at the abdomen the surgery on february 24 was made possible by the generosity of strangers around the world who donated 60000 to cover the cost of the operation the twins 20-year-old parents yu dang and zhou li travelled over 1000 miles from their home in the rural mountainous guizhou province to children039s hospital of fudan university in shanghai for treatment videographer director: sheng huang producer: emma pearson nick johnson editor: kyle waters

aged 21 and only 23 inches tall: born different
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a man who is only 23 inches tall and weighs 15lbs is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a hindu god manpreet singh is 21-years-old and is the same height and weight as a six month old baby and is believed to be one of the smallest people in the world since the age of 12 he has been worshipped as the reincarnation of a hindu god by the local villagers and people visit him every day to be blessed the young man from punjab india was born a healthy baby boy but his parents jagtar singh and manjeet kaur say his growth stopped when he was six months old videographer director: rare shot producer: haziq qadri nick johnson editor: joshua douglas

the besties with albinism born different
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two teenage girls have become best friends due to both having albinism lucy carpenter 14 and sammy mccombe 13 from melbourne australia have a rare form of albinismthe mothers of the teenagers immediately noticed something was different about their children as soon as they were born but only received a diagnoses a few weeks after the pair first met as just babies when their mothers went to a support event for families with children with albinism after briefly losing contact they rekindled their friendship and have been inseparable ever since

the girl who lives in a bowl: born different
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a teenage girl born without limbs lives her life in a plastic bowl rahma haruna is a bright happy girl despite suffering from a mystery condition that stopped her arms and legs developing properly - leaving her practically limbless and in constant painthe 19-year-old from kano nigeria was born a healthy baby but when she turned six months old her growth came to a sudden halt and she stopped hitting key development milestonesrahmas family do their best to provide her with a fulfilling life and transport her around the village in a plastic bowldoctors have been baffled by rahmas condition and some have even put it down to the teenager being struck down by jinns - a supernatural being in islam mythology videographer director: ibrahim ayyuba isah producer: charley sutton ellie winstanley editor: joshua douglas marcus cooper

lee roy selmon suffers stroke: nfl hall of famer not dead but in critical condition video
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the news on nfl hall of famer lee roy selmon is not good but it is far better than some had feared

male andropause : part 1 navigating the perplexing waters of andropause
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http:andloscom -dr robert carlson nationally recognized heart surgeon describes the dangers and major health risks of low testosterone and how testosterone replacement actually reduces heart disease diabetes and prostate cancer

parents feed cerebral palsy daughter mouth to mouth: extreme love
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a dedicated couple have raised an abandoned disabled child keeping her alive by feeding her mouth-to-mouth like a birdli huanme found her daughter likun 16 years ago in the hallway of the hospital in shanxi province north china while working as a cleanerfearing the tiny baby would die li huanme took likun home and she and her husband zhao yuchun have cared for the child ever sincethey feed likun who hascerebral palsyby chewing her hot food and transferring it from their own mouth into hers likun eats three meals per day each with a feeding time of around two hours but despite the time-consuming routine the couple who also have two older children have pledged never to abandon theiradopted daughter videographer director: luo xiang producer: shannon lane ellie winstanley editor: marcus cooper

my giant 150lbs leg
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hope for a woman with one of the most severe cases of lymphedema in the world has come in the form of a new therapy that will help reduce her massive leg swelling janice greene 53 has had lymphedema all her life a condition caused by blockage in the lymphatic system resulting in lymph fluid collecting under the skin causing swelling but in recent years the swelling in janices right leg reached such a level the leg weighed 150 pounds by itself prompting an expert in lymphedema to claim janice as one of the most severe cases in the us hes ever seen

baby born with heart outside her chest: born different
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when expectant mother caitlin veitz attended a routine 20 week ultrasound she and her husband brian were expecting to find out if their baby was a boy or a girl but instead her and her husband brian were given some shocking news their baby daughters little heart was growing outside of her chest their baby girl had a rare congenital heart defect chd ectopia cordis that affects only one in every 100000 babies although chds are the most common birth defect of all occurring in nine in every 1000 births ectopic cordis is the rarest form and is lethal - 95 per cent of babies with ectopic cordis die within a week of being born and 90 per cent pass away within three days videographer director: deanne billings producer: katie mercer ruby coote editor: marcus cooper

the little boy with a giant leg: born different
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a rare genetic disorder has caused a childs leg to swell to four times its normal size three-year-old akshaj khandelwal from dwarka in delhi has been diagnosed with klippel-trenaunay syndrome kts a rare condition that has caused excessive growth on the right side of his body the three symptoms associated with the syndrome which affects one or two in 100000 people are port wine stains large varicose veins and hypertrophy extra growth of one limb videographer director: shams qari producer: haziq qadri ruby coote editor: sonia estal

the 7ft 8in teen who cant stop growing: born different
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a giant teenager has reached a record-breaking height of 7ft 8ins - and is still growing broc brown who was officially the worlds tallest teenager before becoming too old for the 18-and-below classification is growing at the rate of six inches a year if he maintains that rate the 19-year-old from michigan could easily surpass the current worlds tallest man sultan kosen who stands at 8ft 2ins videographer director: ruaridh connellan producer: dan howlett eliie winstanley editor: marcus cooper

same but different: identical twins rare syndrome
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identical twins who were born looking very different could finally lookalike thanks to plastic surgerygabriel cooper was born with pierre robin syndrome which meant his jaw did not fully form leading to a facial disfigurementafter 19 years of looking different gabriel is preparing for plastic surgery which could make him look identical to his brother hadin the family will travel from alabama to new york city in may where gabriel will have surgery performed by the baby face foundation to dramatically alter his appearance videographer director: tyler kaufman producer: dan howlett nick johnson editor: jack steven

priest with bendy039 bones is a medical mystery truly
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a priest in india suffers from a mystery medical condition that has made his body shrink and his bones bend bharat tiwari from madhya pradesh suffers from a rare condition that has never been diagnosed by doctors with local villagers dubbing 53-year-old bharat 039the bendy priest bharat believes that his condition may be linked to an incident when a wall collapsed on top of him at the age of five but he is now happy to bestow blessings on the villagers who flock to visit him