Usher's Wife Released From Hospital

The wife of the singer Usher, named Tameka Raymond, has been released from a hospital in Brazil after spending 11 days recovering from a cardiac arrest that she suffered before undergoing liposuction. She had went into cardiac arrest while being anesthetized before the surgical procedure and was revived in less than a minute due to a heart massage. She was placed into an induced coma and taken to the intensive-care unit. Usher didn't perform at the pre-Grammy party so that he could be with her in Brazil.

Singer Usher's Wife Recovering from Cardiac Arrest

Tameka Raymond, the wife of the singer Usher, is currently recovering in a Sao Paulo hospital after suffering from cardiac arrest soon before she was suppose to undergo liposuction. She suffered the cardiac arrest while being anesthetized for the procedure and was revived in less than a minute by a heart massage. She was also placed in an induced coma to avoid unnecessary complications before being taken to the intensive-care unit. Usher was suppose to preform at the Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party this past Saturday but didn't attend so that he could be with his wife in Brazil.

Woman Stopped While Trying to Bring Skeleton on Plane

A 62 year old woman was stopped at a Munich airport after baggage control handlers found the skeleton of her brother in a plastic bag with her luggage. She and her 63 year old friend were taken away by police after a scan of the plastic bag showed a human skull and other bones. The women were trying to travel from Brazil to Italy.

After questioning, it was told that they woman was trying to fulfill the last wish of her brother to be buried in Italy, who had died 11 year earlier in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The woman gave the appropriate papers from Brazilian authorities for the transport and was allowed to take the skeleton to Italy.

Model Naomi Campbell Hospitalized

The model Naomi Campbell has been hospitalized in Sao Paulo, Brazil for an infectious disease. She is being treated by one of Brazil’s top specialists. She went to Brazil earlier this month for the Carnival in Salvador and was hospitalized this past Sunday.

Stress Weakens Teeth

In Brazil, 14 tests were done that showed that stressed-out people have a higher risk of periodontal disease. Also, increased levels of the stress hormone, called cortisol, might have a negative effect on the immune system and allow bacteria to invade the gums. You can lower stress levels by exercising and sleeping more.

New Pig Species Found by Scientist

A Dutch Scientist says that he found a new species of wild pig that is almost twice the size of other pigs in the Amazon region of Brazil The pig is four feet long and weighs about 90 pounds. He says that he made the discovery on accident while looking for a new monkey species.

Woman Gives Birth to Her Own Grandchildren

In Sao Paulo, Brazil, a 51 year old woman, named Rosinete Palmeira Serrao, became a surrogate mother for her 27 year old daughter and gave birth to her own grandchildren. Serrao gave birth to twin boys by Caesarean section this past Thursday. She decided to be a surrogate mother because her daughter had problems with getting pregnant for four years and in Brazil only close relatives can be surrogate mothers.

Killer Bees Attack New Orleans

Africanized honeybees, also called killer bees, have settled in New Orleans. Earlier this year, demolition workers found and captured a colony of the bees. Recently more bees were found close to the same spot and they may have come from the same colony or may have come from a ship or barge.

The Department of Agriculture put traps along the north-south line throughout the state and at all of the deepwater ports to monitor the bees. Killer bees have the same venom as honeybees, but attack in groups instead of alone. They are also smaller than honeybees. If anyone sees a killer bee, it is recommended to find cover quickly.

Africanized bees first came from an experiment to increase honey production in Brazil that went wrong. A swarm escaped the lab in 1957 and went north. Then they mated with native bees. They reached Texas in 1990 and spread to California and Florida. They were first found in Louisiana in 2005.