First Face Transplant Done in America

In Cleveland, reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow and a team of specialists performed the first face face transplant done in America by replacing 80 percent of a disfigured woman's face by using the face of a female cadaver. Many details of the surgery have not been released but surgeons that do this usually transplant skin, facial nerves, muscles, and other deep tissue.

Skin is considered an organ and it still runs the risk of the body rejecting it, as with other organ transplants. Recipients of transplants have the risk of deadly complications, such as the new facial tissue attacking the recipient's body and the recipient's body attacking the bone marrow or the transplanted face to cause inflammation at the area of the new tissue. They also have to take immune-suppressing drugs for the rest of their lives to prevent the body rejecting the organ. This raises the risk of cancer and other diseases.

This is the fourth one done worldwide. Two have been done in France and one was done in China. The first one was a partial face transplant done in France in 2005 on a woman who had been mauled by her dog and received a new nose, chin, and lips from a brain-dead donor. Another was done in France on man disfigured by a genetic disease. One was done in China on a farmer that had been disfigured by being mauled by a bear.

Baby Born with 2 Faces in India

In northern India, a baby was born with two faces. The baby has a rare condition called craniofacial duplication, where one head has two faces. All of her facial features are duplicated, except for her ears. She has two noses, pairs of lips, and pairs of eyes.

She is doing well and is being worshiped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess. Hundreds of pilgrims have traveled to visit her and touch her feet out of respect and to receive blessings.

Read More and See Pictures: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-04-08-india-two-faces_N.htm

Rapper P Diddy Won’t Be Charged for Assault

The rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs won’t face any charges in the recent case where he punched a man at a nightclub during a dispute last month. The accuser stopped cooperating with law enforcement and gave different versions of what happened. The accuser originally said that he and Diddy had been arguing over a woman when Diddy punched him in the face.

Rapper Da Brat Arrested After Nightclub Incident

The rapper Da Brat was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after she got into an altercation with a waitress at a nightclub in Atlanta. The altercation started after the waitress bumped into Da Brat and walked away. Soon after, she was hit in the face with a bottle of rum. The waitress suffered some damages to the cheek and forehead. She was taken to the hospital by a friend.

Watch the Video as Teenager Disrespects NBA's Sam Cassell to His Face

Watch the Video as Teenager Disrespects NBA's Sam Cassell to His Face: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHZhKKkmW_w

Assumed Dead Man Awakens During Autopsy

In Caracas, Venezuela a man, named Carlos Camejo, was declared dead after a highway accident but woke up in a lot of pain after medical examiners had began an autopsy on him. After the examiner began the autopsy, they realized something was wrong when Camejo started bleeding. They then stitched up the incision they made in his face and removed him from the morgue.

Man Charged With Assault for Throwing Cheetos at his Father

It is reported in Des Moines, IA that a man named Patrick Hamman was arrested and charged with domestic assault after he threw a bag of Cheetos at his father. The two were arguing when he threw the bag and it hit his father’s face and caused a cut to the bridge of his nose. Patrick admitted to being on methamphetamine at the time of the incident.

How to Remember Names Easier

If you have a hard time remembering names there are tips that can help you. You can say the person's name out loud once after being introduced and then again at the end of the conversation. While you are talking to the person you should repeat their name a few times in your head as you look at their face. People remember what they see better than what they hear and by connecting a face to a name you be more likely to remember their name. You can connect their name with a special or unique facial feature they have. It would be a good idea to write the person's name down and how you know them after the conversation has ended.