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As he reached the door of the chow hall, Henry Navarro looked to his right and uttered an expletive. Then he looked to his left and spat out an even stronger one.
It costs $1,400 to cover the oozing sore on the diabetic's foot with a piece of artificial skin, helping it heal if patients keep pressure off that spot. So when Medicare paid for the treatment but not the extra $100 for a simple walking cast to protect it, an artificial skin maker last year started giving free casts to some needy patients.
Almost as soon as Barack Obama was declared the winner of the Nov. 4 election, projections of how many people will huddle on the Capitol Mall to witness his inauguration as the nation’s 44th president started inflating faster than the federal deficit. Would 1 million, 3 million or even 6 million (or one out of every 11 Americans who voted for him) join the throng?
One of five feet that have mysteriously washed up on the shores of British Columbia over the past year has been linked to a depressed man who disappeared a year ago, police said Saturday.
Two of the five feet that have washed up on the shores of British Columbia over the past year belonged to the same person, but no identities have been determined in any of the cases, police said Thursday.
A man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for stabbing his roommate to death after an argument in their Houston apartment about stinky feet.
A Filipino teenager who came to New York so doctors could perform surgery to untwist her severely clubbed feet took her first unaided steps Wednesday in pink-and-white sneakers — the first shoes she's ever worn.
CLARKSVILLE, Mo. - With humans having worked themselves beyond exhaustion in the fight to save this historic riverfront town from the Mississippi’s floodwaters, the battle is now largely up to machines.
British Columbia's coroner's office called the discovery of a sixth floating foot a hoax, saying Thursday it was really an animal paw stuffed inside a running shoe.
For the fourth time in less than a year, a human foot in a running shoe has been found along the British Columbia coast.
In her 15 years, Jingle Luis has never walked on the bottoms of her feet. Born in the Philippines with feet so clubbed they twist backward and upside down, she uses crutches to hobble on what should be the tops of her feet.
Three times in less than a year, three right feet inside running shoes have been found near separate islands in the Strait of Georgia.
Runaway brides — and grooms — in Mexico City could get stuck paying for the limo and flowers under a bill proposed by a local lawmaker Friday.
Diabetics, watch out: A hot spot on your foot can signal an ulcer is brewing, a wound that could cost your limb. New research shows that using a special thermometer to measure the temperature of their soles can give patients enough early warning to avoid one of diabetes' most intractable complications.
A drunken argument over smelly feet led a man to stab his roommate to death, police said Monday.
Sixth severed foot washes ashore in B.C. Some believe the feet are related to organized crime, that it is the result of a form of punishment. Others think someone may be playing a practical joke. Many believe there is something sinister behind it. But one expert believes otherwise.
My Bungee Nightmare: Briton Hits Water at 80mph After Elastic Cord Flies Loose Rishi Baveja survived a fall after his bungee cord harness came loose from his feet during a bungee jump.
'Miracle' Man Survives 200ft FallA driver "miraculously" escaped alive after his car plunged over a 200ft (61m) cliff on Sunday, September 6, 2009.
Report: Flip Flops Can Kill You - They're a popular summer shoe, but your flip flops may be harboring potentially deadly bacteria.
Women Walk In Fall 2009's Most Punishing Heels (VIDEO)Why do women buy and wear shoes that are unsafe and uncomfortable? This brief article is accompanied by a 1:51 video of New York magazine staff members walking in shoes not well suited for walking.
High heels 'should be banned from the workplace' The Trade Union Congress, predominantly male, has proposed a motion arguing that high heels are demeaning to women while they also contribute to long term injuries.
TMZ's Foot Fetish Contest -- The Finalists! (Photos)From fungus filled feet to perfectly painted toes, people really stepped up and sent in pics for our Foot Fetish Contest. We double dog dare you to look through the whole gallery!
If you are guessing that this colunm is bout something other than politics, you are only half right.
Girls' agony after barefoot walk on fresh burning tar with no warning signs Two little girls were left screaming in agony after they stepped on to a newly-laid tarmac path and had the skin burned from their bare feet.
Cabo San Lucas mystery catch piques the interest of scientists Tracy Ehrenberg, general manager of Pisces Sportfishing in Cabo San Lucas says the mysterious-looking fish caught off the Mexican coast May 19 aboard Minerva IV looks like "a seal, crossed with a baby marlin, that swallowed a chicken ... it has feet!"
State says fish pedicures at Milwaukee mall illegalWAUWATOSA -- State regulators say the trendy fish pedicures making their way into some U.S. cities are illegal in Wisconsin.
Your right footHOW SMART IS YOUR RIGHT FOOT? This is hysterical. You have to try this. It is absolutely true. I guess there are some things that the brain cannot handle. HOW SMART IS YOUR RIGHT FOOT?
Chick Wit: Feet no fish would bite onExcerpt: I was driving down the street the other day when I saw a sign on an empty storefront that read, "Fish Pedicures Coming Soon!" It was the kind of sign that got me thinking. Do fish need pedicures? You'd think they would do without, in this economy.
Brazilian Miss World finalist Mariana Bridi has hands, feet amputated after severe infectionExcerpt: A two-time Miss World finalist has had both of her hands and feet amputated due to a life-threatening infection. Mariana Bridi of Brazil underwent emergency surgery this week after a viral infection spread to her blood. She remains in serious condition.
90-year-old emaciated woman's shoes had 'grown into her feet' - Son charged with neglectPORT ST. LUCIE — A Port St. Lucie man was arrested and charged with neglect of an elderly person after his 90-year-old mother was found emaciated and in urine-soaked clothes, an arrest affidavit released Sunday said.
Smelly feet hinder man's desire for wifeI am having an issue – basically a foot fetish - where I have a desire to give a sexy lady a foot rub and suck her toe in a building urge to do oral on her. Unfortunately, my wife's feet sometimes smell and they're in rough shape, for example, she has calluses.
5 Things You Don't Know About Green TeaBy now, we know that drinking green tea is undoubtedly good for our bodies.
From Heel to Low: the World's Rich Tapestry of Insults Who throws a shoe? Arabs do. In fact, in the global scheme of things, we in the West (you, me, George Bush, Austin Powers) are somewhat in the minority in not having a problem with feet at all.
Severed feet mystery: match madeA coroner has matched a dismembered female right foot discovered on the British Columbia coastline in November with a left foot discovered in May.
Man with no arms caught driving Police were amazed at their discovery during a routine check of vehicles on the road. Zing Shen, 42, was steering the vehicle with his feet and said he had been doing so for years.
Learning How to Walk (Chewing Gum Not Included)AFTER Lynne Wu moved to New York from Cincinnati, she realized her body wasn't prepared for the sheer amount of pavement-pounding required in her adopted city.
Another human foot found on B.C. coastAnother human foot has washed up on British Columbia's south coast, the seventh to be found on the province's beaches since August 2007.
7th foot washes up on West Coast - the creepiness goes on and so do the jokesAnother running shoe with what may be a detached foot has washed up along the banks of the Fraser River in Richmond, B.C., according to the RCMP. WTF?
Another severed foot washes up on B.C. shoreUpdated: Tue Nov. 11 2008 23:48:25 ctvbc.ca CTV News is reporting another development in a case that has baffled police and the public for over a year, drawing worldwide attention to British Columbia's southwest coast.
Skeleton of 12,000-year-old shaman foundJERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Israeli scientists say they've found the skeleton of a 12,000 year-old Natufian shaman buried with 50 tortoise shells, a leopard's pelvis and a human foot.
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