17."At eight years old, I got my period. Obviously concerned about how young I was, my mom took me to the doctor. The doctor ...

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Ric Hartig, 78, has been lifting weights all his life, and can still leg press 1,000 pounds ... To treat it, they had to remove his pancreas, gallbladder, spleen and part of his stomach.

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I started feeling even more exhausted than usual. I also had lower back and abdominal pain and bloating, but I shrugged it off because women just have to deal with that..." ...

Her legs dangle like a broken doll's ... She underwent routine gallbladder surgery but did not survive the complications afterward. The family blames Iraq's medical system. They say all the ...