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Body Part Theft

Sat, 2008/02/16 - 12:17pm | by CSB

Male Nurse Help Cut Up 244 Corpses

A male nurse admitted he cut body parts from 244 corpses and helped forged paperwork so that the parts, some of them diseased, could be used in unsuspecting patients.

Source: 
The Star, February 1, 2008.

Hotel Guest Receives Human Eyeball

Sat, 2008/02/16 - 12:13pm | by CSB

Wrongly delivered by taxi driver

A guest at a hotel in Tasmania, Australia, was delivered a foam box in the middle of the night and was shocked to find that the box contained a single human eyeball. The eyeball was meant to go to a hospital for a transplant operation but was mistakenly delivered to the wrong location. Hotel worker Gabriel Winner said the agitated guest took the eye to the reception desk.

Source: 
metro.co.uk, January 24, 2008.

British Women Spend $54,000 on hair

Sat, 2008/02/16 - 12:11pm | by CSB

Desire a salon-like finish

A hair care company’s British poll suggests the average woman spends US$54,047.16 (about RM172,777) on trims and other hair maintenance costs in her adult lifetime, while the average British man spends only US$24,787.40 (about RM79,229) on hair care.

Source: 
News Daily, January 23, 2008.

Woman To Have 42nd Cosmetic Surgery

Sat, 2008/02/16 - 12:05pm | by CSB

Plans to beat current Guinness World Record

Brazilian model, Angela Bismarchi, has her mind set on beating the Guinness World Record of 47 surgical procedures – currently held 52-year-old American Cindy Jackson, who calls herself a “living doll”.

Source: 
The Canadian Press, January 28, 2008.
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