Doctors Remove Twin From Boy's Stomach

On January 30th, 2012, Peru Doctors planned to remove the remains of a partially formed twin fetus from the stomach of three year old boy, in this case the brother.  The living boy/twin Isbac Pacunda, absorbed his brother in his stomach during development in the mother's womb.  The fetal that is in Isbac is 1 1/2 Pounds, has eyes, bones, hair, and is 9 inches long.  This condition only occurs one in every 500,000 live births.  Some conjoined twins lives as a form of "parasites," which allows them to rely on the body of the other for a blood supply and organ function.  This case was very different since this is known as a fetus-in-fetus.   
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/01/doctors-to-remove-remains-of-twin-from-boys-stomach/1?csp=34news

 

Magic Mushrooms may be Therapeutic

With the growing number of studies on these mushrooms it has been concluded that, they might work magic for certain mental disorders.  The new research in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has promising future in curing depression.  Researcher David Nutt quoted, "We have found that these drugs turn off the parts of the brain that integrate sensations- seeing, hearing, feeling-with thinking".  Another brain region that psilocybin affects is the anterior cingulate cortex, which is over-active in depression.  Some patients with severe depression that cannot be treated with brain stimulation and using the Psilocybin could be a cheaper option.  

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/23/magic-mushrooms-may-be-therapeutic/?hpt=he_c1

Aircraft Carriers Better For Cars Than For Jets

Since the beginning of the year we keep on learning more things about the U.S. military aircraft carrier program.  Three of the most recent include the face that the Pentagon may be looking at reducing the amount of carriers in the United States from 11 to 10 in order to save money.  Second, the military's new F-35C Joint Strike Fighter may not be work for the carrier use.  Last third, aircraft carriers make fine automobile transports.  Cutting the carrier along with the other forces that make up the battle group could save Navy billions.  Many believe that the government should keep the citizens a lot more informed of what is happening with the impact of the defense review.       

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/16/why-aircraft-carriers-may-be-good-for-parking-cars-but-not-landing-new-jets/?hpt=hp_bn1