A German farmer who lost his two arms in an accident six years ago went public Wednesday with two new arms transplanted to him in the first surgery of its kind. Karl Merk, 54, showed his arms, which were supported by a special corset attached to his shoulders, at the teaching hospital of the Technical University here. He was with the doctors who performed the 15-hour transplant from July 25 to 26.

A man from Georgetown, Delaware has sued the Beebe Medical Center (BMC) in Lewes and its staff for allegedly wrongly declaring his wife dead in May last year. In the suit, Louis Johnson also charged that the hospital failed to provide adequate medical care and was negligent in treating her 61-year-old wife, Judith, from her heart attack on May 6, 2007. He sought an unspecified amount of damages and penalty.

Health officials are still searching for the cause of an illness that struck 49 students on a field trip last week, sending many of them to the hospital. Forty West Valley Middle School students went to the hospital Friday with vague symptoms of nausea, vomiting, dizziness and general achiness. Some children also complained of heaviness in their arms and legs, according to reports.

Two adults face numerous charges after police responded to reports of an overturned car they say a 10-year-old boy might have been driving at speeds of up to 90 miles per hour before crashing with two other children and the two adults in the car. Police charged one of the adults, Randy Lewis, with his third DUI and child abuse, he admitted to drinking at least 15 beers and liquor before the crash on Flatwoods Road, in the middle of Cherokee National Forest.

Two adults face numerous charges after police responded to reports of an overturned car they say a 10-year-old boy might have been driving at speeds of up to 90 miles per hour before crashing with two other children and the two adults in the car. Police charged one of the adults, Randy Lewis, with his third DUI and child abuse, he admitted to drinking at least 15 beers and liquor before the crash on Flatwoods Road, in the middle of Cherokee National Forest.