Please Support Our Advertisers by visiting their WEB Pages   Headline News is a scan of current amputee related news stories making headlines around the world over the last few months. We have included a synopsis or excerpts of the original article plus a link - that way if you are interested in the full article you have it. Please note some links may expire due to the nature of the original page  From CNN Redemption on the Road - US Vets return to Vietnam http://cnn.com/ASIANOW/time/asia/magazine/1999/990125/vietnam_documentary1.html Smokers file lawsuit against states over tobacco settlement http://cnn.com/2000/US/01/28/tobacco.claim/   From BBC World Service World's First Double Hand Transplant http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_603000/603494.stm Surgeon Defends Amputations http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_625000/625680.stm Body Dysmorphic Disorder Factfile http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/medical_notes/newsid_625000/625913.stm Surgeon knew amputee ran sex web site http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000659276559150&rtmo=3wS88H3M&atmo=tttttttd&pg=/et/00/2/6/namp06.html Afghan rights under spotlight http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south%5Fasia/newsid%5F639000/639569.stm Afghan boy executes father's killer http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south%5Fasia/newsid%5F641000/641961.stm From Excite Disabled athlete ends Tufts U. symposium http://news.excite.com/news/uw/000216/university-education-278 USWA: Oregon Steel Subsidiary Sues Customer http://news.excite.com/news/pr/000216/ca-uswa-oregon-steel From Other Sources Advocate for disabled loses lawsuit over store's refusal to sell him alcohol - Modesto, CA http://www.modbee.com/metro/story/0,1113,131461,00.html   Return to Contents Page