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New Delhi, Nov 19 (PTI) The Supreme Court today directed the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to verify the claim of controversial RJD MP Pappu Yadav that he was suffering from "morbid obesity" which required medical treatment abroad.
A Bench of Justices S B Sinha and H S Bedi asked Prof M C Mishra, a senior doctor of the institute, to submit a report on the claim within two week so as to enable it pass appropriate orders on the MP's petition.
Counsel Rakesh Kumar Singh appearing for Yadav pleaded that the MP be granted permission to travel abroad for undergoing the surgery as the ailment was threatening his life.
He claimed that Yadav's condition can be improved only after he undergoes a "Bariatric surgery." The Court had on November 12 sought response from the CBI within two days on Yadav's plea seeking permission to undergo a surgery for his morbid obesity at a private hospital here.
Lowdown on the slim down
HOBART -- Having bariatric surgery and then contracting West Nile Virus has made Joan Smith's year fraught with terror. But it could've been a lot different for Smith, a model during The Methodist Hospitals' ReStart Center's fourth annual Weight Loss Showcase and Celebration at Avalon Manor on Saturday. Having just left Hartsfield Village Nursing Home in Munster a week ago after a three-month recuperation, her weight-loss surgery saved her life as she's been planning it. "The doctors told me that if I'd have gone in at 200 pounds more (or the weight she's lost since the surgery), I'd have never left the nursing home," said Smith, who sat stage side with a walker. "I just turned 68, and there's no way I'm ready for that." Each of the nine models showed their pride as they walked the stage.
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New life-saving devices showcased 'after hours'
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Mich. Medical Society Says Rate Drop Shows Tort Reform Law Working
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