| Unhappy as a boy, Kim became youngest ever transsexual at 12
A boy of 12 is believed to have become the world's youngest sex change patient after convincing doctors that he wanted to live the rest of his life as a female. The boy - originally called Tim, but now known as Kim - has started to receive hormone treatment, in preparation for the operation that will eventually complete the sex change. .
Hilltop blues
Mr. Mac's shop in this city's Hilltop neighborhood draws style-conscious men from all over the Pacific Northwest. They seek items like the $40 artificial alligator shoes in pink, orange or beige. Special customers get a fluffy, white, faux-fur coat for only $100, though the price tag says $299. "I'm a destination," explained the dapper Morris McCollum, 79, known affectionately as "Mr. Mac" after his decades in the Hilltop. That's his secret to staying in business, even as foot traffic has slowed on what was once the busy main drag, Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Fewer customers than ever come by, and business in the historically low-income Hilltop is way down, especially since the city forced Browne's Star Grill to close more than a year ago, just one block from McCollum's store.
FDA Approves The Return Of Silicone Breast Implants
Philadelphia, PA (AHN)- Silicone breast implants, which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned fourteen years ago, have returned to the operating tables of cosmetic surgeons. The FDA gave the green light towards the end of 2006 and the implants are now being seen more and more. Silicone gel-packs are said to be superior to saline-filled packs. Women are not shying away from the past controversial implants, even though the FDA labeled silicone packs as "reasonably safe," according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Crystal Clenfuegos, the spokesperson for Allergan, Inc., a manufacturer of implants, said, "Approximately 90 percent of women prefer silicone over saline in countries where both options are available." Even though the FDA determined that the original fears relating to silicone implants were speculative and exaggerated, there are risks to be considered.
Porn industry finds hi-def too graphic
High definition video can reveal more than was intended, as the porn industry, in its rush to embrace the new technology, is finding out. Sets and scenery for shows made in HD need a much higher level of finish, but in most cases the actors' bodies are sufficiently covered for imperfections not to matter. Not so in the porn industry, where some "stars" are having to go to new lengths to deal with the imperfections highlighted by the new formats, as the New York Times reports. .
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