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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Amputee Gets New Bionic Hands

Gabrielle Bluestone · 05/19/13 01:02PM

Last year Aimee Copeland was ziplining across the Little Tallapoosa River in Georgia, when her homemade line broke and she sliced open her leg, requiring 22 stitches to close. And then the nightmare began.

Teen Facing Hand Amputation After Fish Tank Scratch

Lauri Apple · 06/12/11 11:22PM

Fish tanks! They seem like such peaceful places. But as 13-year-old Hannele Cox will tell you, they sometimes contain hidden, flesh-eating bacteria that can seriously mess with your health and your life.