The result is a physical standoff in a geographic space that has already seen its share of tragic confrontations over the last two centuries – including disputes over the Black Hills, the massacre at Wounded Knee, and the occupation at Wounded Knee. [read post]

Along with many of the typical EDS symptoms described above, individuals with kEDS often develop a progressive, sideways curvature of the spine and abnormal rounding of the upper back.Other potential symptoms that are associated with various forms of EDS include chronic joint pain, chronic fatigue, poor wound healing, digestive problems, skin infections, and impaired vision.Unfortunately, there isn’t a cure for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [read post]

”  Head of the World Food Programme has warned that “Everyone in Gaza is hungry,” while the director-general of the W.H.O. cautioned that “Gaza’s health system is on its knees and near total collapse. [read post]

Cox’s right leg below the knee and in June doctors performed an above-the-knee amputation. [read post]