Half-Ton Man Takes Life One Day at a Time
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Patrick Deuel, who once weighed more than a half ton, perches on the edge of a super-sized hospital bed in a room specially remodeled to accommodate his girth...
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - His recovery was slowed because of an infection, but a man who once weighed half a ton may soon leave a hospital after losing more than 450 pounds.  Patrick Deuel, 42, is scheduled to go home to Valentine, Neb., on Jan. 22.
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For the past 20 years, Andre Stanley has spent 10 to 12 hours on the road most days as a professional driver. Stanley said, &quot;A lot of bumper to bumper, a lot of tailgaters -- people who are in a rush to go nowhere.
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Casual Male caters to a big clientele but has to overcome a hefty debt load.
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A man who once weighed half a ton is shedding the pounds on a life-saving diet at a South Dakota hospital. Patrick Deuel is down to about 50 stone and hopes to lose at least another 28 stone.
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One rescued hostage details what happened during the 53-hour ordeal.
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Here's the painful story of someone who did.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- He lies flat, unseeing eyes fixed on the ceiling, tubes and machines feeding him, breathing for him, keeping him alive. He cannot walk or talk, but he can grimace and cry. And he is fully aware of what has happened to him.
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It takes a lot to sap the breath from a 6-foot-6-inch, 310-pound NFL defensive lineman, but in the absence of sheer herculean force, equal parts shock and exasperation will do.
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World Health Organisation figures show a suicide takes place somewhere in the world every 40 seconds.
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In an era of 'empty celebrity,' an ordinary man who performed an extraordinary act of heroism got more than 15 minutes of fame â but the freebies and swag are running out.
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A man with an unusually tiny brain managed to live an entirely normal life despite his condition, caused by a fluid buildup in his skull, French researchers reported on Thursday.
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A man who had survived 166 days with an implanted artificial heart died Thursday of what officials called &quot;unrecoverable multiple organ failure,&quot; according to a Louisville hospital and the maker of the device.
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For the first time in his life, he has sacrificed bits of his flamboyant lifestyle in the name of physical fitness. He has worked diligently on his game.
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By SAMIRA JAFARI  KIMPER, Ky. - Several times a day, Roger Thacker hauls 5-gallon buckets of water about 50 yards uphill to his mobile home so his family can bathe and do laundry.
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Alec Petro of Duxbury has challenged his body to perform under the most strenuous conditions. From triathlons to a 24-hour bike ride, Petro could be considered fearless. But nothing compares to what he and three teammates recently accomplished.
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There were times when Fred Hale Sr.&#39;s loved ones wondered if he might just live forever. Nothing seemed to stop Hale, the oldest man in the world.