wolf woe

Cure for sure

Pruthviraj patil, an 11- year-old boy from Sangli, near Mumbai, will no longer have to worry about his rare hirsute growth. Scientists claim that hypertrichosis, a rare genetic disorder, also known as the ‘werewolf syndrome’, that Pruthviraj suffers from has a cure, reports The Daily Telegraph. Hypertrichosis is a condition that leaves the face and body of the sufferer covered in hair. Pruthviraj has had the condition since birth and had been teased and bullied in school and neighbourhood because of his unusual appearance. No amount of homeopathy or Ayurvedic remedies or laser surgery has been able to help him. However, scientists at Columbia University in New York, US, believe that the condition can be cured permanently by injecting the patient with testosterone, a male hormone. A US TV documentary, My Shocking Story: Real Wolf Kids films their research as a part of it. Only 50 people in the world suffer from this condition.

reunited

Hello, brother!

David evans, 70, was shell-shocked to be greeted by his brother at the summit of Mount Snowdon in UK. Evans and his 66-year-old brother, Rowan, hadn’t met in 30 years, reports The Sun. Rowan has been living in Australia since the 1970s. When he found out that his brother was climbing the mountain for a cancer charity, he decided to fly to the UK and wait at the summit. When Evans reached the mountaintop and found his brother emerge out of the mist, he couldn’t help but cry.