Syndrome-Schoolgirl could die if she brushes her hair, due to rare condition

A TEENAGE girl in Scotland with an extremely rare medical condition was told that brushing her hair could kill her. Megan Stewart, 13, suffers from hair brushing syndrome, which means that contact with static electricity could cause her brain to shut down, the Scottish Daily Record said today.Her condition came to light in 2008 as she got ready for school in Wishaw, central Scotland.

Her mother, Sharon, said, "I was brushing her hair in the living room when she flopped over and her lips turned blue. I thought she was having a fit, which she'd never had before, so we called the paramedics. It was really scary."Doctors at Glasgow's Yorkhill Hospital for Sick Children told her parents that they had only ever heard of one other case of the syndrome, which causes vital organs to shut down if there is a buildup of static. The 41 year old added, "When we comb her hair, we have to lay her down and cover her head with water to stop any static building up. She can't rub balloons on her head at parties, and she can't wear any shiny clothing."It is thought that the condition is a result of birth complications.

Sharon Stewart was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia three months before she was due to give birth, and Megan weighed just two pounds and five ounces when she was born and could fit in the palm of her dad's hand.

Fan-11-year-old mayor Caroline Gonzalez renamed and dedicated street to Justin Bieber

Located in Forney, Texas, '

Justin Bieber Way

' went up on Tuesday and naturally caused quite a stir with fans of the American superstar.

As the winner of her local town's 'be a mayor for the day' competition Caroline made it her first priority to get drivers bopping along to smash hits like 'Never say Never' and 'Baby'. Luckily for those community members who aren't a 'belieber' the sign was only temporary and was taken down after the ceremony took place. The tween's act will also please the town's penny counters with the $20US sign costing less than a ticket to one of Bieber's sold-out mega shows. Council officials did say they had tried to invite the 17-year-old; however he failed to show in the all-American town, 15 miles east of Dallas.

Why-Man, 61, suing over skimpy lifeguard trunks

LONG BEACH, N.Y. — A 61-year-old New York man says he lost his job as a lifeguard when he refused to wear skimpy swim trunks for the annual swim test. Roy Lester told the New York Daily News he was forced out of the job after 40 years in 2007 when he wanted to take the swim test in biking shorts instead of the tiny swim trunks. "I wore a Speedo when I was in my 20s," Lester said. "But come on. There should be a law prohibiting anyone over the age of 50 from wearing a Speedo." He filed a lawsuit against the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in 2009. The lawsuit had been dismissed but was reinstated by an appeals court last week.

Lol-Lawyer steers car onto fresh wet cement, gets stuck

Road workers stationed in the city couldn't believe there eyes as the driver totally ignored the bright orange markers and planted all four-wheels of her £70,000 luxury Lexus square on the concrete. The incident happened at around 8:30am and with plenty of onlookers it didn't take long for word to spread. Three users of website 'Reddit' were on hand to take pictures and within a few hours a social media storm of laughter had been created.

How-Ontario cops probe naked highway men mystery

LONDON, Ont. — Sarnia police are looking for the naked truth.But it doesn't look like they'll get it from two men found walking on the shoulder of Hwy. 402 without any clothes early Wednesday.The bizarre case started with a call to Lambton OPP reporting an odd roadside sighting.

Officers found a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old man, both of Sarnia, Ont., walking naked around 3:30 a.m. "They said they were picked up in Sarnia and beaten and robbed of their clothing and dumped on the highway," said Staff Sgt. Doug Warn.

Although the naked pair told officers four men in a van stole their clothes, investigators started to question the story.

When Sarnia police contacted the men to follow up, both declined to speak to officers.

Why-A&F wants clothes off Jersey Shore

Teen clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co has offered money to get away from what it sees as an undesirable Situation.The preppy retailer has offered to pay cast members from MTV’s popular show “Jersey Shore” to stop wearing its clothes, it said in a news release late Tuesday.The company is “deeply concerned” that Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino “could cause significant damage” to the brand’s “aspirational nature.”“Jersey Shore” features a cast of twenty-something Italian Americans partying, tanning and complaining about their jobs at a beach-front T-shirt stand.The offer could be considered an abrupt about-face for a company that previously sold T-shirts emblazoned with the wording “The Fitchuation.”

Stuck-Cow rescued from ladder in Scotland

A cow in Scotland is grazing a little easier after members of an animal welfare group removed its head from a wooden ladder.

The Belgian Blue had somehow managed to get its head stuck in a ladder on a farmer's field in Troon, a community about 50 km southwest of Glasgow, the Scottish SPCA said. The organization was alerted to the trapped bovine after members of the public spotted the animal last month.

Wow-Hackers put nearly $1 billion in man's account