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Docs to Remove Twin From Tot's Stomach

Bizarre situation occurs once in 500,000 births

(Newser) - Doctors planned to operate yesterday to remove something unusual from a Peruvian toddler's belly—his twin. The partially formed fetus weighs over a pound and is nine inches long, according to Dr. Carlos Astocondor. The parasitic twin has no brain, lungs, or heart but utilizes the boy's blood... More »

Teen Mom Star Pregnant With Twins —Again

Divorced Leah Messer, 19, has another set on the way

(Newser) - A Teen Mom star is going to be a teen mom again: Leah Messer is pregnant with her second set of twins at the age of 19, according to In Touch . Messer has told friends she's "thrilled," and hopes the coming set of babies will help her... More »

Twin Birth Rate Up 76% in 30 Years

Increased infertility treatments and older moms behind the rise

(Newser) - The number of twins has surged in the past 30 years, according to a new government study. The twin birth rate went from 189 out of 10,000 births (or 1 out of 53) in 1980 to 333 out of 10,000 births (or 1 out of 30) in 2009—... More »

Conjoined Twins Separated

Angelina and Angelica Sabuco, age 2, expected to fully recover

(Newser) - Sisters who spent the first two years of their lives joined at the chest and abdomen have been successfully separated. Yesterday's nearly 10-hour operation at a Stanford hospital began at 6:30am; by about noon Angelina and Angelica Sabuco were no longer conjoined. Some 20 physicians spent the rest... More »

Meet Mariah's Twin Babies

Carey talks miscarriage, fertility treatments in "20/20" interview

(Newser) - Mariah Carey introduced the world to her new family last night and admitted it was "really tough" to endure a miscarriage before she became pregnant with her twins, ABC News reports. “The main thing I did that was tough, was to go on progesterone like every month… and... More »

Mom With Two Uteruses Has Twins

One from the left uterus, one from the right

(Newser) - A woman in Florida has pulled off what her obstetrician figures to be a 1-in-5-million longshot by giving birth to twins, reports the St. Petersburg Times . Why the long odds? Andreea Barbosa has a rare condition called uterus didelphys, meaning she has not one uterus but two. That in itself... More »

The One Kind of Abortion Pro-Choicers Don't Like

William Saletan looks at reactions to a recent 'NYT' article

(Newser) - Pro-choicers are in favor of abortion rights—but when a mother-to-be selectively aborts just one of her two fetuses, even pro-choicers get uncomfortable. A recent New York Times Magazine article on the increased demand for twin reductions highlights this discomfort. In reactions to the piece, a blogger wondered if such... More »

Twin Brothers Die Hours Apart

Julian and Adrian Riester, both friars, were 92 years old

(AP) - Talk about two hearts almost beating as one: Twins Julian and Adrian Riester were born seconds apart 92 years ago, and they died hours apart in Florida on Wednesday. The Buffalo-born twins were also brothers in the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor. They spent 35 years working together on... More »

Ohio School Graduating Triplets, 10 Sets of Twins

The 23 multiples have all been in the district since kindergarten

(AP) - The graduating class of Ohio's Canfield High School features a multitude of multiples: 10 sets of twins and one set of triplets. They make up 8% of the 282 seniors receiving their diplomas on June 12. The 23 students have all been in the school district since kindergarten. Some... More »

Mother of Twins Are Hardiest Moms of All

Think of it as an 'evolutionary ace card,' new study suggests

(Newser) - Mothers of twins, you rule. Genetically speaking, at least. Utah researchers have concluded that moms who give birth to twins live longer than mothers who have kids at a measly one-at-a-time rate, reports Discover . Moms of twins also generally give birth to more kids, even when not counting the twins.... More »

Sheen Teaching Kids New Word: 'Rehab'

Twins Max and Bob are 2

(Newser) - In his relentless pursuit of Father of the Year honors, Charlie Sheen is giving his 2-year-old twins vocabulary lessons. "I am teaching them words, because they're speaking now," Sheen tells TMZ. But not just any old words: "I'm teaching them the word 'rehab' so... More »

Mariah Reveals Twins' Names

...Moroccan and Monroe. Guess which is the boy and which is the girl

(Newser) - Mariah Carey gave birth to a set of twins on Saturday, and their names have finally been revealed. And with names like Moroccan and Monroe, good luck guessing which is the boy and which is the girl. Carey's website reveals that only one has a middle name, which sheds... More »

Facebook Plea for Missing Twins

Girls, 6, last spotted sobbing on Corsican ferry

(Newser) - A heartsick Swiss mother has turned to Facebook in a plea to the public to help find her young twin daughters, missing since they were snatched by their suicidal father. Alessia and Livia Schepp, both 6, were last spotted crying on a ferry to Corsica with their dad after he... More »

Facebook Foes Winklevoss Twins Get Sued Themselves

Former business partner says they owe him millions

(Newser) - This probably goes over well in the Facebook offices: The Winklevoss twins are being accused of doing to a business partner essentially what they accuse Mark Zuckerberg of doing to them. A web developer named Wayne Chang is suing the brothers, claiming he had an ownership stake in their company... More »

Suicide Pact Twin Wrote Letters to Columbine Alum

She talked with Brooks Brown in 1999

(Newser) - The Australian twins who shot themselves at a Colorado firing range may have been obsessed with the Columbine school shootings, which happened just 20 miles from the shooting range where one sister died . Investigators found that Kristin Hermeler, the twin who died, wrote letters to a former Columbine student in... More »

Twins Meant to Kill Each Other in Suicide Pact

Sheriff's office speaks to surviving Australian woman

(Newser) - The 29-year-old Australian twins shot at a firing range in Colorado meant to kill each other in a suicide pact, sheriff's officials said. Witnesses say the twins were shooting and chatting for about 90 minutes when they suddenly fell to the floor of the booth they occupied. Both had gunshot... More »

Aussie Twins Shot in Head at Colo. Firing Range

Investigators trying to determine which sister died

(Newser) - Australian twins have been shot in the head in a mysterious Colorado firing range shooting. One was killed and the other seriously injured. The 29-year-old women are in the country on cultural exchange visas. Investigators are trying to determine which twin died; her sister isn't yet able to talk. Detectives... More »

Celine Dion Gives Birth to Twin Boys

The 42-year-old singer now a mom to three

(Newser) - Celine Dion is a mom again—and again. The 42-year-old singer gave birth to fraternal twin boys at 11:11am and 11:12am today. The boys, who weighed 5 lbs, 4 oz, and 5 lbs, 10 oz, are healthy but were born premature, and will spend a few days in... More »

It's a Boy and a Girl for Doogie

Neil Patrick Harris and partner welcome twins

(Newser) - Neil Patrick Harris and partner David Burtka are the fathers of twins. "All of us are happy, healthy, tired, and a little pukey," writes the How I Met Your Mother star on his Twitter feed . The twins are a boy and a girl named Gideon Scott and Harper... More »

Neil Patrick Harris Expecting Twins

He and partner due via surrogate

(Newser) - Neil Patrick Harris, he of Doogie Howser, How I Met Your Mother, and the Harold and Kumar flicks, is going to be a dad two times over (via surrogate) with longtime partner David Burtka. " So, get this: David and I are expecting twins this fall. We're super excited/nervous/thrilled. Hoping... More »

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