It features Dede Koswara, an Indonesian man who has tree like warts covering his hands and feet rendering him unable to perform basic functions of life.

His plight was highlighted by the Telegraph. American dermatologist Anthony Gaspari diagnosed his case, gave him chemotherapy and performed gruelling surgery on Dede.

He found Dede suffered from the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), or common warts. Because he had an immune deficiency, the virus flourished to a massive, debilitating infection. Over nine months, Dr Gaspari gave Dede chemotherapy and performed gruelling surgery to remove 6 kg of branch-like warts.

“In the past I couldn’t even put on my own shirt. Now I can do it myself. It’s wonderful,” The Sun newspaper today quoted Dede as saying.

But now news is coming in that after 9 rounds of surgery, the warts are returning again.

 I donated my kidney in the year 2000. I am perfectly healthy. But am stuck with no medical insurance. Try convincing people in the insurance companies that I am willing to pay a higher premium if they want, but they won’t touch you with a bargepole. Also have told them, that I don’t want to be insured for kidney failure, if that helps- but do insure me for heart attacks, cancer, diabetes and everything else under your scheme. A apologetic look and the enthusiastic agent disappears forever. I have unwanted calls on my mobile phone. I usually snap at everyone, except someone selling medical insurance. I am at my polite best. And then I drop the bombshell- Yes, I want insurance, I am healthy, but I have donated my kidney. Silence on the other end. Click. End of call.

It is frustrating. There are times when I want to file a PIL against this injustice and misconception. Then I feel all alone. Should I lead this crusade– will it eventually be worth all the pain? No one says no in writing, of course. How will I go about this? Are there others like me? How many have gone through what I have?

Now here comes good news for women who are fighting a losing battle while struggling to get themselves into the latest slim fit jeans. A generously proportioned derriere actually means the owner is less prone to develop Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

A study by Kahn and colleagues from Harvard, published in Cell Metabolism claims that the kind of fat which accumulates around the hips and bottoms may have a protective effect as it improves the sensitivity to the effect of insulin. The study involved donor mice whose subcutaneous fat was transplanted to other mice under their skin and bellies. Mice that underwent fat transplant in bellies had better metabolism and controlled blood sugar compared to the other category.

Is that ample butt ample reason to rejoice and sit on your bum all day? Not all researchers are so enthusiastic about the extrapolation of results from mice to men. Far fetched conclusions or not– temporary heartening news for women with plus sizes like me!