European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 2007 stars and stripes Page 11 gaming obsession leads to neglect parents addiction could bring 12year prison terms the associated press couple authorities say were so obsessed with the internet and video games that they left their babies starving and suffering other health problems have pleaded guilty to child be the children of Michael and Lana a boy age 22 months and a girl age 11 were severely malnourished and near death last month when doctors saw them after social workers took them to a authorities both children Are doing Well and gaining weight in Foster prosecutor Kelli Ann Viloria told the Reno Michael and Lana pleaded guilty Friday to two counts each of child be each faces a maximum 12year prison Viloria said the Reno couple were too distracted by online video mainly the fantasy role playing dungeons dragons to give their children proper they had food they just chose not to give it to their kids because they were too Busy playing video Viloria told the Reno a police said Hospital staff had to shave the head of the girl because her hair was matted with cat the 10pound girl also had a Mouth dry skin and severe her brother had to be treated for starvation and a genital infect his Lack of muscle develop ment caused him difficulty in investigators Michael Straw is an unemployed and his wife worked for a temporary staffing Agency doing warehouse according to court he received a inheritance that he spent on computer equipment and a Large plasma authorities Charles Rex Rendi Murphree a quarantine Public health officer with the centers for disease stands outside her office last month at Chicago Ohare International Small Force of cd officers on front line the associated press Chicago a Days work for Rendi Murphree Bacon can mean face time with lab Frozen specimens or a a boo Hunting it can bring refugees from far Flung nations or a traveler with a human Skull the 40yearold biologist with the Public health service is a quarantine officer for the Cen ters for disease control and prevention at Ohare International one of the busiest hubs in the her duties include investigating reports of illness on International checking the health of arriving inspecting animal products and screening she can seize articles that Lack proper once there were hundreds of officers like her working on the front lines to prevent potential health threats from entering the now there Are fewer than 100 a number the cd has been rebuilding since the terror attacks and the 2003 sars the recent International scare involving Andrew the Georgia lawyer with Dru Gresis Tant tuberculosis who flew to Sev eral countries before being or dered into has focused fresh attention on health threats on the quarantine order in speakers Case was the first is sued by the Federal government since a patient with smallpox was isolated in the cd cd quarantine officers have the Legal authority to detain any one who May have dish infectious yellow viral Hemorrhagic sars and pandemic last Bacons office handled 311 reports of illness on International it also helped with 14 investigations that involved tracking Down passengers who sat near people whose illnesses arose after their