June 12, 2015 Dozens of Illinois students treated in suspected carbon monoxide leak Dozens of middle-school children in the southern Illinois town of Girard were taken to hospitals on Monday with nausea and dizziness possibly brought on by a carbon monoxide leak from a furnace, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
June 12, 2015 Boy, 4, suffers rare disease that could cause him to become scared stiff A 4-year-old boy has been diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening illness that means he could literally be scared stiff at any moment, The Chronicle Live reported.
June 12, 2015 Adolescent girls with anorexia may do fine with day-treatment programs Adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa may be able to safely participate in outpatient treatment, according to a new study from Germany.
June 12, 2015 Woman gives birth to 15-pound baby in California A woman in California gave birth to a baby boy weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces – making him one of the biggest babies to be born in the U.S. in 2014.
June 12, 2015 Must-have fitness tools Don't have time to make it to the gym? Keep these gadgets in your house so you can lift weights while watching TV or hit the treadmill early in the a.m. Experts from Prevention's List Maker's Get-Healthy Guide share which fitness accessories are essential for your exercise routine
June 12, 2015 Father asks Reddit for help in remembering his daughter Last week, Nathen Steffel posted a heartbreaking request on Reddit. He told the site that he recently lost his infant daughter Sophia, and he wanted a picture of her without all of the medical tubes she had worn to keep her alive. The response to his request was incredible.
May 21, 2015 Pregnant smokers persuaded to quit with free diapers Pregnant smokers in one northeast Ohio county can get free diapers in exchange for permanently kicking the habit through a new health program.
May 8, 2015 A Rosa Parks moment for the NFL? History reminds us that through the portal of individual injustice and abuse strangely flows the opportunity to let freedom ring. The NFL, with its reputation for no-nonsense reform on the battlefield, finds itself on the eve of such a hallowed moment taking place on America’s much larger battlefield for the health and well-being of our children: The fight against systematic abuse we euphemistically call bullying.
May 6, 2015 Put a spring in their step: How to get your kids to eat healthy this season Spring is the perfect time to teach your kids about eating. It is when nature is reawakening with the rebirth of flowers, fruits and vegetables. It’s an exciting time indeed for young and old.
February 5, 2015 5-year-old boy gets superhero funeral after dying of cancer A 5-year-old Indiana boy's love of Spider-Man inspired his mother to ask for a superhero funeral after he died from a brain tumor.