November 20, 2014 Child's cancer may not boost parents' divorce risk Parents of children with cancer may be under emotional strain, but they are no more likely than other couples to split up, a new study concludes
November 20, 2014 Pennsylvania girl born without hands wins penmanship award A Pittsburgh-area girl who was born without hands has won a penmanship award — and $1,000 — from a company that publishes language arts and reading textbooks.
November 20, 2014 Study: One in 16 youth play the "choking game" In a 2009 survey of eighth graders in Oregon, one in 16 said they had participated in the "choking game," according to research published Monday
November 20, 2014 Houston-area mom says one of sextuplets is sick A Houston-area woman who had sextuplets says five are "cruising along as expected for preemies" while the sixth baby is sick
November 20, 2014 Tongue piercings all the rage for 'tween girls Mutilation. It’s all the rage — for middle-schoolers. These young girls are getting their tongues pierced, and New York State law says its legal
November 20, 2014 Texas sextuplets' parents: 1 sick baby a 'fighter' The parents of Houston-area sextuplets born last month said Wednesday one of their daughters continues to battle some health problems but is a "fighter," and they are looking forward to the day she and her siblings can go home, possibly in a couple of months
November 20, 2014 Birth defects linked to childhood cancer, study finds A new study suggests children born with a range of birth defects are at an increased risk of developing certain childhood cancers, especially during their first year of life
November 20, 2014 High school teens make "no tanning" pledge before prom Students at Maynard High School in Massachusetts made good on a "no tanning before prom" pledge at the event last Friday. In total, 209 of the 283 seniors signed the promise -- organized by student Allison Bosse -- to lay off the tanning booth
November 20, 2014 Drowning still a top cause of death for kids under 4 Drowning remains the leading cause of death in children under age 4 other than birth defects, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
November 20, 2014 First stem cell drug approved for systemic disease treatment Osiris Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday that Canadian health regulators have approved its treatment for acute graft-versus host disease in children, making it the first stem cell drug to be approved for a systemic disease anywhere in the world
