Healthy Living

Kentucky cheerleader, 13, who died after falling ill at competition had 'underlying strep infection,' family says

Lilliana Schalck, a Kentucky cheerleader who died after she felt ill at a cheerleading competition in February, was suffering from a strep infection, a coroner’s report stated.

Kids II recalls nearly 700,000 sleeping rockers after 5 infants die

Just weeks after Fisher-Price recalled more than 4 million sleeping rockers due to infant deaths, another brand — Kids II — has issued a similar recall.

Woman files lawsuit amid E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef, says she suffered kidney failure, seizures

Melissa Carmicle is seeking damages in excess of $75,000 from K2D Foods, alleging that her kidneys began to fail, and that she began having seizures, as a result of E. coli infection.

Alabama teacher who ran out of sick days caring for young daughter with cancer gets big gift from colleagues

An Alabama teacher whose infant was diagnosed with cancer received over 100 sick days from coworkers who pooled their own together so he could spend time with his child.

Ball pits are crawling with disease-causing germs that can make your kids sick, study suggests

Ball pits are colorful, fun and ... crawling with germs, so says a study published late last month in the American Journal of Infection Control.

FDA found harmful bacteria at 21 percent of ice cream plants tested after deadly 2015 listeria outbreak: report

It’s often the ones we love who hurt us the most – in this case, the offender being ice cream.

Over 165,000 pounds of ground beef recalled amid E. coli outbreak

Meat producers in Georgia and Illinois have issued the recalls after products shipped to distributors tested positive for E. coli contamination.

Some teens who vape nicotine don’t realize they're ingesting the chemical, study suggests

Teens who vape may not realize how much nicotine they are consuming — if they aware they are consuming it at all —  when using e-cigarettes, a new study released this week found.

Girl, 6, suffers horrific burns after candle ignites sofa in neighboring apartment

"Hopefully by seeing what my baby has been through, people will stop leaving candles unattended."

Class-action lawsuits filed against Fisher-Price, Mattel following recall of 'Rock 'n Play Sleeper' linked to infant deaths