Healthy Living

Florida family sues hospital after toddler swallows battery

A Florida family sued a hospital for malpractice on Wednesday, saying their baby suffered severe burns because it took too long to remove a coin-sized battery that she swallowed.

Prompting helps doctors ask teens about gender identity

Prompting doctors to ask adolescents and young adults about their gender identity may improve documentation of that information in electronic health records, according to a new study.

Woman gives birth to 4 babies in 11 months

A mom from Wales experienced the miracle of life four times over in just 11 months.

Woman becomes pregnant twice after having sex only once

A woman has conceived two baby girls 10 days apart.

After states legalized medical marijuana, traffic deaths fell

Legalization of medical marijuana is not linked with increased traffic fatalities, a new study finds.

German hospital uses graphic image to promote safe fireworks

A German hospital is using a graphic picture of a mangled hand to warn people against buying or using illegal firecrackers.

Fish oil during pregnancy reduces baby's asthma risk: study

A Danish study of 695 pregnant women is raising the possibility that fish oil supplements begun in the final three months of pregnancy may reduce the risk of asthma or persistent wheezing in offspring.

Raw eggs, bacon, wine: Weird diet secrets of the world's oldest people

Doctors attribute longevity to a combination of diet, genetics, and environment, but they are yet to discover any one single factor that guarantees a long life, or even, for that matter, an early death.

Model fights back after wildfire burns 65 percent of her body

In 2011, Australian model Turia Pitt was competing in a 100K ultramarathon through the outback when a wildfire severely burned up to 65 percent of her body.

Bodybuilder faces backlash after mocking elderly woman at the gym

An Australian bodybuilder has been criticized for uploading a video of himself laughing at an elderly woman working out at the gym.