Girl's attempt at 'faking chickenpox' to miss test backfires after she uses permanent marker A 6-year-old’s attempt at faking sick to miss school has left her “red-in-the-face” after the marker she used to cover herself in phony chickenpox turned out to be permanent.
Hunt's tomato paste recalled over possible mold A line of Hunt’s tomato paste is being pulled from shelves after the company received complaints from consumers about the presence of mold in the product.
Nurse adopts girl who had no visitors during hospital stay A Massachusetts director of nursing who at the end of each workday took to visiting an infant who had landed in her hospital is now the girl’s mother after she had volunteered to foster her when the state gained custody of her in October 2016.
Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthy Blood pressure and stroke risk rise steadily the more alcohol people drink, and previous claims that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke are not true, according to the results of a major genetic study.
USDA will no longer use kittens, cats as subjects in controversial food-safety testing The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tuesday announced it will no longer use cats as test subjects in its food safety research.
Student learns 'menstrual pain' was actually football-sized cyst An 18-year-old student is concerned about the future of her fertility after doctors discovered a massive cyst had wrapped itself around one of her ovaries, effectively “killing” it.
Girl's feet infested with parasitic sand fleas after running through pigsty barefoot A 10-year-old girl who had developed itchy, painful brown-colored papules on the bottom of her feet was actually suffering from a parasitic sand flea infestation.
A bottle of wine a week is as bad as smoking 10 cigarettes: study Drinking one bottle of wine a week is as cancer-causing as smoking up to ten cigarettes during the same time period, a new study claims.
California bill would allow state employees to bring babies to work Lawmakers in California will decide on Wednesday the fate of a bill that would allow for state employees to bring their babies to work with them.
Second infant dies in Italy after at-home circumcision Another infant has died in Italy after an at-home circumcision, marking the second such death in as many months
