The Vangoethem family made sure their twins were safe and sound — by keeping them at home for 12 months.
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Chinese ‘Eagle Dad’ Defends Making Son Run in Snow Without Clothing
On a family vacation to the U.S. during the Chinese New Year, He Liesheng recorded his 4-year-old son running around a snowy street in Flushing, New York. Wearing only underwear and shoes, the child, nicknamed Duoduo, cried and …
Pennsylvania College Sells ‘Morning After’ Pills in Vending Machine
With approval from the student government and blessings from 85% of its 8,500 students, Shippensburg University installed a unique vending machine in its Etter Health Center two years ago. The device doesn’t quite dispense chips …
Demi’s Drug: What Is Nitrous Oxide?
Actor Demi Moore’s trip to the emergency room was reportedly spurred by an apparent seizure triggered by inhaling the drug nitrous oxide, more commonly known as laughing gas or whippits.
Man’s Leg Amputated by Ad Agency, Not Diabetes, in Anti-Obesity Ad
New York City’s health department is under scrutiny for what some say is questionable photo editing.
Butter Connoisseur Paula Deen Admits Type 2 Diabetes Battle
The celebrity chef with an affinity for butter, sugar and salt is battling a health disorder that is exacerbated by foods like butter, sugar and salt.
Cancer Campaigners Push for a Bald Barbie Doll
Nursing and medicine have been two of Barbie’s many careers. Now a group is campaigning for her to take on the opposite role — that of a cancer patient who has lost her hair
Demolition Boy: Charity Turns Cancer Patient’s Dream Into Reality
A youngster battling cancer had his dream come true this week – to blow up a building, Fox affiliate WUPW in Ohio reports.
Maxwell Hinton, a 7-year-old from Fresno, Calif., didn’t think he’d have the chance to play with …
Parents Sign Petition to Bring Breastfeeding Back to Sesame Street
In the ’70s and ’80s, nursing was shown on Sesame Street, but now nursing has been replaced by bottles.
Nick Cannon Hospitalized: What Causes Kidney Failure?
Lots of things can cause kidneys to stop functioning, say experts, including trauma, dehydration and some common OTC and prescription medications.
Rock Star Deaths: Is the 27 Club for Real?
The seeming spike in death risk at age 27 for rock superstars may just be legend, but the illusion itself is revealing.
Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011): A Career in Quotes
After an arduous fight with esophageal cancer, Christopher Hitchens — journalist, writer, intellectual and prominent atheist — died Thursday at the age of 62.