Dogs May Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease

(NEW YORK) -- Owning a dog may be good for your heart, the American Heart Association sa... Read More

Virginia School Cafeteria Takes on Childhood Obesity

(NEW YORK) -- In the fight against childhood obesity, the weapons have been many. Schools have tried exercise and education, and the government has mandated healthier school lunches. Now, a s... Read More

Teen Links Possible Pacemaker Malfunction to Apple iPads

(STOCKTON, Calif.) -- A 14-year-old kid may be onto something big. So big, in fact, that it might save the life of someone who owns an Apple iPad. As part of a science fair project... Read More

Americans Spending Less on Healthcare

(PARSIPPANY, N.J.) -- America spends more on healthcare than any other country, reaching $2.6 trillion dollars in 2011, or almost $9,000 per person. Unfortunately, we're not always better off for i... Read More

Marathon Bombing Victim Jane Richard Ends 11th Surgery

(BOSTON) -- The family of Martin Richard, the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings, said Thursday that his sister Jane, 7, has undergone 11 surgeries in the last 23 days and soon m... Read More

Death at School: New Bill Aims to Protect Disabled Kids

(WASHINGTON) -- Lawmakers re-introduced legislation Thursday aimed at protecting children with autism and other disabilities from being injured in American schools, saying they were hopeful that gr... Read More

Doctors: Kidnap Victims Lucky to Survive Birth, Miscarriages

(NEW YORK) -- Two of the women allegedly abducted by Ariel Castro 10 years ago in Cleveland are lucky to be alive after one of them suffered five miscarriages because Castro allegedly punched her i... Read More

Mom’s Health Is Key to Family Health

(NEW YORK) -- Pregnancy is beautiful. Or is it? The reality is that for many women around the world, and even here in the United States, pregnancy can be a death sentence. About 800 wome... Read More

Huggies App Tweets Parents When Baby Needs a Change

(NEW YORK) -- Huggies Brazil announced Thursday that it was testing TweetPee, an iPhone app with a clip-on humidity sensor intended to capture when a child’s diaper is wet. A spoke... Read More

Britney Spears Reveals Fitness Secrets

(NEW YORK) -- Britney Spears graces the cover of the June issue of Shape magazine, rocking a white bikini and a pierced navel. Inside, she reveals her fitness secrets, and also confi... Read More