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Teen Lives Four Months Without a Heart!

D'Zhana Simmons has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. The South Carolina teen lived for four months without a heart. Yes, you read that right. Thanks to a life saving machine that pumped her blood, the fourteen-year-old is the first ...

When is a Birthmark Cause for Concern?

My new daughter has a tiny little red dot under her nose, right between her nostrils. She's had it since she was born (she is now six weeks old). I'm assuming that, if it doesn't go away, it will be a birthmark. This mark is small and I am not ...

Angelina Jolie Says Motherhood Changes the Way You Look

Does Angelina Jolie look any different to you? She does to me. To the untrained (i.e., non-parental) eye, Jolie may look simply a little older than she used to--and, well, she is. But, my husband has suggested in the past, and I agree with him ...

Woman gives birth, hugs twins, and dies

Twenty-two-year-old Emma Gough was ecstatic when she learned she was going to give birth to twins. Unfortunately, that's about as far as she got. A few hours after giving birth to her twins in Shrewsbury, England, Mrs. Gough died from blood loss ...

Should video games be given 'R' ratings?

The real question is 'should video games be given 'R' ratings even if it means sales of the game would tank?' According to an interesting tidbit from News-Record.com, a North Carolina on-line newspaper, Rock Star Games, who seem to court ...

(Mis)Adventures in Food Allergies

I never had to deal with allergies of any type until a few years ago, when my daughter started having troubles with dairy. While she eventually outgrew her allergy, my son is still going strong with his. Just the other day, we had the official blood ...

Goverment intervenes on behalf of sextuplets

A set of sextuplets born in British Columbia, has run into some trouble. The babies, born fifteen weeks premature and weighing less than two pounds each, were in need of medical assistance to survive. Two of them didn't get it and died. Three of the ...

Parents say newborn blood tests against God's will

Parents in Nebraska are challenging a law that says newborns must have blood tests done within 48 hours of birth, saying it infringes on their religious beliefs. The couple, who practice both fundamental Christianity and Scientology, believes in ...

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