Parents: Don't ignore sibling bullying, study warns Parents: Don't ignore sibling bullying, study warns

The young sisters played outside together every day that summer in a Vallejo, Calif., suburb, and during one long, boring summer day, the older girl thought of a new way to pass the time. She led her little sister to the backyard, tethered the 9-year-old to one of the poles on the back porch, then taped her eyelashes to her eyebrows and left her there to stare into the bright California...

June 17, 2013, 23:00
Obesity is a disease, doctors’ group says Obesity is a disease, doctors’ group says

The American Medical Association officially designated obesity as a disease on Tuesday – a disease that requires medical treatment and prevention.The organization doesn’t have any kind of official say in the matter, but it’s influential nonetheless, and the vote of the AMA’s policy-making House of Delegates is one more step in the evolution of social attitudes towards...

today, 17:17
A Rare Reunion for the ‘Antwerp Six’ A Rare Reunion for the ‘Antwerp Six’

Belgian designers, including Dries Van Noten and Ann Demeulemeester, return to their fashion school to take a look at some of today’s student talent.

June 17, 2013, 11:58
HPV infections fell by half in teen girls after vaccine, study shows HPV infections fell by half in teen girls after vaccine, study shows

Infections with the human papillomavirus tied to cervical cancer fell by more than half in U.S. teen girls after the HPV vaccine was introduced in 2006, despite high-profile controversy -- and low rates of uptake, a new study shows. Government health officials said Wednesday that the new data should encourage wider acceptance of the vaccine, which became a lighting rod for political controversy...

today, 17:34
Obamacare Is Turning Walmart Workers Into Temps Obamacare Is Turning Walmart Workers Into Temps

Walmart increases its part-time ranks to avoid Obamacare. But it could all backfire.

June 15, 2013, 0:05
Facebook boosts organ donor signups, study shows Facebook boosts organ donor signups, study shows

The plight of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who got a high-profile lung transplant last week underscored the scarcity of U.S. organ donations, but a new study of a “Facebook bump” in registrations shows that social media may be key to solving the problem. More than 100,000 people in the U.S. took advantage of a Facebook change last year to allow certain members to identify themselves as...

yesterday, 13:55
Welcoming pets in the hospital Welcoming pets in the hospital

today, 0:24
Vaccine advocate takes on the alternative medicine industry Vaccine advocate takes on the alternative medicine industry

Dr. Paul Offit doesn’t like getting threats. But the 62-year-old pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia says it goes with the territory when taking on powerful industries and interest groups whose beliefs are deeply rooted in emotion. He’s ready for a tsunami of criticism with his latest foray into debunking popular wisdom – “Do You Believe in Magic?: The Sense and Nonsense...

yesterday, 13:38
Diet products contain dangerous drugs, FDA warns Diet products contain dangerous drugs, FDA warns

Fat Zero sounds like a safe, natural product, containing bee pollen and other ingredients like green tea and lotus seed. But it also contains sibutramine, a prescription diet drug that was so dangerous it’s been pulled off the U.S. market, the Food and Drug Administration says.The FDA issued warnings about a batch of similar slimming products – all claiming to be natural, and all containing...

yesterday, 18:15
Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire

Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire.

yesterday, 18:43
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