‘Obese & Expecting’: Weight Ups Risks for Mom, Baby
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — One more worry in the country’s obesity crisis: a new documentary highlights the perils of extra pounds during pregnancy.The TLC special, Obese & Expecting, follows four obese women through complicated pregnancie…
FDA Investigating Z-Pak Antibiotic Linked to Heart Risks
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating the antibiotic azithromycin, commonly known as Z-Pak, after a study linked the drug to an increased risk of death.The study, published Wednesday in the New Eng…
Diabetic Sues Doctor After Penis Amputation
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — A man who elected to have a penile implant in a Florida hospital is now suing his doctor after a post-surgical infection resulted in the amputation of his organ.Enrique Milla, 65, who was reportedly deported from the …
Egg Yolk, Soybean Oil Drip to Treat Infertility?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Four rounds of in-vitro fertilization couldn’t help Sara Conyers conceive, according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail.But the fifth time was the charm for Conyers, 33, who now has twins. Conyers says the only…
For Weight Loss, When You Eat May Trump What You Eat
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LA JOLLA, Calif.) — “Cut back on calories” seems to be the dietary mantra when it comes to reducing weight.However, a study on mice published Thursday in the Journal of Cell Metabolism suggests that losing weight may…
How to Feel Less Pain at the Doctor’s Office
Siri Stafford/Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Whenever the doctor says “you’ll only feel a pinch” when giving an injection, it may feel more like a punch. Now, you can do yourself a big favor, according to one German researcher, by …
Improve Significant Other’s Listening Skills with a Vitamin?
Cultura/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new survey shows 63 percent of Americans take a vitamin or supplement, but many wish the manufacturers would come up with a vitamin that would improve their significant other’s listening skills.A survey commiss…
Coffee Drinkers Have Lower Risk of Some Conditions, Study Shows
Gerald Zanetti/FoodPix(NEW YORK) — Hey, coffee lovers, here’s another reason to defend that java habit you just can’t kick. A study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine found that coffee drinkers are less likely to die from sever…
Girl with Dwarfism Competes on "Toddlers & Tiaras"
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — She’s only eight, but Lacey-Mae Mason is already a beauty pageant veteran. She competed in her first one when she was 14 months old.But despite seven years of experience, the little girl from Brooklyn, Conn., faces …
Teen with Misophonia Can’t Be Near Mom Without Risking Rages
ABC News(NEW YORK) — They are a mother and daughter who consider each other best friends. And yet, Bernadette and her 14-year-old daughter, Taylor, who asked that 20/20 not reveal their last names, don’t eat meals together, don’t share any activ…
Early Results Promising for Breast Cancer Vaccine
Comstock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — A vaccine may be able to keep an aggressive type of breast cancer from returning in women who have a history of the disease, according to early results of a new study. The vaccine still needs further research, but breast…
Startling Birth Control Ad for Pets
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Parents of teens know that at that certain age they can’t avoid having the dreaded “sex talk” with their kids, but what about with their pets? What if pet owners started thinking of their pets as…
Z-Pak Antibiotic Raises Death Risk for Some, Says Study
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Patients prescribed the antibiotic azithromycin are more likely to die than those prescribed a different antibiotic, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday. These r…
FDA Advisory Panel Approves Home HIV Test Kit
ABC News Radio(WASHINGTON) — Americans are a step closer to being able to quickly determine in the privacy of their own homes whether they’re infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administratio…
Paralyzed Woman Moves Robotic Arm With Her Mind
ABC News(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — A 58-year-old woman paralyzed by a stroke was all smiles after sipping her cinnamon latte with the help of a mind-controlled robotic arm.Cathy Hutchinson is one of two tetraplegic patients able to reach and grasp with a ro…
Paralyzed Woman Moves Robotic Arm With Her Mind
ABC News(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — A 58-year-old woman paralyzed by a stroke was all smiles after sipping her cinnamon latte with the help of a mind-controlled robotic arm.Cathy Hutchinson is one of two tetraplegic patients able to reach and grasp with a ro…
New Report Says Fish Pedicures May Carry Dangerous Bacteria
Michael Temchine/For The Washington Post via Getty Images(ATLANTA) — The tiny toothless carp that nibble away dead, calloused skin from the feet of salon customers undergoing fish pedicures may carry bacteria responsible for a variety of dangerous ski…
Head and Neck Weakness May Be a Sign of Autism in 6-Month-Olds
David De Lossy/Digital Vision(BALTIMORE) — While it has been known that weak head and neck control in babies may signal developmental delays, new research provided exclusively to ABC News revealed that it could also signal autism.A simple pull-to-sit …
New Surgery Offers Hope to Kids With Dangerous Giggling Seizures
Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — For the first time, in an experimental pilot program at Texas Children’s Hospital, doctors are using real time MRI-guided lasers to destroy lesions that cause laughing seizures in epilepsy patients.”This MRI-g…
Can a ‘Fat Tax’ Help Lower Obesity?
Fuse/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Adding a high tax on unhealthy food and drinks may help slow the rising rates of obesity, according to a new study published Tuesday in the British Medical Journal. Previous studies suggest that the sharp tax increase…
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