Teen Takes Artificial Heart to School as She Waits for Transplant
Boston Children’s Hospital(NEW YORK) — Kyah DeSimone loves hip-hop dance, basketball, sleepovers and fashion. But the 13-year-old Bostonian carries a weight on her shoulder that few middle schoolers can imagine: the black purse that powers her p…
Tadpoles ‘See’ Through Eyes Implanted in Their Tails
Douglas J. Blackiston and Michael Levin(NEW YORK) — Researchers have implanted eyes in the tails of otherwise-sightless tadpoles, and report in a new study that they had some success in getting them to see, or at least detect colored light through the…
WATCH: Dognition Test Helps You Better Connect with Man’s Best Friend
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — We all think that our dogs are the smartest ones in the park. But how can you really tell?ABC News’ David Kerley decided to test his 10-year-old French spaniel Belle. Although he thinks she’s special, there is …
Study Tying Women’s Weight Gain to Housework Draws Fire for Coke Link
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A group of researchers now says that one reason modern women may be packing on the pounds is because they’re not doing the heavy lifting around the house that they once did.“We looked at 91 different activitie…
Chicago Passes Sex-Ed for Kindergartners
Hemera/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — While most U.S. public schools start sex education in the fifth grade, sex education will be coming to Chicago kindergartners within two years as part of an overhaul of the Chicago public schools’ sexual health program.The…
One in Five Adult Cigarette Smokers Have Tried Electronic Cigarettes
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — A fifth of all cigarette smoking adults have tried smoking electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, according to a new study released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thursday.
The study, which ex…
Infant Evacuated from Hospital during Hurricane Sandy Returns for Surgery
Jeremy Donovan(NEW YORK) — A Long Island infant was back at NYU Langone Medical Center last week for his second heart surgery, prompting the usual jitters from his parents. But they knew it would be nothing like his first heart surgery.
William “Will”…
Woman Runs Marathon After Surviving Breast Cancer, Heart Transplant
Toni Wild(NEW ORLEANS) — Toni Wild finished her first marathon on Sunday, an impressive feat for anybody. Still, what makes Wild’s accomplishment so incredible is that she had to overcome two bouts with breast cancer and heart failure to run it….
Expectant Dads Experience Pregnancy Emotions Too
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The 40 weeks of pregnancy are clearly an exciting time for any pregnant woman, but where is dad in all the action?“Since it took two people to create the pregnancy, I think it’s only fair to acknowledge…
Girl with Rare Disease, Cystinosis, Can’t Sweat
Katie Larimore(NEW YORK) — Sarah Larimore, 7, didn’t always like summer.
She suffers from a rare genetic metabolic disorder called cystinosis, which prevents her from sweating. She lives in South Carolina, and can’t stay in 80-degree weather for…
Heart Troubles Rare but Deadly in Young Athletes
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Though relatively rare, a cardiac event that strikes a young person at practice or play is often deadly. About 100 young people die every year playing organized sports, and cardiac arrest is the cause in half t…
Debi Austin, Anti-Smoking Advocate Seen in ‘Voicebox’ Ad, Dead at 62
YouTube(NEW YORK) — Debi Austin, the anti-tobacco advocate who appeared in the iconic “Voicebox” anti-smoking ad, died Friday following a 20-year battle with cancer, according her family. She was 62.“True to Debi’s spirit, she …
Vermont Mom Disfigured by Lye Attacks Gets Face Transplant
Jochen Sand/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — A Vermont mom, injured by a lye attack that left her disfigured and legally blind, has received a face transplant at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Carmen Blandin Tarleton, a registered nurse and mother of…
Transgender 6-Year-Old Barred from Using Girls’ Restrooms at School
Courtesy Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund(FOUNTAIN, Colo.) — Coy Mathis, born a male triplet, has behaved like a girl since she was 18 months old. Since being enrolled at Eagle Elementary School in Fountain, Colo., the 6-year-old has prese…
Guidelines for Diagnosing Psychiatric Disorder May Overlook Physical Illnesses
Keith Brofsky/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The addition of a newly-labeled psychiatric disorder called somatic symptom disorder to the Diagnostics and Standards Manual, or DSM-5, has fueled a debate among patients and advocacy groups who fear that broader a…
Three Facts Families Should Know About Eating Disorders
David De Lossy/Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Eating disorders aren’t your typical dinner table conversation. However, studies suggest more people die of anorexia than any other mental health disorder. In a recent Twitter chat on eating …
New Campaign Urges People to Get Screened for Colon Cancer
Keith Brofsky/Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and a new campaign is urging people to get tested for this fatal, but preventable disease.
The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health in New Yo…
Miranda Kerr’s Supermodel Health Secrets
ADRIAN SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr is one of the most successful supermodels in the world.The 29-year-old is a busy woman but manages to balance her demanding career with her family life, al…
New High-Tech Bionic Arm Helps Wounded Warrior
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago(CHICAGO) — Glen Lehman’s battles in Iraq came to an end when a grenade tore through the door of his Humvee, shredding his right arm. Lehman survived, thanks to his quick-thinking comrades and a helicopter evac…
Coffee Lovers Drink over Two Cups a Day, Survey Finds
Gerald Zanetti/FoodPix(NEW YORK) — Americans love their coffee as Zagat found out in its first coffee survey of 1,700 java junkies.
The survey found that people who drink coffee daily enjoy 2.2 cups of brew on average.
The Zagat survey also delved int…