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It's the rare parent who is at peace with the size of their infant. Most of us are somewhere between uneasy and distraught with how our babies plot on growth charts, no matter whether our children are petite or portly.

At 12 years old, Jake Olson faced a choice many adults can't even make: He could either sit around feeling sorry for himself, or he could pick up the pieces and take control of his life.

There are 70 cases of severe bleeding, including two deaths, linked with synthetic cannabinoids -- often called Spice, K2 or fake weed -- across Chicago and areas in central Illinois.

An Iowa mom drew inspiration from filmmaker Tyler Perry's character Madea as she battled to get an insurance company to cover her son's open-heart surgery.

Late in the evening of February 16, Professor Mary Beard posted on Twitter a photograph of herself crying.

New research shows that reading to your kids, even after they can read for themselves, pays dividends for them and you.

Synthetic cannabinoids -- often called Spice, K2 or fake weed -- have been tied to 38 cases of severe bleeding, including one death, across Chicago and areas in central Illinois.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is coming under scrutiny over communications with the alcohol industry.

Experts have proposed using medical marijuana to help Americans struggling with opioid addiction. Now, two studies suggest that there is merit to that strategy.

The use of antibiotics and acid-suppressing medications in the first six months of an infant's life could be tied to an increased risk of developing allergies later in childhood, according to a new study.

For a lot of families, technology is maybe not a way of life but the glue that holds everything together.

Imagine floating in warm water fed by hot springs while getting a professional massage. Here are the benefits of water massage.

Former California governor and film star Arnold Schwarzenegger had open-heart surgery in California on Thursday to replace a failed pulmonic valve.

CVS Health is being sued for allegedly revealing the HIV status of 6,000 patients in Ohio.

Michael Brown stared at the acceptance letter in front of him: It said yes.

The interstitium -- a name for widespread, fluid-filled spaces within and between your body's tissues -- is nothing new. But a study that details an unrecognized interstitium's structure and distribution now raises the idea of calling it an organ.

Cutting Jordie Rowland's hair gave barber Lisa Ann McKenzie an idea: a day at her shop reserved just for kids with special needs.

Hope Workman drives up the side of a mountain just for drinking water. She and many others in Martin County, Kentucky don't trust what comes out of their tap.

A preliminary decision from a California superior court judge in Los Angeles could effect thousands of coffee shops including Starbucks, 7-Eleven and even your local gas station.

After almost two months, the US State Department approved a visa for an Iranian man to come to the United States in order to have bone marrow transplant surgery to help his brother, who has cancer.