Sick Children

My Newest Father-Son Bonding Experience: The Stomach Flu

Jim Higley | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Flu, Parenting, Dads, Sick Children, Fathers, Bobblehead Dad, Humor, Family, Parents-Fathers, Parents News
Jim Higley

My most recent father-son bonding memory happened quite by surprise. In fact, when I went to bed last night, I never dreamed of the special experience waiting before I even hit my REM sleep.

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An Open Letter To Pediatricians

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Toddlers, Pediatricians, Motherhood, Child Health Issues, Parenting, Childhood Illness, Parenting Doctors, Parenting Toddlers, Children Illness, Sick Children, Visiting-the-Pediatrician, Healthy Living News
Meredith Lopez

Going to a doctor we don't usually see is, according to our regular doctor, akin to taking our son to a back-alley quack who practices medicine with a dull knife and a lighter.

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Toddler Loses Limbs When Infection Worsens During 5-Hour ER Wait: You Can Help

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Strep Infection, Amputations, Emergency Room, Donations, Children's Health, Children's Hospital, Sick Children, Emergency Room Wait, Impact News

December, with all of its holiday spirit, shouldn't be a tough month for a 2-year-old. For Malyia Jeffers, however, it started with a feverish, fiv...

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WATCH: 9-Year-Old Girl Gives Her Own Birthday Toys To Sick Children

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Musc Children's Hospital, Girl Gives Toys to Sick, Riley Norris, Pediatric, Sick Children, Video, Impact News

Nine-year-old Riley Norris came up with an idea one day on her drive to school. According to CNN, she asked her mom if she could donate her birthday p...

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Paul Bussiere's R2D2 Delights Sick Children At Eastern Maine Medical Center

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Star Wars, Paul Bussiere, Eastern Maine Medical Center, R2d2, Pediatric Hospital, Sick Children, Video, Impact News

Maine resident Paul Bussiere brought 'Star Wars' character R2D2 to life for children in the pediatric ward of his local hospital. Local news station ...

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Mario Bros. Marathon Raises Money For Children's Foundation

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Helping Sick Children, Child's Play Nonprofit, Playing Mario for Charity, Child's Play, Mario Marathon, Sick Children, Video, Impact News

Since Friday at 11:00 a.m., a bunch of dudes have been playing Mario Bros. Must be a slow news day, right? In fact, these lifelong friends and video g...

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My October "Vacation"

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Toddlers, Motherhood, Parenting, Children's Health, Brooklyn, Sick Children, Healthy Living News
Meredith Lopez

Loose bowl movements, smashed birthday cake and the Bubonic Plague -- just another month the life of the Princeling.

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Hiltons Open Their Home To Sick Kids

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charity, Hiltons, Paris Hilton, Sick Children, Starlight Children's Foundation, Impact News

Paris, Nikki and Kathy Hilton welcomed children from the Starlight Children's Foundation into their Bel-Air estate this weekend for a day of Duck Duck...

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Alternative Medicine Supplements Hospitals' Care For Sick Kids

momlogic.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Integrative Medicine, Sick Kids, Chiropractic, Massage, Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture, Kids, Children, Holistic Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Health, Sick Children, Healthy Living News

Some of the nation's top hospitals are embracing alternative medicine to supplement traditional healing. Are we onto something? Danny Hauser made nat...

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Leading Healthcare Change: No Room for Politics as Usual

Dr. Peter Klatsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Mortality, Women, Women Mortality Rate, Pregnancy, Health Insurance, Kaiser Permanente, Tom Daschle Health Care, Barack Obama, Women's Healthcare, Insurance, Women's Health, Pregnant Women, Obama's Cabinet, Tom Daschle, Secretary of Energy, Medicaid, Medicare, Tom Daschle Health and Human Services, Healthcare, Infant Mortality, Sick Children, Politics News
Dr. Peter Klatsky

We are facing incredibly difficult decisions, but policies implemented today will help us to live healthier, longer lives, while also saving billions of dollars.

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Peaceful Revolution: When Did It Get So Hard To Be A Mom?

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Causes of Autism, Genetically Engineered Foods, Asthma, Food Safety, Adhd, Autism, Parenting, Fda, Momsrising, Peanut Allergies, Food Dyes, Parenting and Food, Chemicals and Autism, Sick Children, Healthy Living News
Robyn O'Brien

Ten years ago, we didn't worry about sending a peanut butter and jelly sandwiches into school with our children, and we didn't medicate our eight year olds to get them through the school day.

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Guilty: A Sample Chapter From Ann Coulter's Newest Soon-To-Be Bestseller*

Steve Young | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ann Coulter, Guilty, Social Conservative, Leukemia, Liberals, Liberalism, Terminally Ill Children, Right Wing, Sick Children, Media News
Steve Young

I was able to access an excerpt from Ann Coulter's soon to be released, Guilty: Liberal Victims and Their Assault On America Enjoy... Chapter 14 ...

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Sick Kids: How To Tell If They're Faking It

abcnews.com | Joseph Brownstein | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Faking Sick, Parenting, Children, Sick Children, Healthy Living News

The morning begins, and you slowly pull yourself out of bed, getting ready for a day at the office, when you hear the familiar refrain, "Mommy, Daddy,...

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