BY: VANESSA CUTLER(NEW YORK) -- In a groundbreaking study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from Virginia Tech, Yale and Harvard may have found a reason why some people who get Lyme...

(FAIRFIELD, Conn.) -- A young girl with a big idea has crushed a goal and will help hundreds of sick kids in the process.Ella Casano, a 12-year-old from Fairfield, Conn., is the brains behind a genius idea: the Medi Teddy, a stuffed anima...

(NEW YORK) -- Paige Winter, 17, was rushed to the hospital after she was attacked by a shark in Atlantic Beach, N.C., on June 2. Her left leg was amputated at her thigh, and she lost two fingers.Doctors who treated the teen at Vidant Medi...

(NEW YORK) -- When most couples tie the knot, they expect to buck the statistics of getting divorced. But sometimes -- nearly half the time, according to some data -- couples who enter into wedded bliss end up separating. The...

(NEW YORK) -- Dog owners convinced that their pup could convey a range of expressions through their eyes now have scientific evidence to back it up. Researchers have discovered a key factor that separates wolves from dogs, involving two s...

(NEW YORK) -- Elizabeth Kough, a mom of four, said she hugs her newborn son, Benjamin, "a little tighter" because of the miraculous way he came into this world.Kough, 39, is still also in shock that she has four children. Near...

(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of cases of Pillsbury flour have been recalled because they may be contaminated with E. coli.About 4,620 cases of 5-pound bags of Pillsbury Best Bread Flour were distributed to a limited number of stores in Connect...

(NEW YORK) -- Why do people want to spend time in the great outdoors? Perhaps it's because spending time in nature actually makes you feel better, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports.Researchers in the U.K. a...

(NEW YORK) -- Gina Adams, a mother of two in Michigan, saw firsthand the toll that Parkinson's disease took on her stepfather, especially when he was unable to do everyday things like button his own shirt."He was a brilliant engineer and...

(SUMMERVILLE, S.C.) -- "Stay in the mix with a fruity fix" is a phrase these young entrepreneurs live by.Armani, 13, and Amaya Jefferson, 12, founders of Mani & Maya's Fruity Treats, started their own business in Summerville, South Ca...

(NEW YORK) -- Mizkan America, Inc. has issued a voluntary recall for multiple flavors of its pasta sauces that may contain fragments of plastic.There have been no reports of consumer injuries or complaints, the company announced in a pres...

(DETROIT) -- For Warren Flood, having his son, Malcolm, changed the course of his life.Prior to becoming a dad, Flood, who is 43, worked in consulting and described the business model as "trading hours for dollars." "My friend...

(DURHAM, N.C.) -- A woman from North Carolina has given the gift of life to the man who adopted her when she was an infant.DeLauren McKnight chose to donate her kidney to her dad, Billy Houze, after tests revealed she was a match for the...

(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of U.S. counties, cities and villages filed for class action status in a massive, multi-district litigation against opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies on Friday. New York's Albany County and New Jersey's...