Anna Nicole Smith's Baby Arrives Kentucky From Bahamas

"Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend arrived in Kentucky from the Bahamas on Tuesday with their infant daughter and said he is looking forward to introducing the baby to his family. "It just feels good to be home," Larry Birkhead said after stepping off a private jet and walking...

House Fire Kills Infant Girl: Parents, Firefighters Unable To Save Her

" April 18, 2007 Mississippi - When the popping flames and billowing smoke finally subsided inside a brick house here early Tuesday, the body of an infant remained, and this already-scarred Stone County town was left in disbelief. Skyler Lindley, 7 months old, is the third...

5 Months Old And 18 Months Old Die In House Fire

"Lilieth Knight would love nothing more than to wave a magic wand and erase the tragic and traumatic events that befell her on Friday evening. But this morning, she still has no choice but to accept the fact that her two infant grandchildren were burned alive in her home at...

Infant Dies In DuPage Fire

" February 28, 2007 Illinois - An infant was killed early this morning in an apartment fire in Itasca where firefighters were able to pull his mother to safety, officials said. Firefighters responding around 12:50 a.m. to a call of smoke in a 5-story apartment building...

Indian infant mortality rate high in South Dakota

"American Indian infants are more than twice as likely than white infants to die before their first birthday, The Rapid City Journal reports. Of the 66 counties in the state, 13 had infant mortality rates greater than 10 per 1,000. All the counties are located within or near...

Infant outcomes worse with planned C-section

"NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Newborns who are delivered via planned Caesarean section are more likely to be transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit and to experience lung disorders compared with those delivered via planned vaginal delivery, according to findings published...

Britney Skewered as 2006's "Most Controversial" Celebrity

Pop princess Britney Spears has been named the most controversial celebrity of the year. The singer, whose wild antics have raised eyebrows in recent weeks since her split with husband Kevin Federline, beat out competition from other potential candidates - including Mel...

Selling Babies

The recent case of a British woman who made a deal to buy a baby from a young Romanian girl and then just took it without paying, has caused a flurry of reporting about illegal adoptions here in Greece. There are many problems that arise when dealing with cases of adoption...

Trip to food store a risk factor for Salmonella

"Exposure to reptiles and being in close proximity to meat and poultry in the supermarket are two modifiable risk factors for Salmonella infection in infants, according to what may be the largest reported study of infant Salmonella infection."

Bacteria outbreak closes two child units in an LA hospital

"A hospital has closed its neonatal and pediatrics intensive care units to new admissions after a potentially fatal strain of bacteria sickened seven children, including an infant who may have died from the infection, officials said."

Germ outbreak reported at L.A. hospital

"A hospital has closed its neonatal and pediatrics intensive care units to new admissions after a potentially fatal bacterium sickened seven children, including an infant who may have died from the infection, officials said. White Memorial Medical Center shut down the...