The mayors of Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
The mayors of Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
Children of women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol while pregnant don't appear to have any neurodevelopmental problems when it comes to balance, a new British study suggests.
Children of women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol while pregnant don't appear to have any neurodevelopmental problems when it comes to balance, a new British study suggests.
An attorney representing inmates at two Northern California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable to a potentially deadly airborne fungus should be moved from the facilities immediately.
An attorney representing inmates at two Northern California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable to a potentially deadly airborne fungus should be moved from the facilities immediately.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery.
By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery.
Gov. Jan Brewer is working to spin her hard-fought victory over legislative conservatives who opposed her Medicaid expansion plan, saying it isn't "Obamacare."
Gov. Jan Brewer is working to spin her hard-fought victory over legislative conservatives who opposed her Medicaid expansion plan, saying it isn't "Obamacare."
ATLANTA -
Much like the Army gives awards for extreme bravery and courage under fire, thousands of Georgia children facing serious illnesses are earning their own badges of honor. They're called "Beads of Courage."
Olivia Harvey, 10, started out with a string and enough beads to spell out her name. With each treatment, each test, each surgery she earned a new bead. Pretty soon, Olivia could look down and see just how far she had come.
"I have, like, over 300 of them," Harvey said.
Each bead represents a piece of Olivia's story.
"She was born with multiple congenital heart defects," said Olivia's mother, Melissa Harvey.
"I had two heart surgeries, one when I was six months old and one when I was 9 years old," said Olivia.
"It was tough because being at the age of nine, you kind of start to understand, but not really. So she had a lot of questions,' Melissa Harvey said.
Stephanie Dill was there with answers.
"I met Olivia about three years ago," Dill said.
The two got to know each other at Camp Brave Heart, for kids with heart problems. Stephanie is a child life specialist at Children's Healthcare.
"I love working with kids, and this just made sense," Dill said.
Stephanie helped Olivia make sense of what she was facing at Children's.
"It's hard to put into words what happens here. And what these kids go through every day," Dill said.
Stephanie wears her own Beads of Courage.
Olivia says Stephanie was the one health care worker who helped her most as she faced her second heart surgery last summer.
"She just told me, it was all right, 'Cry if you want. It's fine. You're going to be OK,'" said Olivia.
"I don't even think Stephanie realizes how much she helped Olivia," said Melissa Harvey.
On Tuesday,Olivia wanted to say thank you to the woman who stood by her through it all with a very special bead of courage.
Olivia nominated Stephanie for the Beads of Courage "Olympic Spirit!" bead. They were carried by members of the U.S. Olympic Team in London and are awarded to healthcare workers with Olympic-size hearts.
"It's probably one of the biggest moments, I would say, in my career. Just to know, somebody tell you what a difference you've made -- it's just more than I could ever ask for, " Dill said.
The idea behind Beads of Courage is to use the beads to remind children how resilient they are. If they're facing a treatment that frightens them, they can look at their beads and see how much they've already been through.
Beads of Courage works with about 30,000 children, including the kids of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta like Olivia.
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Now, it's time to get ‘phine' – and, yes, that's with a ‘P-H.' Fitness trainer Apollo Nida is here to help you get those arms and legs in tip-top shape for summer!
Now, it's time to get ‘phine' – and, yes, that's with a ‘P-H.' Fitness trainer Apollo Nida is here to help you get those arms and legs in tip-top shape for summer!
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