In about a month I'll be in a hospital ready to bring my second child into the world. How that happens is in question. I never knew just how controversial "giving birth" was, until I had my first child. I truly thought that it meant you go into the hospital, you go through labor, you come out with a baby. Read more »

LAS VEGAS -- Nevada has been eliminated from consideration for "Race to the Top" education federal funding.

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists in the second round of the federal school reform grant competition, giving them a chance to win a share of $3 billion. Read more »

For years the only permanent birth control for women involved an invasive operation.
But now, there is a new type of contraception that can be done in minutes under local anesthesia.
 It's called Adiana.
 Doctors put a tiny insert, about the size of a grain of rice, into each fallopian tube. Read more »

CHICAGO (AP) — More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests. Read more »

Infants can partially fall or hang over the side of the Nap Nanny(r) even while the harness is in use. This situation can be worse if the Velcro(tm) straps, located inside the Nap Nanny(r) cover are not properly attached to the "D"-rings located on the foam, or if consumers are using the first generation model Nap Nanny(r) that was sold without "D"-rings.

LAS VEGAS - "I think everybody is just heartbroken and shocked," said Clark County School Board President Terri Janison. "Dr. Guinn was one of those kinds of individuals you never forget," added Clark County School Board Trustee Linda Young. Read more »

The shades pose a strangulation risk to children.

By LAURAN NEERGAARD -- Most women who've had a C-section, and many
who've had two, should be allowed to try labor with their next
baby, say new guidelines -- a step toward reversing the "once a
cesarean, always a cesarean" policies taking root in many
hospitals.
Wednesday's announcement by the American College of Read more »