Vietnamese court sends 6 to prison for arranging more than 300 fraudulent foreign adoptionsSeptember 30th, 2009 Vietnam jails 6 for adoption fraudHANOI, Vietnam — A Vietnamese court official says six people have been sentenced to up to 4 1/2 years in prison for arranging more than 300 fraudulent adoptions. Among those sentenced were the heads of two welfare centers who helped persuade unwed pregnant mothers to give up their babies in exchange for free food and shelter.
Tennessee teen cries tears of blood - literally!September 3rd, 2009 MELBOURNE - In a strange medical case, a 15-year-old boy has puzzled doctors in America because he cries tears of real blood. Calvino Inman of Rockwood, Tennessee, says his friends have called him "possessed."
The tears are uncontrollable and can last anywhere from 15 minutes up to an hour.
Grill to 'cook babies' offered at altered US store websiteAugust 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The web site of an American department store was altered, briefly offering a grill for "human cooking". The Sears website was made to list a grill that could "cook babies" and be used to roast body parts, under the category of "human cooking > Grills to Cook Babies and More > Body Part Roaster."
Company officials said it was the doing of a mischievous customer and, the goof, first reported by TMZ.com, when discovered, was quickly changed.
Tunisian woman due to deliver 12 babies tagged 'a fraud'August 19th, 2009 LONDON - A Tunisian woman, recently reported to be due to give birth to a record-breaking 12 babies, has gone into hiding after being exposed as a fraud. The North African teacher, from Gafsa, had claimed that she was expecting six boys and six girls this month after having fertility treatment.
'Miracle' Tunisian woman expecting record-breaking 12 babiesAugust 18th, 2009 LONDON - A North African woman is due to deliver a record-breaking 12 babies this month, it has emerged. The Tunisian woman, in her 30s, turned to fertility treatment after suffering two miscarriages.
Babies can understand dog barksJuly 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Babies are not as naïve as we think they are - at least as far as canines are concerned. A new study has claimed that infants just 6 months old can understand the different tones of dog barks, even if they've limited previous exposure.
WHO says study finds standard TB vaccine could kill babies with HIVJuly 1st, 2009 WHO paper: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIVGENEVA — The World Health Organization says a study has shown that babies with HIV could die if given a standard tuberculosis vaccine. WHO says a three-year study in South Africa found babies born with HIV had a higher risk of contracting a deadly form of TB if given the widely used BCG vaccine.
Kids of working mums not worse off for care than stay-at-home counterpartsJune 30th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Guilt-ridden working mothers can chill - a new study claims, while breastfed babies are held more and read to more, they sleep 40 minutes a day less and cry five minutes a day more than bottle-fed babies. The Australian Institute of Family Studies research revealed that full-time working mums spend on average 83 minutes less per day with their baby than stay-at-home mums, but the baby's father and grandparents make up for the lost mother time, reports The Daily Telegraph.
Premature babies' posture may reveal their IQ levelsJune 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study by Australian researchers has shown that postures adopted by young babies born prematurely are a powerful indicator of their intelligence later in life. According to researchers, observing these postures could identify individuals who should be monitored for signs of learning difficulties.
British mum gives birth to six babies in five minutes!May 23rd, 2009 LONDON - A British woman has given birth to six babies within the space of five minutes. The babies were conceived naturally and weighed between 1lb 7oz and 2lb 2oz.
Japanese government tells couples having babies is funMay 9th, 2009 LONDON - In a bid to battle the declining birth rate, Japanese government officials are encouraging couples to procreate, insisting it is fun to have babies. According to an official report issued, the number of people under 15 years were estimated to have fallen for the 28th consecutive year to 17.14 million, making only 13.4 per cent of the total population.
Babies are a lot smarter than many imagineMay 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has only validated what mothers have known all along, that their babies are a lot smarter than others think. Though only five months old, the study's subjects indicated through their curious stares that they could differentiate water in a glass from solid blue material that looked very much like water in a similar glass.
Kim Kardashian, Reggie Bush will definitely get married, says palMay 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush will definitely get married and have babies, according to a pal. Brittny Gastineau, the socialite who starred in E!'s Gastineau Girls, said that the couple have a very happy future.
Bilingual babies get an early edge - even before they can talkApril 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The experience of hearing two languages may give babies an early learning advantage - even before they can babble a single word, says a new study. The study has shown that infants exposed to two languages (bilingual babies) quickly adapt to different learning cues at seven months old compared with babies from single-language households.
Babies born during pollen seasons more likely to wheezeFebruary 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Newborns born during the high pollen and mould seasons, linked with the presence of allergens, are more likely to develop early symptoms of asthma, suggests a new study. University of California, Berkeley (UC-B) researchers found that such children born in the high mould season, coinciding with the last quarter of the year, have three times the odds of developing wheezing, often an early sign of asthma, compared with those born at other times of the year.
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