Articles By Nadia-Elysse Harris
- "Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory" is a documentary contender at this week's Sundance Film Festival. The film highlights how music can help improve memory in dementia patients.
- Monster Beverage Corp. is at the center of an investigation by New York and California attorneys who believe the company is marketing its highly-caffeinated energy drinks to children.
- During arguments before the Supreme Court, justices raised questions about the specificity of a law that creates 35-foot "buffer zones" between anti-abortion protesters and clinic entrances.
- The Food and Drug Administration says the risks of taking an acetaminophen combination drug dose over 325mg far outweigh any possible benefits.
- Pope Francis' comments condemning abortion were a confirmation of views most of us already knew the Catholic Church holds. His stance on breastfeeding in public, on the other hand, is worth taking a look at.
- Two-year-old Emma Duke, who is developmentally delayed, was asked to take off her "noisy"orthopedic shoes or leave a Panera restaurant in Georgia after patrons complained.
- Medicare pays twice as much for penis pumps than non-Medicare users, which resulted in $172 million of taxpayer money being wasted over a six-year period.
- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died early Saturday at the age of 85. The stroke that led to his 8-year coma may have been the result of his unhealthy diet.
- The federal government has declared a state of emergency in West Virginia after 4-methylcyclohexane methanol contamination caused a widespread tap water ban.
- Writer Ruth Fowler Iorio documented her home birth on social media and the graphic photos, from her water breaking to meeting her new son, have gone viral.
- HHS announced Thursday that women at high risk for developing breast cancer will no longer have to pay to receive preventive medications under Obamacare.
- Lizzie Velásquez, once deemed the "world's ugliest woman," has a rare genetic disorder that prevents her from gaining weight. She's now a motivational speaker who encourages audiences to let their inner beauty define them.