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Asher Stewardson, a nearly 14-pound baby boy, was born Thursday, to mom Kendall Stewardson. Asher Stewardson was born at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, weighing 13 pounds and 13 ounces. But he is not the only giant baby. Learn bout others here.

Rescue efforts are underway to save abandoned pets in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, and the future isn't looking too bright for all of them, especially those that may be left behind.

An approximately 14-pound baby boy named Asher was born on Thursday, to mom Kendall Stewardson at Des Moines Iowa's Mercy Medical Center.

Does traveling stress you out? San Francisco International Airport has a new option for relaxation: a yoga room!

Trisomy 18 is a genetic disorder in which a person has a third copy of material from chromosome 18, instead of two copies. Unlike Down syndrome, which is also caused by a chromosomal defect (also called Trisomy 21), Trisomy 18 is much more life-threatening in early ages, according to the Trisomy 18 Foundation.

Health regulators on Friday detained nine shipments of orange juice from Brazil and Canada that contained traces of an illegal fungicide, and rejected industry calls to overhaul the way they test for the banned substance.

Rick Santorum's daughter Isabella is recovering from pneumonia in a local hospital in Virginia. Three-and-a-half year old Bella, as she is called fondly by her family, is affected by a devastating genetic condition called Trisomy 18.

Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, is vital in rebalancing female sex hormones and can also improve sperm count in men, a report in the Daily Mail, quoting a Medical University of Graz (Austria) study, noted.

Rick Santorum has resumed campaigning as his three-year-old daughter Isabella's condition has improved from being critical to what is being termed as a miraculous turnaround. Earlier Santorum cancelled Sunday events leading up to the Florida Primary after his daughter Isabella was admitted to the hospital due to complications related to her condition, Trisomy 18.

In a breakthrough effort, scientists at Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim, Germany have build an artificial cardiac tissue using silk from the tropical “tasar” silkworm. According to the researchers, the fiber produced by the tasar silkworm had several advantages over other substances that were tested in the past.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has cancelled all his campaign events scheduled for Sunday, according to a statement released by his campaign office. The cancelations were made after Santorum's daughter, Isabella, was admitted to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, on Saturday evening.

The asteroid 2012 BX34 passed within 36,750 miles of Earth at 10:30 a.m. ET on Friday. That was its closest approach. The small asteroid, about 37 feet wide, would have broken up in the Earth's atmosphere before it could have made impact anyway, so it never really posed a threat, according to NASA.

Scientists across the world are doing their part in preventing asteroid collisions. Nevertheless, popular doomsday prophecies will not go away.

A new technique based on biochip detection of glucose in saliva instead of blood is likely to eliminate blood pricks for easy diabetes checks. The specially designed biochip could detect glucose levels similar to the levels found in human saliva.The study explained that the technique takes advantage of a convergence of nanotechnology and surface plasmonics, which explores the interaction of electrons and light (photons).

Researchers have associated obesity to pain stating that people who are overweight suffer from higher incidences of pain. In the new study, the researchers also indicated that as people age, excess weight is associated with even more pain, as part of the developmental process.

Bike sharing will soon become an integral part of public transportation in urban areas across the globe and NYC is just the latest in a long line of cities gearing up to take a spin.

A scene from stop-motion trailer for The Pirates: Band of Misfits caused such a furor with a leprosy advocacy group, the film animators yanked the bit before the movie's release.

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul challenged his much younger rivals to a bike ride to prove his physical fitness after moderator Wolf Blitzer had asked him about his age and health in the CNN-Florida debate Thursday.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has donated $750 million to the Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

California was rocked by an earthquake Thursday morning, about two miles from The Geysers.

A tankless toilet so inspired Japan's Panasonic Corp. that the company will end their production of water-logged toilets and focus on the design alternative.

The landmark Massachusetts health care law signed by then-governor Mitt Romney has extended coverage to more residents and boosted self-reported health but has done little to control mounting costs, a new report found.

An unexplained and sometimes debilitating disease that causes oozing sores and fibers to grow from patients' skin doesn't come from a mysterious bug or virus, federal researchers reported Wednesday. The disease is all in the mind.

While other teenage girls try to stay far away from the notoriously sodium ridden, grease soaked chicken nuggets meal, Stacey Irvine is not afraid to eat fries and nuggets, every day. She lives off them and will die for them, literally.

New research from the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging has suggested that more than six percent of all Americans between 70 and 89 develop MCI every year. The study noted that men, especially those with high school education, were more likely to be affected.

French drug-maker Sanofi, which acquired Genzyme Corp, has announced that the Food and Drug Administrator (FDA) has given approval to its new plant to manufacture Fabrazyme, a drug used for the treatment of Fabry disease.

School lunch standards received their first overhaul in 15 years on Wednesday, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture released standards that would increase the amount of fruits, vegetables and whole grain foods served to 32 million students.

Is fried food a danger to your health? A new study does not seem to think so. A recent study published in the British Medical Journal has found that the connection between fried foods and cardiovascular health is a mistake, so long as the oil used is sunflower or olive oil. In order to keep the fried food you eat from increasing your risk of heart disease, be sure to follow these tips.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords officially resigned from the House of Representatives on Wednesday in an emotional goodbye for the three term congresswoman serving Arizona's 8th congressional district. She returned to the House floor one last time as her colleagues unanimously approved her bipartisan border security legislation as she stepped down from office.