Congresswoman's baby has Down syndrome
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Wednesday that her month-old son, Cole, has been diagnosed with Down syndrome.
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A New Jersey congressman whose father spent six years caring for his ailing wife wanted other families in similar situations to have someplace to turn when a primary caregiver needs a break.
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If President Bush's twin daughters are seeking helpful hints before they enter the glaring spotlight of the Republican National Convention, John Kerry's youngest daughter has some bipartisan advice:
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A woman who moved to the US as a baby and later won a California council seat faces deportation for illegally voting.
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Experiments with mice indicate that the genetics of Down syndrome aren&#39;t as simple as has been thought, Johns Hopkins University researchers report.
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Â· Mother's move prompted by girl's fertility disorderÂ· Ethics committee approved procedure
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An MP launches a campaign to allow disabled children under three to qualify for mobility allowance.
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Republican Sen.-elect Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, a politician and an obstetrician, wants to deliver more babies after he takes office Jan. 4, a request apparently at odds with Senate conflict-of-interest rules.
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A mother who had surgery to remove her "dead" unborn baby tells of her relief after he was born healthy.
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US Representative Charlie Norwood of Georgia has died of lung cancer, lawmaker Ileana Ros-Lehtinen announced on the floor of the House of Representatives.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium - A woman who gave birth after a pioneering ovarian tissue transplant snuggled her day-old baby girl Friday and called her "a big miracle."   Ouarda Touirat, who was infertile after she underwent chemotherapy due to Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1997, gave birth Thursday night following the ground-breaking procedure that doctors say could one day allow women to delay motherhood beyond menopause.   "I am very happy, it's what I always wanted," said Touirat, who presented her healthy 8-pound, 3-ounce baby, Tamara, at a news conference at Brussels' Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc hospital...
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LIMA, Peru  - A Peruvian baby dubbed the "Little  Mermaid" because of a rare birth defect in which her legs are  fused, is making good progress after initial surgery to prepare  her legs for separation, her doctor said on Monday.
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Many of their parents are younger than Hillary Rodham Clinton and some of their grandparents are younger than John McCain.
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Birthday: A 15-year-old shows few signs of having been the smallest baby to survive. By Bonnie Miller Rubin. MAYWOOD, Ill. -- As a room full of doctors, nurses, friends and family fussed over Madeline Mann
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ABC newswoman Elizabeth Vargas and her husband, singer Marc Cohn, are parents again, of another boy. Vargas and the baby, named Samuel Wyatt, are "doing incredible," said ABC representative Alyssa Apple, in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi has decided not to choose Rep. Alcee Hastings as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, according to a Democratic congressional aide who is knowledgeable about the decision.
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House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, holds his grandson Brett Ferro, 2, as he laughs with supporters at a victory party in Houston, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004.