Momma Donna

Editor’s note: Andy Copeland is the father of Aimee Copeland — a 24-year-old Georgia grad student who’s battling a rare case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by the flesh-devouring bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila. On Friday he described the heart-wrenching task of telling his daughter that she would lose her hands to the disease. More

(Health.com) — When Megan Kenny was five years old, she began to exhibit a strange and troubling symptom: Every time she stood up for more than two minutes, she collapsed. The episodes were particularly bad after Megan had been sitting or lying down for prolonged stretches, such as when she woke up in the morning or walked between classes More

Washington (CNN) — A quarantine placed on two California farms under investigation for mad cow disease has been lifted, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday. The farm where the cow was discovered had been under quarantine since the dairy cow tested positive, agriculture officials said. Officials later placed a second farm und More

(CNN) — Citing a potential health risk, the California Department of Public Health warned consumers Friday to not eat certain bagged salads manufactured by River Ranch Fresh Foods and sold under various names. The company, based in Salinas, California, voluntarily recalled the salads “after routine sampling detected Listeria Monocytog More

Editor’s note: Andy Copeland is the father of Aimee Copeland — a 24-year-old Georgia grad student who’s battling a rare case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by the flesh-devouring bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila. On Friday he described the heart-wrenching task of telling his daughter that she would lose her hands to the disease. More

For more of CNN correspondent Drew Griffin’s investigation of India’s experimental embryonic stem cell therapy, watch “CNN Presents: Selling a Miracle,” at 8 and 11 p.m. ET Sunday on CNN. New Delhi (CNN) — Cash Burnaman, a 6-year-old South Carolina boy, has traveled with his parents to India seeking treatment for More

For more of CNN correspondent Drew Griffin’s investigation of India’s experimental embryonic stem cell therapy, watch “CNN Presents: Selling a Miracle,” at 8 and 11 p.m. ET Sunday on CNN. New Delhi (CNN) — Cash Burnaman, a 6-year-old South Carolina boy, has traveled with his parents to India seeking treatment for More

(CNN) — The father of a University of West Georgia graduate student infected with rare “flesh-eating” bacteria has told in heartbreaking detail of the moment when his daughter learned she would lose her hands. On a Facebook page dedicated to Aimee Copeland’s recovery, Andy Copeland describes speaking with the surgeons More

Editor’s note: Shanon Cook is an entertainment contributor for CNN and has interviewed Peter Gabriel, Sting, Britney Spears, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Yo-Yo Ma. Cook grew up in Australia and now lives in New York with her husband and daughter. Follow her on Twitter @ShanonCook. (CNN) — Is it just me, or are we a litt More