Hurricane Katrina didn't bring destruction and damage to everyone in South Florida. According to Broward General Medical Center CEO, Joe Scott, seven babies were born Thursday and at least 13 more women were in labor.

At least 20 women arrived in labor throughout the day, and eight women near their due dates came to the hospital as a precaution ahead of the storm

The Italian Red Cross treated four "presumed Iraqi terrorists" at its Baghdad hospital to secure the release of two kidnapped Italian aid workers, according to a media report.

Maurizio Scelli, the outgoing commissioner of the aid organization, is reported to have said the deal to free the two women -- Simona Pari and Simona Torretta -- was kept secret from U.S. officials, according to a CNN report

A test released Wednesday shows that the drug misoprostol is almost as effective as surgery for removing tissue that remains in the uterus after a failed pregnancy.

The drug, called Cytotec by manufacturers G.D. Searle and Pfizer Inc., has a success rate of around 85 percent, says Jun Zhang of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the chief author of the study

A new study examining the placebo effect shows patients will feel better if they believe they are taking painkillers, even if their doses contain no medication

A new study examining the placebo effect shows that patients will feel better if they believe they are taking painkillers, even if their doses contain no medication.

The University of Michigan study shows that the brain releases chemicals that relieve pain in patients who believe they're being treated