A new study may have found a specific patient population that may live longer by taking this drug: Colon cancer patients.
After reviewing data from 964 colorectal cancer patients, researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston found when patients whose tumors had a mutated form of the PIK3CA gene took aspirin after being diagnosed, they lived significantly longer than patients without the mutation.
Fara, a military explosives detection canine who helped keep our troops safe in Kuwait, returned home to a hero’s welcome at Baltimore’s BWI Airport, greeted by her adoptive handler, Military Working Dog Adoptions, and a cheering contingent from American Humane Association.
After their careers of military service, many four-legged heroes don’t have the financial backing to get home.
Calling it the largest donation ever to a park in the U.S., New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg announced that hedge fund billionaire John Paulson has donated $100 million toward the upkeep of his city’s beloved Central Park.
“Central Park is the most deserving of all of New York’s cultural institutions,” said Paulson, who grew up and still lives near the park. “I wanted the amount to make a difference.”
They say a problem shared is a problem halved. Now a team of psychologists in the USA has performed a series of studies that suggest sharing your good news multiplies its benefits for your happiness and longer-term life satisfaction.
The researchers found that sharing your good news with another person is especially beneficial, more than writing about it, and more than just enjoying social contact.
The benefits aren’t fleeting either.
At the end of the study, those who’d shared positive experiences with another person at least twice a week were happier and more satisfied with life.
(READ the article in the Research Digest)
Teenager Austin Hay completed construction on a tiny house with wheels that he had begun during his sophomore year of high school.
The home includes a full kitchen, loft, shower and composting toilet, and is based on plans donated by the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. The graduating senior wants to add solar panels some day.
Teenager Austin Hay completed construction on a tiny house with wheels that he had begun during his sophomore year of high school.
The home includes a full kitchen, loft, shower and composting toilet, and is based on plans donated by the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. The graduating senior wants to add solar panels some day.
In high school Hillary Rodham was voted “Most Likely To Succeed.” Today, the beloved Secretary of State is being hailed by people around the world wishing a Happy 65th Birthday to Hillary Clinton.
On the occasion, the Huffington Post has compiled a list of reasons to love and admire her — from the small things — like, she’s not afraid to go outside without makeup — to the long list of “firsts” that she has accomplished as a pioneering woman and lawyer.
Smiling, laughing and dancing photos accompany the article showing Hillary enjoying herself in the company of men and women around the world.
(READ the list and see the photos in HuffPost)
Ikea is setting itself up as a role model for sustainable business by announcing it will invest €1.5 billion in solar and wind power to ensure it is totally self-sufficient by 2020.
Ikea’s solar and wind farms already generate 27 percent of the global company’s total energy today.
IKEA’s “People and Planet Positive” campaign also includes planting as many trees as it uses in its furniture production by 2020, and purchasing half its wood supply from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified forests.
A US soldier who was involved in a firefight in Iraq is seeking redemption and forgiveness from a family that lost three members in the chaotic battle on a Baghdad street.
In the midst of a fierce gun battle, Lance Corporal Lu Lobello’s unit opened fire on three cars killing the drivers, all members of the Kachadoorian family who drove into the intersection.
After the war, back in the United States, Lobello, like many of the other soldiers in his unit, was deeply troubled by the civilian deaths.
Now, the Marine has become like a son to the family, visiting several times and talking often by phone.
(READ more of Dexter Filkins’ story from the New Yorker)
A U.S. Army Ranger endured more than two dozen painful surgeries after being severely burned by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.
He was deeply concerned about growing dependent on the addictive painkilling narcotics he needed to take. So, his doctor suggested something completely unexpected to relieve his pain: a video game.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a long history of being attacked from all sides. While some criticize it for being too lenient, others routinely refer to it as a job-killer whose regulations stifle job creation, increase labor costs, and erode America’s competitiveness.
But the Harvard Business Review says OSHA workplace inspections protect workers without overburdening employers or reducing their sales.
A New York college student who started a blog on self-acceptance in order to help other young women deal with body image taunts has become a viral hero to many for her frank and powerful online discussion about her weight.
Stella Boonshoft, who writes The Body Love Blog and who has polycystic ovarian syndrome, put her curves on full view when she posted a bikini photo on her Tumblr site.
“All I am saying is that not everyone is built the same, not everyone who is healthy is thin, and not everyone who is thin is healthy.”
(READ the story from People magazine)
Happiness, or the lack thereof, lies at the root of what makes life meaningful. But it is sometimes hard to figure out what exactly constitutes happiness, especially in a culture like the Unites States that tends to conflate money with meaning.
Roko Belic, the director of Happy, the documentary, traveled the world collecting strategies from places like the slums of India, frenetic cities in Japan, surfers in Brazil, and tiny Bhutan, the first country to measure Happiness as a national product.
Here are four tips from the film to develop a happiness skill set.
Happiness, or the lack thereof, lies at the root of what makes life meaningful. But it is sometimes hard to figure out what exactly constitutes happiness, especially in a culture like the Unites States that tends to conflate money with meaning.
Roko Belic, the director of Happy, the documentary, traveled the world collecting strategies from places like the slums of India, frenetic cities in Japan, surfers in Brazil, and tiny Bhutan, the first country to measure Happiness as a national product.
Here are four tips from the film to develop a happiness skill set.
Exercising in your 70’s may stop your brain from shrinking and showing the signs of aging linked to dementia, say experts from Edinburgh University.
Seniors who were physically active had less brain shrinkage over a three-year period.
But exercise did not have to be strenuous – going for a walk several times a week sufficed, the journal Neurology says.
In an election year when it seems that the two political parties have become hopelessly divided, a former Republican presidential candidate has published a loving tribute to recently deceased Democratic presidential candidate, George McGovern.
Despite their differences, former Senator Bob Dole struck up a friendship with McGovern and together they worked to reduce hunger in the United States.
Around the globe, a program they proposed has provided 22 million meals to hungry children in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
(READ the tribute in the Washington Post)
A boy whose fear of open spaces left him scared to leave his house is now venturing outside after striking up a heart-warming friendship with a huge dog.
Owen Howkins, 7, and his trusted companion — an Anatolian shepherd dog — have become inseparable after the family pet helped him overcome anxiety.
The Amboseli Trust for Elephants rescued an eight month-old calf a week ago from the bottom of a well.
Luckily, the report arrived early in the morning and they were able to reach the scene quickly, before the herders arrived to water their cattle.
The happy reunion was caught on video after the calf was finally pulled out of the hole and led over the plain to its worried mother.
WATCH the video below…
Ellen DeGeneres joined the ranks of top comedians as she became the 15th humorist to win the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor last night at the Kennedy Center.
On the red carpet, she told reporters she felt honored and was “just trying to take it all in.”
The gala featured comedy clips from her performances such as her first on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1986, and tributes from stars like Lily Tomlin, Jimmy Kimmel and Kristin Chenoweth. PBS stations will broadcast the ceremony on October 30.
Ellen DeGeneres joined the ranks of top comedians as she became the 15th humorist to win the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor last night at the Kennedy Center.
On the red carpet, she told reporters she felt honored and was “just trying to take it all in.”
The gala featured comedy clips from her performances such as her first on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1986, and tributes from stars like Lily Tomlin, Jimmy Kimmel and Kristin Chenoweth. PBS stations will broadcast the ceremony on October 30.
