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Another Benefit of Fish Oil: Reduces Weight Gain From Fatty Foods
Ordering the “catch of the day” may help keep your waistline from expanding every time you eat a french fry.
According to a new study, adding more fish...
Blood Cells “Retrained” to Destroy Cancer, Lead Again to Full Remission
Scientists have been able to put a virtually incurable disease into complete remission by altering patients’ blood cells inside the body to fight the...
From Chemo Chair Man Raises $74K Tweeting for Stem Cell Charity
John Underwood knew he might someday need a bone-marrow transplant.
Diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma, Underwood said that his best shot at an...
Man Who Donated Son’s Organs Years Ago Gets Same Gift From Recipient’s Mom
The gift of life that was given ten years ago is being paid back by a grateful mother to a now-ailing father.
In 2005, Bill...
Marathon 18-Patient Kidney Swap Saves Nine People
Nine patients received new kidneys from nine living donors in a marathon, 36-hour transplant session.
The carefully coordinated procedure included specially equipped medical vans ferrying...
Man Flies 1200 Miles to Donate Stem Cells to Save 7-year-old Girl
Priya Shah was fighting a losing battle with a rare disease and was forced to drop out of school when none of her family...
Hooters Waitress Gives Kidney to Customer She Barely Knew
Have you heard the one about the guy who walks into a bar — and comes out with a new kidney?
It happened almost that...
Hollywood Superheroes Visit Children’s Hospital After Football Bet
Hollywood superheroes Chris Evans, who plays the role of Marvel’s Captain America, and his friend Chris Pratt (who plays Star-Lord in the film Guardians...
Teen’s ‘Free spirit’ Heart Lives On Through 70-year-old Florida Man
While on his bicycle Jesse Gamble was hit by a drunk driver, but through his death, the 19 year-old art student from Lexington, South...
Boy with Leukemia Given a Disney Room Makeover
A California family whose son was diagnosed with leukemia is thankful for volunteers who spent the week at their home in order to give...
Students Raise Funds for Teacher to Donate Kidney to Husband
A local high school teacher desperate to help her husband, who was in need of a kidney transplant, got some unexpected help from her...
The Top 10 Good News Stories of 2014
In many respects 2014 was a rough year, with Ebola, the Islamic State, and deaths in Ukraine, but it was also one in which...
Chanukah Takes on New Meaning for Family of Boy Struck by Lightning at Jewish Summer Camp
When Ethan Kadish was struck by lightning just over a year ago, his family’s community in Cincinnati came together to provide the care and...
Fate Unites Two Boys Who Need New Hearts
Do you believe in fate? Soul mates? Divine Intervention?
Famed surfing dog Richochet, who rides the waves with disabled or special needs children and veterans,...
New Implantable Device ‘Can Slow or Even Reverse Heart Failure’
Nearly 50% of people who develop heart failure die within 5 years of diagnosis.
Citing a new published study doctors are calling an experimental device...
Diabetes Breakthrough: Scientists Coax Human Stem Cells Into Making Insulin
Since his infant son Sam was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 23 years ago, Harvard scientist Doug Melton has dedicated his career to finding...
Mom’s Kidneys Were Failing Until a Stranger Saved Her Life
Just nine months ago, Andrea Kringstein and Annaleigh Sage Bergman were perfect strangers.
With no treatment and no cure and her serious kidney disease, Andrea...
Pioneering Surgery Lets 3 Brothers Smile for First Time, Now They’re Giving Back
The three Lori brothers were born with a rare condition called facial paralysis, which meant they couldn't close their mouths, show facial expressions or...
Strangers Donate to Buy Full Set of Teeth for Young Alabama Man
A 25 year-old Alabama man caught a virus two years ago that not only caused congestive heart failure and led to multiple surgeries including...
Man in Disguise Gives $128,000 to Buy Terminal Woman Hope for Cure
A 48-year-old single mother of four in Canada has been struggling for ten years with systemic scleroderma, a disorder that was slowly killing her....