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When Drugs Don’t Work: Restoring Happiness in People With Depression
Practicing positive activities may serve as an effective, low-cost treatment for people suffering from depression, according to researchers at the University of California, Riverside...
People Who Look on the Bright Side Will Age Best: Research
Scientists, once again, pointed to those who have an optimistic outlook on life as being the people who age best.
Researchers at the University of...
“Exciting” Afghan Peace Plan Paying Off as Taliban Fighters Renounce Violence
Peace is beginning to flower across Afghanistan with about 5% of Taliban fighters nationwide already surrendering, to re-join civil society through the Afghan Peace...
Happier Regions Recover Fastest From Recessions: Study
If you are happy, your state is likely to recover from the recession more quickly.
That's the finding of new research that determines that economic...
Scientists Create First Practical Artificial Leaf, Producing Power Through Photosynthesis
Scientists announced they have achieved one of the "Holy Grails of science" by creating the world’s first practical photosynthesis device, an artificial leaf of...
Trending: 5 Signs That Optimism is the New Black in Business
We can see it every week in the business pages of newspapers and magazines. From manufacturing, to private sector service industries, from venture capital...
Hit Hard by Recession African Americans Still Big on Optimism
There is sharp optimism among African Americans in the wake of a dreadful recession according to the new the Washington Post-Kaiser-Harvard race and recession...
Good News for the Chesapeake Bay Oysters
Good news from the largest estuary in the United States:
The Chesapeake Bay's beleaguered oyster population spawned a bumper crop of babies last year, Maryland...
Dow Hits 12,000, Consumers Confidence Soars, too
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has once again topped 12,000 -- a level not seen since the summer of 2008, when the deepening financial...
Who Says Democrats and Republicans Can’t Work Together: Historic Bill Passes Senate
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to launch the biggest overhaul of the nation's food safety laws since the 1930s. The bill passed 73 to...
US Retail Sales, Factory Output Rebound
While U.S. economic data this summer have tended to suggest that the recovery from the recession is slowing, several releases this month painted a...
How Cory Booker Turned Campaign Inspiration into Capable Governance
"Believe in me; believe in us," was his hopeful campaign message five years ago when he first ran for mayor of Newark. But...
On Stimulus Bill Anniversary, All Signs Point Up – Even Jobs
One year ago President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, otherwise known as the Stimulus Bill. According to economists...
Rather Than Lay-offs, Cabinet Factory is Making Dollhouses For Needy Kids This Holiday
Alpine Cabinet Company of Timnath, Colorado doesn't have enough work these days to keep employees busy, so they've come up with a creative...
Black Friday Numbers – Good News for Charities? World Vision Gift Giving Up 30 Percent
The faltering U.S. economy is again forcing many U.S. adults to cut back on holiday gift spending this year, but one leading U.S. charity...
What I’m Thankful for in 2009
It is the first year of twelve, as the founder and editor of the Good News Network, that I was able to pay myself...
Pre-Pregnancy Doses of Folic Acid May Reduce Pre-term Births by Half
Women who take folic acid supplements for at least one year before they become pregnant may cut their risk of having a premature baby...
Transforming Fear into Hope
Fear is the greatest obstacle we face. It can stop us cold. Perhaps the greatest fear of all is loss of something dear to...
Seven Secrets to Stimulating Your Cash Flow
How do you stimulate your own economy so you get the results you deserve rather than getting caught up in the mass consciousness of...
Michael J. Fox Returns to TV with Special on Optimism
Michael J. Fox will return to TV as host of a one-hour special featuring his worldwide travels in search of optimism. "Michael J....