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Orphan-Designed T-shirts Feed Kids in Africa
How many t-shirts in your closet are feeding malnourished children? A non-profit group has set out to change that with their launch of The...
Disney Company to Cut Carbon Emissions, Encourage Green Living
The Walt Disney Company has released a set of strategic environmental goals to reduce emissions, waste, electricity and fuel use, along with its impact...
Organic Food Expert Chosen for No. 2 Agriculture Slot
President Barack Obama has chosen Kathleen Merrigan, an organic food expert who helped the US Senate develop labelling rules for organic food, to be...
Amish Gene Mutation Makes Them Immune to Heart Disease
After a dozen studies of the Amish over 15 years, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered a novel gene...
Starbucks Backs Young Social Entrepreneurs With Thousands in Grants
25 young people from 17 countries will receive between $5,000 and $15,000 to enhance their work as social entrepreneurs, awarded through a 2008 competition...
Encouraging Selflessness in a Down Economy
While sitting in front of his computer in Georgia, B.J. Elliott read a blog post by Maureen Forbes about her desire to make 100...
Signs of Hope for Ethiopia’s Children
Amid the hardship facing Ethiopia's children, there are signs that conditions may be improving and that children's lives are changing for the better. According...
Bloggers Create Fundraising Tool For Runners to Help Rebuild School In Darfur
Bloggers are combining physical fitness with the desire to help others in a new internet tool called Train for Humanity. Their initial pilot project...
European Professional Football Against Hunger
The European Professional Football Leagues joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization this week to launch a campaign to raise funds and awareness for...
A ‘Miracle Tree’ That Could Feed Sub-Saharan Africa
The moringa’s leaves and seedpods deliver extraordinary nutrition: Ounce for ounce, a Red Cross official said, moringa leaves contain more beta carotene than carrots,...
The Organic Lunch Lady (Video)
Oak Grove School in Calif. is planting the seeds of healthy living by offering an organic all-vegetarian school lunch, and a nutrition lesson that...
Unilever Employees Fund Pakistan Food Program With Payroll Donations
A joint venture launched yesterday with the United Nations food agency will allow the employees of industrial giant Unilever to pledge a percentage of...
8 Foods You Should Eat Every Day
Here are 8 superfoods you should eat every day. Packed with nutrition and often called brain foods, they can protect you from heart disease,...
5 Ways You Can Live to Be 100 (Updated)
Would you like to live to be 100? Hmm? Maybe, with a couple of caveats: Loved ones who stick around, and good health for...
Less Junk Food Seen in U.S. Schools, CDC Finds
U.S. schools have made considerable improvements in their policies to promote the health of students since 2000, particularly in the areas of nutrition, physical...
Kids Against Hunger Stems Starvation for 20 Million
Kids who volunteer with Kids Against Hunger learn that no matter how young they may be, they can make a difference. They help to...
Kellogg to Curb Marketing of Foods to Children
Froot Loops, Apple Jacks and Pop Tarts are a few of the breakfast foods that young children will no longer see advertised on TV...
Tom’s of Maine Pays Employees To Be Healthy
Tom’s of Maine, which makes natural care products, encourages its employees to choose healthier lifestyles. The company operates two Wellness Centers that offer yoga,...
Six Million Children Immunized Against Measles In DPR Korea
Six million children in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) aged six months to 15 years have been immunized in a massive United...
$500 Million Pledge to Reverse Childhood Obesity in U.S.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today announced it will commit at least $500 million over the next five years to tackle childhood obesity. The...