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First Female Saudi Appointment an Encouraging Development
Last month's appointment of a Saudi woman as Deputy Minister of Women's Education – the first female appointment of its kind – is an...
Risks to Premature Babies Cut Dramatically With Omega-3 Fats
Nourishing premature babies with high does of omega-3 fatty acids significantly decreases the risk of developmental disorders, according to Australian researchers. ...
Dirt and Germs Are Good, Most Hand Sanitizers, Bad
Author of Why Dirt Is Good, Mary Ruebush says the lack of germs and dirt in a child's environment and over-washing of hands...
Surgery Deaths Drop Dramatically With Checklist
A simple list to be checked off during surgery – before anaesthesia, at the first incision and the completion of an operation – has...
Unsung Hero Rescues Lives at Gaza-Israel Checkpoint
At the end of last month, with fighting between Gaza and Israel already in full swing, Israeli medic Moshe "Moshon" Vaknin drove an ambulance...
‘Operation Christmas Child’ Brings Cheer to Neediest Children Around the World
The annual ‘shoebox’ campaign led by the Salvation Army - ‘Operation Christmas Child’ is the world’s largest children’s Christmas project. Since 1990 the project...
International Volunteer Day Celebrated Around the World
Congratulations to thousands of volunteers who contribute their energy and initiative to projects around the world, including critical United Nations activities, senior UN officials...
“Holiday Mail for Heroes” to Deliver One Million Cards to Service Members
Holiday Mail For Heroes invites the public to send holiday cards with their message of thanks and support to service men and women...
Nine Reasons to Love the United Nations
The Nations of the world can gather this week with pride on the occasion of the 63rd session of the General Assembly of the...
National Day of Encouragement- September 12
A visionary group of teenagers in Arkansas identified the biggest problem facing youth and society today -- the lack of encouragement. The students felt...
US Makes Progress in Finding Homes for Homeless People
On July 30 the US Department of Housing and Urban Development reported the number of chronically homeless people living in shelters and on the...
Casino Mogul Hosts Wounded Soldiers in Vegas
40 wounded soldiers from veterans hospitals in Washington flew in a private jet to Las Vegas over the weekend for an all-expenses-paid getaway, thanks...
Free Room at The Inn Helps Families be Together for Holidays
For 19 years, one of the biggest hotel groups in the world has offered free rooms for Thanksgiving and Christmas at all locations in...
Hospital’s Help to Dying Man Prompts Flood of Messages
A Boston Globe reporter was swamped with notes from people reacting to his story on Patrick Conway, a dying homeless man taken in by...
Charitable NBA Players Untarnished by League Troubles
As the NBA basketball season opens this week amid scandal, many players continue to be excellent and charitable role models. "Emeka Okafor of the...
Spread of Hospital Bugs Halted
Two recently qualified doctors in the UK have developed a new disposable tourniquet that can limit the the spread of cross infections in hospitals....
Deaths from Severe Heart Attacks Cut in Half
Heart disease rates have been falling for several decades since we've learned how to live healthier, but now death rates for those who've entered...
IBM Donates English-Arabic Translation Devices for Use in Iraq
IBM has decided to donate a new automatic, portable software device for Arabic-English translation to help U.S. forces in Iraq, where one wrong word...
Singer Sarah McLachlan Diverts Video Costs to World’s Poor
Singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan produced the first music video that donates the normal cost of production to people around the world who need it most...
States Take the Lead on Health Care Reform
Massachusetts has accomplished the improbable: It got Democrats and Republicans to agree on how to provide nearly every resident with health insurance. And it...