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Today is America Recycles Day
Since 1997, communities across the country have come together on November 15 for America Recycles Day -- the only nationally recognized day dedicated to...
What Cancer Patients Want Most – To Laugh (Help Them do it)
It's not just an “old adage” that tells us laughter is the best medicine these days. Scientists, doctors, mental health professionals, and patients themselves...
Meet the 22 MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ Winners for 2011, From Science to Music
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Tuesday named 22 new MacArthur Fellows for 2011 who will each receive one half million dollars...
This $1 Plastic Chip Can Diagnose HIV In 15 Minutes
In Africa, waiting for blood work can take weeks, and many people don't bother getting their results. A new device could make testing in...
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...
Alabama Cuts Medicaid Costs by $30 Million by Examining Drug Receipts
Three years ago, Carol Steckel, Alabama’s Medicaid director, sent a national alert to all of her counterparts around the country. She asked them to...
Evidence That Screening Reduces Lung Cancer Deaths
Screening smokers and ex-smokers with spiral CT scans can reduce lung cancer deaths by 20% without triggering too many dangerous or unnecessary tests that...
Dog Paralyzed in Joplin Tornado is on Road to Recovery Thanks to University Volunteers
Not all the donations to victims of the Joplin, Mo., tornado in May were delivered to the two-legged survivers. A dog named Sugar, found...
Med Students Invent iPhone App to Help Doctors Save Lives
Two California medical students, dismayed by communication breakdowns in emergency rooms where patients don't speak English, are changing the face of global medicine with...
Good News Network Story Inspires Million Dollar Donation to Duplicate Kids Health Program
Good news travels fast – and apparently, pretty far.
After a Good News Network story about the first rural diabetes center in the US, which...
‘Magic Mushrooms’ Can Improve Psychological and Spiritual Health Long Term
The psychedelic drug in magic mushrooms may have lasting medical and spiritual benefits, according to new research from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
The mushroom-derived...
Jessica Alba Lends Celebrity Heat to Toxic Chemical Consumer Bill on Capitol Hill
Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics asked the federal government to redo the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that chemicals in consumer...
Penn Medical School Gets Record $225M Gift from Philly Couple
The University of Pennsylvania received a $225 million gift for its School of Medicine to create an endowment for providing more financial aid to...
Two New Studies Show Acupuncture Relieves Hot Flashes
Women suffering from hot flashes associated with menopause may have another alternative to hormone replacement therapy.
Leslie, a busy businesswoman in Vancouver, found her hot...
US Students Studying to be Primary Care Doctors Up by 8 Percent
An increase in the number of U.S. medical students choosing internal medicine residencies in 2011 is a positive sign that the primary care workforce...
Haiti Public Health Progress ‘Encouraging’
A year after the devastating Haiti earthquake, there has been "encouraging" progress in public health in the island nation. One high spot has been...
Lessons of the Square Watermelon
Don't assume something is impossible just because it has never been done. Like the case of the Japanese watermelon, just because it has always...
Sit Before You Veg: How to Avoid Being a Couch Potato
If you’re like almost everyone I know, your first impulse when you get home from a long day at work or a busy day...
Monarch Butterflies Use Medicinal Plants to Treat Offspring for Disease
Monarch butterflies appear to use medicinal plants to treat their offspring for disease, research by biologists at Emory University shows. Their findings were published...
Huge Parkinson’s Breakthrough: Disease Power Switch Found
Through its focus on the fuel supply that powers healthy brain function, a transformative study has uncovered both the key cause and an immediate...