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Two Million Used Pill Bottles From the U.S. Are Saving Lives in Africa
Recycling those little, plastic pill bottles that Westerners take for granted is behind a genius plan for helping out millions of people in Africa.
In...
New Nasal Spray is Simple Treatment for Overdoses, Could Save Thousands
The U.S. government cleared the way last month for a cheap, easy-to-use nasal spray that reverses the effects of a drug overdose — and...
From Tiny Buddha: 6 ‘Love’ Challenges To Help You Live Better
We get so caught up in the rush of everyday life that we often forget to stop and really think about why we do...
Innovative ‘PillPack’ Sorts Daily Pills to Make it Easy for Elderly
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 50% of Americans fail to take medicines as prescribed.
That statistic led a young entrepreneur and pharmacist’s son,...
Teens Today Are Actually Good – 7 Positive Trends Prove It
Have teens gotten a bad rap in recent years? They are typically characterized as self-involved, reckless, and only interested in "sharing" on their phones,...
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...
Our 2014 Top Photo Picks Confirm the Goodness of Humanity
18) Some Police Officers REALLY Do Care
An El Paso Police Officer helped out a homeless man in need during a December, 2013 snowstorm. According...
New Display Screen Technology Could Correct Your Vision
Engineers have developed a prototype tablet display that compensates for an individuals' vision problems.
The system uses software to alter the light from each individual...
U.S. House Votes to Halt Federal Meddling in Medical Marijuana
For the first time ever, Congress has taken action to protect medical marijuana users and the legal dispensaries where they get their prescriptions filled.
In the wee...
Pharmacist’s Intuition Saves Customer’s Life
Mild-mannered pharmacy employee John Robertson is being hailed as a hero after saving a customer's life. When a customer failed to pick up...
FDA Approves Drug That Reverses Heroin Overdoses
After steadily increasing for more than a decade, drug overdose deaths, driven largely by pain prescription drugs like oxicodone, are now the leading cause...
Pharmacist Prescribes Anti-monster Spray for Child Who Can’t Sleep
After a six-year-old girl in North Dakota mentioned that she was having trouble sleeping at night, a kind pharmacist decided to prescribe the antidote...
New Billboard Promotes Most Effective Medicine: Hugging
During this cold and flu season, The Joy Team of Vancouver, Washington, has erected a billboard in downtown Portland reminding everyone of that ancient...
Antibiotic Use in Children has Dropped
The number of children taking antibiotics has decreased over the past decade with fewer unnecessary prescriptions being written in every age group, according to...
Pizza Shop Delivers Medicines During Cold Snap
With bitter cold temperatures keeping people indoors, a pizza shop owner in Ligonier, Pennsylvania offered to make deliveries of prescriptions and other essentials to...
FDA to Crack Down on Antibiotics in Meat
The Food and Drug Administration is taking steps toward phasing out the use of some antibiotics in animals processed for meat in the US,...
15-Year-old Wins $10,000 Hero Award for Providing Eyewear to Poor
Most kids with vision problems don't look past the tip of their own nose when it comes to the issue of prescription eyewear. But...
3 Steps to Heal Any Kind of ‘Dark Night of the Soul’
Dr. Rajiv Parti, MD has written a book detailing his journey of overcoming personal injury, cancer, and a dependence on pain medications to emerge...
Find Health and Happiness on a Walk in the Woods
Do you want to be happier, healthier, and smarter? I have just the prescription for you: add a daily dose of nature to your...
90 Percent of Endangered Species Recovering on Time
A new Center for Biological Diversity analysis of 110 endangered species finds that 90 percent are on track to meet recovery goals set by...