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Stem Cell Cure for Heart Attacks
Emergency heart attack patients will be injected with their own stem cells in a dramatic new treatment. The procedure, being pioneered by British doctors,...
Jumbo Jet is Eye Hospital for World’s Poor
28 million people in the world are blind, yet their blindness could have been prevented, or their eyesight restored, if only they’d had access...
Dogs and Cats Can Sniff Out Cancer
Many people believe that animals can predict natural disasters, and we know service animals or household pets can forewarn their owners of imminent seizures...
Alternative Medicine Saves Foot from Amputation
A South African newspaper reports doctors told diabetic Terry Whitfield that his gangrene-ravaged foot would need to be amputated. Instead he sought the help...
Just-a-Minute Can Transform Your Life
A new campaign to create personal peace in an ever-intensifying global climate of chaos and change is being launched this Sunday at London's Wembley...
Retirees Win 100K for Creating Lasting Change
The Purpose Prize honors "what may be a new trend -- retirees taking on some of the country's biggest social problems."
The five winners of...
Check out the Archives!
I uploaded another 13 stories to the Archives: stories from the old website's LIFE section, 1997-1998. They remain timeless stories of organizations still operating...
Chinese Exercises Benefit Older Adults
Tai Chi and Qigong (chee-kung) combine simple, graceful movements and meditation. They are exercises believed to have positive, relaxing effects on a person’s mind,...
US Presbyterians Urge Medicinal Use of Marijuana
The Presbyterian Church (USA) has become the seventh major religious organization in the United States to support the use of medical marijuana, an issue...
Hope I Die Before I Get Old: Study Finds Older People Happier Than Anticipated
Back when he was 20 years old in 1965, rock star Pete Townshend wrote the line “I hope I die before I get old”...
Tumors Stalled in Women with Advanced Breast Cancer
A new drug stalls the growth of tumors in women with advanced breast cancer. Testing was stopped after noting the drug's effectiveness, so that...
New EU Rules Strengthen Safety of Kids’ Medicine
Currently, more than 50 percent of medicines used to treat children in Europe have not been specifically tested on them or authorised for...
Pitt and Jolie Welcome Baby Girl
Angelina Jolie gave birth to a baby girl, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt in a hospital in Namibia, Africa. There is no word on the condition...
Machine Offers Sight to Some Blind People
A team of eye doctors, fellow researchers, and students at MIT have produced a "seeing machine " that allows the visually challenged to view...
Elderly Cancer Patient Finds Strength in Friendly Goose
An Idaho man finds inspiration and strength in daily walks with "Mr. Waddles," and has outlived his doctor's predictions. Check out this feel-good story...
Schools Take Action on Overweight Kids
In response to a steep rise in obesity among children, some public schools are taking action. It shocked me to learn that only 6...
Paul Allen, Billionaire Philanthropist Delivers A Better Future Today
Do you think humans should strive to send airplanes into space? Listen for ET? Develop a real understanding of the human mind? Such ambitious...
Tiny Town in Newfoundland Hosts 10,000 Stranded Airline Passengers on 9-11
On September 11, thousands of Good Samaritans were inspired to generosity, kindness and helpfulness. In turn, we were inspired by them.
When all North American...
Girl’s Heart Jump-Started After 10 Years Living with a Transplant
British doctors have revived a 12-year-old girl's dormant heart after 10 years to reimplant it after her transplanted organ began to cause problems. It...
I’ve Been Conned… That’s the Good News!
Roberto De Vincenzo, the great Argentine golfer, once won a tournament with a large sum of money as the purse.
A woman approached him, asking...