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Spinal Cord Injury May No Longer Mean Permanent Paralysis
Severe spinal cord injury results in a permanent loss of function and sensation -- understandable because the connection between the brain and the lower...
Helped by TV Show ‘House’, Doctor Diagnoses Rare Condition
A German man with severe heart failure and a puzzling mix of symptoms including fever, blindness, deafness and enlarged lymph nodes that baffled doctors...
Pope to Travel to Holy Land in May Amid Peace Push
Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he would travel to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan in May, his first visit to the Holy...
Man Sets Up Toll-free Phone Lines So Any Kid Can Talk to Santa
2016 UPDATE: Once upon a time, there was a phone number for kids to use to call Santa Claus and talk directly to the North...
Boy Asks for ‘Fancy Jogger Pusher’ so He Can Race With Disabled Brother
An Edmond, Oklahoma boy wrote to a television station about his brother who has cerebral palsy.
The words, the penmanship are clearly those of a...
How You Can Help Protect Endangered Frogs
You may have heard that frogs are in trouble, with about a third of the world's species currently threatened by a disease called chytrid...
23-Year-old ‘Hears Music’ for the First Time: Mozart Blew Me Away
Austin Chapman was born "profoundly deaf" and says he never understood why people were so moved by music. But that changed two weeks ago,...
iPhone 4S Introduces Amazing Features to Assist the Blind
Plenty has been written about the new iPhone 4S, but one little known feature is the amazingly thoughtful AssistiveTouch.
Apple has always gone to considerable...
Obama Honors 13 Citizens for Their Good Deeds
This week, President Barack Obama awarded the 2010 Citizens Medal to 13 outstanding Americans who have "performed exemplary deeds of service for their country...
Rudolph the Dog Inspires Compassion in Schools (Video)
Blind and deaf, a little dog who didn't seem to have much of a future finds a purpose helping to teach children about...
Signing Santa Brings Christmas Magic to Hearing Impaired Children
This holiday season not every child will get a chance to verbally tell Santa what they want for Christmas. That's why he made a...
Award Winners Changing the World Through Tech
The Tech Awards is an international program honoring innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity. This year's winners received...
Ten Extraordinary Americans Recognized for Innovation in Health Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced the 2008 recipients of its Community Health Leaders Award for individuals who overcome the odds to improve...
Georgia Superintendent Proves She is Smarter Than a 5th Grader, Donates $1M Prize to Schools
Georgia Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox proved she is smarter than a 5th grader by winning $1 million for her school system on the...
14-month-old Girl Can Hear for the First Time
"A baby girl who was born deaf can now listen to bedtime stories and jiggle about to music thanks to a life-changing cochlear implant...
My Hero Calls Me Mama
Chance was named before his birth, not knowing how fitting it would be. Born after only 28 weeks of gestation, the baby -- and...
Four-Legged Heros Honored for Saving Lives of Owners, Infant
How many people owe their life to a loveable pet? The Purina Animal Hall of Fame this week honored five incredible dogs as heros...
Op-Ed: Daring To Hope, Obama in Iowa
(OP-ED) I heard my first political speech of the '08 presidential race on the car radio today. Four years ago I was so intensely...
Templeton Prize Goes to Philosopher Who Says Barriers Between Science and Spirituality Fragment Us
Professor Charles Taylor, a Canadian philosopher who for nearly half a century has argued that problems such as violence and bigotry can only be...
Guinea Pig Saves Choking Dog at Shelter
"Snowball, an albino Guinea pig at the Humane Society shelter of Harrisburg, is being called a hero in the rescue of a choking pit...