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Stories of Kindness After the Bombing
From the smoke in Boston today heartening stories arose of kindness emerging from tragedy: people on Twitter urging others to note the people who...
Church Gives Extreme Home Makeover ‘Beyond Belief’ for Family Hit by Tragedy
Mike and Angie Gagnon, their disabled daughter and two young grandkids were thrilled with the renovations and editions on their home provided by 150...
Runner Without a Country to Compete at Olympics
A fearful refugee, Guor Marial ran for his life to escape a Sudanese child labour camp. Now he will get to run at the...
Paralyzed Teen Fulfills Vow To Walk At High School Graduation
A dream 17 years-in-the-making came true for a California boy when he got out of his wheelchair and walked to accept his high school...
A Runner for Cancer Decides to Become Oncologist After Losing Father
Jenna Norton is not your typical medical school applicant. In fact, until two years ago, she had never considered a career in medicine. It...
Artists Raise $104,000 With Sketchbook That Traveled Round the World
A blank sketchbook was sent to 71 exceptional artists around the world who each illustrated a page. After four and a half years of...
Hospital’s 5-transplant Kidney Swap Sets California Record
In what is the largest single-hospital kidney swap in the state, five patients received new kidneys from five healthy donors in a marathon series...
Amateur Swimmer Beats Olympians and Jellyfish to Become Top Open Water Swimmer of 2010
An Irish woman who began distance swimming in her late 30's as a way to bring balance and fitness to her working life, has...
Powerful Post-It-Notes Make Every Woman Feel Beautiful
I saw my first Post-It note from Operation Beautiful in the University bathroom at UNC Charlotte. On that day, I was feeling tired and...
12 Tips for Getting Regular Exercise — and the Benefits for Happiness
Exercise is a KEY to happiness. Research shows that people who exercise are healthier, more energetic, think more clearly, sleep better, and have delayed...
Good News About Stress Management: How “Good” Stress Keeps Us Going & Growing
Every health and lifestyle magazine contains articles claiming stress is bad for us. They list dozens of ways to relieve stress, from exercise to...
Whale Escorts Paddler in Fundraiser for Breast Cancer
Jodie Nelson was disappointed that she only raised $6,000 in advance of her 40-mile paddle for breast cancer -- until a whale joined the...
UN Calls Non-binding Climate Change Deal an ‘Essential Beginning’
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the deal on climate change reached by world leaders at a United Nations summit in Copenhagen, calling it an...
Around the World in 30 Days — For a Cause
A young Chicago medical school gradute is travelling to five countries in 30 days with a big mission -- to raise money for a...
Woman Brings Real Hope to End Stage Cancer Patients
One upstart nonprofit is giving hope to "end stage" patients by providing assistance to defray the costs associated with the patient's participation in FDA...
Wisconsin Family Inspires the President, Gets a Note Back
Three Weeks ago I suggested to my husband that he write a personal letter to the President of the United States. He (Mike) looked...
A Mother’s Reason To Run: Her Meth Addict Daughter (Video)
One woman is running in marathons around the world to raise awareness for drug treatment after her troubled daughter had become a homeless, methamphetamine...
New Hope For Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis causes lung problems that claim its victims in the prime of life and there is no cure. But, now one inspiring patient...
Healthiest Cities in US: Lincoln, Nebraska is #1
The top four healthiest cities for 2007 according to the US Centers for Disease Control are: Lincoln, Nebraska; Fargo, North Dakota; Boulder, Colorado; and...
Bloggers Create Fundraising Tool For Runners to Help Rebuild School In Darfur
Bloggers are combining physical fitness with the desire to help others in a new internet tool called Train for Humanity. Their initial pilot project...