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Doctors May Have Found a Way to Destroy HIV
There is real hope that what’s happening in a Houston lab might lead to a cure for HIV. “We have found an innovative way...
CNN to Give $100,000 to ‘Hero’ on Holiday Special
This year's Top 10 CNN Heroes were announced last week. Each will receive $25,000 and be honored during a televised All-Star Tribute airing on...
Medical Breakthroughs Give New Hope Across the Board
Major medical advancements in research this century are transforming diseases and common health problems bringing hope to millions. From alzheimers to glaucoma, MS to...
Alzheimer’s Drug Reverses Cognitive Decline Over 12 Month Period In Early Human Testing
"A drug once approved as an antihistamine in Russia improved thinking processes and ability to function in patients with Alzheimer's disease in a study...
Dallas Accelerating Production of Trash to Gas
"City officials in Dallas plan to have the state's first landfill that captures methane gas for conversion into natural gas to be used in...
AquaMaker Creates Water From Thin Air
"In Israel, where water is scarce, a new device allows people to generate water from air." Aquamaker, a Houston based company created the water...
NYC School System Honored as ‘Model of Reform’
New York City public schools have won the 2007 Broad Prize for Urban Education, a $1 million award honoring the most improved school systems,...
Beyoncé Concerts Sponsor Food Drives in Five Cities
Pop singer Beyoncé is encouraging her fans to bring non-perishable food items to a pre-concert food drive in Los Angeles on September 2, as...
Good Golf Raises 400K to Replace New Orleans Books
A $390,000 donation to the Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative will go a long way toward putting books on the shelves and hope...
Hip-Hop Summit Teaches Financial Empowerment: Get Your Money Right!
For the third consecutive year, the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network will tour the country offering young people a financial literacy life raft for a...
Free Endangered Wildlife Ringtones
Ring in the new year on your cell phone with the exotic calls of the Blue-throated Macaw, Beluga Whale, Boreal Owl, the Yosemite Toad,...
The Top Ten Green Buildings for 2006
This summer, the American Institute of Architects and its Committee on the Environment selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design...
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...
For Preemie Girl’s Tiny Heart, Life-Saving Miracle Surgery
A premature infant, Kaylin Baker's heart, no larger than a quarter, would have failed or had to endure invasive open heart surgery and lengthy...
Pa. Workers Rescue Puppy From Sewer Pipe
AP reports that a Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, landscaper loaned police a backhoe so they could dig an 8-foot hole to rescue a cute seven-week-old...
Enron Prosecutors Hail Verdicts Against Lay and Skilling
While the Good News Network normally does not cheer someone's guilt or punishment, this week's verdict against two executives at Enron underscore two of...
Scout’s Volunteer Garden Yields Harvest of Compassion, and Sharing for Food Banks
Marshall Levit of Houston, Texas, was 14 years old and seeking an Eagle Scout project. He looked at the large parcel of land next...
Sports Arena Rises From Toxic Wasteland
Instead of looking for land in the outer suburbs to house a new stadium for its basketball and hockey teams, the city of Dallas...