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Legally Blind Photographer Snaps Stunning Award-Winning Photo
Judges of the Eye Remember photography contest in Canada had no idea Tara Miller had any vision problem whatsoever, let alone having only 10...
Hundreds of Elderly Volunteers Want to Clean up Fukushima Plant
A group of more than 200 Japanese seniors are volunteering to clean up the mess left in the Fukushima nuclear power station.
All over the...
Happier Regions Recover Fastest From Recessions: Study
If you are happy, your state is likely to recover from the recession more quickly.
That's the finding of new research that determines that economic...
US Students Studying to be Primary Care Doctors Up by 8 Percent
An increase in the number of U.S. medical students choosing internal medicine residencies in 2011 is a positive sign that the primary care workforce...
California Gets Sneak Peek at New Documentary on Happiness – One Night Only
Calling all supporters of happiness: Get your tickets for exclusive pre-release screenings of HAPPY, the new documentary by Academy Award winning director Roko Belic...
States Put the ‘Home’ in Nursing Homes
The Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, Mass., is part of what's known as the Green House project, founded by geriatrician Dr. Bill...
Brisk Walkers Have Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Some breast cancer risk factors you can't do anything about -- like family history. But some factors, like drinking too much alcohol, are controlled...
Tennessee’s Bold Leap in Care for the Aged and Disabled
After lagging behind the rest of the country for years, Tennessee is catching up fast when it comes to improvements in its health care...
10 Major New Health Reform Benefits Take Effect Today
Major new health insurance reform benefits take effect today. Starting today, insurers will be required to: Keep you covered when you get...
A Historic Day for U.S. Health Care Consumers
Today marks a new day for health insurance in America. From this day forward, if you or your children get sick and you want...
How a Kalamazoo High School Won a Graduation Speech from Obama
Kalamazoo Central High School beat out more than 1,000 applicants to win the "Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge" and the honor...
“Be Inspired” Week on Good Morning America
We all know people who inspire us with their brains, creativity, compassion and drive -- people who make a difference by changing lives and...
A Long Overdue Change to Help Young Adults Get Coverage
As American families celebrate high school and college graduations this month, they can also cheer another piece of good news: this week, the Obama...
Green Graduation: Gowns Now Recycle or Biodegrade
College seniors across the country are getting ready to toss their caps in the air and their gowns into recycling bins. For years,...
Chef Dumps Junk Food as New Chief of Baltimore School Lunch Menus
As renowned chef Jamie Oliver wraps up his successful Food Revolution TV show in Huntington, West Virginia where he transformed the school lunch menu...
Top Ten Immediate Benefits From Newly Passed Health Care Reform
As soon as President Obama signs the historic health care legislation that passed in the U.S. Congress, the American people will see immediate...
Every Senior at All-Black Urban Acadamy in Chicago is College Bound
Englewood's Urban Prep Academy for Young Men in Chicago has fulfilled its lofty mission within four years: 100 percent of its first senior class...
Top Social Entrepreneur Moments of Decade
The Social Entrepreneurship blog published its list of the top moments in social entrepreneurship of the decade. Some of the highlights:
US Launches Office of...
Texas Urban Schools Win $1 Million Education Prize for Third Year
The Aldine Independent School District outside Houston has won the 2009 Broad Prize for Urban Education, the largest education award in the country, and...
A Hopeful and Tolerant New Generation
Two years of research on the attitudes, values and behavior of Canada's teens uncovered hopeful trends:
For instance, today's teens have more "close friends" than...