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Around the World in 80 Anthems: One Family, 80 Countries, 80 Anthems
Some people can't even recite their own national anthem let alone learn the songs of 80 other countries in their native languages.
Doctor Brings Caring on Campus With Mobile Medical Van for Homeless Teens
When teens can’t go to the doctor, Dr. Seth Ammerman brings his office directly to them.
Ammerman runs a mobile health clinic out of a...
New Vaccine Virtually Scratches Shingles Off Your List of Worries
A new shingles vaccine will be on the market within two years — and unlike the current one, the new shot will be nearly...
World’s First Malaria Vaccine Approved – and it Will Be Not-for-Profit
The world's first malaria vaccine has been given approval by a European medical agency for future use in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than a...
Memory Loss Associated with Alzheimer’s Reversed for First Time
Since it was first described over 100 years ago, Alzheimer’s disease has been without an effective treatment. That may finally be about to change.
In...
New Device to Cut Down Drug Testing in Animals: Heart-on-a-chip
A new device that simulates the human heart will spare some animals from medical drug testing.
The new heart-on-a-chip developed by researchers at UC Berkeley,...
Mark Zuckerberg Is Giving $25 Million To Fight Ebola
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announced plans today to donate $25 million to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help...
Sharp Decline in Maternal and Child Deaths Globally, New Data Shows
Since the start of an international effort to address maternal and child mortality, millions of lives have been saved globally, a new study shows.
In...
India and Southeast Asia Are Now Officially Polio-Free
Older Americans remember when, in the 1940s and 50's, polio crippled about 35,000 people each year. After Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine, the...
Today We Mark the Great Progress Toward Eradicating Poverty
The world is on track to cut the overall poverty rate in half by 2015, fulfilling a United Nations goal set in the summer...
Charlize Theron Crusades Against AIDS in South African Homeland
Academy Award-winning actress Charlize Theron has a starring role in her homeland of South Africa -- helping prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS.
Despite...
“Give a Fudge” Award Winner Blogs About Boost He Felt After Recognition
Kengi Carr wrote a heartfelt blog post describing how he felt when he won the gift of gourmet fudge following the Good New Network's...
Five ‘Good News Heroes’ Win Sweet Treats for Their Inspiring Acts
SendFudge.com has partnered with the Good News Network to award free gourmet fudge to five people who are consistently doing nice things to make...
Gamers Redesign a Protein That Stumped Scientists for Years
Following on the success last September of video gamers to solve the elusive riddle of an HIV enzyme within three weeks, they have again astonished...
AIDS Deaths, Infections Down 20% From Peak
Aids-related deaths are at the lowest level since their 2005 peak, down 21%, according to the UNAids 2011 report. Additionally, the number of new...
Magic Johnson Thrives 20 Years On as Hero Who Demystified HIV
20 years ago, basketball all-star Magic Johnson stepped to the microphones at a Los Angeles press conference to tell the world he was HIV-positive....
Gates Foundation Funds Bold Ideas Including Dirt-Charged Cell Phones and Human Waste Fertilizer
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Thursday announced 88 new winners of $100,000 grants to support innovative research that has the potential to dramatically...
More Families are Adopting HIV-positive Children
The number of U.S. parents undertaking HIV adoptions is surging - from a trickle just five years ago. Most involve orphans from foreign countries,...
Stem Cell Transplant Accidentally ‘Cures’ HIV
A US cancer patient who received a stem cell transplant has been cured of HIV, said a team of German doctors whose research was...
3 HIV/AIDS Developments Provide Hopeful Outlook
During the nearly 30 years of a raging AIDS epidemic, never has there been a more hopeful time than this. Three striking developments...