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68-Year-old With Alzheimer’s Staves Off the Disease by Climbing the Same Mountain Every Day
It has been fifty years since Sion Jair first started his daily hiking routine to deal with his health issues – and he estimates that he has climbed the mountain over 5,000 times ever since.
New Use of Molecule May Fight Obesity by Converting ‘Bad’ Fat to ‘Good’ Fat
Though the condition may not be life-threatening, the health risks of obesity are enough to celebrate this new treatment in testing.
Adele Invites Fan With Autism on Stage to Sing ‘Someone Like You’ (WATCH)
Adele gave the microphone to a fan during her hit song – and she and the crowd got an impressive surprise.
The Surprising Organ Donation That is Saving a Little Girl’s Life
An emotional video reveals the moment a grandmother finds out that her 8-year-old granddaughter will finally get the new kidney she desperately needs.
But who...
New York Yankees Surprise Theater Owner Who Hires Disabled Workers (WATCH)
Employees of a Connecticut movie theater got a major league surprise when members of the New York Yankees dropped in on a staff meeting.
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Four Athletes Who Totally Crushed It At The 2015 Special Olympic Games
As closing ceremonies commence, we’d like to be able to shine a spotlight on all 6,500 Special Olympics competitor—but these four inspiring individuals stood...
Disability Pride Parade Tomorrow in New York City is First One Ever
At noon on Sunday, July 12, New York City’s first ever Disability Pride parade will commence at Madison Square Park, traveling down Broadway to Union...
Selfless Student Surprises Special Classmates with iPads
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"Kids at a middle school in Burien, Washington got quite the surprise Friday -- a stack of iPads with software to help them in...
A Decade After Asian Tsunami, New Forests Protect the Coast
The tsunami that struck Indonesia in 2004 obliterated vast areas of Aceh province. But villagers there are using an innovative microcredit scheme to restore...
Beautiful Moment When ‘Santa Train’ Arrives in Appalachia
Last week the 72nd annual Santa Train made its annual trip through Appalachia giving out more than 15 tons of clothing, food, candy, wrapping...
Autism Doesn’t Get in Way for High School Football Player
What other players on the San Ramon Valley High School team have learned from Cade Rocca's example — he's never missed practice and doesn't...
Breaking Bard: Shakespeare’s Best Villains
This week marks 450 years since William Shakespeare's birth. This is the 2nd article in a series to honor the historic birthday of perhaps...
Cafe Gives Free Dinners so Town Can Help Family in Need
The historic B&B Café, known as the diner where a high-profile manhunt ended with the murder of Castle Rock Marshall Ray Lewis in 1946, is...
Companies That Were ‘Naughty And Nice’ In 2012
Consumer Reports unveiled its third annual Naughty & Nice List featuring companies whose policies attracted either nasty stares or gleeful praise. The companies were...
NYC Hero of 9/11 to be Honored by Federal Award in his Name
The World Trade Center hero who saved thousands of lives on 9/11 will now be remembered each year by the federal government, with the...
How Our Golden Retriever Lost Her Sight — But Kept Her Love of Life
For years, our Golden Retriever, Shakira, had the ability to track an incoming missile – a yellow tennis ball, I mean – better than...
Experts Said it Wouldn’t Work, But Rescue Dog and Dying 4-yr-old Boy Proved Them Wrong
As nearly anyone who has adopted a pet from a shelter can attest, there’s something special about a rescued animal; it’s as if they...
Disabled Bodies, but Able Workers!
80 percent of the workers hired at the Tennessee factory, which makes artificial grass, are disabled -- but, owner David Morris doesn't see them...
Vermont’s Pension Solution: Civility
You don’t see the Vermont governor criticizing public employees, like leaders in New Jersey, Maine, Wisconsin and other states. No members have walked out...
Unplugging From Your Medicine Cabinet: Respecting the Body’s Intelligence
It may be time to go on a special type of vacation: a drug vacation.* A drug vacation is a time in which you...