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Drug Addict Overcomes Past to Become Nursing School Graduate

After years of smoking crack with her mother, shooting heroin and living on the streets, Skyla Nieves completed an incredible journey this week graduating...

Bloomberg Invests $5M in Solar-powered Lamps for Africa

Today, seven out of ten people lack access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa, which means they turn toward dirty and toxic kerosene for lighting. On...
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Lonely Seniors Given Friendship Through ‘Little Brother’ Campaign

Meals on Wheels can deliver a hot meal. A doctor can prescribe pills. A personal support worker can help with dressing, or a bath....
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E-cigarettes ‘as Effective’ as Patches for Quitters

Electronic cigarettes appear to be at least as effective as nicotine patches in helping people to give up smoking, research suggests. The devices, which...
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How Timbuktu’s Manuscripts Were Saved From Jihadists

One year ago radical Islamists entered Timbuktu and began terrorizing local residents who were smoking, drinking, listening to Western music, or doing anything else...
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How to Win Money for Losing Weight and Getting Fit

HealthyWage and other websites now offer money in exchange for improving your health and fitness. The company offers $10,000 when teams of five compete to...
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UK Teenagers Shunning Drugs for Healthier Lifestyle

A survey of 6,500 children aged between 11 and 15 showed the numbers taking drugs, smoking and drinking alcohol had all fallen over the...
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The (Surprisingly Upbeat) State of the World: Trends are Strikingly Positive

Regular readers of the Good News Network know about these four major areas where global progress is heartening: War is on the decline, poverty...
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U.S. Heart Disease Rates Continue to Fall

The percentage of Americans with the nation's number one killer, heart disease, continues to fall, according to new research from the US Centers for...
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How Healthy Lifestyle Can Prevent Half of all Alzheimer’s Cases

Half of all Alzheimer’s disease cases could be prevented by lifestyle changes such as exercise, eating healthily and not smoking, claim researchers. For the first...
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Moderate Drinking Helps Middle-Aged People Live Longer, Study Shows

A new study shows that moderate drinking -- one to two drinks per day --  helps older and middle-aged adults to live longer than...
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In Canada, Free Nicotine Gum or Patches Offered by B.C.

The B.C. government will offer smokers who want to quit a free 12-week supply of either nicotine gum or patches, or a free prescription...
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Power of Hypnosis Can Change Lives

Hypnosis can help people to quit smoking or lose weight, but did you know it also helps treat depression? Struggling with depression for as long...
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Cheap Pill May Save Lives When Given Before Surgery

Patients at risk of a heart attack who are having surgery can cut their death risk by 35 percent simply taking a drug called...
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New Health Policy: Encourage Friendships?

Having good social relationships -- friends, marriage or children -- may be every bit as important to a healthy lifespan as quitting smoking, losing...
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Heart Attacks Down 24% Over Ten Years, 62% for Worst Type

Preventive measures to help people lower their risk of heart disease have been so effective that a new study documented a drop of 24%...
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Greenbutts Cigarette Filters Sprout Flowers When Planted

Good News Network doesn’t condone smoking cigarettes, of course, but we recognize that millions of people are addicted, and trillions of cigarette butts...
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From Mansion to Mud Hut: Millionaire Sells Home to Move to Uganda

A 41-year-old millionaire businessman who nearly died in a car crash eight years ago is leaving behind his exquisite 16th-century farmhouse and lavish lifestyle...
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It was Difficult Mentoring Gus But I’m Glad I Did

Was I ever glad to get home. The day was spent walking dogs outside during a Wisconsin ice and sleet storm. My clothes were...
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Dramatic Drop in UK Deaths from Most Common Cancers

The death toll from three of the UK’s most common cancers has dropped to its lowest level in almost 40 years, according to new...