Diagnosed with ' locked-in syndrome' and paralyzed from head to toe, stroke victim Graham Miles was told he would never recover. Just a few months later, however, Mr Miles left the medics 'utterly bewildered' by taking his first faltering steps.
Fifteen years after a motocross accident, Aaron Baker lives a life that medical professionals never believed possible. The professional racer deemed a complete quadriplegic after a training accident in 1999, Baker is now fully independent, walking with just a cane, and accomplishing feats of endurance, from riding a tandem bicycle across the country, to independently walking 20 miles across Death Valley.
Israel made a decision to open the main cargo crossing to the Gaza strip for the first time in several months out of humanitarian concerns: "Our war is against terror, not against the residents of the Strip."
The Olive Co-operative has launched an initiative that offers the public an opportunity to sponsor the planting of olive trees in Palestine. The new trees will offset the destruction wrought by years of conflict in the area when 500,000 olive trees have been destroyed
Combatants for Peace tries to end the cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine by bringing together individuals who previously fought against each other. 450 Palestinians and Israelis are members of the group.
Israel on Sunday began tearing down a section of its contentious West Bank separation, marking a major victory for village residents in Bilin. The dismantling of the section comes four years after Israel's Supreme Court ordered it torn down, rejecting the military's argument that the route was necessary for security.
Organizers of an online Mideast peace movement say they are launching the Internet's first online university for Israelis and Arabs across the Middle East.
As a Muslim woman who teaches classes about the Holocaust at a Catholic college, I am constantly frustrated by the negative media coverage of the Middle East. A documentary recently aired on Al Jazeera was an extremely heartening exception to the rule. The film, Jerusalem SOS, told the stories of Jews and Muslims saving each other's lives.
In some Palestinian communities yoga is being introduced for the first time as a way to reduce stress and create a sense of connectedness. The Foundation, located in Beit Jala, just outside of Bethlehem, tries to overcome logistical challenges and restricted travel to gather as many as possible from this conflict zone, both men and women, to become certified teachers.
In the past week, not one but two leaders – Turkish and Palestinian – made rare acknowledgements of the suffering of the 'other.'
Israeli Defense Force reservists treated families of Palestinian children diagnosed with cancer to a fun day on snowy Mount Hermon recently. The project was partly funded by the Civil Administration, an Israeli body responsible for administering and coordinating civilian and humanitarian needs in the West Bank.
Benetton's spring and summer catalog is a brilliant photo essay documenting real-life Palestinians and Israelis getting along together in friendship, and even love- historical enemies working, living and playing together.
Palestinians are reliant on Israel for income and water. Murad the farmer has challenged this standard of living with his sustainable form of agriculture.
April is National Donate Life Month, a time to bring awareness to the astounding fact that with a simple choice today, you can save a life. Really. You can give someone their life.
Nine patients received new kidneys from nine living donors in a record-setting, 36-hour transplant session in San Francisco using two hospitals.
A 2006 Dutch study of elderly men found a lower risk for cardiovascular death for those identified as optimistic. The research found optimism to be associated with a 50 percent lower risk of death from heart attack in men studied over 15 years. Higher optimism scores were associated with younger age, higher education, less often […]
The overall unemployment rate ticked down last month. But the real good news is the past upward revisions showing the economy added more than 350,000 private sector jobs over the past three months. Other positive economic reports also came out for the U.S. this week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has once again topped 12,000 -- a level not seen since the summer of 2008, and the consumer confidence level shot up this month to its highest level in 8 months.
A British scientist and author of the book, The Rational Optimist, makes the case that mankind's progress has been vigorous, widely spread, and not just benefiting the privileged few. Matt Ridley says average citizens are becoming healthier, cleaner, smarter, kinder, happier, and more peaceful. And he has the facts to back it up:
He is living proof that chronic heart disease can be reversed in weeks. 56 year-old Mark had a history of heart problems and eventually had to have stents implanted and tubing in his legs. Until recently, he was on ten different medications.