New Pup Helps 5-year-old Boy with Dwarfism Stand Tall to Bullies
A puppy with the same form of dwarfism as a 5-year-old boy has given him new confidence to accept his condition and stand up to bullies.
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This 14-Year-old CEO Turned Down $30 Million Offer for His Start Up
This teen's business idea was so impressive, he raised $100,000 in capital to start it and turned down a $30-million buyout offer to keep it for himself.
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 those who abstain from alcohol, altogether, lowering their risk of death by 49 percent compared to non-drinkers.
She Conquered Fear of Cancer's Return by Giving Unconditional Love to Strangers
This woman battled her fear of the cancer returning by handing out unconditional love to strangers in a park.
Bold Trials to Kill Vicious Cancer Type is So Successful, FDA Will Fast Track to Patients
Doctors are using the polio vaccine to attack and destroy a frequently fatal form of brain cancer–it has been so successful, it was fast-tracked by the FDA.
Moms Start Allergy-Friendly Food Pantry for Families Who Can't Afford Special Diets
Two Kansas moms started the nation's first allergy-friendly food pantry after they both financially struggled because of their kids' allergies.
Pageant Contestant Suffers Seizure, Gets Back Up, Finishes Competition
When this pageant contestant suffered a seizure on stage, the audience gasped. When she returned to the stage, they stood and cheered.
Brazil's New Zika Strategy: Billboards Smell Like Humans to Attract and Kill Mosquitoes
These billboards in Brazil are designed to smell like people, luring virus-carrying mosquitos from more than a mile away into traps.
Intern Solves Dog's Paralysis Problem Moments Before He is Euthanized
After doctors couldn't find the cause of a collie's sudden paralysis, an intern found the problem minutes before the dog was scheduled to be put down.
Quiet Hour Instituted at Grocery Store is Gift for Autistic Shoppers
After seeing a mother struggling to help her autistic son, a store manager got the idea to start a "quiet hour" to help customers who have sensory issues.
Gordon Ramsay Will Cook for Girl Who Must Eat Through a Feeding Tube
Watch the video that caused Chef Gordon Ramsay to cook up a special meal for an young fan whose rare condition requires her to eat through a feeding tube.
Scuba Survivor is Alive Because Husband Would Not Stop CPR
Bill Greenberg would not stop CPR. Forty minutes after his wife Hilary had been found at the bottom of the sea with her scuba breathing regulator dangling along side her during a family trip to Costa Rica, a physician continued to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on his unresponsive wife. Even rescue workers tried to revive her, but nothing seemed to work. Still, Greenberg did not give up.
How This 71-Year-Old Woman Saved 550 Lives
A personal tragedy inspired a woman to do something that saved hundreds of lives.
Oil Aboard: Aromatherapy Is a Cheap, Easy Way to Unwind at Home
Relax! You don't have to hire a masseuse to reap the benefits of aromatherapy. These essential oils can be used at home and offer many benefits.
CEOs w/ Angel Wings Give 50,000 Free Flights to Cancer Patients Traveling to Treatment
A group that flies cancer patients to treatment in unused seats aboard corporate jets plans to make its 50,000th flight early this month.
How Positive Media Can Make Us Better People
For a long time, media researchers focused entirely on the harmful effects of media, but a new set of studies show it can also spread goodness on a wide scale.
9-Year-old Silenced By Politicians Has Changed School Lunches Forever
For the past two months, one of my favorite reads has been a blog started by 9-year-old Martha Payne of western Scotland to document in photos the daily lunches she was being served in her public primary school. Payne started blogging in early May and her lunch photos went viral in days. She had a million viewers within a few weeks; was written up in Time, the Telegraph, the Daily Mail; and got support from TV chef Jamie Oliver, whose series "Jamie's School Dinners" kicked off school-food reform in England.
15-Year-old Wins National Prize for Creating Pancreatic Cancer Test
There has been a breakthrough in the fight against pancreatic cancer, and it's all thanks to a 15-year-old Maryland County teen and his mom, who drove him to Johns Hopkins University every night after school to test his theory in a lab. Jack Andraka won a $75,000 grand prize in this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his new way to test for early-stage pancreatic cancer. The test also detects ovarian and lung cancer.
First-Grader With No Hands Wins National Handwriting Award
7-year-old Annie Clark has just won a national handwriting award, even though she has no hands. The Pennsylvania first-grader was born without hands but took home the trophy and $1,000.
One-Armed High School Basketball Phenom, Landus Anderson, Soars
High school basketball player Landus Anderson is one of the top players in the state of Florida averaging an impressive 19 points-per-game. And he does it all with the use of only one arm. His parents placed a basketball in his hand when he was only three, and saw the determination that would show up in all areas of his life -- academics, community service, and sports.
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