Several reports in the news highlighted cases of dogs or cats sniffing out cancer in unsuspecting owners. There is scientific data to support the notion that not only can pets smell cancer, but dogs can be trained to find it.
A service Beagle named Belle is an amazing animal that has been trained to call for help if Kevin Weaver's diabetes spirals out of control. On the day Kevin collapsed onto the floor, the Beagle pulled down the cell phone from the table where it always rests and bit into the number 9, which dialed 911.
When she found girls dropping out of school in Uganda, an engineer designed a sweet solution for a lack of feminine hygiene.
This woman studied ancient Chinese texts which led to her discovery of the standard drug used to treat Malaria today, saving millions of lives.
If this 24-year-old college student had not gotten in a car collision on the California freeway last month, she may not have survived much further into the future.
Feeling good usually makes us smile, but does it work the other way around? Can smiling actually make us feel better? In a study to be published by the journal of the Association for Psychological Science, scientists Tara Kraft and Sarah Pressman of the University of Kansas investigated the potential benefits of smiling by looking at how different types of smiling, and the awareness of smiling, affects individuals' ability to recover from episodes of stress. It shows that smiling can have real health-relevant benefits.
A smile carries the ability to transform one's own health, ignite a smile in others, and ultimately transform the world for good. With anecdotes, science and a sprinkling of history, the new book, Smile!, unfolds the story of decades of research of the potential effect of this one simple facial gesture.
When John Dickhout crossed the finish line of a 10k race earlier this week, the father of the young man whose heart he received was there to cheer him on.
The village will give almost 100 dementia patients the chance to live independently, without feeling like they're always "running into a locked door".
Over 250 doctors and physicians rejected a proposed pay raise so they could pass the funds towards hardworking nurses and clerks instead.
The 3-month-old miracle baby was born with a rare defect and her heart was outside her body. It was the first successful such surgery in the UK.
When Jesse Jones had to pay for his own chemotherapy, he was fortunate enough to have a good job and insurance plan – but other Americans are not so lucky.
There is currently no official method of screening for Parkinson's disease - but this team of dogs is quickly on its way to becoming the first.
It's almost time for Super Bowl Sunday! Be sure that you're prepared when you pop open the trunk of your car and get ready to party.
When Jovanna Calzadillas suffered a head wound during the Las Vegas shooting, the doctors advised that she be taken off of life support. Then, her husband had a dream about her.
Limiting the strength and length of its opioid prescriptions, and expanding its successful disposal service will curb possible abuse at CVS pharmacies.
20 years of steady increases in the number of children being diagnosed on autism spectrum has apparently ended.
This is the first time that online traffickers have effectively banned a drug from dark web marketplaces.
Dr. Ramana Rao has been offering free medical treatment to people for over 44 years - and he never charges a dime for his services.
Village Milk, a New Zealand dairy farmer has installed a roadside milk dispenser that serve it raw. The Golden Bay family farm, with its twenty-two cows, invested in a state of the art milk machine to sell fresh, hygienic, raw milk 24 hours a day. Customers can buy up to five liters of unpasteurized milk, and even get change.
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