Because September is National Yoga Month, we are updating a previous story with a handy downloadable infographic to illustrate the 6 best yoga poses for back pain for easy reference. With just a few moves, you can bring your legs, hips and spine into proper alignment, and release tension and pain.
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While many advances have been made in other types of cancer, pancreatic cancer remains largely incurable. New research from Australia offers new hope to change this.
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A waitress delivered hope for a longer, healthier life to a customer she barely knew by donated a kidney to him.
Santa Barbara resident Jennifer Vasilakos was in the neighborhood handing out flyers and raising funds when a driver stopped to ask for directions. She never guessed the man asking for help was Beanie Baby billionaire Ty Warner – until he promised to send her a $20,000 check to cover the cost of her kidney treatment. The fellow Santa Barbaran heard her heart-wrenching story, he knew he wanted to help.
Fast food restaurants race to embrace more natural ingredients on their menus.
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If you're one of those people who needs a little extra motivation when it comes to dragging yourself to the gym, just take a look at this lady.
The World Health Organization officially declared an end to the Ebola outbreak in Liberia.
Tim Tebow scores a big win for sick kids on the other side of the world.
60 percent of Americans who've reached their 100th birthday say they do not "feel old," and most point to positivity as the key to a long and happy life.
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Andreas Raptopoulos wants to use aerial drones to save lives, by helping the one billion people who do not have year-round access to roads.
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