Can a toothbrush help clean out your heart? Surprisingly, yes. Brushing and flossing your teeth has been shown to be a simple preventative step that can help you avoid heart disease, stroke, diabetes complications and even cancer.
Leon Fleisher was a brilliant pianist when unexplainably two of his fingers seized up, robbing the 37 year-old of his ability to play professionally. Now, after 50 years, and thanks to injections of Botox into crucial muscles, Mr. Fleiser is playing more beautifully than ever.
Poop in, clean water out. Bill Gates has invested more than three million dollars on behalf of the 2.6 billion people around the world who don't have access to modern toilets. Yesterday, the three winners of his "next-generation toilet prize were announced, showcasing innovative designs that capture and process human waste without piped water, sewer or electrical connections. Even more impressive, the toilet prize-winners all transformed human waste into useful resources, such as energy and water.
Innovative backyard wind turbines are the result of years of Silicon Valley research yet they are being manufactured in former auto plants by former auto workers.
The proportion of women in sub-Saharan Africa who died because of pregnancy fell by more than a quarter between 1990 and 2008, according to estimates released yesterday.
The months of the year have never looked so good as in this glorious calendar of outdoor photos featuring 12 life-saving firemen. The best part is, their shirts came off for charity: 12 charities chosen by the firemen, including one heart-warming camp for child burn victims, will receive all the profits sales of the 2012 calendars.
As the primary cooking and heating tool for nearly three billion people, traditional cookstoves and open fires cause 1.9 million premature deaths worldwide each year. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a new partnership today to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient cooking stoves designed to save lives, improve livelihoods, protect trees, and cut global carbon emissions
Just in time for the holidays, Mike Esmond of Gulf Stream, Florida, paid off the utilities of 114 struggling households in his area.
Cancer patient Samantha Preston just had her dream wedding to fiance Angel thanks to staff at Arizona's Banner Thunderbird Medical Center.
If you're nervous about having people over for the holidays, this survey of 2,000 Americans shows exactly what you can do to prepare.
The groundbreaking study contradicts previous medical assumptions of treating Crohn's disease - and it could be hugely beneficial for sufferers.
This new study shows just how helpful an encouraging doctor can be for your recovery and health.