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Health Perks for the Unemployed
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, healthcare, protection, humans, Good news )

Cal
- 2 days ago - money.cnn.com
For a limited time, those who are unemployed and without health insurance can take advantage of freebies like flu shots, check ups and prescription drugs.
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Camp Hope Gives Kids With Cancer a Chance Just to Be Kids
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, cancer, health, Good News, Body-Mind-Spirit, family, healthcare, environment, video )

Barbaroca
- 26 days ago - abc6.com
For seven worry-free, fun-filled, days kids with cancer can just be kids thanks to Camp Hope and all the wonderful counselors who work there. Please watch video and pass on to anyone who has a kid with cancer!
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Brooklyn Dad Makes Miracle Recovery From 45 Minute Cardiac Arrest
Health & Wellness  (tags: heart attack, miracle, dead, man, life, Good News )

Lone
- 85 days ago - nydailynews.com
A Brooklyn dad whose heart stopped beating for an incredible 45 minutes was released from the hospital Tuesday - perhaps the luckiest man in New York.
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Woman Donates Part of Liver to Co-Worker's Daughter
Health & Wellness  (tags: woman, donates, liver, child, co worker, Good News )

Lone
- 87 days ago - suntimes.com
When Catherine Ortiz learned that her co-worker's 11-month-old daughter needed a liver transplant, it didn't take long to decide she wanted to be the donor.
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'Oscar's Miraculous Recovery'
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, children, disease, cancer, illness, prevention, protection, treatment, medicine, good news )

Dee
- 93 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Oscar Parry has had leukemia twice, three bone marrow transplants and five brain hemorrhages. Oscar is now fully recovered.
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Oakland Voters Pass Pot Tax to Boost City Coffers
Health & Wellness  (tags: medical marijuana, Good NEWS, environment, humans, government, interesting, illness, protection, prevention, safety, research, treatment )

Dana
- 127 days ago - news.yahoo.com
By LISA LEFF-OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland residents overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to approve a first-of-its kind tax on medical marijuana sold at the city's four cannabis dispensaries.
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Excess Pounds, But Not Too Many, May Lead to Longer Life
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, weight, longevity, protection, research, good news )

Michelle
- 151 days ago - nytimes.com
Being overweight won't kill you -- it may even help you live longer. That's the latest from a study that analyzed data on 11,326 Canadian adults, ages 25 and older, who were followed over a 12-year period.
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New Cancer Drug Fights Tumors in Those With BRCA Mutations
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, Cancer, breast, Ovarian Cancer, research, study, treatment, medicine, illness, disease, drugs, science, good news )

Dee
- 155 days ago - abcnews.go.com
(HealthDay News)-A new cancer drug called olaparib worked well in an early clinical trial against breast, ovarian and prostate cancers in individuals who were genetically vulnerable to developing these malignancies.
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Health Commission Wants Dental Scheme for All - Australia
Health & Wellness  (tags: australia, health, healthcare, dental, dentist, teeth, medicare, government, good news )

Chrissy
- 283 days ago - abc.net.au
A dental scheme - to be funded by a 0.75 per cent increase in the Medicare levy - should be introduced to provide access to dental care for all Australians, a Government commissioned report has recommended. As part of several recommendations for a major
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D'Zhana Simmons Lives for 118 Days Without a Heart Before Getting Transplant - USA
Health & Wellness  (tags: usa, florida, heart heart transplant, artificial, arificial heart, life saving, teenager, good news, medical breakthrough )

Chrissy
- 370 days ago - news.com.au
D'ZHANA Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating. "But I know I really was here," the 14-year-old said, "and I did live without a heart."
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Windpipe Transplant Breakthrough - Spain/England
Health & Wellness  (tags: spain, bristol, england, windpipe, transplant, stem cells, health, technology, good news )

Chrissy
- 372 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Scientists in Spain have carried out the world's first tissue-engineered whole organ transplant - a windpipe - made with a patient's own stem cells. The groundbreaking technology also means for the first time tissue transplants can be carried out without
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Frazer to Unveil Skin Cancer Vaccine - Australia
Health & Wellness  (tags: australia, queensland, vaccine, good news, skin cancer, professor frazer, research, study, health )

Chrissy
- 375 days ago - abc.net.au
Human trials of a world-first skin cancer vaccine could start as early as next year. Professor Ian Frazer, who developed the vaccine for cervical cancer, is due to outline his latest skin cancer breakthrough at the Australian Health and Medical Research C
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Researchers Find Cancer-Inhibiting Compound Under the Sea
Health & Wellness  (tags: research, health, interesting, good news, prevention, illness, healthcare, treatment, study )

Cal
- 475 days ago - enn.com
Researchers have discovered a marine compound off the coast of Key Largo that inhibits cancer cell growth in laboratory tests, a finding they hope will fuel the development of new drugs to better battle the disease
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Natural Health Advocates Defeat Government Power-Grab!
Health & Wellness  (tags: NATURAL, HEALTH, PRODUCTS., Mr. Mercola, Canada, Law C-51, Tony Clement, search, police, state, protection, Body-Mind-Spirit, AlternativeMed, ethics, investigation, medicine, treatment, Good News )

Gregory
- 495 days ago - articles.mercola.com
AUDIO:In a surprising victory for natural health proponents, Canadian Health Minister Tony Clement has agreed to the key demands of a grassroots campaign against restrictions on homeopathic medicines and herbal remedies in new legislation
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Government Program Makes Healthy Food a Viable Option
Health & Wellness  (tags: food, family, government, farmers, humans, health, program, Good News, children, Seniors, nutrition )

Holly
- 524 days ago - motherearthnews.com
The Farmers Market Nutrition Program for seniors, mothers and children brings healthy produce -- fresh from the farm -- to those who need it most. Find out if you or someone you know may be eligible for this innovative program
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