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Michaela DePrince: From War Orphan to Teen Ballerina0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- August 31, 2012
Sierra Leonean ballet dancer Michaela DePrince lost both of her parents at age three. She was adopted by an American couple and became a ballet dancer in the United States. DePrince made her professional debut last month in South Africa, and now her goal is to change traditionally held views about black ballet dancers. CNN,
READ MOREMichael J. Fox mines health issues for laughs0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- August 5, 2013
Michael J. Fox will play Mike Henry, who leaves his job as a news anchor after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, in the new NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show. The pilot episode of the show will address the disease the actor faces in real life, but the remaining episodes won’t necessarily keep Parkinson’s in the spotlight.
READ MOREMichael J. Fox looks past stem cells in search for Parkinson’s cure0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- May 22, 2012
Michael J. Fox, whose turn from Parkinson’s disease patient to scientific crusader made him one of the country’s most visible advocates for stem cell research, now says of the controversial therapy, "There have been some issues with stem cells, some problems along the way… Other avenues of research have grown and multiplied and become as
READ MOREMich. Woman Delivers Clothing To Impoverished Areas Of The World0
- Making a Positive Difference
- November 8, 2011
25-year old Mallory Brown is being recognized as the Huffington Post's Greatest Person of the Day today, and for good reason. If you trace her story back to its original appearance in the Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch, you will see that Brown founded World Clothes Line (WCL) to collect clothing and deliver it to people in
READ MOREMich. man encourages others to “Pass it Forward”0
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 22, 2012
Steve Hartman tells the story of Bob Hoffman and his "Pass it Forward" mission to encourage and inspire Americans to perform random acts of kindness. Says Hoffman, "Wouldn't it be awesome if we had a day, all across America or the world, to do random acts of kindness or just be kind for somebody else
READ MOREMetal Shavings Found in Baby Formula0
- Consumer Alerts
- June 14, 2013
Mom Michele Myler was alarmed when she noticed something very unusual in her son’s baby formula: metal. Myler sent a sample of the formula, called Enfamil A.R., to the manufacturer for testing, and the metal shavings from the formula were identified as aluminum dust. Though the manufacturer recognized the problem, they declined to issue a
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