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Robin Roberts’ First Week Back a Huge Success0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- February 26, 2013
On ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts was honored as the person of the week, celebrating her return to "Good Morning America" after her long recovery from a bone marrow transplant. Roberts told Sawyer, "I have always said — and I will say this to people when they're facing a tough challenge — being optimistic
READ MORERobin Roberts Recovers After Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplant Surrounded by Closest Friends and Family0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- September 26, 2012
"You've got to change the way you think in order to change the way you feel," said Roberts in a video she released from the hospital. She thanked fans for their love and support, adding: "And let me just say this lastly, I feel the love and I thank you for it. Thank you." Daily
READ MORERobert Redford’s ‘Watershed’ Documentary Raises Awareness For Worldwide Water Conservation0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- March 29, 2012
Actor and director Robert Redford, a longtime environmental activist, has teamed with his son to film a documentary about the Colorado River system, which conservationists believe is endangered by decades of development and global warming. Redford, 76, who lives in Utah, traveled to Washington, D.C. along with Jamie Redford, a Northern California Resident, to discuss
READ MORERisks: Allergic to Peanuts, Even in Transfused Blood0
- Medical News
- May 25, 2011
If you are allergic to peanuts and you're about to receive a blood transfusion, you may want to pay attention to this: It's possible that, if the blood donor ate peanuts before donating the blood, you could actually experience an allergic reaction. The New England Journal of Medicine has published a letter citing the story
READ MORERises in Early Puberty May Have Environmental Roots0
- Environmental Well-Being
- September 22, 2013
It was first discovered that boys and girls in the U.S. seemed to be going through puberty at younger ages in the 1990s, but recent studies add even more support. Exposure to commonly used household chemicals have caused American girls to get their periods even earlier than ever before, according to a 2012 analysis by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
READ MORERight Before Dying From A Rare Lifelong Disease, Sam Revealed His Three Secrets To Happiness0
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 4, 2014
Sam Berns was diagnosed with the rare aging disease progeria at just two years old, but what he accomplished and shared with the world until his untimely passing at age 17 will stick with us forever. Sam’s life was profiled in an HBO documentary, Life According to Sam, and when you watch Sam, you can’t help but learn from his positive spirit. When asked what the most important thing was that people should know about him, Sam said, “That I have a very happy life.”
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