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- December 15, 2010
Actor Gary Sinise's role as amputee "Lt. Dan" in "Forrest Gump" made him a hero to real-life disabled veterans and inspired Sinise to help build specially-designed homes for the most gravely wounded. His Gary Sinise Foundation is building special homes designed to meet the needs of veterans who come back from war missing limbs. Sinese
READ MOREUpon graduating from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Orlando Morel, eternally grateful and inspired by the Coast Guard's role in his own rescue, will serve on a cutter out of Florida whose mission will include migrant interdiction in the very waters where Morel was rescued nearly two decades ago. At that time, Morel was a six-year-old
READ MOREJust days after a federal task force urged doctors to counsel young people about the dangers of UV rays, the government is warning that roughly the same number of young adults gets sunburned as did a decade ago. The risk for skin cancer rises each time a person burns, and just one bad, blistering burn
READ MOREAccording to a new study, published online in the May 10 issue of Current Biology, social jet lag is a syndrome caused by the mismatch between the body's biological clock and our actual sleep schedules. Researchers recommend people spend more time outdoors in daylight or sit by a window, or else their body clock will
READ MOREThis four-part documentary series, premiering Monday and Tuesday (5/15) at 8 p.m., showcases all of the factors feeding the public health crisis, and the physical and emotional toll it takes on those suffering. New York Daily News, 5/14/2012
READ MORE“American Masters” will profile Johnny Carson tonight to celebrate the 50th anniversary of him taking over “The Tonight Show.” New York Post, 5/14/2012
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