A woman who saved her husband’s life by performing CPR on him non-stop for 30 minutes after he suffered cardiac arrest in bed has stressed how important it is for everybody to learn the
Amazing story of persistence.
Scientists Have Found an ‘Off Switch’ For Celiac’s Disease
Instead of resorting to a restrictive, lifelong diet, researchers are hoping that patients will soon be able to “turn off” the enzyme that inflames celiac’s disease.
Source: Scientists Have Found an ‘Off Switch’ For Celiac’s Disease
I know a few people who legitimately suffer from gluten-related issues include Celiac’s, and this would be huge for them.
New eyedrops could repair corneas, make glasses unneccessary – HEALTH & SCIENCE – Jerusalem Post
“This is a new concept for correcting refractory problems.”
Source: New eyedrops could repair corneas, make glasses unneccessary – HEALTH & SCIENCE – Jerusalem Post
Wow. Just … wow. (And bonus geek points if this makes you think of Retinax-V 🙂 ).
Dog Found Tied to Tree With Note is Adopted: “She tried to find me a home but nobody would take me”
It’s not hard to tell that Zeus’s owner had fallen on hard times and did not know what to do with the sweet pup. Luckily, he was found by the right people.
Source: Dog Found Tied to Tree With Note is Adopted: “She tried to find me a home but nobody would take me”
There are lots of resources out there. It’s great that this story has such a happy ending.
This isn’t the first time authorities had to rescue Rosie.
Source: Firefighter Rescues Dog That Fell Through Half-Frozen Lake – Inside Edition via MSN
More dangerous than it looks.
Dying Man Pleads With Facebook to Find Home For His Dog and the Response is Overwhelming
Walt Hollier said: “I could have not asked for a better conclusion. It’s a win for Diego, a win for me, and a win for men who need a buddy right now.”
Source: Dying Man Pleads With Facebook to Find Home For His Dog and the Response is Overwhelming
Given the circles I run in, I hear stories like this from time to time. The response is always heartwarming.
Survivor of Florida school shooting used his body as human shield to protect classmates – ABC News
A 15-year-old survivor of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., used his body as a human shield to protect classmates.
Source: Survivor of Florida school shooting used his body as human shield to protect classmates – ABC News
The worst once again brings out the best.
A Chicago man asked for 10 volunteers to help his elderly neighbors in a snowstorm. He couldn’t believe the response.
“I wasn’t trying to make a campaign, this was literally me trying to help out my neighbors. We had to organize on the spot.”
Ask for 10, get over 10 times 10. Well done, Chicago. I’m also struck by how often I run into these “ask for X, get way-more-than-X” news items.
Anniversary
Today’s bit of good news? It’s the one-year anniversary of Not All News Is Bad!
One year ago today I started the public version of this little project, and since then have posted 359 (three hundred and fifty nine!) stories highlighting just a small fraction of the good things are are going on all around us. And don’t you for a second doubt that they’re out there. Often the hardest part of this job is to select which of several candidates to choose.
Oh, and there are 1,292 of you currently subscribed to Not All News Is Bad, plus uncountable others watching on Facebook (there are 112 followers, but since there’s no way to know how many people Facebook reliably shows it to, it’s quite literally uncountable).
Anyway, just wanted to take a one-day break from Not All News Is Bad to celebrate with a little good news of my own. Back to our regularly scheduled goodness tomorrow.
Thank you, as always, for hanging around and watching my little project.
Leo
PS: As I stated in the New Year’s post, this is a personal project of my own, with minimal costs since it leverages everything I already have in place to run Ask Leo! and other things. That being said, people still occasionally ask how they can help.
The best way is by sharing Not All News Is Bad with others. In these troubled times there’s no doubt that people need it.
If you feel you want to throw money at me, I won’t stop you. I’ve set up a patronage-like product in The Ask Leo! Store specifically for Not All News Is Bad support. Thanks for even considering it, but do share Not All News Is Bad with others, too, OK?
Alzheimer’s Disease Is Completely Reversed by Removing Just One Enzyme in New Study
… if anything, the research simply gives him hope that we are on the right path to finding a viable treatment. “I don’t think there has ever been a better time to think that we will have interventions for Alzheimer’s.”
Source: Alzheimer’s Disease Is Completely Reversed by Removing Just One Enzyme in New Study
Fascinating, encouraging, and even a little bit exciting.