Good News Blog

November, 2005

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005

An angel lands hand to toy drive

oys that will fill at least six tractor-trailers were readied Tuesday to be trucked to Hurricane Katrina victims — including a bicycle donated by the mother of a little girl who died only days before the drive began. »

Woman receives world’s first face transplant

A team of French surgeons has won the race to perform the world’s face transplant, giving a new face to a woman who was attacked by a dog, according to reports. [Transplant: From Myth to Reality] »

Charity find gold coins in collection kettles

Getting a jump on an annual tradition, anonymous donors already have dropped three gold coins into Salvation Army kettles in Will County. »

The O’Reagans Miracle Baby

A New Orleans family that was forced to flee Hurricane Katrina is counting its blessings. The monster storm may have destroyed part of their home but, as CBS News correspondent Kelly Cobiella reports for The Early Show, it also brought a tiny miracle into their lives. »

Teacher honored for bravery in hostage taking

Two Shanghai residents were honored by the central government recently for their bravery in battling crime, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau announced yesterday. »

Motorcycle club gets toys for tots

A new motorcycle club just rolled into town – but they’re not the average biker club, said the organization’s Sgt. at Arms Jim McElroy. »

Red wine could protect men against lung cancer

A glass of red wine a day could keep tumours at bay according to a study of men with lung cancer, claimed a study published today. »

Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005

Say goodbye to glasses

If you have always wanted a permanent solution to wearing glasses, then spend just 15 minutes under the laser and you can say adios to those ugly frames. Laser surgery is popular, largely painless and every effective. »

Parking warden hailed as hero

A West Auckland parking warden is being hailed as a hero by police after he tackled a knife-wielding man who had just stabbed three people. »

Five Rescued In Apartment Fire

Firefighters have put out an apartment fire in Oakland Monday morning. Five people had to be rescued. »

Fewer People Die Due To Cancer

In spite of no apparent change in numbers where cancer diagnoses cases in the UK are concerned since 1995, the death rates due to cancer have fallen by 2.4% each year. [I Beat Cancer: 50 People Tell You How They Did It] »

Miracle as father conquers cancer

WHEN doctors told former soldier David Thorne he had only months to live, he prepared himself for the fight of his life. »

Monday, Nov. 28, 2005

New Orleans Evacuees Find Future In The Power of Prayer

2005 was supposed to be Ernest Smith Junior’s breakout year. As a high school junior in New Orleans, college football programs had flooded his home with letters of interest. Then just as the season was to start a storm named Katrina came calling. »

Lost hiker rescued on top of Mt. Baldy

A woman who got lost and spent the night on top of Mt. Baldy in freezing temperatures was found Sunday by volunteers from the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue team. [Death, Daring, & Disaster : Search and Rescue in the National Parks] »

Artificial lens can correct vision of cataract patients

A new procedure for cataract patients can allow them to be free of contacts or glasses. [The Cataract Cure : The Russian eye-drop breakthrough: The story of N-acetylcarnosine] »

Study: People prefer bad news

New research conducted at Tel Aviv University reveals people remember, respond more to bad news published in media. ‘People are evil by nature, tend to gloat,’ researcher explains. »

Angel Tree makes Christmas brighter

IT’S as traditional as Tracy traditions get. »

Italians in epilepsy breakthrough

Italian scientists have found a way to pinpoint the nerve centres in the brain where epileptic fits are triggered . [Epilepsy: 199 Answers a Doctor Responds to His Patients' Questions] »

Outstanding Volunteer: Libby King

King has been a volunteer for the local Winter Haven branch of the American Red Cross since 1980. »

Bikers donate toys in charity drive

The annual ‘Toy Run!’ charity event took place all over the country on Sunday as motorcyclists took to the streets with teddy bears of all shape and sizes securely strapped to their bikes. »

Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005

Officers rescue elderly sisters from house fire

Two police officers rescued a pair of elderly sisters from a burning house in Huntington, Suffolk County Police said. »

Girl’s Potter boost for charity

A YOUNGSTER who begged JK Rowling to help her raise cash for charity has received a signed first edition of the latest Harry Potter book. Breeze Gardner, 12, was sent the rare copy of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince after emailing the famous author. [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] »

Bikers Shed Hair for Kids in Need

The leather goes on, the Harley-Davidson comes out – and the hair comes off? That’s how a couple of bikers in Duluth, Ga., spent their Thanksgiving. »

Kids ask for small things

The Fremont Parent-Teacher Association’s Giving Tree is continuing its tradition of making Christmas dreams come true for those in need. The program, designed to help needy families in Fremont with Christmas wishes for their children, began between 12 and 14 years ago, according to Kathy Arsenault, a Giving Tree organizer. »

Girl gives up her hair for organization

Sit and giggle was all 10-year-old Emma Schuler could do as she watched 11 inches of her hair get cut off in sections to be donated to the Locks of Love organization Friday morning. »

Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005

Teacher bound for medical school at age 18

Kyle Nichols has never seen “Doogie Howser, MD,” maybe because he’s too young, and the network-television sitcom went off the air when he was six. »

Miracle baby receives chance at normal life

Sometime in the first seven weeks in the womb, Zachary Davis’s heart got the wrong instructions. »

9-year-old artist proves cat’s meow in contest

Madison Florance was in a cat mood. »

Fisherman rescued after vessel sinks

A 60-year-old fisherman was rescued at sea after his vessel caught fire and sank 12 miles southeast of Gloucester on Saturday morning, the Coast Guard said. »

Friday, Nov. 25, 2005

Dog survives 50-mile ride clinging to front of car

A dog has survived a 50-mile journey clinging to the front of a car as it sped down the motorway. »

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