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Anne Marie Paolucci is the third generation of her family to be diagnosed with breast cancer, and she understands exactly what chemotherapy patients need to deal with experience and its side effects. “That knowledge cost me a lot to get," she notes, adding that she founded Chemo Comfort, a volunteer-run organization that provides Chemo Comfort Kits to meet those needs.

If you have had ever arrived at a U.S. airport from another country, one of the first characteristics you may have noticed about Americans is that many are overweight. The problem starts at a young age—almost one-third of all U.S. young people are categorized as overweight or obese!

Numa pequena academia de ginástica em Portland, no Oregon, pegar  pesado  no treino na máquina elíptica pode fazer mais do que trabalhar  seus bíceps e coxas. Inspirados por uma academia similar em Hong Kong, a The Green Microgym, gera eletricidade  combinando energia solar com as obstinadas pedaladas dadas por seus alunos.

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Coletar lixo na Índia significa muito mais do que simplesmente recolher resíduos. Temidos pela sociedade e negligenciados pelas autoridades, os homens que coletam as montanhas de lixo todo dia para manter a cidade limpa são forçados a aceitar salários incrivelmente baixos, isolamento social e condições insalubres de trabalho que levam a doenças, acidentes e sérias infecções.