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They just discovered a whole lot of water under California, but getting it its the problem; Another study shows the power of pot; and the ozone hole is healing.

While some kids play video games or play on their iPads in their spare time, 11-year-old Garrett Lowry from the Littleton area in Colorado has a unique after-school activity: he knits hats for kids with cancer. The hats all go to the Colorado Children’s Hospital and is entirely a labor of love.

Researchers are continuously finding that an oil derived from the cannabis plant is actually incredibly effective in treating and controlling a rare form of epilepsy. Since an estimated 30,000 Americans live with the particular form of this disease, this relatively recent discovery brings new hope to tens of thousands of people in helping them to regain control of their lives.

Stop the presses! Going outside is good for your mind and body; West Virginia gets outpouring of support after deadly floods; and we're lovin' it as McDonald's closing 500 more locations.

Stop the presses! Going outside is good for your mind and body; West Virginia gets outpouring of support after deadly floods; and we're lovin' it as McDonald's closing 500 more locations.

The odds of winning the lotto are already stacked against you, but some people have managed to do it not once, but twice. Larry Gambles (yes, that’s his real name), won $1.3 million in the Illinois’ Lucky Day Lotto just a few days ago. But what’s even more remarkable is that this is Larry’s second time winning–and using the exact same numbers.
Gambles spoke of his strategy, “Nine years ago, I won $50,000 playing the numbers from the jerseys of my high school basketball team. I’ve been playing the same numbers ever since.”

On June 25th, Aspen Dental practices all across the United States offered veterans free dental service, giving many of them a much-needed cost-free service.

Scientists have been able to isolate powerful HIV antibodies, which are classified as immune system-protecting proteins which are targeted against the virus. This means that it could be possible in the near future to prevent and even destroy HIV before its devastating effects take hold on a patient.

The odds were stacked against a little boy who was born with his brain outside his skull, but he is defying all of them, thanks to a groundbreaking procedure performed at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Sierra Yoder and her husband, Dustin, were sent to a neurologist after Sierra’s 22-week ultrasound. She was soon shocked to learn that the child growing inside her had encephalocele, which causes all or part of the brain to form outside the skull, usually in a “sac-like protrusion.” Encephalocele affects 1 in every 10,000 babies.

After an intense study session, you’re probably not thinking about working out. But a new study suggests that getting physically active 4 hours after studying might help students retain the information they just learned.