Students at Virginia Tech University have succeeded in breaking down another barrier for the disabled: Building a vehicle that allows the blind to drive.

Virginia Tech’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory developed a driver-assist system that uses laser range finders, an instant voice-command interface and a host of other cutting-edge technologies to guide blind drivers as they steer, brake and accelerate. The new system was put to good use last year at a summer camp where 20 blind and low-vision teens were able to take the wheel of a retrofitted dune buggy and navigate a course completely on their own. (more…)

Breaking News. DCA or DiChloroAcetate is showing tremendous results in the battle against cancer.

Watch the video below, then go to http://www.thedcasite.com/ and read on all the studies and clinical trials and success stories like this one…..http://www.thedcasite.com/Glioblastoma_DCA.html

Companies these days are looking at doing the right thing, when it comes to make our world a better place, investing $$$ in free important services for the public.
Today is the case of LegalZoom, the Company that provides affordable legal services on the net founded by top-gun attorney Robert Shapiro.
LegalZoom joined forces with Donate Life America to create a state-of-the-art iPhone ICE App (ICE: In Case of Emergency). The ICE App is quick, free, and easy-to-use.

There are two ways to help save lives with the ICE App:

Providing first responders easy access to life-saving medical information
Making your organ donation wishes known to medical staff (more…)

Washington, DC (PRWEB) December 17, 2009 –

According to the World Health Organization’s World Malaria Report 2009 released earlier this week, more than one third of affected countries included in the study have witnessed reduction in malaria cases by more than 50 percent between 2000 and 2008. The report, which compiles information gathered from malaria programs in 108 countries, highlights considerable progress in the fight against malaria since the turn of the decade. (more…)

Public smoking bans appear to significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks, particularly among younger individuals and nonsmokers, according to a new study published in the September 29, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Researchers find that smoking bans can reduce the number of heart attacks by as much as 26 percent per year. (more…)