Good News Notes: “Organicell Regenerative Medicine has announced that all ten hospitalised COVID-19 patients treated with Zofin™ have recovered and been discharged from hospital. These patients are the first to be treated with the acellular biologic therapeutic derived from perinatal sources in a Phase I/II randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. The study is evaluating the safety…
Month: April 2021
Barcelona installs Spain’s first solar energy pavement
Good News Notes: “Barcelona city council has installed Spain’s first photovoltaic pavement as part of the city’s drive to become carbon neutral by 2050. The 50 sq metres of non-slip solar panels, installed in a small park in the Glòries area of the city, will generate 7,560kW a year, enough to supply three households. …
Donor gives $50,000 to Stuart nonprofit after seeing WPTV story
Good News Notes: “Madeline Bozone, the executive director of Family Promise Martin County, said the news came on a Friday, making an exciting end to the week. “We are going to gift you $50,000,” she read from the email from a donor. Family Promise Martin County, a small nonprofit that keeps families who fell on…
Taco Bell’s coveted hot sauce packets will soon be recyclable
Good News Notes: “ Taco Bell’s hot sauce packets are getting a second life. The chain will make its spicy condiment packets recyclable through a partnership with international industry leader Terracycle in a company first, it was announced Monday. A whopping 8.2 billion hot sauce packets are used in the U.S. each year, according to Taco…
Idaho recycling company finds reuse opportunities for yard and construction waste
Good News Notes: “Boise, Idaho-based Tree Top Recycling has been making the most out of housing growth opportunities in the Treasure Valley by turning an increased amount of yard and construction waste into usable products. As reported by KTVB, the company has been collecting materials such as lumber, pallets, scrap wood, trees, branches, bushes, grass leaves, and dirt—just…
Chicken yoga becomes the newest animal therapy trend
Good News Notes: “Meows, barks and bleats have been common at yoga sessions in recent years, as animal therapy became a trend to soothe participants as they work out. Recently, a downtown business added clucks into the mix with the launch of chicken yoga. Yes, chickens. But not your average Rhode Island reds. These were…
Out to Pasture: An Adirondack cheese farm is also a haven for retired animals
Good News Notes: “ Nettle Meadow Farm in Thurman, NY is like the Florida of the Adirondacks, full of retired animals. There are brightly colored peacocks and mini horses. There’s a flock of old sheep and a bachelor pad of bucks. Owner Sheila Flanagan leads me on a tour of the farm on a recent…
‘Help is on the way’: A San Antonio nonprofit is raising money to help India in the fight against COVID-19
Good News Notes: “The COVID-19 pandemic is raging through India and hospitals are at capacity with people who have contracted the deadly virus. However, a local nonprofit organization is stepping in to help. “When I see these images from the COVID-19 pandemic in India, it’s heartbreaking,” said Missam Merchant, president of San Antonio Indian Nurses…
The VA Is Testing an Implant That Could Allow Paralyzed Veterans to Walk Again
Good News Notes: “Five years ago, Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Burch became the first paralyzed service member to walk to his own promotion ceremony, wearing an exoskeleton that helped him walk and stand to receive his corporal chevrons. Now medically retired, Burch, 26, hopes again to be a trailblazer — the first Department of Veterans Affairs patient…
Swedish designer’s new suit aims to improve mobility in Parkinson’s, stroke and celebral palsy patients
Good News Notes: “In a renewed hope for patients with Parkinson’s, who often experience tremors through their body, a Swedish engineer has created a suit that can help them significantly reduce such tremors using electronic stimulation. According to makerfairerome.eu, the Exopulse Mollii Suit can improve mobility for people affected by a stroke, Cerebral Palsy, or Parkinson’s disease. How?…