Faith

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Disabled children to get new playground in Folsom

"Mia Garza is like many other 2-year-olds. She keeps her mother, Anita, busy as she quickly maneuvers around neatly organized chairs and tables during a recent community meeting in Folsom. Mia’s giggling even draws the attention of speaker Jim Pelley, who quips, 'I love the laughter in the background.'

But Mia is not your average toddler. The smiling tot suffers from cerebral palsy and uses a walker to get herself around."

Click here for more on the efforts of adults to bring play to children with disabilities.

Couple floats into zero gravity nuptials

The bride wore white and earrings resembling tiny planets, the groom a tuxedo and cuff links shaped like spacecraft, and the wedding party attended in blue jump suits.

New York City couple Erin Finnegan and Noah Fulmor floated into matrimony on Saturday thousands of feet (metres) above the Gulf of Mexico in what organizers said was the world's first weightless wedding held in zero gravity conditions.

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Brigham study to test vitamin D, fish oil supplements

"Boston researchers are launching a large, national trial of vitamin D and fish oil to see whether the dietary supplements reduce the risk of developing cancer or cardiovascular disease. They are also testing the idea that lower levels of vitamin D might explain higher rates of these diseases among African-Americans."

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Cancer spread to liver responds to experimental treatment

When Linda Campbell of Lexington, North Carolina, started to lose her vision in winter 2000 she knew something was wrong. After a diagnosis of ocular melanoma, a rare cancer, she went through numerous treatments to save her eye. Despite one recurrence, by 2007 Campbell was pretty sure she had beaten the odds. That was until last year, when her doctors found lesions on her liver. Her melanoma had spread.

"It was pretty devastating," she said.

Scans showed Campbell's liver was peppered with cancer. There were so many spots, they were impossible to count.

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Video Preview: 'Daisy Chain' by Mary DeMuth

"Chuck Colson says her books are 'beautifully and sensitively written, and her characters are realistic and well-developed. She has a true gift for showing how God’s light can penetrate even the darkest of situations, and start to turn lives around. Even her villains are not beyond the reach of God’s grace.'

Her latest book is 'Daisy Chain' and you can can check out a free video preview."

Click here for an insight into Mary DeMuth's new book.

Vt. farmers cut cows' emissions by altering diets

"Can a cow's diet really make a difference in its contribution to global warming? Some dairy farmers are finding they can make smart choices to reduce emissions by their herd."

To find out how they do it, click here.