Halle Berry is an American actress, former fashion model, and beauty queen. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was also nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming the first and, as of 2009, only... read full bio

Hazel Johnson-Browns distinguished career was capped in 1979 when she pinned on the one star of a brigadier general in the U.S. Army, the first African-American woman to achieve the rank. In doing so, she became the 16th chief of the Army Nurse Corps. The promotion came after assignments that took her to many parts of the nation and all... read full bio

Heather Mills is an English charity campaigner and former model, and the former wife of musician Paul McCartney; during the marriage she was called Heather Mills McCartney. Mills started her own model agency in 1986. In London, in 1993, Mills was hit by a police motorbike and suffered serious injuries, losing part of her left leg, 6 inches below her... read full bio

Award-winning actor Hector Elizondo has a successful career spanning 40 years that includes film, television, theater and radio. Elizondo won the prestigious Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of ®Dr. Phillip Watters' on CBS' "Chicago Hope." Elizondo was also nominated for both a Golden Globe and American Comedy Award for his portrayal of... read full bio

Herbert Benson, M.D. is a successful cardiologist and founder of the Mind/Body Medical Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He is the author or co-author of more than 175 scientific publications and 11 books. More than four million copies of his books have been printed in many languages. In his 35+ year career, he has defined the relaxation response... read full bio

Hoda Kotb, the cohost of the fourth hour of "Today," is another TV-news personality who's battled breast cancer. She had a mastectomy in 2007, and a video diary of her recovery experience aired on "Today." She has also been a Dateline NBC correspondent since April 1998 and the host of the weekly syndicated series Your Total Health since September 2004.... read full bio

Dr. Atkinson, a gifted and noted international professional speaker, has engaged national audiences on achieving wellness for more than 20 years. She is the senior on-air Medical Correspondent and Chief of Medical Affairs for HealthiNation, the leading consumer health video network, is Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine and Co-Director of the Advancing Idealism in Medicine Program at... read full bio

For more than two decades, Holly Robinson Peete has been a television star with high-profile roles that cross over between comedy and drama. Peete believes profoundly in the power� of philanthropy and lives by the motto Service is the rent you pay for living.� In 1996, the Peetes formed a non-profit, the HollyRod Foundation, with a mission to help improve... read full bio

Howie Dorough is the oldest member of the Backstreet Boys since Kevin Richardson left in 2006. He lost his sister Caroline to lupus, he gained a renewed sense of family and began helping patients and their loved ones battle the disease. Shortly after his sister's death, Howie and his family formed the Dorough Lupus Foundation. Their goal is to educate... read full bio