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Caffeine Protects from Brain Damage in Multiple Sclerosis
Scientists with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have found that when consumed in large...
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Glaxo’s Cervical Cancer Vaccine, Cervarix, Delayed US Approval
GlaxoSmithKline, the second biggest pharmaceutical company
in the world, announced on Monday that...
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Cervarix Approval By The FDA Might Be Delayed
GlaxoSmithKline, the second biggest pharmaceutical company in the world, has announced that it will...
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June 27 - National HIV Testing Day
Many health centers around the country have offered Friday, June 27, free HIV test for people who...
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CDC: Diabetes Rates Raising With 3 Million More Cases in the US
As the number of overweight and obese people is on the rise
in the U.S., it is no surprise that...
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Lack of "Sunshine" Vitamin D Linked to Death
A new study has further highlighted the importance of the Vitamin D group of substances to human...
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Symptoms + Blood Test = Better Detection of Ovarian Cancer
According to a new study made by researchers at the Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in...
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Thousands ‘Race for the Cure’ of Breast Cancer in St. Louis
Nearly 64,000 people were present on Saturday to raise money and awareness for breast cancer at the...
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More Men Undergoing Plastic Surgery, Report Shows
Beauty appears to have become an issue for men as well not
only for women if considering the...
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Diabetes and Depression Closely Intertwined, Study Says
The relationship between diabetes and depression appears to
be a bit like a two-way highway,...
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Russert's Death Highlights Heart Attack Risks Once Again
The unforeseen death of NBC’s prominent figure Tim Russert
has raised serious questions...
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FDA Issues Warning on Mercury Fillings
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning on its website which informs about the...
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CDC: Hospitals Fail to Offer Breast-Feeding Support
Although many health experts encourage women to breast-feed
their newborns, many U.S.
hospitals...
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Family History Adds to People’s Chances to Survive Colon Cancer
People with a family history of colon cancer may now breathe
relieved, as scientific research...
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Zometa Reduces Cancer Recurrence
Zoledronate, marketed by Novartis under the trade name
Zometa, has been found to significantly...
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Herceptin Combined with Chemo Halts Progress of Breast Cancer
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG announced Friday that new
data from a study with Herceptin showed...
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C-Sections Linked to Dramatic Rise in Preterm Births
The dramatic rise in preterm births is due to the increase
in C-section deliveries in the United
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Nearly Half of Heart Patients Missing Heart Attack Signs
Heart disease patients are not aware of heart attack
symptoms, which might affect the treatment’s...
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ADHD in Adults Translates into Nearly 1 Month of Work Lost Yearly
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is not only affecting
children but also adults and their...
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Troops To Be Treated for Free by Private Therapists
As the U.S.
military is short on therapists, thousands of private counselors have decided
to...
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Panel Urges Home Monitors for Every Hypertensive Patient
A new statement coming from three heart groups recommends hypertensive
people monitor their blood...
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Senator Kennedy Awaits Treatment News
With just a few days after the announcement of his recently
found brain tumor, Senator Edward M....
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Sleep Apnea Puts People at Risk for Heart Trouble while Flying
People suffering from obstructive sleep apnea are more
likely to experience higher psychological...
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Stressed Moms May Give Birth to Asthmatic or Allergic Kids
Women should avoid being stressed during pregnancy, as
recent research warns that stress may raise...
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Low Levels of Vitamin D May Lead to Aggressive Breast Cancer
Vitamin D is a steroid hormone precursor that has recently
been found to play a role in a wide...
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Physical Activity Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk
It has long been known that physical activity has a great
impact on our health. Now, new research...
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Death Gap Increasing In US, Study Concludes
A new study published in the May 14 issue of PLoS ONE
concluded that the gap in overall death...
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Ultrasound Exam plus Mammography Perfect Breast Cancer Detection
Having a mammography after the age of 40 is something any
woman should do to be sure they are not...
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Flu Shot Manufacturers Plan More Doses for Next Season
Although this year’s vaccine against flu was largely ineffective, the five companies manufacturing...
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Breast Cancer Tumors Grow More Rapidly in Younger Women
The importance of being screened for breast cancer was once
again highlighted by Norwegian...
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World
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Protesters Interrupt Bush’s Welcoming Speech
President George W. Bush made his first visit to Monticello
in Charlottesville, Va,
on...
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Women Who Savagely Tortured 5 Year Old Have Been Arrested
Two women who the Los Angeles police say tortured a 5-year-old boy have been finally aprehended....
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2 Killed in LA Drive-By Shooting
Two people were killed and three other were wounded in a South Los Angeles drive-by shooting,...
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11 Killed in Sadr City Clash
At least 11 people were killed and 32 other were wounded in the latest clashes between Shiite...
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First Mass at St. Patrick’s, Pope Mentions Sex Scandals
On the third anniversary of his election after the death of John
Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI...
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Iraqi Soldiers Flee Positions, Leave US Troops Fighting in Sadr C
Iraqi military failed to help US military retake control of Sadr City. The soldiers reportedly...
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The French Begin Battle With Anorexia
The French National Assembly approved yesterday a new set of laws targeting the worrying promotion...
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President Bush Grieves as US Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000
President George W. Bush is deeply saddened by the 4,000
U.S. troops who died in Iraq and assumes...
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Five Years Later, Bush Considers Iraq War a Good Decision
President Bush chose the fifth anniversary of the U.S. led
invasion to defend the Iraq war as the...
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Missile Strike Kills 18 in Pakistan
A missile strike in Pakistan on Sunday, from an unidentified
location, hit the refuge of a...
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8 US Soldiers Die in Two Bomb Attacks in Iraq
Eight US
soldiers were killed in two separate bomb attacks in Iraq, within the last 24...
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Report Says: One In 100 American Adults In Jail
A new report shows that for the first time in the U.S. history
one in 100 adults is in prison,...
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Police Release Sketch Of Mall Shooter, Suspect Still At Large
Tinley Park police released the
composite drawing of the suspect believed to be involved in the...
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Student, 23, Kills Two before Killing Herself at La. College
A 23-year-old student at Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana shot and killed two...
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There Is a 6th Alive Victim in the Tinley Park Killings Case
The police investigating the case of the killing of five women in a Tinley Park clothing store,...
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Five Women Shot Dead In A Chicago Strip Mall
On Saturday, the Tinley Park police
found five women shot to death in a Lane Bryant store in a...
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500 Afghan Women Show Support For Kidnapped Aid Worker
Hundreds of Afghan women
gathered on Tuesday in the city of Kandahar to protest against the...
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Margaret Truman, Daughter Of Harry Truman, Dies At Age 83
Margaret Truman Daniel, the daughter of the formers US President Harry S. Truman, died today in...
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U.S. Deploys 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan
The U.S.
plans to deploy some 3,000 troops to Afghanistan this spring in order to
fight against...
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Five Iraqis Killed by U.S. Troops in Roadblock Shootings
The U.S.
military said on Tuesday that American troops fired on vehicles that tried to
break...
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Latest US Raid in Baghdad: 13 Dead, 52 Wounded, Women and Children
The latest US military operation was carried out on Sunday in the Shiite district of Sadr City...
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At Least 27 People Killed Across Iraq
Separate incidents claimed at least 27 lives across Iraq on Tuesday, officials and media reports...
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Ahmadinejad, a “Petty and Cruel Dictator”
The outrage and controversy sparked by the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to New...
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Forbes Says Germany's Chancellor Merkel Is Most Powerful Woman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was named the world's most
powerful woman by the US
magazine...
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Bush Says Withdrawal From Iraq Could Bring More Suffering
United States President George W Bush said the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq could open old...
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South Korea Prepared for Lingering Hostage Crisis
South Korean officials said on Tuesday that they are prepared to face a lingering crisis involving...
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Taliban and South Korean Officials Negotiate Hostage Release
A spokesman of the militant group holding captive 21 South Korean citizens said on Thursday that...
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Spain to Offer Baby Bonus for Each Newborn
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero promised on Tuesday that every child born in...
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Asian Women Thrive As Entrepreneurs
Barclays Wealth and the Economist Intelligence Unit have put together a report that shows more and...
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Specials
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Don Imus Has Another Slip of the Tongue
Radio host Don Imus was scathingly criticized last year for his on-air racist remarks and he...
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230-Year-Old British Warship Found in Lake Ontario
British warship HMS Ontario, which sunk on Oct. 31 1780, was found 500 feet below the surface in...
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Americans Choose Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products over Cigarettes
People appear to choose non-cigarette tobacco products over
cigarettes, according to a report...
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No Politeness in War of Words between Eastwood, Lee
It all started last month, at the 61st edition of the Cannes Film Festival, when Spike Lee...
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"Sex and the City" Has Box Office Sex Appeal
It has been a long four years it would seem, considering the hordes of fan that rushed to see...
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Moms Can Still Use Mobile Phones during Pregnancy
Earlier this week, some newspapers published a study
according to which mothers that use their...
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First Curvy Girl to Win “America’s Next Top Model”
Whitney Thompson has proven not only skinny girls are
beautiful. Even though there have been times...
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Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US
Being educated could boost your chances to live longer new
research suggests.
American...
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Maxim Decides: Marisa Miller Is The Hottest
Men’s magazine Maxim has just released its annual list of
100 hot women, declaring model Marisa...
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Reese Witherspoon Joins Walk to Support Breast Cancer Cause
Reese Witherspoon cheerfully joined more than 3,500 women participating
in The Sixth Annual Avon...
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Survey: Disordered Eating Behaviors Common among US Women
An online survey conducted by SELF Magazine and the University of North Carolina’s School of...
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Carly Smithson Voted Off for Blasphemy?
Carly Smithson’s surprising elimination could have blasphemy
as explanation.
Carly may...
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American Diabetes Risk Test Available Online - Get Tested!
March 25th will mark the 20th anniversary of the American
Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes...
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Study Reveals Alarming Higher Rates of STDs among Teenage Girls
Sexually transmitted diseases seem to be a big problem for
most American girls, according to a new...
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Fashion Week Goes Red To Raise Awareness On Heart Disease
Celebrities turned up for this year’s annual New York Fashion Week wearing red as part of the Red...
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Ellen DeGeneres, America's Darling TV Personality
The times are a-changing and Ellen DeGeneres now comes first with American viewers, displacing...
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Film Registry Goes "Back to the Future" in "Oklahoma!"
The National Film Registry added 25 more classic American films of great variety for preservation...
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California Hall of Fame Inducts 13 Legendary Individuals
Author John Steinbeck, actress Elizabeth Taylor, comedian Milton Berle and Justice Earl Warren were...
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Norman Mailer, The Great American Writer, Dies
Norman Mailer, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and one of
the greatest American writers, died...
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Study: 75% of Adults in US Overweight by 2015
Obesity is an increasingly alarming health condition worldwide and a new study adds to the alarm:...
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