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Nexavar Fails in Melanoma Phase III Trial
German drug maker Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced they ended a Phase III...
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Ozone Exposure Is Deadly
A study that analyzed data on 18 years showed that the risk of respiratory problems has been...
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Former First Lady Barbara Bush in Good Health after Heart Surgery
Former first lady Barbara Bush is expected to be moved out of intensive care on Saturday after...
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Radiation Exposure via Medical Scans on the Rise in the US
A new report from the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements notes that...
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Caffeine Prevents Skin Cancer?
Caffeine might offer some protection from skin cancer, researchers at the University of...
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Justice Ginsburg to Recover at Home after Cancer Surgery
The US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg left hospital Friday, a week after she underwent...
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New Urine Test That Detects Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the University of Michigan are experimenting with a urine test to help distinguish...
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No Connection Between Breast Cancer And Pregnancy
The researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reached the conclusion that...
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Justice Ginsburg Has Surgery To Remove Pancreatic Tumor
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery Thursday at the Memorial...
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Radiation Exposure from CT Scans Should Be Reduced
Radiation dose during CT scans used to diagnose heart and vascular disease is a concern for many...
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Beach Vacations May be Linked with an Increased Risk of Skin Cancer
Beach vacations during childhood may increase children’s future risk of deadly skin cancer...
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Cardiac Scans Should Be Recommended With Caution, Radiation Risk
An advisory committee convened by the American Heart Association’s Council on Clinical...
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Early Mammograms Are Not Necessarily a Good Idea
A study looking at how frequently women who had survived childhood cancer were having breast cancer...
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Women Surviving Childhood Cancer Don’t Get Regular Mammograms
Chest radiation received during childhood may increase women’s odds of developing breast...
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Recent Studies Should Discourage Smokers
Recent studies show quite some interesting things about smokers and smoking. A West Virginia...
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January Is National Cervical Cancer Awareness & Screening Month
January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness & Screening Month, a time of the year when any...
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Obama and New Administration, Urged To Boost FDA’s Food-Related Spending
The Food and Drug administration is one of the most important regulatory agencies in the United...
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Breast Cancer Vaccine Heading for Clinical Trials
This spring, scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are hoping to put a...
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Epix’s Contrast Agent Vasovist Approved by FDA for Use with MRA
Epix Pharmaceutical Inc.’s intravascular contrast agent Vasovist was approved by US...
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How Much Effective Are Colonoscopies at Preventing Death from Colorectal Cancer?
A new study questions the effectiveness of colonoscopy
in reducing colorectal cancer (CRC)...
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Radiation, Hormonal Drugs Halve Prostate Cancer Deaths
Men with locally advanced prostate cancer who undergo radiation plus long-term hormone treatment...
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Racial Gap in Colorectal Cancer Deaths is Widening, New Research Shows
Colorectal cancer deaths have fallen in the
United States
this decade, but the racial gap in...
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Study: CT Scans - an Alternative to Angiography, but Questions Persist
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that newer CT scans that use...
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CT Scans Unreliable as Heart Test
Wednesday, the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that even though Medicare, the United...
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CT Scans Nearly As Accurate As Angiography
New research published in this week’s New England Journal of
Medicine reveals that noninvasive CT...
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GE, Pittsburgh Hospital Collaborate to Open Cancer Centers Worldwide
GE Healthcare, a division of General
Electric Co. and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,...
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Breakthrough In Medicine: Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure HIV?
A German doctor says one of his patients, who suffered from leukaemia and was infected with the...
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Breast Cancer Post-Op Radiations Raise Risks Of Developing Contralateral Tumors
Breast cancer research for cure, cause and prevention is an
on-going struggle for scientists, for...
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American Academy Of Pediatrics Urges Doubling Vitamin D For Children
The deficiency of vitamin D during
childhood and adolescence has outcomes later in life like the...
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Think “Pink” for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
October is our chance to show that we care about breast
cancer victims or survivors. It is our...
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Stephen Hawking Is ‘Seriously Ill’, Hospitalized
Stephen Hawking, the renowned British mathematician known for his contributions to the fields of...
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Radiation Exposure for Americans Is 7 Times Higher
A recent study revealed the staggering fact that the radiation levels to which American citizens...
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Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer No More Dangerous Than Others
A new study from researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center concluded...
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Justice Ginsburg Fights Terrible Disease
Pancreatic cancer, the terrible disease that kneeled actor Patrick Swayze last year, has recently...
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Scientists Move One Step Closer in Developing Breast Cancer Vaccine
Scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences move one step closer to developing a...
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EPIX Pharmaceuticals Says FDA Approved Vasovist
U.S. federal regulators approved Vasovist, EPIX Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s blood pool magnetic...
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Hubble Finds Prebiotic Elements On “Hot Jupiter” Exoplanet
Every new discovery in space adds another piece to the
puzzle scientists have been trying so hard...
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Hubble Detects Carbon Dioxide On A Distant Exoplanet
The Hubble Space Telescope made a remarkable discovery on a
Jupiter-sized planet from another...
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NASA: The Mars Rover Launch Postponed To 2011
NASA delayed the Mars Science Laboratory mission until 2011, due to technical challenges and the...
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CT Scans Accurate in Spotting Blocked Arteries
Non-invasive CT scans proved to be as good as conventional angiography at spotting blocked arteries...
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Bone Marrow Transplant Possibly Curing HIV
People suffering from the immunodeficiency virus may be soon
cured through a bone marrow...
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Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure AIDS? Or Not?
A German doctor says one of his patients, who suffered from leukaemia and was infected with the...
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Light Helps Beat the Winter Blues
Berlin/Leipzig - Autumn is a time when nature prepares to rest, and a lot of people begin to...
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Update 1: Spacecraft IBEX Will Study Boundaries Of Solar System
The U.S. space agency launches today a space probe that will keep an eye on the violence and...
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Hubble Space Telescope Fails at the Right Time
A very short while before October 14, when the scheduled
upgrade mission for the aging Hubble...
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Shorter, More Intense Radiation Proves Effective For Breast Cancer
Women suffering from breast cancer in its incipient stage
could benefit from a shorter, more...
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Tanning Beds Are Not Safe, Cause Skin Cancer, Studies Warn
Tanning beds have been a subject of controversy for many
years with many dermatologists warning...
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Last Year’s Extraordinary Sea Ice Retreat Still Holds the Absolute Record
Arctic sea ice that has melted this summer alone has proven to be the second lowest level on...
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MRI Efficiency in Breast Cancer Patients Questioned
The latest study on breast cancer appears to question the efficiency
of an MRI or magnetic...
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Fearless War Journalist Leroy Sievers Dies at 53
It is sad to hear when people close to us are suffering from serious diseases, but the feeling...
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Leroy Sievers Dies Of Colon Cancer At 53
Leroy Sievers, the journalist who worked at ABC News’
“Nightline” for 14 years and at CBS News for...
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Moisturizers Can Cause Melanoma Skin Cancer?
It appears that moisturizing creams are no longer a safe
option, a new study published in the...
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Study Warns: Melanoma Cases Increase By 50 Percent Among Young Women
Cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, are rising among young women, according to a...
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Hormone Therapy Not Efficient in Older Men with Prostate Cancer
A new study published in the July 9 issue of the Journal of
the American Medical Association...
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Moon Reveals Mystery: Water Molecules Found In Apollo Samples
The Moon, Earth’s only natural satellite, has always been
surrounded by an aura of mystery....
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Senator Kennedy Active One Day after Brain Surgery
One day after undergoing brain surgery at Duke University
Medical Center
in Durham, N.C., Senator...
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Kennedy Feeling ‘Like a Million Bucks’ after Risky Brain Surgery
After undergoing a risky brain surgery on Monday at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.,...
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Tips to Keep a Healthy Skin and Avoid Skin Cancer
As the new summer season approaches, more people will desire
to stay out for as long as possible,...
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Chandra Spots Youngest Supernova In The Milky Way
Approximately 140 years ago, in
the center of the Milky Way, a stellar explosion gave birth to...
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Science
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Is Space Traffic Becoming a Problem?
A telecommunications satellite owned by Iridium Satellite and a defunct Russian military...
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Underground Microorganisms Responsible for Methane On Mars?
There are still so many unanswered questions about the Red Planet, but over the past years,...
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Researchers Will Test Breast Cancer Vaccine
Good news for cancer fighters all around the world! Scientists at the University of Arkansas for...
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New Method Of Treatment Could Lower Prostate Cancer Death Rate
Men with locally advanced prostate cancer who undergo radiation plus long-term hormone treatment...
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Racial Gap In Colorectal Cancer Is Widening
Colorectal cancer deaths have fallen in the
United States
this decade, but the racial gap in...
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Astronomers Find Carbon Dioxide In Another Planet's Atmosphere
Carbon dioxide has been detected in the atmosphere of
a planet 63 light-years away by astronomers...
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Hubble Observations Find Prebiotic Elements on “Hot Jupiter”
Every new discovery in space adds another piece to the
puzzle scientists have been trying so hard...
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NASA’s Hubble Finds CO2 On HD 189733b
The Hubble Space Telescope made a remarkable discovery on a
Jupiter-sized planet from another...
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NASA To Seize The Mars Rover Launch Window In 2011
NASA delayed the Mars Science Laboratory mission until 2011, due to technical challenges and the...
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Tycho Brahe’s Supernova Mystery, Resolved
A group of scientists from Japan, Germany and Holland presented a research about the supernova...
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Study: CT Scans Nearly As Accurate As Angiography
New research published in this week’s New England Journal of
Medicine reveals that noninvasive CT...
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India's moon impact probe lands on lunar surface
New Delhi - A moon impact probe launched from India's first lunar spacecraft successfully landed on...
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Update: Chandrayaan-1 Begins Its Space Journey To The Moon
The Indian Space Research Organization announced the
successful launch of its first unmanned lunar...
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India’s Chandrayaan-1 Begins Its Space Journey To The Moon
The Indian Space Research Organization announced the
successful launch of its first unmanned lunar...
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Paper and Pencil, Not Computer, Boosts Creativity
Amsterdam - Paper, pencil and books are the key to developing one's creativity and maximizing one's...
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Hubble Malfunctions And Delays Repair Mission
The aging Hubble telescope, which has peered into the depths
of space for 18 years was due to for...
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Repair Mission For The Hubble Space Telescope Delayed
There seem to be some serious issues with the 18-year-old
Hubble Space Telescope. One of its...
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Carnivorous Dinosaur Unearthed In Argentina Linked To Modern Birds
An international team of scientists from USA, Argentina and
Canada stumbled upon rare evidence of...
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Solar Wind's Record-Low Level Puts Future Space Missions At Risk
Solar activity reached new levels this year, with solar
wind declining at lowest values in five...
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Men, Keep Cell Phones Away From Your Pants To Avoid Infertility!
Cell phone radiation has been linked to a series of health
problems in recent years, from...
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Update 1: The Large Hadron Collider To Be Switched On
At 12.30 a.m. on Wednesday, the Large Hadron
Collider is scheduled to be switched on by the...
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Large Hadron Collider To Power Up
Back during the days of the atomic bomb development, some scientists feared that an atomic bomb...
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Fermi Telescope Takes A Glance At Gamma-Ray Bursts In The Universe
The Universe is known to be the home of some incredible
energy-generating phenomena, capable of...
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Rice Professor: Granite Countertops Emit Dangerous Radon and Radiation
Rice University physics Professor W.J. Llope alleges that according to his yet unpublished...
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Melanoma Cases On The Rise Among Younger Women
Researchers browsing through the cases of melanoma, the
deadliest form of skin cancer, found that...
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MIT Researchers Find New Way of Capturing Solar Energy
MIT researchers have developed a new way of capturing sunlight. The method relies on advanced...
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NASA's Gamma-Ray Telescope Is Ready For Work
NASA’s new gamma-ray telescope was cleared for take-off
yesterday, after several concerns...
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After Succesful Landing, Time For Phoenix To Start Digging
This is it! The Phoenix Mars
Lander has finally reached its destination, after a successful...
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NASA Decides: No Saturday Night Maneuver for Phoenix
Mission controllers for Phoenix
Mars Lander decided Saturday afternoon to forgo the second-to-last...
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Global Warming Antidote May Have Worse Consequences
A new study has almost ruined hopes that global warming could be countered by releasing certain...
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World
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French government to pay 10 million euros to nuclear test victims
Paris - The French government will pay out at least 10 million euros (13.62 million dollars)...
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Prime suspect in Litvinenko murder to run for Sochi mayor
Moscow - The principal suspect in the 2006 murder of Alexander Litvinenko, is likely to run for...
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Swedish reactors allowed to restart after checks of control rods
Stockholm- Two of Sweden's 10 nuclear reactors that have been offline since October were Tuesday...
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When Bone Marrow Transplant Cures HIV
The medical world has welcomed the first case of HIV completely cured. Is that possible, some have...
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German Nuclear Waste Transport Finally at Destination
Gorleben, Germany - Fierce protests accompanied the arrival of a shipment of radioactive waste at a...
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Investigation Sheds Light Over Russian Submarine Deadly Accident
As the “full and meticulous” investigation ordered by Russia’s president Dmitry Medvedev into the...
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Twenty 20 dead in Russian nuclear submarine accident
Moscow - Twenty people died on a new Russian nuclear-powered submarine during a test run in the...
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Accident on Russian Nuclear Submarine Kills 20
A nuclear-powered submarine belonging to the Russian Navy was involved in a fatal accident in which...
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20 Dead, 22 Injured In Russian Submarine Accident
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Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy Treated For Mild Seizure
US Senator Edward Kennedy, who is undergoing treatment for
brain cancer, received hospital...
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Ice Chunk Drifting Into the Arctic Ocean
Due to global
warming a huge ice shef from Canada's High Arctic broke away from Ellesmere Island....
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Leroy Sievers, Journalist, Dies Of Colon Cancer At 53
Leroy Sievers, the journalist who worked at ABC News’
“Nightline” for 14 years and at CBS News for...
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7.2 Earth Quake Shakes Japan
A strong earth quake hit northern Japan on Saturday killing two people and injuring dozens other....
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Sen. Kennedy Returns Home After Brain Surgery
US Sen.
Edward Kennedy checked out of the Duke
University Medical
Center in Durham, North...
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Senator Kennedy’s Surgery Went Well
Monday morning, Senator Edward Kennedy had brain surgery
in order to begin his treatment for his...
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Senator Kennedy Goes into Surgery
Monday morning, Senator Edward Kennedy was set to undergo
brain surgery in order to begin his...
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Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Brain Tumor
The doctors from Massachusetts
General Hospital in Boston announced today
that Senator Edward...
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Woman Whose Car Crashed into Hospital Killing Two Gets Probation
The 77-year-old woman, who crashed her car into Brockton Hospital back in October, killing a...
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Israeli PM Announces He Has Prostate Cancer
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Monday that he has prostate cancer and that he will...
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Malaysian Astronaut to Be the First Muslim into Space
A Malaysian astronaut will be the first Muslim to blast into space. The country’s television...
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Meteor Crash Leaves Hundreds of Peruvians Ailing
A supposed meteorite landed in south-eastern Peru and hundreds of locals have been ailing from...
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New York Target of Alleged Nuclear Attack
The New York Police is investigating a possible threat of a nuclear attack on the city after an...
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62 Years After Hiroshima’s Atomic Bombing
Japan marks on Monday 62 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II with a...
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IAEA Team Inspects Damaged Japanese Power Plant
Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in Japan with the mission of...
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British PM Brown Says Litvinenko Case Is Very Important
In his first news conference since he became Prime Minister,
Gordon Brown said it is very...
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Relations Between Russia and Britain Continue To Deteriorate
The “diplomatic war” Russia and Britain, started after the British
Foreign Secretary David...
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Russia Criticizes Expulsion Of Its Diplomats From UK
Russia heavily
criticized the British government’s decision to expel four Russian diplomats...
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Finnish Nuclear Reactor Operating Again After Small Fire
A small fire caused a Finnish nuclear reactor to shut down Thursday but 24 hours later the problem...
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