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Prosecutors: Ind. woman left decomposing in chair (AP)

creative — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:54:17 +0000

AP – A southeastern Indiana woman has been charged after prosecutors say she left her morbidly obese sister alive and decomposing in a chair for three weeks.

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Prosecutors: Ind. woman left decomposing in chair
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Some former Komen supporters can’t forgive, forget (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:35:18 +0000

AP – When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — “a sea of pink” traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.

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Some former Komen supporters can’t forgive, forget
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Cancer survivors line up as opponents in Super Bowl (Reuters)

publisher — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:17:28 +0000

Reuters – There can only be one winner in Sunday’s Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer.

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Cancer survivors line up as opponents in Super Bowl
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Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:47:07 +0000

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) — Soy supplements do not protect women against breast cancer, a new study suggests.

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Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer
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Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:02:25 +0000

AP – To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.

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Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing
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Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:28:26 +0000

AP – The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate grants to Planned Parenthood. The startling decision came after three days of virulent criticism that resounded across the Internet, jeopardizing Komen’s iconic image.

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Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants
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Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study (HealthDay)

publisher — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:01:40 +0000

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) — People who consume a few alcoholic drinks a day and have a family history of colorectal cancer are at increased risk for developing colon cancer, new research suggests.

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Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study
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Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant (AP)

creative — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:38:01 +0000

AP – A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes — and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.

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Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant
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Namaste, travelers! SFO opens airport yoga room (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:14:24 +0000

AP – Stressed out by flying?

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Namaste, travelers! SFO opens airport yoga room
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Contraception mandate outrages religious groups (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:13:28 +0000

AP – The Obama administration’s decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception.

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Contraception mandate outrages religious groups
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