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

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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Some former Komen supporters can’t forgive, forget (AP)

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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Cancer survivors line up as opponents in Super Bowl (Reuters)

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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Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

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

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Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing (AP)

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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Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study (HealthDay)

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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Namaste, travelers! SFO opens airport yoga room (AP)

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)

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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Science Shows How Exercise Might Help in Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — Vigorous exercise causes changes in some 180 prostate genes among men with early stage prostate cancer, a new study suggests.

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Pfizer recalls 1M birth control packs after mix-up (AP)

AP – Birth control pills are known to be nearly 100 percent effective when taken properly, but a recall of the drugs could send a shudder through women of childbearing age.

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Pfizer recalls 1M birth control packs after mix-up
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