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Study: Traffic-Related Pollution Increases Likelihood For Childhood Cancers

Traffic got you down? Well, it also may lead to childhood cancer. Seriously.

2013/04/20

Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro looks at a portrait of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during the commemoration of the 1992 failed coup led by Chavez, who was an army lieutenant colonel, against then president Carlos Andres Perez, in Caracas, on Feb. 4, 2013. (credit: JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images)

Venezuela VP Expels US Diplomat, Claims ‘Historic Enemies’ Caused Chavez Cancer

Venezuela’s vice president says a United States diplomat will be expelled from the country on claims he was trying to destabilize the country.

2013/03/05

The Obama Administration is wrapping up the Pre-Existing Condition portion of federal and state health care insurance plans. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Obama Administration Finalizing That Pre-Existing Condition Patients Will Have Insurance Coverage

Citing financial concerns, the Obama administration Friday began quietly winding down one of the earliest programs created by the president’s health care overhaul, a plan that helps people with medical problems who can’t get private insurance.

2013/02/15

Multivitamins don't help prevent heart attacks, a new study finds. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Study: Daily Multivitamins Don’t Cut Risk Of Heart Attack Or Stroke

Daily multivitamins don’t cut the risk of heart attack or stroke, and a new study finds that many take them as a “quick fix” crutch.

2012/11/11

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Opinion: Mitt Romney The Cigarette Peddler

It turns out that Mitt Romney made millions and saved the company he was running by peddling cigarettes in the former Soviet Union and in the United States in the early 90s.

2012/10/16

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Study Finds That An Apple A Day Keeps Cancer Away

Apples have recently been added to the list of “Foods That Fight Cancer,” which is maintained by the American Institute of Cancer Research.

2012/10/13

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Burton: Ad Does Not Suggest Romney Is Responsible For Woman’s Death

PUEBLO, Colo. (CBSDC/AP) — President Barack Obama is pushing an economic fairness argument to voters in Colorado while Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign protests a tough attack ad aired by a super PAC supporting the president. […]

2012/08/09

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Opinion: Republicans Advances War On Women

Republican politicians continue to work against HPV vaccination despite its ability to prevent thousands of cases of cervical cancer and resulting deaths.

2012/06/29

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Bride Indicted For Allegedly Bilking Public Out Of Money With Cancer Lie For Wedding

The Orange County Grand Jury has indicted Jessica Vega for lying about having leukemia in order to get others to donate money for her dream wedding and honeymoon.

2012/04/10