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• Minogue voted 'most inspirational'

  Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 9:46pm CDT

  Pop star Kylie Minogue has been voted the most inspirational breast cancer star for her willingness to speak openly and honestly about dealing with the disease.

• Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit

  Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 5:37pm CDT

  Seniors amble the nursing home's halls, while children from around the world visit for biofeedback treatments.

• Abbott abandons plans to sell vaccines business

  Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 1:27pm CDT

  WASHINGTON - Drug and medical device firm Abbott Laboratories said Friday it has abandoned plans to sell its vaccines unit, less than three months after exploring sales talks with rival companies.

• West Nile Reported In Wisconsin

  Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 9:17am CDT

  Wisconsin public health officials are reporting the first mosquitoes of the year to test positive for the West Nile virus.

• Douglas will take part in 'Stand Up 2 Cancer'

  Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 4:58am CDT

  Actor Michael Douglas arrives at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California.

• Saunders to pen Spice Girls musical

  Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 12:44am CDT

  The Spice Girls musical will get an absolutely fabulous plot - courtesy of writer Jennifer Saunders.

• Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer

  Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 8:43pm CDT

  People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests.

• Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks habit

  Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 4:29pm CDT

  A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said Thursday.

• kayleigh2010 published Bradford on Avon woman Kate Martinez Hewat is...

  Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 12:19pm CDT

  Bradford on Avon woman Kate Martinez Hewat is taking to the skies to help raise money for a charity that helped support her late mother Theresa.

• Ark. HIV discrimination case settled, dismissed

  Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 8:00am CDT

  A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that accused a North Little Rock retirement community of violating civil rights laws by evicting a resident because he was HIV-positive, after a settlement was reached in the case.

• Catherine Zeta-Jones angry at doctors over Michael Douglas cancer diagnosis

  Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 3:54am CDT

  Actor says in interview her husband was told nothing was wrong for months before a tumour was discovered on his tongue Reuters in Los Angeles guardian.co.uk , Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas in Cardiff, in July this year.

• 90% of Scots back tobacco sale laws Nine out of ten Scots support...

  Posted: September 1st, 2010, 11:45pm CDT

  Nine out of ten Scots support changing the law so it is an offence for adults to buy cigarettes for youngsters, a poll has revealed.

• Puzzles may 'hide' Alzheimer signs

  Posted: September 1st, 2010, 7:35pm CDT

  Crossword puzzles and other mentally stimulating pursuits may hide rather than prevent the progress of Alzheimer's disease, research has shown.

• New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB

  Posted: September 1st, 2010, 7:35pm CDT

  This undated photo released by Cepheid, shows a Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF cartridge.

• Israeli Defense Forces Fat Loss Training Manual

  Posted: September 1st, 2010, 5:29pm CDT

  A former Israeli Defense Forces combat medic shares the secrets and the special techniques used by the Israeli Defense Forces to burn fat and turn overweight recruits into athletes!

• Your Exercise Routine is Making you Fat

  Posted: September 1st, 2010, 5:20pm CDT

  How many people think that long drawn out cardio is the best method to shift the flab? quite a few I bet. Steady state cardio does nothing for your Fitness, other than: reduces muscle tone, leads to bordom, may lead to injury and fatigue and is one of the reasons so many people fail to stick to a training regime

• E-smokes gaining steam amid calls for a ban

  Posted: September 1st, 2010, 4:30pm CDT

  Galen Kipe hasn't smoked a cigarette in more than three months. He couldn't kick his habit of 17 years with nicotine patches or gum.

• UW-Stout Goes Smoke Free Wednesday

  Posted: September 1st, 2010, 12:16pm CDT

  The University of Wisconsin-Stout will become the first four-year school in the UW System to go smoke free on Wednesday.

• N.C. drug treatment center hosts former U.S. drug czar

  Posted: September 1st, 2010, 8:01am CDT

  The mental health and substance abuse problems affecting returning troops and active law officers are getting attention in North Carolina.

• Docs: Ovary Removal Helps High-Risk Women

  Posted: September 1st, 2010, 3:47am CDT

  New research suggests surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to some women at high risk for cancer.

• Aging vets' costs concern Obama's deficit co-chair

  Posted: September 1st, 2010, 12:42am CDT

  The system that automatically awards disability benefits to some veterans because of concerns about Agent Orange seems contrary to efforts to control federal spending, the Republican co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission said Tuesday.

• Michael Douglas optimistic about cancer recovery

  Posted: August 31st, 2010, 8:37pm CDT

  Michael Douglas says he's begun treatment for throat cancer and that his odds of recovery are high.

• One in four 'drinking too much'

  Posted: August 31st, 2010, 7:38pm CDT

  More than a quarter of drinkers exceed healthy limits every week, making us a nation of irresponsible boozers, researchers have said.

• Some States Sue Fed, Claim Health Subsidies

  Posted: August 31st, 2010, 6:38pm CDT

  More than half a dozen states suing to overturn President Barack Obama's health care law are also claiming its subsidies for covering retired state government employees, according to a list released Tuesday by the administration.

• Removing healthy ovaries helps women with genetic risk lower odds for breast, ovarian cancer

  Posted: August 31st, 2010, 5:38pm CDT

  Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.

• Docs want sex out of prime time

  Posted: August 31st, 2010, 3:28pm CDT

  In a new policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics says children are bombarded with inappropriate sexual content in media.

• Chain-smoking Greeks face tough ban

  Posted: August 31st, 2010, 2:28pm CDT

  Greece is set to impose a tough smoking ban starting Wednesday that will outlaw lighting up in all public indoor areas and prohibit most tobacco advertising.

• Women urged to go for cancer tests

  Posted: August 31st, 2010, 11:23am CDT

  Women in Scotland have been urged to go for "vital" checks for cervical cancer after figures showed a fall in the number of smear tests carried out.

• Potter Author's Millions For MS Research

  Posted: August 31st, 2010, 7:19am CDT

  Harry Potter author JK Rowling has donated 10m to set up a new multiple sclerosis research clinic in Scotland.

• Expert: Doctor should have weaned Smith from drugs

  Posted: August 31st, 2010, 5:14am CDT

  The amount of opiates and sedatives prescribed to Anna Nicole Smith could have made her behave like "a space cadet," slurring her words and losing cognitive abilities, a prosecution expert testified Monday at the drug conspiracy trial of Smith's two doctors and lawyer-boyfriend. Dr.