Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget
NEW YORK (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.......
POSTED 02/04/2012 at 09:35 PM -- 
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Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants
NEW YORK (AP) -- For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming - and couldn't withstand.......
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 04:28 PM --
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Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing
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.......
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 11:02 PM --
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Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.......
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 07:40 PM --
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Minnesota food company recalls eggs in 34 states
MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota food company said Friday it is recalling more than a million hard-cooked eggs distributed to 34 states after testing revealed some may be contaminated with listeria.......
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 02:31 PM --
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Namaste, travelers! SFO opens airport yoga room
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Stressed out by flying?......
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 07:14 AM --
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Contraception mandate outrages religious groups
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.......
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 07:13 AM --
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Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant
HOLLIS, Maine (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.......
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 08:38 AM --
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New map pinpoints Lyme disease risk areas
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.......
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 01:22 PM --
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Mass hysteria rare, but usually seen in girls
ATLANTA (AP) -- Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong.......
POSTED 02/02/2012 at 08:27 PM --
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