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Men with elevated levels of calcium in their blood may have a much higher risk of getting fatal prostate cancer, US researchers said on Wednesday.The findings indicate that a simple blood test may identify men at high risk for the most dangerous prostate...
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A federal judge ruled Friday that the city of Vallejo could push forward with its bankruptcy case, rejecting a legal challenge by police and firefighters unions.
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The University of California, Berkeley has begun cutting down trees at the center of a dispute over its plans to clear the area to make way for a new sports center.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expected to be taken over by the government as soon as this weekend in a bold move designed to protect the mortgage market from the risk...
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Unlike his Republican opponent, Democrat Barack Obama is still raising money for his presidential campaign, and he turned Friday to rock legend Jon Bon Jovi for help.
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Authorities in New Jersey are searching a freight-train car after a woman reported that a Federal Express package containing a bomb might be aboard.
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Gov. Sarah Palin’s church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer.
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“I kill for God. I listen to God,” a man accused of a northwest Washington shooting rampage said Friday at a hearing where six charges of first-degree...
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A gunman who took a dozen hostages in a suburban Chicago bank after wresting a gun from a police officer Friday died after shooting himself in the head, police said.
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A judge has sentenced an Ohio teenager convicted in the torture beating of a mentally disabled woman to 44 years in prison.
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A federal appeals court Friday refused to dismiss fraud and theft charges against celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht and said he can be tried again _ but ordered the...
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The White House on Friday disputed an assertion in a new book by Bob Woodward that President Bush was slow to react to escalating attacks in Iraq, forcefully arguing...
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Police say a man who wrested a gun from a police officer and took a dozen hostages in a bank in suburban Chicago has died after shooting himself in the head.
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John McCain and Sarah Palin got a rousing welcome Friday to the final two months of the presidential campaign, stressing themes of a strong America and concern about...
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As a television draw, John McCain was every bit the equal of Barack Obama.
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Despite a 48-hour contract extension, negotiations between Boeing Co. and Machinists union officials have failed and the union says a strike is set to begin at 12:01...
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President Bush touched up on his Civil War history Friday, touring the battleground of Gettysburg, the site of one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War.
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Soybean prices tumbled Friday after the dollar continued its rally against the euro, giving investors more reasons to sell commodities that were bought as a hedge...
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The government may soon step in to provide a financial boost to mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Wall Street Journal reported late Friday.
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A suspect took at least one person hostage in a bank on Friday, forcing a standoff with police and prompting the evacuation of nearby office buildings and businesses,...
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Treasury prices fell Friday as investors cashed in profits from the strong gains the bonds made earlier in the week.
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As fictional lovers go, bubbly blond Sookie Stackhouse and tall, pale Bill Compton are as massively mismatched as they come. After all, Sookie (Anna Paquin) is...
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Robert Mackie trembles with rage when he describes how he and his wife were kept in the dark about his HIV infection _ and how doctors published his medical data in...
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Scientists say they’ve found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, a possible step toward making transfusion supplies in the...
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Blood was washed off the road. Debris was cleared away. And authorities said peace had been restored Tuesday in China’s restive Muslim region where 16 police were...
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Some U.S. motorists sick of getting clobbered at the pump seem willing to do just about anything for free fuel, from giving up the right to name their children to...
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HOUSTON — President Bush agreed to “a general time horizon” for withdrawing American troops in Iraq, the White House announced Friday, in a concession that...
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Designing a product for something as crucial as carrying and storing blood needs much more than only appearance. Cannot play with it by ignoring any, however trivial,...
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A trio of experimental drugs has doctors hopeful that for the first time in decades, millions of people at risk of lethal blood clots may soon get easier treatment.The...
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Blood tests in the Tour de France have shown abnormal results for about 20 cyclists, but none was above the official limit, the French anti-doping agency said...
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A hospital in Corpus Christi said Thursday that a mixing error that led to a blood thinner overdose in as many as 17 infants was caused by its pharmacy. Two of the...
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Stem cells in an old tissue are still able to perform regenerative functions, provided they receive appropriate chemical signals, according to a new study.
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An experimental drug from GlaxoSmithKline does not significantly lower bleeding in patients with a rare blood disorder, according to the Food and Drug...
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Everyone with high blood pressure _ some 72 million Americans _ should own a home monitor and do regular pressure checks, the American Heart Association and other...
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Complications from donating blood are rare but happen more often in teens than in older donors, including dizziness, fainting and falls, a study found.The findings come...
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Experimental blood substitutes raised the risk of heart attack and death, yet U.S. regulators allowed human testing to continue despite warning signs, says a scathing...
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The traveling laborer Prasad from Uttar Pradesh, one of the poorest states of India, The salary turned out to be part of a trap that fascinated Prasad and 14 other poor...
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When Durga Prasad heard of the mysterious job with the hefty paycheck, he jumped at it, no questions asked.The work could be risky _ Prasad figured he’d be asked...
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Two big studies offer good news to people with high blood pressure, finding that novel ways to use cheap drugs already on the market can lower their risk of heart...
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A happy marriage is good for your blood pressure, but a stressed one can be worse than being single, a preliminary study suggests.That second finding is a surprise...
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The INRatio2 Prothrombin Time/INR Monitor measures blood clotting time in one minute using one drop of blood from a fingerstick. (Photo: Business Wire)
