Feb
26

Meet the New Stars of DWTS

Dancing with the Stars: Meet the Season 16 ContestantsLisa Vanderpump, Kellie Pickler, Aly Raisman and more celebrities will hit the ballroom on March 18 Credit: Jen Lowery/Splash News Online Updated: Tuesday Feb 26, 2013 | 10:00 AM EST Subscribe Now ...
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FDA halts Amgen study after teen patient death

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators say they have halted Amgen's studies of its thyroid drug Sensipar after the death of a 14-year-old patient in a company trial.The Food and Drug Administration says it is gathering information about the death, but has shut down all studies of the drug in children.Sensipar is approved for adults to treat over-activity of the parathyroid gland. Amgen Inc. had...
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Wall Street rebounds as Bernanke defends policy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks climbed on Tuesday, rebounding from their worst decline since November after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended the Fed's bond-buying stimulus before Congress. Bernanke, in testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, strongly defended the Fed's bond-buying stimulus program and quieted rumblings that the central bank may pull back from its stimulative...
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Feb
25

Top British Cardinal Resigns After Accusations of ‘Inappropriate Acts’

VATICAN CITY — Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric announced his resignation on Monday, a day after being accused of “inappropriate acts” with priests, saying he would not attend the conclave to elect a new pope. The cleric, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, said that he had submitted his resignation months ago, and that the Vatican said Pope Benedict XVI had accepted it on Feb. 18. However,...
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Which Oscars Diva Had the Biggest Musical Moment?

By Tim Nudd 02/25/2013 at 02:55 PM EST From left: Jennifer Hudson, Adele, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey and Kristin Chenoweth WireImage; Landov; AP; Getty; AP It was a great night for music at the Academy Awards on Sunday – particularly for the ladies. But...
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Mediterranean-style diets found to cut heart risks

Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: One of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of suffering heart-related problems, especially strokes, in older people at high risk of them.The study lasted five years and involved about 7,500 people in Spain. Those who ate Mediterranean-style with lots of olive oil or...
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Feb
24

Letter From Washington: A Struggle for Control of Republican Party

WASHINGTON — The late William F. Buckley and Karl Rove have little in common, other than the Republican Party and intelligence. Mr. Buckley’s politics were guided by principles; Mr. Rove’s principles are guided by politics. Yet Mr. Rove, the party establishment’s money and strategy guru, is channeling Mr. Buckley, a founding father of contemporary conservatism, by trying to root out extremism...
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All the Perks of an Oscars VIP

Want to know what Bradley, Jennifer and Anne will be eating, drinking and seeing on Oscar night? We'll show you Updated: Friday Feb 15, 2013 | 11:40 AM EST By: Kate Hogan Subscribe Now ...
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FDA approves new targeted breast cancer drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind breast cancer medication that targets tumor cells while sparing healthy ones.The drug Kadcyla from Roche combines the established drug Herceptin with a powerful chemotherapy drug and a third chemical linking the medicines together. The chemical keeps the cocktail intact until it binds to a cancer cell, delivering a potent...
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Investors face another Washington deadline

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors face another Washington-imposed deadline on government spending cuts next week, but it's not generating the same level of fear as two months ago when the "fiscal cliff" loomed large. Investors in sectors most likely to be affected by the cuts, like defense, seem untroubled that the budget talks could send stocks tumbling. Talks on the U.S. budget...
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