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Diane Sawyer exits from `Good Morning America'
AP – Fri Dec 11, 1:44 pm ET

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NEW YORK - Diane Sawyer exited ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday with an emotional moment that recalled the biggest story of her time on the show: meeting the children born after their fathers were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Full Story »
Privacy advocates slam Facebook change
AFP – Thu Dec 10, 10:31 pm ET

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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Privacy advocates slammed revamped Facebook privacy controls on Thursday, saying the change masks a move to get members to expose more information online. Full Story »
White House to help close health bill loophole
AP – 1 hr 11 mins ago

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WASHINGTON - In a victory for people with cancer and other serious medical problems, the White House agreed Friday to help close a loophole in the Senate health care bill allowing annual dollar limits on their care. Full Story »
Uganda government outlaws female circumcision
AP – Fri Dec 11, 8:22 am ET

KAMPALA, Uganda - Uganda's parliament has approved a bill banning female genital mutilation. Full Story »
Uganda parliament outlaws female genital mutilation
AFP – Fri Dec 11, 12:15 pm ET

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KAMPALA (AFP) - Uganda's parliament has unanimously voted to outlaw female genital mutilation, imposing a 10-year penalty on anyone who conducts the procedure and life in prison for those who physically force a woman to submit to the act, one of the bill's main sponsors told AFP Friday. Full Story »
FDA confirms benefits of Crestor in more patients
AP – Fri Dec 11, 11:28 am ET

WASHINGTON - Federal scientists say AstraZeneca's cholesterol pill Crestor lowers the risk of heart attack, death and stroke in patients without a history of heart disease, though some safety concerns remain. Full Story »
Soldiers get mass swine flu shots before holidays
AP – Fri Dec 11, 3:12 pm ET

AP

FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Thousands of Army recruits in training must line up at least once more before heading home for the holidays, this time for mass inoculations by the hundreds against swine flu. Full Story »
Spice Compounds May Stem Tumor Growth
HealthDay – 58 mins ago

FRIDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Compounds derived from two spices -- pepper and turmeric -- could help prevent breast cancer by limiting the growth of stem cells that promote tumor growth, a new study shows. Full Story »
Swine Flu Has Infected 1 in 6 Americans: CDC
HealthDay – Thu Dec 10, 11:49 pm ET

THURSDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- The H1N1 swine flu has sickened nearly 50 million Americans, sent more than 200,000 people to the hospital and killed nearly 10,000 -- more than 8,000 of them children and young adults, a federal health official said Thursday. Full Story »
Addiction Meds May Help Gamblers
HealthDay – Thu Dec 10, 11:49 pm ET

THURSDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs used to treat substance addictions could prove effective in treating pathological gambling, U.S. researchers say. Full Story »