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Newborn blood used in research angers parents

A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn in the U.S. — is facing an ethics attack.

Beer may be good for your bones

If you downed one too many while watching the Super Bowl, here's at least one reason to hold your head high: Drinking beer can be good for your health.

Study links sugary soda to pancreas cancer

People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.

Religious folks may not be healthier, after all

Attending religious services or having spiritual experiences may not protect against heart attacks and strokes, a new study suggests.

Different colors describe happiness, depression

Are you in a gray mood today? How about a blue funk? Maybe you're seeing red, because you're green with jealousy. The colors we use to describe emotions may be more useful than you think, according to new research.

Officer: Americans jailed in Haiti tried taking other kids

U.S. missionaries in Haiti who face kidnapping charges for trying to take 33 children out of the country made an earlier attempt to take kids, says a Haitian police officer.

Murtha dies after surgery complications

Rep. John Murtha died as a result of recent gallbladder surgery complications that arose from doctors accidentally nicking Murtha's intestines, a source told CNN.

Experts: Recall may not fix pedal issue

In his hectic, noisy laboratory at the University of Maryland, Michael Pecht is wary when it comes to assessing whether Toyota's suggested repair of sticky gas pedals will have any real impact.

Jenny Sanford calls memoir 'cathartic'

South Carolina's first lady, Jenny Sanford, said Monday that writing her much-anticipated memoir of her husband's affair was a "cathartic" and "cleansing" experience.

Doctor charged in Jackson's death

Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death last summer.