(Undated) -- The same calcium supplements many people take to strengthen bones could be boosting their risk of heart attack by 30-percent. Researchers in Britain and the U.S. have combined data from eleven studies that tracked nearly 12-thousand elderly people over several years ...Read More
(Los Angeles, CA) -- Researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles have made an important cancer discovery. They've found what they call a "cell of origin" for prostate cancer. The scientists at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA say basal cells found in benign prostate tissue was found to develop into human prostate cancer in mice with suppressed immune systems ...Read More
(Tampa, FL) -- A mosquito-borne disease that rarely affects humans has left two people dead in Florida. Both of those who died from Eastern equine encephalitis lived in the Tampa area. Health officials say the disease called EEE has infected a rising number of horses in the state ...Read More
(St. Louis, MO) -- The federal government has launched two independent investigations into a St. Louis VA hospital that may have exposed some 18-hundred dental patients to HIV and other viruses. Sara Howard, a spokeswoman for Missouri CongressmanRuss Carnahan, says the independent investigations will help get all the information out about the problems at John Cochran VA Medical Center ...Read More
(Washington, DC) -- The House of Representatives has rejected a bill that would have provided help for thousands of first responders and recovery workers, who spent countless hours at Ground Zero. The House failed to muster the two-thirds votes required to pass the James Zadroga 9-11 Health and Compensation Act ...Read & Hear More
(Detroit, MI) -- President Obama used his weekly address to hail the comeback of the U.S. auto industry and America's small businesses. He made the remarks after a speech at a Chrysler plant in Detroit ...Read & Hear More
(Washington, DC) -- Republicans are questioning President Obama over jobs. Delivering the GOP's weekly address Saturday, Nebraska Republican Senator Mike Johanns , had a question for the President. ...Read & Hear More
(Washington, DC) -- Longtime New York Congressman Charlie Rangel says no deal has been reached that would allow him to avoid a trial by a House panel on alleged ethics violations. The House Ethics Committee has been investigating Rangel ...Read More
(Seaside Heights, NJ) -- "Jersey Shore" star "Snooki" has been reportedly been arrested for disorderly conduct. Celebrity news website TMZ says she was taken into custody by Seaside Heights police. ...Read More
(Los Angeles, CA) -- Fans of the original "Law & Order" TV show will have to settle for reruns in the future. Dave Ficere explains. ...Read & Hear More
(Undated) -- Ellen DeGeneres is parting ways with "American Idol" after serving just one season as a judge. The comedienne and talk show host notes the change has been coming for some time, explaining in a statement, quote, "A couple months ago,I let Fox and the 'American Idol' producers know that this didn't feel like the right fit for me ...Read & Hear More
