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• Breast cancer gene tests — not worth the price?
For women without a family history of the disease, perhaps 1 percent would benefit from the test. On one hand, it would seem to make sense to seek out genetic testing to avoid becoming a breast cancer statistic. Or does it? Contrary to the marketing ...
• Dozens killed in India ethnic riots
Bodo leaders blamed relatively recent settlers, most of whom are Muslims, for sparking the clashes, said Assam Home Commissioner Subhash Das. But authorities said the National Democratic Front of Bodoland, a Bodo separatist group with a history of ...
• Phillies have the stars, but not the respect
If somebody says “Dodgers,” you probably think, “great franchise with a history of winning.” If somebody says “Phillies,” you probably think, “losers.” Hey, I don’t make the rules. I just comment on them. You want to blame somebody ...
• No bottom to stock market clearly in sight
CHICAGO - The bear market that is ravaging investor portfolios is now one of the worst in modern U.S. history and has wiped out more than $7 trillion in shareholder value, with no bottom clearly in sight. When it stops and how far it drops, no one ...
• McCain's last chance, or a chance to shine?
The answer to the first question, given his history, has to be yes. McCain is like that trick birthday candle: you keep blowing it out but it keeps springing back to life. I think I know the reason why this is so. There is something about what McCain ...