GAO targets regulatory agencies as troubled

The U.S. regulatory structure policing the financial sector is outdated, federal oversight of medical products is inadequate and the government's tracking system for toxic chemicals is in danger of becoming obsolete, the investigative arm of Congress said Thursday.

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Breast cancer can be present in the body 5 to 10 years before it gets diagnosed. Therefore early detection is crucial. The HALO test is a new radiation free tool that helps to identify high risk women as early as possible.

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A new study suggests many of the Canadians who have died of swine flu or were placed in intensive care during the "first wave" were relatively young, healthy women whose condition deteriorated quickly.

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I don't think it was a friendly invitation to sit down and chat about membership and reward programs.

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Police are warning the public that a Bakersfield man has been designated a high-risk sex offender and that he will likely reoffend.

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Heres some solutions for some of the security threats out there.

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Peanut Corporation: Just another Corporate Sociopath

What could be more natural than enjoying a peanut butter sandwich with your kids? One of life's simple pleasures has been made a high-risk endeavor. Like economics, the American food crisis is touching lives in a very real way beyond corporate profits and money.

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Excerpt: Most of the 250,000 Americans who die every year after their hearts suddenly stop pumping blood never had a chance.

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Many assume that HIV primarily affects homosexual men, who are, in fact, heavily afflicted. Nevertheless, high-risk heterosexual contact was the source of 80 percent of newly diagnosed infections in women in 2006, the CDC reports.

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Palin's Pregnancy Confusing and Perhaps an Unborn Scandal {Contains 50% facts, 50% rumor}

UPDATE: This information came to me after I'd already posted and the debate began. I thank the person who shared this with me and they shall remain anonymous. According to articles (posted at the end of this piece) Trig was born at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center.

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Pregnancy Past 40 (or... WTF am I thinking?!?)

Right now, as Week 18 draws to a close, what I'm thinking is "Yo, Peanut- My uterus is not a moon bounce!" I had all but forgotten just how active a healthy pregnancy can get.

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Newsweek magazine looks at 25 years of reform in American education, beginning with the A Nation At Risk study and continuing to this day. It discusses some possible solutions, and considers what obstacles exist and what progress remains to this day.

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The state's largest private insurance company says it's giving up on Florida. State Farm Insurance says it won't write any new property insurance policies in the state and it's dropping 50,000 current customers.

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In the uproar that erupted over the planned fee hikes and other policy changes eBay announced last week, one drew particular ire and incredulity: eBay's plan to hold payments sent through its PayPal payment service for up to 21 days in certain circumstances.

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Disloyalty among U.S. workers is on the rise, finds a survey by research and consulting firm Walker Information. Thirty-six per cent of 2,950 workers polled were characterized as "high risk," meaning they plan to leave their current employer within two years.

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Daily Drink or Two Cuts Heart Attack Risk

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SAN ANTONIO -- A 42-year-old man who police said was a repeat high-risk sex offender was arrested Thursday after a prostitute tipped off police about him. Bexar County Sheriff's Office officials said that Charles Edwin Williams was in a car with a 15-year-old girl when he appro …

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