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U.S. homelessness on decline

HUD reports 30 percent fall from '05 to '07

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Some 1.6 million people were forced to use an emergency shelter or transitional housing at some point between 2006 and 2007, but the number of people who are chronically homeless dropped nearly 30 percent from 2005 to 2007, according to a report.

Novak to get treatment for brain tumor

Columnist's auto mishap seen having 'connection' to malady

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Syndicated columnist and conservative journalist Robert Novak, who in a 2003 column revealed the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame, announced Monday that he has a brain tumor and will soon begin treatment at a Boston hospital.

$48B AIDS bill reaches president's desk

Effort also targets malaria, TB

Saturday, July 26, 2008

President Bush plans to sign legislation Wednesday that calls for roughly $48 billion over the next five years to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the globe.

Hollywood's conservative underground

'Friends of Abe' group meets quietly

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

<strong>EXCLUSIVE:</strong> A group of politically conservative and centrist Hollywood figures has been meeting quietly, forming a loose-knit network of entertainers who share common beliefs like supporting U.S. troops and traditional American values.

New study ranks U.S. well-being

Thursday, July 17, 2008

A resident of Hawaii can expect to live, on average, a full eight years longer than a D.C. resident, and men earn more money than women across every ethnic group, according to a new report that examines how Americans are faring.

Congress probes VA's drug-warning delay

Thursday, July 10, 2008

The secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to review all drug protocols for treating PTSD after an investigation found it took his agency three months to alert its patients about the potentially dangerous side effects of Chantix.

Merck, FDA expand Gardasil warnings

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Merck & Co. and the Food and Drug Administration in June expanded the possible adverse reactions for Gardasil, the widely advertised cervical cancer vaccine for girls and young women, to include joint and muscle pain, fatigue, physical weakness and general malaise.

New TB test cuts diagnosis time to 2 days

Part of WHO project

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

World health leaders are providing poor countries with a new test for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) that cuts the diagnosis time from two months to two days.

VA reports more Chantix effects

Study participants had 26 'serious' events

Thursday, June 19, 2008

War veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder suffered a total of 26 serious adverse events while participating in a Veterans Affairs study of the anti-smoking drug Chantix, a VA official said Wednesday night.