General Motors's subsidiary, OnStar, is now the one getting tracked by some Congressional leaders after a controversial e-mail it sent out to customers earlier this month.
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Michael Faherty, 76, found burned to death in his home - did spontaneous combustion kill him?
Read More »Feeding the Staff
Long before the first customer walks into a restaurant, the most important meal of the day, arguably, has already been prepared: The Family Meal.
Read More »Fatherhood protects men’s hearts, study suggests
Large-scale study ties having children to reduced risk for cardiovascular trouble and death
Read More »Shocking "prison" study 40 years later: What happened at Stanford?
Still-controversial Stanford University study turned college students into "prisoners" and "guards." What happened next?
Read More »The End Of Fish And Chips: Climate Change Causing Massive Changes In European Fisheries
There may be nothing new under the sun, but beneath the sea is a different story. Scientists studying 28 years of data from the Atlantic Ocean have found that climate change is causing drastic changes in fish populations off the European coast--and that's bad news for cold-loving species like cod, which have fed generations of Northern Europeans. The North Sea, a cold wind-swept patch of the Atlantic stretching from Scandinavia to the U.K., is warming four times faster than the global average.
Read More »Video: Dr. Conrad Murray manslaughter trial begins
The trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician charged in Michael Jackson's death, has opened in a Los Angeles court.
Read More »Man Fired for Talking to the Press
A man exercises his right of free speech and gets fired. An IT contractor is claiming the state of New York fired and blacklisted him after he talked to the press when it withheld four months of his paychecks during the 2010 budget crisis. In a lawsuit filed last week in district court, Stephen Anderson of Glenville, New York, is claiming the state violated his constitutional right to free speech and then retaliated against him
Read More »Americans get too much health care, doctors say
Poll of 627 primary care physicians showed that nearly half believe patients in their practices get too much care
Read More »Brazilian "corpse" sent to morgue comes out alive
Elderly woman reportedly found alive after two hours in morgue of Rio de Janeiro hospital
Read More »Video: Greeting cards for the newly unemployed
Hallmark has rolled out a new line of layoff greeting cards for people who have lost their jobs. Erica Hill and Chris Wragge talk to psychologist and "Early Show" contributor Dr
Read More »Meth mouth: Inside look at icky problem (15 GRAPHIC IMAGES)
Think having a cavity is bad? Wait till you see what meth addicts face
Read More »Video: Study: Coffee lowers women’s risk for depression
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association says drinking coffee contributes to lowering women's risk for depression. Erica Hill and Chris Wragge talk to Dr.
Read More »Hip fractures more deadly for women within year, study shows
Women over 65 with hip fracture were twice as likely to die within a year, study found
Read More »Video: Balancing finances and health in a recession
The recession is now taking an even more costly toll on people across the country, as many are being forced to make the devastating decision to not take their medicines or receive medical care. Following the story of one woman's struggle, Erica Hill and Chris Wragge talk to CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton about this choice facing many Americans.
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