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Feeling like you're stuck fighting to the death for big procurement contracts? Use these tips to develop a winning strategy. The Hunger Games, the bestselling novel by Suzanne Collins, introduces audiences to a horrific, post-apocalyptic world
Read More »Video: Prescription drug abuse problem grows
The deaths of celebrities such as Heath Ledger and Anna Nicole Smith, and the possible role of prescription drugs in the death of Whitney Houston, spotlight a problem that continues to worsen. Rebecca Jarvis and Seth Doane speak with Dr. Travis Stork about staying safe.
Read More »Could a ‘Death Star’ really destroy a planet?
Countless Sci-Fi fans vividly remember the famous scene in Star Wars in which the Death Star obliterates the planet Alderaan.
Read More »How fast is the Grim Reaper? Study has answer
Study of 1,700 men over 70 sought to clock the speed of the Angel of Death
Read More »Video: Drum major’s hazing death ruled homicide
A medical examiner has ruled homicide in the death of a 26-year-old Florida A&M University marching band major who suffered "blunt force trauma" during a hazing ritual. Mark Strassmann reports.
Read More »Where Coal Is King in China
HOHHOT, China -- It was late spring, and armed police were barring Inner Mongolia University students from leaving campus to protest the death of a herder run over by a coal truck. Students amassed in towns across the province to condemn coal companies they accused of riding roughshod over livestock grazing land
Read More »Where Coal Is King in China
HOHHOT, China -- It was late spring, and armed police were barring Inner Mongolia University students from leaving campus to protest the death of a herder run over by a coal truck. Students amassed in towns across the province to condemn coal companies they accused of riding roughshod over livestock grazing land.
Read More »The Puzzle of Pancreatic Cancer: How Steve Jobs Did Not Beat the Oddsbut Nobel Winner Ralph Steinman Did
Steve Jobs was a rare case, right down to his death. Announced Wednesday, Jobs's death from "complications of pancreatic cancer" only hints at the vast complexity of the disease to which he succumbed at the age of 56.
Read More »The Puzzle of Pancreatic Cancer: How Steve Jobs Did Not Beat the Oddsbut Nobel Winner Ralph Steinman Did
Steve Jobs was a rare case, right down to his death. Announced Wednesday, Jobs's death from "complications of pancreatic cancer" only hints at the vast complexity of the disease to which he succumbed at the age of 56.
Read More »Listeria-caused U.S. deaths rise to 18
CDC says it has confirmed 100 listeria illnesses in 20 states; Death toll continues to climb in food-borne illness
Read More »Video: Listeria outbreak claims another victim
There's been another death inked to listeria in cantaloupes, this one in Colorado.
Read More »Video: CAT scan lung cancer screenings cut deaths: study
A new government study shows that lung cancer screening with CAT scans can dramatically reduce the death toll. Betty Nguyen reports on the promising new study.
Read More »10 Facts You Want to Know about Tornadoes
While the search for survivors of the nightmarish Joplin, Mo., tornado is still far from over, AccuWeather.com meteorologists are forecasting that another round of deadly storms is about to occur today. As of Tuesday afternoon, the death toll had already raised to 118, ranking the event among the top 10 deadliest U.S. tornadoes of all time.
Read More »Threat of Future Cyber Attacks by Al Qaeda Remains Low
Will Al Qaeda respond to the death of Osama bin Lade n with serious cyber attacks? [More]
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