Two new drug studies offer options for women with advanced breast cancer. Betty Nguyen reports.
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Two new drugs may be biggest advancement in more than a decade
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By Adam Marcus of Nature magazine A long-running question about how the largest species of birds achieve erect penises seems to have been settled.
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Read More »New from Norwegian: 1 cruise, 3 embarkation ports
Passengers opting for seven-night Mediterranean cruises on Norwegian Cruise Line's 4,100-passenger, 155,873-ton Norwegian Epic next summer will for the first time be able to choose where they embark.
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Erica Hill talks to medical contributor Dr. Holly Philips about the FDA's decision to take a closer look at the possible links between the birth control pill, Yaz and increased blood clots.
Read More »Video: Plan B morning after pill sales restricted
CBS News correspondent Wyatt Andrews reports on the decision of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius to restrict the sale of the morning after pill, Plan B - against the recommendation of the FDA that the drug be sold over-the-counter.
Read More »Use It Better: Four Augmented-Reality Apps That Don’t Exist but Should
In my Scientific American column this month, I wrote about the dawn of augmented-reality software: phone apps that overlay informational graphics on a live video view of the world. As you hold the phone in front of you, these apps can show you what crimes were committed near the spot where you’re standing, which subway lines are under your feet, what apartments are for sale in the building in front of you, and so on.
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FDA leaning toward move for Yaz, other newer birth control pills though there's conflicting evidence on slightly higher risk
Read More »Is Free Will an Illusion?
It seems obvious to me that I have free will . When I have just made a decision, say, to go to a concert, I feel that I could have chosen to do something else. Yet many philosophers say this instinct is wrong
Read More »Fast Climate Change Moves Slow Species
It’s hard to feel a sense of urgency about climate change--it feels so slow. Well, try telling that to the critters dealing with it. Because new data suggest that the climate will change more than 100 times faster than the rate at which species can adapt
Read More »Video: Promising breast cancer treatments
Results are promising from two new studies involving targeted drug treatments that are helping women with advanced breast cancer live longer. Dr
Read More »Video: Morning-after pill axed for young teenagers
In a surprise decision by the Obama administration, young teenagers will not be allowed access to Plan B, the morning-after emergency contraception pill, without a prescription. Wyatt Andrews reports on what's behind the controversial move.
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