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Notre Dame making changes to sex assault response
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - The University of Notre Dame has agreed to make changes in how it handles investigations of campus sexual assaults as a result of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Specifically, the...Tags: Criminals, Minority Groups, Discrimination, Justice and Rights, Suicide
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Scientists find new gene markers for cancer risk
NEW YORK (AP) — A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person's risk for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer,...Tags: Cleveland Clinic, Genetics, Medical Specialization, Chemical Industry, Ovarian Cancer
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Bill for tougher Ind. abortion pill law advances
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana clinics that provide only abortion drugs would face the same requirements as those where surgical abortions are performed under a proposal approved Wednesday by a state legislative committee. The bill approved by the...Tags: Personal Income, Drugs and Medicines, Family, Social Issues, Human Rights
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SPECIAL REPORT: Obamacare (Part 2)
WSBT-TVThe WSBT Fact Finder team is taking a look at what health care reform means to you. We explored how Obamacare could affect where you get treated and who treats you. Historically, the American health system was identified as hospitals and doctors. Now,...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform (2009), Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance
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Study sees prostate cancer treatment side effects
A new study shows how important it is for men to carefully consider treatments for early-stage prostate cancer. Fifteen years after surgery or radiation treatment, nearly all of the older men in the study had some problems having sex. About one-fifth...Tags: Cialis (drug), Urinary Incontinence, City of Hope, Diseases and Illnesses, Prostate Cancer
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Notre Dame's Kelly wins another 'Coach of the Year' award
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Just hours before his team's final matchup of the college football season, Notre Dame's Brian Kelly on Monday was named the Liberty Mutual Insurance 'Coach of the Year.' The annual award, which honors sportsmanship,...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Bowl Championship Series, Social Issues, Students, University of New Haven
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Purdue Extension studies obesity among rural kids
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue Extension researchers are helping with a multi-state study that's seeking the causes of childhood obesity among preschoolers in the Midwest's rural areas. The federally funded study led by Kansas State University...
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Unemployment may increase chances of heart attacks
CHICAGO (AP) — Unemployment hurts more than your wallet — it may damage your heart. That's according to a study linking joblessness with heart attacks in older workers. The increased odds weren't huge, although multiple job losses posed as...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Unemployment Benefits, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, University of Michigan
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Booze calories nearly equal soda's for US adults
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft drinks, a government study found. Soda and other sweetened drinks — the focus...Tags: Long Island, Coca-Cola Co., Obesity, Disease Prevention, Weight
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More women have driver's licenses than men in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Women have passed men on the nation's roads. More women than men now have driver's licenses, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the wheel that transportation researchers say is likely to have safety and economic...
Tags: Minority Groups, Unemployment Benefits, Manufacturing and Engineering, University of Michigan, Demographics
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Key court hearing for sex researcher's son waived
BAD AXE, Mich. (AP) — A key court hearing in the indecent exposure case against the son of sex research pioneer Dr. William H. Masters has been waived. William H. Masters III of Southampton, N.Y., appeared in Bad Axe District Court on Thursday. He'...Tags: Central Park, Trials
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Earlier puberty seen in boys, just like in girls
CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to the birds and the bees, some parents may want to have that talk with their boys a little sooner than they expected. Researchers have found signs of puberty in American boys up to two years earlier than previously...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, American Academy of Pediatrics, Medical Specialization, Chemical Industry, Social Issues
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