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(6 stories) Obama to announce plan to reduce long-term deficit

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Obama to announce plan to reduce long-term deficit (TownHall)
President Barack Obama will lay out his approach for long-term deficit reduction later this week, his senior adviser David Plouffe said on Sunday.

Study finds no prostate screening benefit (Shoreham Today)
The Daily Mail has reported that "routine testing for prostate cancer in middle-aged men does not save enough lives to justify the harm". The news is based on a 20-year Swedish study that found screening did not reduce overall death rates or death due to prostate cancer when offered to 50-69 year olds every three years.

Writer and Activist Dan Savage To Deliver
Writer and Activist Dan Savage To Deliver "It Gets Better" Keynote at Chicago AIDS Foundation (EDGEftlauderdale Style Feed)
This year, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago marks the end of a landmark year, including the organization's twenty-fifth anniversary In 1985, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago was founded to compassionately treat a stigmatized and ill-understood condition.

Laurie Carson: I had high hopes when I turned 18 (O-R Online)
This article has been read 149 times. According to popular wisdom, the ages of 18 and 21 are milestones that signal a major step toward adulthood.

Study: 18 Percent of Lung Cancer Patients Still Smoking (KBOI-AM Boise)
A study paid for by the U.S. National Cancer Institute found that many lung cancer patients as well as their caregivers continue to smoke after diagnosis, despite the compromising affect smoking may have on the recovery process.

Coffee studies should warm your heart (KSWB-TV San Diego)
Looking for a reason to not give up your coffee habit? Here's one possibility: heart health.

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