Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer

LONDON — People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests. [More]

Associated Press | September 2


At least 1 dead in plane crash off San Francisco Bay

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — A small plane that crashed into a lagoon off San Francisco Bay today, killing at least one woman, belongs to the founder of a local steel company who is also feared dead. [More]

Associated Press | September 2


No link between Dry Max diapers and rashes, Feds say

NATASHA T. METZLER,Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Government safety officials have not found a connection between a new kind of Pampers diapers and the severe skin reactions reported by some parents' groups. [More]

September 2



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UPDATE: No sign of oil spill after Gulf platform fire

NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. [More]

Associated Press | September 2


Workers bear larger share of health premium costs

INDIANAPOLIS — Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows. [More]

Associated Press | September 2


Dems accuse Fox News of bolstering GOP candidate

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Democratic Governors Association has filed an elections complaint in Ohio alleging Fox News Network illegally helped the Republican governor nominee solicit funds during a television appearance. [More]

September 2


An exhausting battle over adrenal fatigue

CHICAGO — "Adrenal fatigue" is the sort of diagnosis that might hit home during a late-night Internet search. Do you, for example, have trouble waking up in the morning without caffeine? Do you crave salty foods? Do people seem a lot more... [More]

By Julie Deardorff
Chicago Tribune | September 2



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Earl threatens East Coast with weekend pounding

BUXTON, N.C. — Hurricane Earl packed winds near 125 mph today as it blew toward North Carolina, putting the Eastern Seaboard all the way to Canada on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain. [More]

Associated Press | September 2


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