Breast cancer discovery is year’s ‘biggest news’

The drug Herceptin presents a unique opportunity for breast cancer patients in the early stage — a drastically lowered risk for relapse. Medical professionals have labeled Herceptin as the “biggest news of the year.”

It should be noted that patients on the Herceptin regimen have a higher risk of heart failure.
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More evidence seen for fiber cutting heart risks

A diet with rich with fiber from diverse sources proves to be beneficial for men and women. Research shows a direct corellation between fiber intake and lowering the risks of clinical obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, elevated blood sugar levels, and heart disease.

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Live lingerie models have male shoppers ‘Spellbound’

Live lingerie models adorn the window in Spellbound, a retailer that sells intimate apparel in Augusta, Maine. Obviously, not everyone is as spellbound as the owner would hope.
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tags: cnn.com, cable news network, christmas, maine

Advertisers Embrace the Power That Gospel Music Has to Offer

Advertising are cashing in by marketing their wares to the faithful, affluent African-American crowd.
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tags: christian, faith, music, washington post, washingtonpost.com, advertising, business, revenue, gospel

Demand growing for religious cards

Greeting cards with both traditional religious and inspirational themes are in high demand per two of America’s largest card makers.
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tags: american greetings, christian, christmas, hallmark, herald today, heraldtoday.com, faith, greeting card, holidays, thanksgiving, religion

Handoff with Care — Why your church needs a succession plan

If the pastor leaves, retires or dies, what will your church do? A formal succession plan can prevent a disastrous transtion to new leadership. The mission of the church is to prepare people for the future. How prepared is the church for its future?
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Mobs Expel 80 Christians

Huichol mobs wielding machetes and clubs in western Mexico’s Jalisco state have expelled 80 evangelicals from Agua Fria village, threatening to burn the Christians and refusing to allow their return unless they recant their faith. The mobs reacted against evangelicals’ shunning of Huichol native religion, which encourages taking hallucinogenic peyote.
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Time magazine blasted for promoting ‘gay teens’

Time magazine’s controversial cover story on “gay teens” is being denounced by critics as blatant homosexual propaganda – which is not surprising, since the Time journalist who researched and wrote the story is a homosexual with a long history of advancing “gay” causes, including the promotion of anonymous homosexual orgies.
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Painkillers Understocked in Minority Areas, Study Says

Pharmacies in black neighborhoods are much less likely to carry sufficient supplies of popular opioid painkillers than those in white neighborhoods, a new study has found, leading researchers to conclude that minorities are routinely undertreated for chronic pain.
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Author says Harry Potter is gay

LONDON, England (Reuters) — A British cleric turned top-selling author of supernatural children’s novels was thrown out of a school where he was delivering a talk after he told pupils that Harry Potter was “gay.”
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Oregon Supreme Court overturns laws on sex shows, dancers

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional yesterday a state law against conducting live sex shows and a local ordinance regulating conduct of nude dancers.
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tags: seattle times company, seattletimes.com, supreme court, adult, court, law, pornography, sex, oregon

Joan Baez Tests TV’s Language Limits

NEW YORK – Another musician has tested the tolerance level for bad language on prime-time television, but she’s no raucous rock star. Would you believe it’s Joan Baez?
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tags: american masters, bob dylan, newsday, newsday.com, pbs, language, joan beaz

Arkansas Clinic Offers Free Abortions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Sep 28, 2005 — A doctor has offered to perform free abortions on hurricane evacuees, saying it may be too dangerous for them to wait until they return home.
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tags: abc.com, arkansas, associated press, hurricane katrina, jerry edwards, little rock, pro-choice, pro-life, abortion

In Theatres October 7, 2005 : The Gospel

The October 7th release date is approaching for the highly anticipated movie, “The Gospel.”

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Washington Nationals’ Ryan Church Apologizes for Remarks About Jews

The Washington Nationals suspended a volunteer chaplain and distributed an apology from outfielder Ryan Church yesterday, two days after Church was quoted in a front-page Post article as suggesting that Jews are headed for eternal damnation.
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tags: god, jesus, jews, ryan church, washington post, washingtonpost.com, faith, washington nationals

UK Pre-Teens Aspiring Porn Stars?

LONDON, September 22, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A researcher has revealed that many UK pre-teen girls are aspiring porn stars, with the girls viewing the deviant lifestyle as “glamorous.”
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tags: aclu, interim publishing, lifesitenews.com, pamela paul, uk, children, pre-teen, trends, pornography

Thirty Advertisers Pull Ads from New Playboy TV Show in Response to Complaints

TAMPA, Florida, September 20, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Thirty major companies stopped advertising on the new Entertainment (E!) Channel’s Playboy’s Girls Next Door Show after receiving emails from concerned citizens and faxes from a pro-family lobby group.
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Christian rockers, Switchfoot, risk wrath of DMCA with DRM tips

The bassist of Switchfoot is teaching fans how to disable the copy protection measures in the San Diego rock band’s own CDs, presumably upsetting Sony and perhaps unwittingly testing the anti-circumvention rules of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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Byrd pitches with heavy heart

ANAHEIM – Just before throwing his first pitch Sunday afternoon, Angels starter Paul Byrd turned toward center field and raised his arms over his head to form an “O,” so Chuck Obremski would see on his TV that Byrd had the ailing team chaplain in his thoughts.
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Delta and Northwest File for Bankruptcy

Delta Air Lines Inc. snatched pillows from most of its domestic passengers, and Northwest Airlines Corp. quit offering pretzels. They slashed thousands of jobs and pressed remaining workers to take pay cuts. They renegotiated debt and dropped money-losing flights, but it wasn’t enough to keep both airlines out of bankruptcy court.
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