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Getting stronger before surgery has been shown to help cancer patients do better long term.

Patients Do Better After Surgery If They Do 'Prehab' First

6:51pm October 30, 2014

by Katherine Hobson

Patients are often sent for rehabilitation after surgery. But starting those exercise and healthy eating programs before the surgery might help even more. It's not rehab, it's "prehab."

Scientists are getting a clearer idea of how genetic mutations cause autism.

Scientists Implicate More Than 100 Genes In Causing Autism

6:51pm October 30, 2014

by Nancy Shute

Spontaneous gene mutations, not ones inherited from parents, increase a child's risk of autism, scientists say. By comparing genes within families they've identified more than 100 suspects.

Gary Morse, with wife Sharon, in 1999. Morse transformed a mobile home park in Florida into The Villages, a retirement community of more than 100,000 residents.

The Billionaire Who Remade Retirement Living On A Massive Scale

6:41pm October 30, 2014

by Greg Allen

Gary Morse developed a mega retirement community called The Villages. His Florida haven for retirees grew to become the largest master-planned community in the country. Morse died Wednesday at 77.

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The Campaign That Seems More Crime Drama Than Congressional Race

6:27pm October 30, 2014

by Joel Rose

When he was an undercover FBI agent, Michael Grimm adopted the persona of "Mikey Suits" to catch alleged mobsters. Now a congressman from Staten Island, Grimm is the target of tax evasion charges.

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Nurse Kaci Hickox Takes A Bike Ride, Defying Maine's Quarantine

6:27pm October 30, 2014

by Jeff Brady

Hickox, who returned to the U.S. after treating Ebola patients in West Africa, tested negative for Ebola upon her return, and she has no symptoms — so she says she poses no threat to the public.

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American Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern speaks at a post-Sandy press conference on Staten Island, N.Y. But two pastors, who organized much of that area's relief efforts, say they did so without the aid of the Red Cross.

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Red Cross Troubles Have Been Building For Years

4:20pm October 30, 2014

by Laura Sullivan

Americans donated more than $300 million to the American Red Cross after Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Some are challenging the charity's effectiveness and its priorities. This isn't the first time.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook waves to a crowd before he is honored by the Alabama Academy of Honor at the Alabama state Capitol on Monday.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Comes Out As Gay

4:15pm October 30, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The head of the world's most iconic technology company says that although his sexual orientation has been no secret among friends and colleagues, now is the time to publicly acknowledge it.

Medicare Concedes, Agrees To Pay For Woman's Home Health Care

3:35pm October 30, 2014

by Susan Jaffe

A 78-year-old Vermont woman has won the latest skirmish in her long-running battle with Medicare. The agency agreed to pay for home health care coverage even though she remains disabled.

Nurse Kaci Hickox and her boyfriend, Ted Wilbur, are followed by a Maine state trooper as they ride bikes on a trail near her home in Fort Kent, Maine, on Thursday.

Maine's Gov. Threatens Legal Action To Force Nurse Into Quarantine

3:25pm October 30, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Kaci Hickox, who tested negative for Ebola and says she is asymptomatic, defied Gov. Paul LePage by setting off on a morning bike ride with her boyfriend.

The new crash test dummy — not this one — will weigh 271 lbs and have a body mass index of 35. Automakers use the dummies to prove their vehicles are roadworthy.

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New Crash Test Dummy To Gain Pounds To Reflect Fatalities Among Obese

3:07pm October 30, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Obese occupants of a vehicle are up to 78 percent more likely to die in a car crash than someone of average weight, says the CEO of Humanetics, the world's largest maker of crash test dummies.