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Lawmakers demand explanation for recent surge in EpiPen price

Lawmakers are demanding more information on why the price for lifesaving EpiPens has skyrocketed. A two-dose package cost less than $60 nine years ago. The cost is now closer to $400.

 
TSA security head removed from position

A House committee said Monday that the head of security operations at the Transportation Security Administration has been replaced.

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Pentagon finds fault with anthrax inactivation procedures

An investigation into how U.S. Defense Department labs sent live anthrax spores to researchers failed to find a single root cause, but concluded that protocols to inactivate the bacteria were deficient.

 
Obama encourages family-friendly work policies

President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States should join the rest of the industrialized world and offer paid leave for mothers of newborns.

 
WikiLeaks soldier changing name from Bradley to Chelsea

Bradley Manning, former U.S. soldier who is serving 35 years in prison for turning over classified files to WikiLeaks, can change the name Bradley to Chelsea to reflect her desire to be treated as a woman, a Kansas judge ruled.

 
Mom’s dying wish granted two years after death

Before her death, an Iowa woman wrote a letter to be delivered to her husband when he fell in love again. The wishes in her letter have been granted, thanks to an Iowa radio station.

 
CDC gives self good, bad marks on 7 ‘winnable battles’

About three years ago, the nation’s top public health agency picked its battles. Now, it’s issuing its own report card on reaching those goals: Pretty good but needs improvement.

 
Not dead yet: Man revives 45 mins after heart stops

A man who was declared dead when his heart stopped beating for 45 minutes suddenly revived, said his stunned doctors, who can’t find an explanation. The man, though, credits his faith.