I'm also an abduction survivor

Only those of us who have experienced the terror of threatened captivity may truly appreciate the heroes that three Cleveland women became as they seized the chance of escape.

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Watch: Avoiding Memorial Day Weekend Health Hazards

Protect yourself from food poisoning, sunburn and other Memorial Day mishaps.

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Found: Three new planets

Not all solar systems are as tidy as ours, but a new discovery means we're not quite so alone anymore.

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• Fireworks for the Physicists: A Higgs Is Found
• Higgs Boson: Geneva Announcement Coming on 'God Particle'
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• Ocean in Space -- on Titan
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• Rio+20 Earth Summit: Little Action Expected on Environment
• Moondust: Nanoparticles in Lunar Soil May Solve Mystery
• Lakes found on Titan
• More Earths? Even Metal-Poor Stars Can Build Good Planets
• A Planet in Peril: Is Earth Approaching a Tipping Point?
• Rocket Man Elon Musk: The Man Who's Leading America's Charge Back to Space
• NASA weighs asteroid -- really

Some with defibrillators may safely play sports

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite expert guidelines advising against intense sports activity for people with implanted heart defibrillators, a new study suggests that some can compete without serious consequences.

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