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Fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are the three main screening tests for colorectal cancer.

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Mayo Clinic and Exact Sciences, Inc. have worked together to develop a non-invasive stool DNA screening test that can detect with high accuracy early-stage...
Italian divers have found the bodies of two women on the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the confirmed death toll of the disaster to 15

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Italian divers have found the bodies of two women on the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the confirmed death toll of...
After meeting with a medium John Edwards, who claimed he was communicating with their late father, Kim Kardashian burst into tears

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Last night, viewers of Kourtney and Kim take New York saw the moment Kim Kardashian admitted her marriage to Kris Humphries wasn't working. Kourtney and...
Kim Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, the founder of file-sharing website Megaupload has appeared in a New Zealand court seeking bail

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Kim Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, the founder of file-sharing website Megaupload has appeared in a New Zealand court seeking bail. German national Kim...
Explorer Felicity Aston from UK has reached Antarctica's Hercules Inlet, becoming the first woman to cross the continent alone

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Explorer Felicity Aston from UK has reached Antarctica's Hercules Inlet, becoming the first woman to cross the continent alone. Felicity Aston, 33, tweeted late on...
“The Solitude of the Queen” by Pilar Eyre claims King Juan Carlos made a “tactile” advance to Diana while she and Charles were on holiday in Majorca in the 1980's

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Juan Carlos, the King of Spain, is a serial womanizer who once made a pass at Princess Diana while she was on holiday with...

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Falling asleep straight after sex shows that you and your partner are truly in love, a new study has shown. Research by evolutionary psychologists at...
The scientists from the Gladstone Institute in San Francisco focused on two genes, and their role in cardiomyopathy, a enlarging and weakening of the heart muscle which is a feature in life-threatening heart defects in children and adults

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A new Nature Genetics report says that scientists may be closer to understanding how genes can influence serious heart conditions. The failure to turn off...
On December 26, Heidi Klum posted a picture on Twitter of the couple on the slopes in Aspen

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Heidi Klum and Seal have released an official joint statement confirming the end of their seven-year marriage. Reports emerged on Saturday that the pair were...
Fujifilm is moving into the beauty market by launching its own range of anti-ageing creams, Astalift

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Fujifilm is moving into the beauty market by launching its own range of anti-ageing creams, Astalift. The Japanese photography company has harnessed its expertise with...
Many couples across Asia are making extra efforts to give birth to so-called "dragon babies" in 2012

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Catherine Mok, a thoroughly modern working mother, decided to give birth during 2012, the Year of the Dragon, which is considered to be one...
The death toll of Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster is raised to 13 after divers have found the body of a woman in the wreck of vessel

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The death toll of Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster is raised to 13 after divers have found the body of a woman in the...
The Texas family was on a sightseeing flight along the coast of Roatan, off Honduras, when the plane's engine cut out and the craft plummeted into the sea

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Andy Atkins, his wife Jenny and their four-year-old son Logan miraculously escaped unscathed after their plane plunged into the sea - and doctors passing...
The secret of the wiggle, well known for leaving men smitten when demonstrated by attractive women such as the singer Beyonce, was confirmed when the researcher compared the hormone test with the ratings from the judging panel

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An unnamed researcher secretly filmed more than 100 young single women from behind using a camera in his buttonhole when he examined the alluring...
Joe Paterno, the legendary former football coach of Penn State University, has died aged 85

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Joe Paterno, the legendary former football coach of Penn State University, has died aged 85, reports say. Joe Paterno led Penn State University to more...
About 150 people have been killed during the co-ordinated attacks by Islamist militants in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Friday, witnesses and reports say

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About 150 people have been killed during the co-ordinated attacks by Islamist militants in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Friday, witnesses and...
An amazing picture of the aurora borealis - the Northern Lights - shows how the phenomenon can light up the sky near the North Pole

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An amazing picture of the aurora borealis - the Northern Lights - shows how the phenomenon can light up the sky near the North...
Co-pilot Segei Golev, who was onboard the UTair Boeing 757 flying from Bangkok to Novosibirsk in western Siberia, died from a heart attack

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Co-pilot Segei Golev, who was onboard the UTair Boeing 757 flying from Bangkok to Novosibirsk in western Siberia, died from a heart attack, transportation...

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22 show horses, each worth tens of thousands of dollars, died in a barn fire at a farm in the US state of New...
The former Penn State coach Joe Paterno's condition has become “serious” after he experienced complications from lung cancer in recent days, say his doctors

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The former Penn State coach Joe Paterno's condition has become “serious” after he experienced complications from lung cancer in recent days, say his doctors. Joe...
The death toll of Costa Concordia disaster is raised to twelve after the body of a woman has been found on board of the Italian cruise ship

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The death toll of Costa Concordia disaster is raised to twelve after the body of a woman has been found on board of the...
As Sasha grew older, he was encouraged to play with dolls as much as Lego, slept in a neutral yellow room and was allowed to wear both boys’ and girls’ clothes

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Sasha, a five-year-old boy from UK, has been raised by his parents, who kept his gender secret, as a “gender neutral” child. From the moment...
Costa Cruises, the company operating Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off Italy is facing a class-action lawsuit in the US

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Costa Cruises, the company operating Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off Italy is facing a class-action lawsuit in the US. Italy's consumer association...
Men who were 6 ft (1.8 meters) or over were 24 per cent less likely to report having heart failure than those who were 5ft 8 (1.72 meters) or smaller

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Scientists claim that tall men are 24% less at risk of heart problems, besides other advantages. Harvard researchers have found that those who are more...

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At least 11 people have died in north-west Syria after a police van carrying prisoners was blown up on the Idlib-Ariha highway, reports say. Sana,...