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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned from Cuba Saturday after completing another round of radiotherapy treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer.

In the developing story that is the resignation of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, details have leaked about what the former CEO disclosed to the company's board of directors and several colleagues before the major announcement. According to The Wall Street Journal, Thompson revealed to his fellow Yahoo co-workers that he had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

Scientists have uncovered genetic signs that could help doctors predict how breast cancer patients will respond to chemotherapy.

Flesh-eating bacteria, or necrotizing fasciitis, has made its way into the news recently after Aimee Copeland, a 24-year-old from Georgia, contracted the disease while riding a homemade zip line and lost her left leg due to the condition.

H&M has officially apologized after their new swimsuit ads featuring a too-tanned Isabeli Fontana angered cancer groups in Sweden.

In a what is turning out to be a most bizarre missing persons case, there are still no solids leads that indicate what exactly happened to movie executive Gavin Smith. Smith, who is known for having distributed blockbusters such as Titanic and Avatar, went missing on May 1, after reportedly returning from a conference in Las Vegas, NV.

A new study suggests children born with a range of birth defects are at an increased risk of developing certain childhood cancers, especially during their first year of life.

On the Road is one of the most anticipated films in the Cannes Film Festival lineup this year. Based on Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel of the same name, the iconic story follows a young man's literal and figurative journey to self-discovery. Sal Paradise (Sam Riley) is a struggling writer who has just lost his father to cancer; he decides to embark on a road trip with the free spirited Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund).

Vidal Sassoon's death yesterday at 84 years old brought out a startling admission among many in the Twitterverse: They didn't realize Sassoon, the iconic English-born hairdresser who has a line of hair products that bear his name, was actually a real person.

Officials of India's drug regulator have been colluding with pharmaceutical firms to speed up approval procedures, allowing some drugs that are not permitted in other countries to go on sale, according to an 18-month investigation by lawmakers.

Tuesday afternoon, as the 51 beauties of the Miss USA pageant, which takes place in Las Vegas on June 3, balanced themselves in high heels through a bumpy cruise on the Hudson river. The sightseeing trip was equal parts publicity junket and charity event: People were invited to make a $100 donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for the privilege of hanging out in a boat full of beauty queens.

The 51 beauties of the Miss USA pageant balanced themselves in high heels through a rocky cruise of the Hudson river, for a charity sightseeing trip. The event was part of a full-day media blitz in advance of the June 3 competition.

The Beastie Boys were slapped with a lawsuit of the eve of the death of band member Adam Yauch, a.k.a. MCA, adding insult to the devastating injury of losing the musician at the age of 47.

Stacy Robinson died Tuesday at the age of 50. He's just one of a growing list of NFL players who died too young.

Social media gives companies a chance to humanize themselves, giving fans exclusive content in return for their loyalty. It's an effective strategy, and it's helped change the fortunes of several companies on the brink of solvency.

Featured in the latest Google Doodle is Howard Carter, an English archaeologist and Egyptologist known for having a primary role in the discovery of the tomb of 14th-century BC pharaoh Tutankhamun (a.k.a. King Tut). Carter, who discovered King Tut's tomb on Nov. 4, 1922, is illustrated in the Google Doodle on the 138th anniversary of his birthday.

Terrell Owens appeared on the Dr. Phil Tuesday two meet with three mothers of his children.

Experimental drugs that show a big effect early in development for treating serious or life-threatening diseases would get a faster and cheaper path to U.S. approval, under a proposal likely to become law this year. U.S. drug regulators would be able to label such treatments breakthrough therapies, and work with companies to speed up clinical trials, for example by testing the drugs for a shorter time or enrolling fewer patients.

The band members of British pop sensation One Direction have been the object of Twitter gossip for quite some time. But a recent Internet rumor may have just crossed the line.

U.S. drug reviewers on Tuesday said Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc's obesity pill appeared to help people lose weight and was unlikely to cause tumors in humans, but questioned if the company had provided enough data to rule out heart problems.

Two days after the death of bandmate Adam MCA Yauch, Beastie Boys rapper Adam Ad-Rock Horovitz reached out to fans with a note thanking his family and friends for their outpouring of love and support for his late friend.