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One in 10 Stent Patients Readmitted within a Month

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One out of every 10 people who get a stent inserted to open up blocked arteries ends up back in the hospital within 30 days, suggests a new study that also found the readmitted patients are more likely to die in the next year.

Onyx Shares Jump on Report of Potential Sale

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Shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc (ONXX.O), known for its liver cancer drug Nexavar, jumped more than 20 percent on Monday, after Bloomberg reported the company was exploring options, including a possible sale.
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When Fitness Takes a Happy Holiday

It's the season when yoga classes are cancelled and gyms go on holiday schedules, so to avoid the fitness consequences of all those Christmas parties, experts suggest making a workout plan and sticking to it.
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Occupiers continue to camp prior to an anticipated police raid to shut down the Occupy Los Angeles encampment outside City Hall in Los Angeles, California November 26, 2011.

Occupy LA Campers Face Midnight Eviction Deadline

Hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters who have camped outside Los Angeles City Hall for weeks faced a midnight eviction deadline on Sunday with plans to throw a party they hoped might forestall a raid.
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iPhone 5 May Sport 4-Inch Display

Apple's next iPhone may sport a larger display, putting in line with some of its Android based competitors, and mark a departure from the current form-factor used since the iPhone first appeared in 2007.
A common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) with its dorsal fin cut off.

The Shark Fin Soup Tradeoff

Over the past year, the international movement to halt the shark fin trade has made leaps and bounds, moving up the chain from campaigns targeting consumers to efforts by politicians to implement stricter legislation against the sale, possession and distribution of shark fins. From the U.S. West Coast to Europe and Asia, progress is being made to turn the dish itself into an endangered menu item.

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