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Komen Planned Parenthood Funding Cut: Importance of Breast Exams and What To Look For

On Tuesday, Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced that they will cut funding to Planned Parenthood affiliates. Komen has provided funding for around 770,000 women's health screenings such as breast exams and mammograms among many other services. In light of Planned Parenthood's cut funding, it is important that women perform regular self breast exams.
Newt Gingrich (L) and His Wife, Callista

GOP Candidates' Wives: Mitt Romney Mentions Ann's MS, Cancer

The 2012 Florida Republican Debate took a very personal turn when Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul waxed poetic about their wives, making the case for why their better-halves would make the best First Lady.
A silicone gel breast implant manufactured by French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP)

PIP Founder: France Criminal in Recommending Removal

The founder of a French company at the heart of an international health scandal acknowledged on Wednesday that he had used unapproved silicone in breast implants, but said France's recommendation for women to have them removed was criminal.
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Bill Weir's Life Saving Story: Three Other Reporters Whose Assignments Have Saved Lives

Bill Weir, the co-anchor of ABC's Nightline, made a shocking discovery while working on a story about full body scans this week: he himself is at major risk of having a heart attack. Weir's on-air diagnosis is very rare, but he's not the only reporter whose assignment has turned intensely personal: three other reporters have all saved lives with their coverage, and for two of them, their reasons were intensely personal.
Halle Berry Engaged to Olivier Martinez

Who is Olivier Martinez? Halle Berry Engaged to Actor Boyfriend

Halle Berry is reportedly engaged to the French actor after he proposed over the holidays. But who is fiance Olivier Martinez? How did the couple start dating? Why has Berry decided to try marriage a third time, and does Martinez's ex Kylie Minogue approve? Here's everything you need to know about Halle Berry's fiance.
Elizabeth Faria Stabbed to Death in Troy, Mo. Home

Elizabeth Faria's Death: Suspect Released, Husband Accused of Lincoln Woman's Murder

A suspect in murder of Elizabeth Faria, a breast cancer survivor stabbed to death in her Troy, Mo. home, has been released after police failed to gather enough evidence to hold him. Though his name has not been released, neighbors say Faria's husband was the suspect arrested, and that he was seen hitting himself in a squad car.
Some 300,000 PIP implants, which are used in cosmetic surgery to enhance breast size or replace lost breast tissue, were sold worldwide before PIP went bust last year.

French Breast Implant Fears Spread Around World

Fears over the safety of silicone breast implants made by a now defunct French firm spread to Australia, South America and across Europe on Thursday as French officials prepared to decide if thousands of women should have their implants surgically removed.

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