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Study Finds People Who Take Bone-Strengthening Drugs for Several Years May Have Slightly Higher Risk of Esophageal Cancer
Harry Smith and Dr. Jennifer Ashton talk to young stroke survivor, Elizabeth Gates, about her remarkable story of recovery.
Harry Smith gets answers to viewers questions about digital overload from Dr. Jennifer Hartstein, Dr. Jennifer Ashton and lawyer, Jack Ford.
Harvard Professor Henry Luis Gates' daughter Elizabeth Gates suffered a stroke in her 20s and had to relearn basic functions.
FDA Decides on Fate of Controversial Diet Pill This Month, Study Calls for It to Be Pulled from Market
The FDA will decide the fate of the controversial diet pill Meridia. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on a critical editorial in The New England Journal of Medicine that is calling for it to be pulled from the market.
Excessive Texting Can Become Obession; Could Lead to Lack of Eating, Isolation and Sleep Deprivation
Company Allergan Inc. Says it Will Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor Charge of "Misbranding" Botulin-Based Drug for Unapproved Uses
Operations Cut Risk of Dying from Ovarian, Breast Cancers Up to 80 Percent for High-Risk, Healthy Women, Research Shows
Dr. Jennifer Ashton discussed a new study that found a new preventative breast cancer surgery that may greatly decrease cancer risk.
Tells David Letterman His Disease Is Late-Stage but He's Optimistic He Can Beat It; Adds It Went Undiagnosed for Months



FDA Returns to Farms Linked to Huge Salmonella Outbreak Following Release of Report that Found Rodents, Maggots



Users Who Go to Health Clinics for STD Checkups Will Get Badge in Sept. as Part of MTV's "GYT: Get Yourself Tested" Campaign
"Harry Potter" Author Donates to Research, Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, Disease That Killed Her Mother
Ariz., Ida., Ind., La., Mich., Neb. and Nev. Want Health Reform Judged Unconstitutional - AND Want the Money It Offers
MTV's Campaign to Combat against Sexually Transmitted Diseases Teams Up with Social Media Site Foursquare for Virtual Prize
Can pitching in with the chores at home lead to more sex? Julie Chen reports and then chats with a sex therapist and an editor from "Cosmopolitan" magazine.
Over the next fifteen months, the FDA plans to inspect the 600 largest egg farms but already there have been some shocking results from Iowa facilities. Cynthia Bowers reports.
"Early Show" Producer Gets Them in Hotel; Bitten Head-to-Toe; Lands in ER Twice; Describes, in Detail, Symptom Progression
Harry Smith talks to a CBS News producer about his run-in with bed bugs at an Oakland hotel and Dr. Jennifer Ashton about the dangers of some pesticides.
With an alarming increase in the number of middle school athletes getting concussions, Dr. Jennifer Ashton reports this could be due to the growing awareness of the dangers involved.

Hurricane Earl, now a Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph, hit the northeastern Caribbean bringing heavy rain and high winds. As Don Teague reports, residents on the U.S. Atlantic Coast are watching it closely.

