Aging vets' costs concern Obama's deficit co-chair
By
MIKE BAKER
2010-09-01T00:02:37Z
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The system that automatically awards disability benefits to some veterans because of concerns about Agent Orange seems contrary to efforts to control federal spending, the Republican co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission said Tuesday....
Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal
By
CARLA K. JOHNSON
2010-08-31T23:48:40Z
CHICAGO (AP) -- Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests....