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Women guilty of feeling too guilty, study shows

Men are guilt-deficient, while women suffer from destructive guilt largely imposed by society, suggests a recent Spanish study.

Too many patients get invasive heart tests

A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.

CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella

Investigators from the CDC successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.

Women need chance to avoid 2nd C-section

A government panel says too many women who want to avoid a second Cesarean-section for child birth are being denied the chance.

Sick ships: Cruises see rise in norovirus cases

More than 400 passengers were sickened by the norovirus on a Celebrity Cruise lines ship in mid-February. That outbreak of gastrointestinal illness is one of eight to hit cruise ships in 2010 — with four in just one week, according to the CDC.

Kansas City moves to close nearly half of schools

A divided Kansas City School Board voted to close almost half of the city's schools because of falling enrollment. At the hearing, parents voiced anger and students cried.

Tornadoes rip up homes in Arkansas

Parts of Arkansas were under a tornado watch until early Thursday after a series of powerful tornadoes ripped through dozens of homes, critically injuring two people.

Background check missed prison stint

A background check conducted in 2009 on an Ohio State University employee suspected of opening fire Tuesday on his co-workers turned up no criminal record, even though he apparently served five years in prison.

Ex-Toyota lawyer: Documents damaging

When in-house defense attorney Dimitrios Biller resigned from Toyota, he walked out with something potentially more valuable than his $4 million severance package.

Partial results of Iraq election expected

Iraq's election commission is expected Thursday to announce partial results of last week's vote.