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Christine Riedel

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Christine began her journalism career as a newspaper reporter and editor. She jumped into online media in 1996 and has never looked back.

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Vaccines That Worry Parents Most

posted: 13 days 19 hours ago

(March 1) -- A new study shows that when it comes to getting their children vaccinated, some parents have conflicted feelings. Even though one in four parents believes some vaccines can trigger autis ...

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Shifting Sands in the Senate

posted: 26 days 13 hours ago

(Feb. 16) -- Democrats weren't exactly looking forward to this fall's midterm elections, but their prospects suddenly grew a lot dimmer after Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh's announcement Monday that he woul ...

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Baby Boomers' Drugs of Choice

posted: 32 days 16 hours ago

(Feb. 10) -- The number of older Americans who are using illicit drugs is surging, according to a government survey. The study, which focused on drug use among 20,000 people age 50 and older, found t ...

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How Toyota's Recall Stacks Up

posted: 38 days 19 hours ago

(Feb. 4) -- Toyota can't seem to put the brakes on bad news about its products. A week after suspending U.S. sales of eight car and truck models because of sticky accelerator pedals, the automaker ac ...

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Mayor's Message: Lay Off the Salt

posted: 58 days 20 hours ago

(Jan. 15) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a crusader for healthy eating. He has banned transfats in restaurant meals and forced chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menus. His late ...

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Guantanamo Guard Reunites With Former Inmates

posted: 60 days 17 hours ago

(Jan. 13) -- Brandon Neely, an Army veteran from Texas who spent six months as a guard at the U.S. prison for terrorism suspects in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was poking around on Facebook in 2008 when he ...

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