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Arturo Sandoval to Receive Medal of Freedom

Arturo Sandoval will be honored this year with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. “The Presidential Medal…

To fight antibiotic-resistant staph germs like these, a study suggests disinfecting the skin of all intensive care patients.

Disinfect All ICU Patients To Reduce 'Superbug' Infections

Some states have started requiring hospitals to screen their patients for the drug-resistant bacteria known as MRSA. But a study that tested different approaches to reducing infections found that screening first wasn't the most effective approach.

SafetyTat, the inventor of children's safety tattoos, offers a line of allergy tattoos to help children with food allergies.

Doctors Lean Toward Introducing Allergenic Foods To Kids Early

Food allergy experts are rethinking when to introduce toddlers and babies to the foods most likely to cause allergic reactions. It's a shift away from earlier advice to delay the introduction of the foods to help prevent allergies.

In the Blue Note recording studio, L to R: Herbie Hancock, Marcus Strickland, Wayne Shorter, Ambrose Akinmusire

Love, respect, humor underpin storytelling in 'Blue Note Records' documentary

Jewish immigrants Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff fled Germany in the 1930s, escaping Nazi persecution. The childhood friends shared a love of jazz, and…

Kiyoshi Kimura, president of sushi restaurant chain Sushi Zanmai, displays a 612-pound bluefin tuna at one of his restaurants. The company he runs paid a record $3.1 million for the popular but threatened fish.

Threatened Bluefin Tuna Sells For $3 Million In Tokyo Market

Sushi chain owner Kiyoshi Kimura purchased the 612-pound Pacific bluefin tuna at auction. Conservationists are alarmed about the fate of the species.

The orbit of the Earth (blue line) and its near-intersection with Asteroid 2010 WC9 (in white) is seen in this diagram by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Asteroid Will Pass Between The Earth And The Moon Tuesday (Don't Panic)

First spotted in 2010, a space rock is zooming toward Earth, making a close pass on Tuesday that will see it fly safely by — about halfway between our planet and the moon.

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