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WASHINGTON – A tentative schedule for Supreme Court nominee John Roberts’ confirmation hearings, which begin this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee: Monday: The committee convenes at noon EDT. Senators give their opening statements of 10 minutes each. Sens. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Evan Bayh, D-Ind., as well as Sen. …

Vitamin C may have some cancer-fighting potential, new research shows. It’s possible, but many questions remain, write Mark Levine, MD, and colleagues in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “This is not ready for patients yet,” Levine tells WebMD. He is the chief and senior staff physician at the …

HOUSTON – With a shattered New Orleans (search) all but emptied out, an unprecedented refugee crisis unfolded across the country Sunday, as governors and emergency officials rushed to feed, clothe and shelter more than a half-million people dispossessed by Hurricane Katrina (search). In Texas, where nearly a quarter-million refugees have …