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So far this year, there have been shortages of more than 200 drugs, including treatments for cancer and high blood pressure. Cancer drugs have been hit the worst, and an analysis estimates 550,000 patients in the U.S. have been affected.

There's a lot going wrong and not much in the way of positive news to look forward to, say David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal and Zanny Minton Beddoes of The Economist.

A survey finds 42 percent of hospitals offer at least one type of complementary or alternative medicine treatment. Those hospitals that offer the options cite patient demand as the top reason. Clinical effectiveness is the No. 2 reason.

In a message to her constituents, the congresswoman says "representing Arizona is my honor." Her husband tells NPR "it's very possible" she will run for reelection next year. Giffords is recovering from being shot in January.

As police across the country have moved to disband protests, questions about the First Amendment and its limits have arisen.

There's a story unfolding in Charleston, S.C., that sounds depressingly similar to the scandal that has rocked Penn State University. School officials had been warned about a man who has since been accused of molesting boys.

Nearly a dozen official parties with ties to Islamist groups have sprung up in Egypt since the summer, and they are expected to do well in this month's parliamentary elections. Even so, observers say Egypt is likely to remain a moderate state.

One option is that it will move more fully onto college campuses. Another, potentially more intriguing possibility: The protest will move freely between "real" and "virtual" worlds, appearing en masse both online and in physical locations.

Among the reasons for using oral contraception other than the most obvious one are reducing cramps associated with periods, regulating periods, which for some women can prevent menstrual-related migraine headaches.

Wed. 11/16 11a: What is going on before your children’s eyes in terms of media and entertainment aimed at their little hearts and minds? Are your children…