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Instead of grouping hot dogs with baseball and apple pie, a national medical group wants you to consider them as bad for you as cigarettes.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a Washington, D.C. group that promotes preventive medicine and a vegan diet, unveiled a billboard last Monday near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the advisory: "Warning: Hot dogs can wreck your health." It also encourages people to visit their website.

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Alice Pyne may not have a lot of time, but she's determined to make the most of what she has.

Alice is a 15-year-old British girl with terminal cancer who is made waves with a bucket list she's posted online.

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You may have heard this debate before, but it's a topic we all need to stay on top of in case there's any truth to it.  The question is:  can talking on your cell phone cause cancer?

According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer the radiation in cell phones may cause cancer.

The group came to this conclusion after analyzing 30 previous studies which had explored the link between cell phones and cancer.

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Are you a sun goddess or dude who likes to catch a  couple of rays the moment the temperature in West Michigan rises above 40-degrees?

I do too and get a little crazy by either holding my arm out the window while I'm driving down the road, open my sun roof  or simply stand outside with my face directed toward the sun ... it feels sooo good after a long winter inside, doesn't it?!

Sorry to rain on your ray time because the month of May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month for the obvious reasons!

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Two things ... According to researchers, hotdogs ARE healthier for you than grilled chicken!  Second, you can not only get a dog at Fifth-Third Ballpark when you catch opening day of the Whitecaps on April 10th, but you can also indulge in a new menu item ... "Chicks with Sticks."

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The White House (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Growing up, I didn't understand what the big deal was that a woman was running for a political office let alone to be the next Vice President of the United States of America!

Now I get it ... and today we celebrate the life and accomplishments of former vice presidential candidate and congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro.

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