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“Hormone replacement linked to dementia” dominated health news coverage this week. More than just the most recent scary headline, the story is yet another bizarre attempt to discredithormone replacement therapy (search)(HRT) for post-menopausal women. Women given an estrogen-progestin form of HRT reportedly had twice the rate of “probable dementia”— mostlyAlzheimer’s …

MANAMA, Bahrain – Bahrain is criticizing an Amnesty International report alleging that government reforms have failed to end serious violations of human rights in the Gulf country. The government said in a statement released late Thursday that the report had “significant shortcomings” and did not reflect important clarifications provided by …

WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s leaders have guardedly accepted words of regret from FBI boss James Comey over remarks that seemed to equal Poland’s role in the Holocaust with that of Germany. The remarks last week sparked protests and demands for an apology from Poland’s leaders, who stressed that Poland was …