Health_Medical_Pharma

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California-based Genentech, Inc., makes the cancer drug Avastin. A new analysis raises fresh questions about the effectiveness and risks of Avastin. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** An employee (left) of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Overland Park, Kan., greets an inspector from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, outside the clinic. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown, at-large independent, says online gambling is a win-win that can generate millions in public revenue. (The Washington Times)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Juju Chang of "Nightline" will report on whether some twins have a psychic connection.

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**FILE** In this photo taken Dec. 7, 2010, former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pins Combat Infantry badges on soldiers at Forward Operating Base Connolly in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

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"We have not refused any new revenue. For example, we've been discussing some fee increases and some other things that would actually generate revenue." - Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican

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The wreckage of the plane that killed Dr. Stephen Hatch and his wife, Kim, on Friday is seen in Charlevoix, Mich. Austin Hatch, 16, is in critical condition. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Greg Mortenson hasn't been seen in public since undergoing a medical procedure to fix a heart condition shortly after "60 Minutes" questioned spending at his charitable foundation and claims made in his best-seller "Three Cups of Tea."

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ASSOCIATED PRESS "Three Cups of Tea" co-author Greg Mortenson (left) shows the locations of future village schools to Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the opening of Pushghar Village Girls School, 60 miles north of Kabul in the Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan, in July, 2009.

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Sen. Richard C. Shelby, Alabama Republican

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** FILE ** In this Dec. 11, 2001, file photo, a silicone gel breast implant is shown at Mentor Corp. manufacturing facility in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, file)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS This image, provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is one of nine new warning labels that cigarette makers must use by the fall of 2012. In the most significant change to U.S. cigarette packs in 25 years, the FDA's the new warning labels graphically depict the health hazards of tobacco use.

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Associated Press CIA Director Leon E. Panetta is poised to move to the Pentagon following unanimous Senate approval Tuesday of his nomination to head the Defense Department. He begins his new job July 1.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Serena Williams shed tears of joy after defeating Aravane Rezai in her first match in a major tournament since having two foot surgeries and treatment for blood clots.

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Wild Turkey workers Steve Crossfield (left) and Ronald Harvey monitor the computerized processing of bourbon in the control room of the new facility in Lawrenceburg, Ky. Wild Turkey can produce twice as much bourbon since the upgrade. (Associated Press)

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Syrian soldiers on board a helicopter carry a national flag and a picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a rally in support of Assad in Damascus, Syria, on June 21, 2011. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this June 20, 2011, file photo, more than 100 patients have signed up to buy marijuana at the Remedy Compassion Center in Auburn, Maine, where Tim and Jenna Smale opened a dispensary. They sell medical marijuana to individuals registered with the state. (Guy Taylor/The Washington Times)