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(CBS) - A simple blood test could one day help doctors treat early stage breast cancer.

Researchers at the University of Texas found one in four patients carry circulating tumor cells or CTC's in their blood. The study found women with CTC's are at a higher risk of developing a deadlier form of the disease. Researchers say if follow up research confirms the findings, doctors would know which patients require more aggressive treatment.

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(CBS) - The life expectancy gap between white and black people is decreasing.

According to the latest numbers, white men live about five and half years longer than black men. In 2003 it was six and half a years. For women the gap has closed from four and a half years to three and a half years.

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(CNN) - Need a good reason to keep sleeping with your partner, even if he or she snores or hogs the sheets?

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh say sharing a bed could actually be better for your health than sleeping alone. They say couples who snuggle up are more secure, have lower stress levels and are less anxious. Nearly one in four couples sleep in separate Bedrooms.