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During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex during daylight hours. This can be a real challenge for recent converts like Camille Shoeib, who is observing her first Ramadan.

The mercury content of fresh, sushi-grade tuna may be higher than previously thought. A recent sampling of tuna from stores and restaurants in 23 cities turned up twice the levels of mercury as in previous FDA estimates.

Since June, there has been a rash of accidental overdoses at Army hospitals, including at least six that have resulted in deaths. The hospitals have implemented new policies, including a ban on drinking in barracks.

The Library of Congress has managed to re-create --with the help of rare-book collectors ---the missing two-thirds of Thomas Jefferson's Library. Mark Dimunation, of the Library of Congress, discusses Jefferson's tastes and rare-book detectives.

Big Brown may accomplish what no horse has done for 30 years — win racing's Triple Crown. But Big Brown's path to the Belmont Stakes has been marred with questions. Some vets say racehorses are breaking down more often because they're being bred for speed at an early age.

A Mississippi family moved to three different FEMA trailers before finally abandoning them altogether for a cramped motel room. The Huckabees say formaldehyde fumes in the trailers made their children sick.

China's stated aim is to hold a "humanistic Olympics" that includes welcoming the disabled to the games. Some disabled groups, though, have found little change in the prejudice they face. Others say there is little room to participate and contribute.

Only a few months ago, P.J. Brown was cooling out in Louisiana, thinking about life after the NBA. At 38 years old, Brown is one of the oldest players in the league, yet finds himself in the NBA finals — one game away from winning a championship.

Barack Obama's message of unity and diplomacy is an appealing one for many Muslim-Americans. But his conspicuous absence from Muslim and Arab-American neighborhoods and mosques this campaign season has some voters feeling slighted.

Blood banks store freshly donated blood for up to six weeks before it is considered outdated and discarded. But patients who receive transfusions of blood older than two or three weeks may suffer adverse effects, studies suggest.