White House defends skin cancer decision
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The White House on Tuesday defended Laura Bush's decision not to disclose she had a skin cancer tumor removed from her right shin in early November.
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The White House is turning to the Supreme Court for help as the administration fights a challenge to its aggressive promotion of federal financial aid for religious charities.
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WASHINGTON -- First lady Laura Bush had a skin cancer tumor removed from her right shin in early November. The procedure was not disclosed until Monday night. The cancer was identified as a squamous cell carcinoma, a malignant tumor that is the second most common form of skin cancer.
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The White House on Tuesday defended  Michael Chertoff, the nominee to head the Homeland Security  department who has been criticized over his advice on  interrogation techniques, saying recent reports about his role  were wrong.
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Responding to public criticism of its handling of the controversial arthritis drug Vioxx, the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday defended its oversight of the monitoring process and said it acted in the best interests of the public&#39;s safety.
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President Bush was treated a year ago for what appears to have been Lyme disease, the White House said yesterday in disclosing the results of his annual physical exam.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - Patients, parents and doctors  need more information on cancer risk from topical creams used  to treat the skin condition eczema, a U.S. panel of medical  experts said on Tuesday.
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The White House defended Vice President Cheney yesterday in a dispute over his office's refusal to comply with an executive order regulating the handling of classified information as Democrats and other critics assailed him for disregarding rules that others follow.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell today defended a US decision to deny entry to British singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens.
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Washington: The White House on Saturday rejected Russian President Vladimir Putinâs charge that a US &quot;dictatorship&quot; in world affairs was making problems like terrorism and drug trafficking worse.
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The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to uphold Attorney General John Ashcroft&#39;s power to stop Oregon doctors from helping terminally ill patients
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White House aides are defending President Bush against new allegations relating to his military service during the Vietnam War, which he served in the United States.
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The head of the Food and Drug Administration on Monday strongly defended his agency&#39;s oversight of a flu vaccine factory that was abruptly closed down last week because of safety concerns.
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NEW YORK -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig had surgery Monday to remove a cancerous lesion from his forehead. The lesion was detected last month during Selig&#39;s annual physical, and a biopsy confirmed that it contained melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
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Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, lost a child to cancer 53 years ago, but they&#039;re still fighting for cancer research and prevention.
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NEW YORK Baseball commissioner Bud Selig had surgery today to remove a cancerous lesion from his forehead. The lesion was detected last month during Selig&#39;s annual physical, and a biopsy confirmed that it contained melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
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President Bush had two moles removed from his left temple on Friday. His doctors expect tests on the skin growths to show that they are noncancerous.