More than a century of history surrounds breast cancer screening. Some form of mammography has been available since the early 1900s. By the 1960s, mammography became a widely used diagnostic tool and in 1976 the American Cancer Society broadly recommended it for screening. Today mammography is the gold standard for breast cancer screening. A 40% decline in the breast cancer mortality rate over the last 30 years is attributed, in large part, to earlier and better detection methods.

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Wells Fargo & Co. has agreed to pay a roughly $145 million settlement following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation alleging the company overcharged employees for its own stock.

A Birmingham-based pest control company has expanded its Alabama footprint.

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