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Behind Cancer Guidelines, Quest for Data

New York Times - Gina Kolata - ‎7 hours ago‎
A few years ago, an independent group that issues guidelines on cancer screening decided to review its recommendations for breast cancer.

Nigeria: Pilgrim Dies of Swine Flu

AllAfrica.com - Abdulkadir Badsha Mukhtar - ‎1 hour ago‎
Mecca - A 17-year-old Nigerian girl and three other pilgrims died of swine flu soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia, Saudi health officials said yesterday while announcing the first deaths from swine flu in this year's hajj.

Medical marijuana finds social outlet in Ore. cafe

The Associated Press - William McCall - ‎36 minutes ago‎
PORTLAND, Ore. - At the newly opened Cannabis Cafe, people sit around taking tokes from a "vaporizer" - a contraption with a big plastic bag that captures the potent vapors of heated marijuana.

65? Back of the Line for the Swine Flu Vaccine, Pal

New York Times - Donald G. McNeil Jr - ‎Nov 21, 2009‎
TRIAGE Young children, here playing near where swine flu shots will be given in Texas, are one of the high-risk groups. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

In Cancer Testing, Less Is Now Better

Wall Street Journal - Ron Winslow, Shirley S. Wang - ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
Worries that widespread screening for breast and cervical cancers can yield limited benefit and lead to unnecessary harm prompted decisions this week by two medical organizations to recommend less preventive testing.

John Salazar: Health care reform good for state

Steamboat Pilot - John Salazar - ‎17 hours ago‎
In the past year, I've communicated with thousands of constituents throughout Colorado's Third Congressional District, many from the Steamboat Springs area.

Swine flu vaccine effective despite mutations: experts

AFP - ‎Nov 21, 2009‎
PARIS - Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday.

Thanksgiving Comes One Day Early For Hundreds in Salem

Salem-News.Com - Tim King - ‎18 minutes ago‎
(SALEM, Ore.) - "It's a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, dinner rolls and good ole pumpkin pie," says Mike Adams.

Doctor supply already strained

MiamiHerald.com - Kristen Gerencher - ‎7 hours ago‎
Experts worry that a healthcare overhaul would result in a potentially overwhelming demand for primary-care doctors. BY KRISTEN GERENCHER SAN FRANCISCO -- It's a phrase people are loath to hear when they're looking for a new primary-care doctor: Not ...

New law bans genetic discrimination

Los Angeles Times - Joe Markman - ‎22 hours ago‎
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the most sweeping anti-discrimination law in nearly 20 years, prohibits employers from hiring or firing based on a person's genetic makeup.

5-Alarm Fire Destroys Apartment Building

MyFox Philadelphia - ‎21 hours ago‎
A five alarm fire rips thru an apartment building in Northeast Philadelphia, injuring 19 people, and 3 firefighters. The fire began in the early morning hours, at the Austin Manor Apartments at 7024 Rising Sun Avenue, trapping many residents in their ...

U. of Nebraska Defeats Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research

New York Times - Monica Davey - ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents cast a tie vote on human embryonic stem cell research on Friday, defeating a rare effort to limit such research at a university system beyond what state and federal laws allow.

Cases of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 causing new concern

USA Today - Steve Sternberg - ‎9 hours ago‎
By Sang Tan, AP By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY The momentum of the H1N1 flu outbreak has fallen off, but flu activity is still high and Tamiflu-resistant virus may have begun to spread.

Football world remembers Stefanie Spielman

ProFootballTalk - Michael David Smith - ‎15 hours ago‎
Stefanie Spielman, the wife of former NFL linebacker Chris Spielman, is being remembered this weekend by the football community as a woman who fiercely battled breast cancer until her death Thursday at the age of 42.

Suicide survivors gather to console each other in Palo Alto

San Jose Mercury News - Bruce Newman - ‎Nov 21, 2009‎
The necklaces spilling out of plastic bags looked like Mardi Gras beads, but a color-coded chart told a different, less festive story.

Breast cancer survivor: 'If I had listened to new mammogram guidelines, I'd be ...

New York Daily News - Linda Tolkin - ‎Nov 22, 2009‎
Linda Tolkin went for yearly mammograms and conducted self-examinations regularly before she discovered she had Stage 3 breast cancer.

Free H1N1 Shots Available Today

LEX18 Lexington KY News - Tony Fisher - ‎Nov 21, 2009‎
The Fayette County Health Department will be giving out free H1N1 vaccinations at two locations in Lexington. The first clinic will be at the Lexington Christian Academy.

Cosmetic surgeons frown on Senate's 'botax' plan

MiamiHerald.com - Phil Galewitz - ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
WASHINGTON - If you're considering Botox to erase frown lines or liposuction to get rid of love handles, you might want to move fast.

Reform must reward low-cost, high-quality hospitals

Bangor Daily News - Steven R. Michaud - ‎Nov 21, 2009‎
Maine's 39 community and specialty hospitals strongly support health care reform at the national level that would expand insurance coverage, slow the escalation of costs and improve the quality and safety of health care services.

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