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Clearing up cancer screening confusion

Different groups stick to different guidelines — here’s a rundown Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes...

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Flu shot roulette

If you lived in Kendall County and wanted the H1N1 vaccine last week, you were in luck. Kendall had received 18,000 doses and you could get vaccinated in a matter of minutes in a nurse's office. The county hadn't exhausted its...

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Pap Tests: Another Revision of Recommendations

Days after a government advisory panel rolled back its recommendations on mammography screening for breast cancer, another influential group issued revised guidelines on the use of Pap smears to detect cervical cancer,...

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1st Senate Vote Looms on Health Legislation

Senators to cast crucial vote on Obama health legislation; GOP firmly opposed to reform effort By ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON November 21, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press 2 comments Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.,...

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"Idol" wild child Adam Lambert readies first album

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Adam Lambert -- the man with the outsize personality who delivered an audacious octave-and-a-half sitar-tinged purr of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" on the most-watched TV show in the country, dodged...

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Childhood vaccine cost to drop next year

Cheaper price means an extra 6.3 million kids globally will get vaccinated HANOI, Vietnam - Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday....

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H1N1 cases fall in U.S. but could rise with Thanksgiving travel, gatherings

The level of swine flu activity in the United States appears to be declining, although officials are worried about another increase of cases during the Thanksgiving holiday when many people travel and families gather.

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Strasburg will not need surgery on knee

The Nationals were awaiting word on the condition of prized phenom Stephen Strasburg, who suffered what the team has initially called a twisted knee Thursday afternoon while shagging fly balls in Arizona.

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Swine flu puts airlines, travelers in tough spot

Sick fliers weigh social responsibility vs. financial toll of altering plans To help keep sick travelers from flying, some airlines have opted to waive change fees for passengers who postpone their trips. As outbreaks of the...

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In Baltimore, U.S. bishops assert their authority

BALTIMORE -- At a time of fractious debate within the Catholic Church in the United States, the head of the national bishops group said this week that Catholic universities, media outlets and other affiliated organizations that...

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