Subscribe to this tag Get Your Pap Smear to Screen for Cervical Cancer—But Less Often
By
Deborah Kotz
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On Women - November 20, 2009
Overtesting causes unnecessary anxiety and doesn't cut cancer deaths. Here's how often you need a Pap.
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Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some
Health - November 20, 2009
Taking menstrual cycle into account when booking exam may cut need for repeat scans, study suggests
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New Pap Test Guidelines: Start Later, Have Fewer
Health - November 20, 2009
Experts urge first screen at 21, then once every 2 years or more, not annually
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No Immediate Changes Expected in Mammogram Coverage
Health - November 20, 2009
Health plans say routine screening is an individual decision
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Health Buzz: Panel Doc Says Mammogram Verdict Not About Cost and Other Health News
By
Megan Johnson
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Health - November 19, 2009
Meditation to lower blood pressure and protect the heart; picking a kids' fitness program
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Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines
Health - November 19, 2009
Meanwhile, three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new recommendations
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Mammogram Recommendations Show the Dangers of Government Run Healthcare
By
Carrie Lukas
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Opinion - November 19, 2009
A sign of what's to come.
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Mammogram Recommendations Could Reverse Years of Progress
By
Mary Kate Cary
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Mary Kate Cary - November 19, 2009
Is this the start of rationing healthcare coverage?
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MS Need Not Preclude Pregnancy
Health - November 18, 2009
Study finds complications no greater overall than for other women
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Mammography: What to Do Now?
Health - November 18, 2009
Three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new guidelines
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Single-Sex Cardiac Rehab Helps Depressed Women
Health - November 17, 2009
All-female group had better success rates than traditional program, study finds
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Women in their 40s Ponder Whether to Skip the Mammogram
By
Deborah Kotz
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On Women - November 17, 2009
The new recommendations have incited controversy; I'm not sure what to do as I turn 40 next year.
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Health Buzz: New Heart Pump Outperforms Old Model and Other Health News
By
Megan Johnson
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Health - November 17, 2009
Panel recommends against routine mammography before age 50; caffeinated alcohol drinks are scrutinized.
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Routine Mammograms Before 50: Not Much Point
By
Katherine Hobson
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Health - November 16, 2009
On balance, they do more harm than good, a government task force concludes in new recommendations.
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Study Touts Success With 'Female Viagra' Drug
Health - November 16, 2009
Sexual desire improves in women taking flibanserin, expert says
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Lysteda Approved for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Health - November 16, 2009
Designed to help blood to clot
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Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health
Health - November 15, 2009
When BRCA1 is deactivated, it can lead to hardening of the arteries, mouse study suggests
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Sudden Cardiac Death Much More Likely to Strike Men
Health - November 15, 2009
Males have triple the odds than women, study finds, and black men are especially prone
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Hip Fracture Odds Rise With Women's Age
Health - November 13, 2009
Menopause also plays a role, but a lesser one than age, study finds
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'The Pill' May Reduce Asthma Symptoms
Health - November 13, 2009
But women shouldn't take oral contraceptives just to control wheezing, expert says
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Pneumonia Drug Promising Against Form of Muscular Dystrophy
Health - November 12, 2009
In studies with mice, pentamidine combats genetic defects that lead to myotonic dystrophy
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Less HRT, Fewer Cases of Possible Breast Cancer Precursor
Health - November 12, 2009
As hormone use declined, so did incidence of abnormal cells in milk ducts, study finds
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Health Tip: What Causes Urinary Tract Infections in Women?
Health - November 12, 2009
When certain bacteria enter the urinary tract
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Pain Lingers More Than 2 Years After Breast Cancer Treatment Ends
By
Deborah Kotz
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On Women - November 10, 2009
Nearly half of all breast cancer patients still experience discomfort years later; what they can do.
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Health Advice: How Common Is Anal Cancer?
By
Deborah K. Armstrong, M.D.
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Health - November 10, 2009
Farrah Fawcett's death earlier this year made reader wonder: What's my risk?
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