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Fri Nov 20, 2009 /
Health
Health officials on Friday reported a slight decrease in H1N1 flu activity nationwide.
Fri Nov 20, 2009 /
Health
Dozens of people shared stories of losing loved ones to suicide on CNN.com's iReport. They're part of a growing movement that openly speaks out about the experience, despite the stigma.
Fri Nov 20, 2009 /
Health
You know what the flu looks like, don't you? Fever, aches and pain, sometimes an upset stomach. But an estimated 10 to 50 percent of H1N1 flu cases are showing up without fever -- long thought of as the flu's defining feature.
Fri Nov 20, 2009 /
Health
The new mammogram recommendations out earlier this week caused quite an uproar. Now comes another change in screening tests for women -- this one for cervical cancer.
Fri Nov 20, 2009 /
Health
Procter & Gamble is recalling Vicks Sinex nasal spray in the United States, Britain and Germany after finding it contained bacteria, the company said.
Fri Nov 20, 2009 /
Health
As high school seniors across the country are hard at work polishing their college applications, let's take a look at some of the stranger questions those wacky admissions officers have asked.
Fri Nov 20, 2009 /
Health
Young women should have their first Pap test no sooner than age 21, regardless of when they become sexually active, say new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Earlier screening for cervical cancer may lead to unnecessary and possibly harmful treatments for an increasingly rare cancer, according to ACOG, the leading U.S. professional organization for obstetricians and gynecologists.
Fri Nov 20, 2009 /
Health
Black Friday, the crown jewel in the holiday shopping calendar, has been a bit of a bust for retailers. That's led to a shift in how the day is being handled this season.
Thu Nov 19, 2009 /
Health
Somebody told me about a group of HIV positive ladies in the Epworth Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic in Zimbabwe who had formed a football team and every time they won a match, they would march through the clinic in their football jerseys singing uplifting songs in order to inspire other HIV-infected people like them.
Thu Nov 19, 2009 /
Health
The United States Preventive Services Task Force said this week that women should not begin routine mammograms until age 50, contradicting well-established advice and creating a mini-storm. Who is this task force and what authority do they have?
Thu Nov 19, 2009 /
Health
A government task force says women in their 40s don't need annual mammograms, but Sara Fought would beg to differ: She says she's alive today because a routine mammogram found cancer when she was 42.
Wed Nov 18, 2009 /
Health
More than half of all adult Americans say they don't want to get the H1N1 flu vaccine, according to a new national poll.
Wed Nov 18, 2009 /
Health
A federal advisory board's finding that women in their 40s should avoid routine mammograms is not government policy, the Health and Human Services secretary says.
Wed Nov 18, 2009 /
Health
When the first book of the "Twilight" series was released in October 2005, no one could have guessed the phenomenon it would become.
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