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Cosmetic surgeons frown on Senate's botax' plan
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WASHINGTON -- If you're considering Botox to erase frown lines or liposuction to get rid of love handles, you might want to move fast. The "botax" may be on the way. Read more
Women get more health advice: First mammograms, now Pap tests
| Fri, Nov 20, 11:00 AM | 0 comments
pWomen don't need a Pap test until they're 21, and most don't need tests every year, according to new advice from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The advice comes a few days after hotly contested recommendations from the... Read more
Loss or delay of speech can signal silent stroke'
| Fri, Nov 20, 10:36 AM | 0 comments
BOISE, Idaho -- Jere Burch woke up one morning four years ago in a body so exhausted she barely could move and with a mouth that seemed to have a life of its own. Read more
Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps
| Fri, Nov 20, 1:27 PM | 0 comments
WASHINGTON — First mammograms. Now -- in an apparent coincidence -- Pap smears.
New guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. Read more
On Nutrition: Putting spotlight on diabetes
| Fri, Nov 20, 8:00 AM | 0 comments
Did you see the blue lights on monuments around the world Saturday night? I didn't either. I did see pictures, however, of the Ferry Building in San Francisco and the Empire State Building in New York illuminated in blue. All this was to commemorate... Read more
A little paranoia over germs is healthy
| Fri, Nov 20, 11:12 AM | 0 comments
President Barack Obama has declared the H1N1outbreak a national emergency. Even pets are getting it. Read more
Nelson says he won't block Senate debate on health care
| Fri, Nov 20, 2:00 PM | 0 comments
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three moderate Democratic senators wavering on whether to allow debate on health care legislation to proceed, said Friday that he would vote to move the bill forward. Read more
Study looks at whether back braces offer benefit for scoliosis
| Fri, Nov 20, 8:13 AM | 0 comments
Scoliosis screenings in middle schools find thousands of teenagers with curved spines each year. Read more
Food poisoning: Source of E. coli illness often can't be found
| Fri, Nov 20, 8:12 AM | 0 comments
CHICAGO -- The thick, black binder that Paula Gillett keeps charts her son Jack's battle last year against a food-borne illness caused by E. coli. Filled with medical records, meal calendars and other papers, the binder documents Jack's initial... Read more
Capoeira draws on ancient art form; Afro-Brazilian workout combines music, martial arts
| Fri, Nov 20, 8:12 AM | 0 comments
DETROIT -- Few modes of fitness allow you to not only get in shape, but also preserve an ancient, multi discipline art form. Read more
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