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Gaps for consumers in Democrat health care bills

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:46:26 -0500

For consumers, the health care bills taking final shape in Congress don't rate close to a perfect 10.

Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:01:40 -0500

Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.

Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:44:11 -0500

The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer.

Kennedy dispute reveals divide among Catholics

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:32:17 -0500

A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties.

Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:46:52 -0500

Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.

GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00:33 -0500

Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.

Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:24:05 -0500

A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.

Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:24 -0500

Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.

Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:13 -0500

Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer.

Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:26:32 -0500

First mammograms. Now - in an apparent coincidence - Pap smears.