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COMMENTARY
I’m a woman whose life was saved by a mammogram. And yet, I find myself in the interesting position of supporting – reluctantly, unenthusiastically, but still supporting – new guidelines released yesterday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force regarding screening mammograms.
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This Week's News
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According to a new industry-funded study, an antidepressant called flibanserin that didn't work well to treat depression may have a better use in helping women who have low sexual desire.
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The holiday season is the most risky time of year for food allergy sufferers, experts say.
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CDC experts estimate that there are 19 million people newly infected with STDs every year, with about half of these infections occurring in young people ages 15 years to 24 years old.
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Women who receive a cancer or MS diagnosis are six times more likely to end up separated or divorced than a male spouse who receives the same diagnosis, a new study has found.
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The study, published in the journal Neurology, found that girls who were obese at age 18 were twice as likely to develop MS later in life.
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After years of touting resistance training, swimming, and cycling as bone-saving exercise, experts now say that these forms of physical activity may not help much at all.
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How do you feel about the new mammogram guidelines?
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I can see what they mean, I support them
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I reluctantly support them
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I disagree with their rationale
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I don't know enough about it yet
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