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Behind Cancer Guidelines, Quest for DataNew York Times - - 9 hours ago A few years ago, an independent group that issues guidelines on cancer screening decided to review its recommendations for breast cancer. OFFBEAT: Don't mess with our breasts Sandusky Register Saudi Arabia warns against protests at HajjBBC News - 1 hour ago The authorities in Saudi Arabia have warned people not to stage protests at the Hajj, as more than 2.5 million Muslims prepare for the pilgrimage. Frustration grows as swine flu vaccine remains scarceTampa Tribune - - 1 hour ago AP file photo Federal officials originally said 120 million doses of the swine flu vaccine would be available to the 50 states by late October. Seniors to soon get H1N1 shot The Tennessean In Cancer Testing, Less Is Now BetterWall Street Journal - - Nov 20, 2009 Worries that widespread screening for breast and cervical cancers can yield limited benefit and lead to unnecessary harm prompted decisions this week by two medical organizations to recommend less preventive testing. Medical marijuana finds social outlet in Ore. cafeThe Associated Press - - 2 hours ago PORTLAND, Ore. - At the newly opened Cannabis Cafe, people sit around taking tokes from a "vaporizer" - a contraption with a big plastic bag that captures the potent vapors of heated marijuana. Medical marijuana distributors multiply as San Jose weighs ordinance San Jose Mercury News Gray areas in medical marijuana law dividing caregivers Great Falls Tribune Drug resistant H1N1 found in US and UKUSA Today - - Nov 20, 2009 Epidemic experts say they are investigating the apparent spread of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus among four patients at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, and five in a hospital in Wales. Swine flu jabs 'still important' BBC News Swine Flu Seen as CrestingWall Street Journal - - Nov 20, 2009 The current wave of swine flu may have peaked in most of the US, but the illness remains widespread and the threat of another wave remains, officials said Friday. Administration tries to shield reform efforts from the falloutWashington Post - - Nov 21, 2009 President Obama's vision for making health care in America more effective and efficient collided for the first time last week with the realities and peculiarities of the nation's health-care system. Debating healthcare reform the old-fashioned way Los Angeles Times John Salazar: Health care reform good for state Steamboat Pilot Before any healthcare reform, US doctor supply is already strainedMiamiHerald.com - - 20 minutes ago Experts worry that a healthcare overhaul would result in a potentially overwhelming demand for primary-care doctors. BY KRISTEN GERENCHER SAN FRANCISCO -- It's a phrase people are loath to hear when they're looking for a new primary-care doctor: Not ... 'Medical home' concept may lead to better health care Fort Worth Business Press Eek! Our Skin Is Full Of BugsForbes - - 1 hour ago No matter how much yogurt we eat or kambucha we drink, no matter how much we hear about how bacteria can be beneficial to us, it still can seem creepy that there are up to 1000 species of bacteria and fungi lounging around on our skin at any given ... Free Thanksgiving dinners offered in Tri-State areaThe Herald-Mail - 1 hour ago Several churches and organizations in the Tri-State area are holding free community Thanksgiving dinners. The Salvation Army is hosting a free Thanksgiving dinner at The Salvation Army church at 541 George St. in Hagerstown's West End. Holiday dinners planned for today, Thursday Daytona Beach News-Journal Thanksgiving Comes One Day Early For Hundreds in Salem Salem-News.Com U. of Nebraska Defeats Tighter Limits on Stem Cell ResearchNew York Times - - Nov 20, 2009 The University of Nebraska Board of Regents cast a tie vote on human embryonic stem cell research on Friday, defeating a rare effort to limit such research at a university system beyond what state and federal laws allow. New law bans genetic discriminationLos Angeles Times - - Nov 22, 2009 The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the most sweeping anti-discrimination law in nearly 20 years, prohibits employers from hiring or firing based on a person's genetic makeup. Employers, health insurers can't request genetic tests Palm Beach Post Law to prohibit genetic discrimination The Money Times Fire Destroys NE Apt. BuildingNBC Philadelphia - - 8 hours ago More than 19 people were taken to the hospital and two fire fighters slighty injured after an overnight fire engulfed an apartment building in Northeast Philadelphia. Five-alarm fire destroys NE Phila. apt. building Philadelphia Inquirer Kids Exposed To Lead, Tobacco Smoke Prenatally At Risk Of ADHDAHN - - 1 hour ago Cincinatti, OH (AHN) - Children prenatally exposed to tobacco smoke and lead are at a significant risk of developing attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to a recent study. Sharing grief, gaining support for survivors of suicideWNYT - 18 hours ago ALBANY -- More than 33000 Americans take their own lives each year, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Saturday was National Survivors of Suicide Day. Loved ones remember suicide victims Pocono Record Football world remembers Stefanie SpielmanProFootballTalk - - 16 hours ago Stefanie Spielman, the wife of former NFL linebacker Chris Spielman, is being remembered this weekend by the football community as a woman who fiercely battled breast cancer until her death Thursday at the age of 42. Benjamin J. Marrison commentary: Spielman offers lesson for living Columbus Dispatch Health Care Reform; Government Intrusion or Necessity for Life?Associated Content - 14 hours ago Health Care Reform Act, the battle lines have been drawn between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate as each group takes up its banner in defense of or opposition to this historic bill. Health Care Reform to be Put to a Test Nightly Business Report Free H1N1 Shots Available TodayLEX18 Lexington KY News - - Nov 21, 2009 The Fayette County Health Department will be giving out free H1N1 vaccinations at two locations in Lexington. The first clinic will be at the Lexington Christian Academy. Logan County sees first death from H1N1 Bowling Green Daily News 3 more Iowans' deaths blamed on flu; toll at 24 DesMoinesRegister.com US Cosmetic Medical Market Faces New Challenge In Senate BillWall Street Journal - - Nov 19, 2009 In a new wrinkle, the Senate health-reform legislation unveiled Wednesday aims to tax people who get cosmetic medical procedures, putting fresh pressure on an industry already nicked by the economic downturn. 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