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Nov. 20, 2009 -- Less than a week after a government task force announced controversial recommendations for breast cancer screening, a doctor's group is recommending big changes in cervical cancer screening.

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.

Health officials are warning a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu makes the need for vaccination more important. Five patients at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales appear to have acquired the infection while being treated for other conditions.

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.

By Amy B. mccraw Special to the Times-News FLETCHER -- The members of Breakthrough Church are opening the church's doors and their own kitchens this Thanksgiving to feed people who need a meal or just some company for the holiday.

November 21, 2009, (Sawf News) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., unveiled a $848 billion health care bill on Wednesday, November 18, which includes a 5 percent tax on cosmetic surgery effective January 2010.

The Senate health-care bill does without a new surtax on the wealthy that House Democrats' legislation relies on to offset costs of overhauling the system.

PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.

HANOI, Vietnam - Diarrhea doesn't make headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the attention. Yet even though cheap tools could prevent and cure both diseases, they kill an estimated 3.5 million kids under 5 each a year ...

MARION - Stefanie Spielman did not lose a battle with cancer. She won the hearts and minds of anyone who has fought the deadly disease, Mary Miller said.

Jolly old St. Nicholas won't be so jolly if he comes down with H1N1 flu. Every year is fraught with peril for the men who suit up as Santa Claus and take America's children on their laps and listen to holiday wishes.

The first US trials of a spray-on anesthetic for the penis showed that it increased the time to ejaculation nearly fivefold, providing the first good solution for premature ejaculation, researchers reported Thursday.

Nov. 18, 2009 -- Pregnant women with multiple sclerosis (MS) are only a little more likely to deliver babies by cesarean section than women who don't have the neurological disorder, a new study shows.

The superintendent of the Jones County School District signed a proclamation in support of the Great American Smokeout during a ceremony at West Jones Middle School Thursday.

A 10-year old male cat has died from the H1N1 flu virus, and veterinarians are cautioning that it may be possible for cats to transmit the virus to humans, according to the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA).

MERRIMACK, NH (AP) - A day dedicated to survivors of suicide is being observed at six locations around New Hampshire. Friends and relatives of suicide victims are getting together on Saturday to watch a panel ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky's flagship public university gave the official heave-ho to tobacco on Thursday, touting the health benefits of a smoke-free policy covering all of its sprawling campus in the heart of burley tobacco country.