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Mammography: What to Do Now?

November 18, 2009 - 7:23am

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- When a U.S. government task force recommended that women wait until they're 50 to get their first mammogram to check for breast cancer, reaction was swift.

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Breast Cancer

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Mammogram ruling backlash: Shock, anger, and vows to ignore the new guidelines

Written by Diane Porter on November 18, 2009 - 7:20am

I expected the stories, told by breast-cancer survivors whose tumors were found by mammograms in their 40s or even their 30s.

Latest Comment by Diane Porter on November 20, 2009 - 8:41am View Comments

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Breast Cancer

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Renal Apoptosis and Kidney Health

Written by Linda Fugate on November 18, 2009 - 7:01am

Lessa Ennis, of Austin, donated a kidney to help her step-father. But her kidney did not go to him, it went to a stranger. And that stranger's wife donated her kidney to help Lessa's step-father. This way both patients with kidney failure got a kidney from a tissue type matched living donor.

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Kidney Failure

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Gene Research Identifies Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Written by Maryann Gromisch on November 18, 2009 - 6:37am

Colorectal cancer is a malignant tumor which develops in the colon or the rectum. The American Cancer Society estimates 106,100 new cases of colon cancer, 52,010 in men and 54,090 in women, and 40,870 new cases of rectal cancer, 23,580 in men and 17,290 in women, will be diagnosed this year. (1)

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Colorectal Cancer

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I'm Not Okay, You're Perfect: Women Who Admire Too Much

Written by Aimee Boyle on November 18, 2009 - 5:13am

I think it starts between girls. The pretty one who looks a little too often in the mirror and innocently, at first, wants approval from her friends, asking: "Do you like the color of my eyes?" Or the smart one who want to show her sisters how much she has learned at school. The reactions may vary but a whole culture of disdain for the conceited behavior of girls quickly embeds itself into the psyche of young females and we learn to self deprecate, to put ourselves down and to admire our friends more than ourselves; this gives us what we, in the end, feel is a better deal; friendships and relationships.

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Nocturnal Leg Cramps

Written by Aimee Boyle on November 18, 2009 - 4:55am

Nocturnal leg cramps, when translated, simply means "cramps in the legs that occur at night." For some, the cramps only occur at night while for other they occur at night and during the day. These leg cramps can affect the feet but are largely confined to the calf muscles. In terms of an age group, nocturnal leg cramps are more likely to affect people over fifty years of age, even though there are cases of this condition affecting children. Nocturnal leg cramps are not gender specific and therefore can attack both men and women equally.

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Nocturnal Leg Cramps

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Burn More Fat With 20-Minute Workouts!

Written by Mark Dilworth on November 17, 2009 - 10:42pm

If you want to burn more fat, “ramp up” the intensity of your workouts to get more progress with your fat loss and weight loss! Usually, its easier to lose weight at the beginning of your exercise program. This is especially true if you are, let's say, 50 pounds overweight. At this point, your metabolism is "running high" because of the excess weight. And, if you have not been active, your body will respond quickly to any new exercise activity.

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Fitness & Exercise

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Room-a-what? Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 2

Written by Samara Kelly on November 17, 2009 - 10:02pm

There are many things to consider when you have been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. What are my treatment options? Are there any treatment options? Will I end up on the disabled list? What does my future hold?

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Testosterone, Menopause, and Heart Disease

Written by Dr. Carrie Jones on November 17, 2009 - 9:40pm

Testosterone is an often overlooked hormone in the grand scheme of menopause but the truth is, it helps with hotflashes, nightsweats, bone loss, energy, self-esteem, sexual desire, and orgasm response. For many women, this important hormone decreases with age however for some, it actually increases leading to increased facial hair, acne, and an increased risk for heart disease.

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Questioning Genital Cosmetic Surgery

Written by Cathy Enns on November 17, 2009 - 8:37pm

Many people believe it’s a side effect of the availability of soft- and hard-core pornography in our society. Some say it started with some rude references to female genitalia by Howard Stern a few years back. Whatever the reasons, the surgical procedure called labiaplasty, known by a variety of other names including “designer vagina” (and administered with a few other twists, such as “revirgination”), appears to be here to stay.

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When Sleep Suffers, So Does Decisiveness

Mammography: What to Do Now?

Mammogram ruling backlash: Shock, anger, and vows to ignore the new guidelines

Renal Apoptosis and Kidney Health

Gene Research Identifies Risk of Colorectal Cancer

I'm Not Okay, You're Perfect: Women Who Admire Too Much

Nocturnal Leg Cramps

Burn More Fat With 20-Minute Workouts!

Room-a-what? Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 2

Testosterone, Menopause, and Heart Disease

Questioning Genital Cosmetic Surgery

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