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2013/05/18 23:06
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Hospitals, companies push unnecessary screenings
Hospitals hoping to attract patients and build goodwill are teaming up with medical-screening companies to promote tests they say might prevent deadly strokes or heart disease. What their promotions...
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Health group didn't disclose HIV tests, apologizes
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Kaiser Permanente Northwest is apologizing to nearly 6,500 members in Oregon and Washington whose blood was tested for HIV without their knowledge or consent. The health...
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2013/05/17 05:38
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Interstate 70, a salute to heroes, Angelina Jolie
It’s so sad and disgusting that the Missouri legislature does not have the guts or competence to come up with a long-overdue plan for renovating Interstate 70. Evidently our elected officials have...
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2013/05/17 01:33
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Despite New Guidelines, Women in 40s Still Gettin...
Despite updated U.S. recommendations that women wait until 50 for routine breast cancer screenings, women in their 40s are still being tested, researchers say. Dr. Lauren D. Block, a clinical fellow...
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2013/05/15 23:06
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Cancer Treatment’s Brutal Side Effects May Be Min...
Chemotherapy, radiation and the use of radioactive follow-up tests aren’t needed for some cancers, according to two studies that add to a growing debate on ways to lessen side effects and lower...
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2013/05/15 17:35
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AUA Recommends Against Routine Prostate Cancer Sc...
New guidelines from the American Urological Association (AUA) recommend against performing all routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer, as well as all screening in...
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2013/05/15 04:46
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Like Jolie, Mainer cuts cancer risk
... PMLike Jolie, Mainer cuts cancer riskPortland's Denali Wright says a double mastectomy can be a good choice for those at highest risk of breast cancer. PORTLAND – After years of watching family...
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2013/05/14 19:19
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Health care leaders want HIV test part of routine...
When you go to the doctor for a routine checkup, you get your blood pressure and cholesterol checked. Now some health care leaders also want you screened for HIV. "In the old days, we thought only...
2013/05/14 18:47
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Doctors Urged to Screen for Alcohol Problems
An influential group of experts is recommending that primary care doctors screen all adults for alcohol problems. The advice comes from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. This independent group...
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2013/05/14 15:55
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Panel: Doctors Should Ask Patients About Alcohol ...
A government panel says doctors should ask all their adult patients whether they abuse alcohol. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says those questions should be part of regular checkups. About...
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2013/05/14 11:51
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» Study Discourages Depression Screening In Absen...
Health care reform involves critically looking at health care practices and deciding if the evidence supports a continuation of routine practices, including screening for potential illness. New...
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2013/05/14 04:27
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Critics: Community screenings at hospitals making...
Why Some Tests Are Controversial The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent government panel charged with evaluating such care, recommends against routine use of four of the five tests...
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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2013/05/13 19:04
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Being Proactive Critical in Battle Against Cancer...
Health & Medicine for Senior Citizens Being Proactive Critical in Battle Against Cancer But Study Questions Guidance Provided to Patients With a focus on shared decision-making between doctors and...
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2013/05/10 18:13
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Government task force recommends drugs for women ...
A government task force is out with new recommendations regarding the use of preventive medicines to lower the risk of breast cancer. Nadine Bilotta took the drug Tamoxifen to lower her chances of...
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force NYU Langone Medical Center CBS News
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2013/05/10 16:17
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Study Finds Gaps in “Decision Aids” Designed to H...
Newswise — ANN ARBOR, Mich. — When it comes to a cancer diagnosis, timing can be everything – the sooner it’s found, the more treatable it is. But when and how often should someone get screened? A...
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2013/05/08 00:03
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Routine testing key to reducing sexually transmit...
In 2010 alone, more than 8,000 Orange County residents were newly diagnosed with an STD, the ninth-highest rate of infection among 67 Florida counties, surpassing Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough,...
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2013/05/07 15:57
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Urologists say most men may skip PSA test for pro...
In a new clinical guideline unveiled Friday, the urologists said that only men between the ages of 55 and 69 should even consider getting a PSA screening test if they have no signs or symptoms of...
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2013/05/06 19:07
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PSA tests falling out of favor
One-size-fits-all medicine suffered another blow with the announcement Friday that a routine blood test prostate cancer should no longer be routine. PSA -- prostate -specific antigen tests, once...
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2013/05/06 18:32
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IU health policy expert researches healthcare sys...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has sent out guidelines calling for clinicians to screen people ages 15 to 65 for HIV infection, according to a press release. Beth Meyerson, a health policy...
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2013/05/06 00:53
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Urologists say most men may skip PSA test for pro...
In a new clinical guideline unveiled Friday, the urologists said that only men between the ages of 55 and 69 should even consider getting a PSA screening test if they have no signs or symptoms of...
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