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Swine Flu Declining in Some Parts of US U.S. News & World Report FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Some areas of the United States are seeing declines in H1N1 swine flu activity, a federal health official said Friday, and while the disease remains widespread in 43 states, that's down from the 46 ... Signs That Swine Flu Has PeakedNew York Times H1N1 Swine Flu Wave Peaking in US?WebMD Fox News Poll: Worries About Safety of Swine Flu Vaccine PersistFOXNews Colorado Springs Gazette -Billings Gazette -WCCO all 4,071 news articles »

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Doctor's Group: Delay Pap Tests Until 21 WebMD 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. ... Women May Wait on Pap Smears Until 21, Group SaysNewsHour Delay urged in Pap tests; new report fuels health care debateWashington Times New recommendations for pap smearsNews 10NBC Los Angeles Times -WPBF -Newsweek all 712 news articles »

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In Cancer Testing, Less Is Now Better Wall Street Journal 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. ... Cancer screenings under scrutinyCNN Breast guidelines test American tolerance for riskReuters Guidelines for cancer screening differ by groupThe Associated Press Los Angeles Times -TIME -ABC News all 3,261 news articles »

Times Online

Drug resistant H1N1 found in US and UK USA Today 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. ... UPDATE 1-UK investigates spread of drug resistant swine fluReuters Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NCThe Associated Press Mutated Swine Flu Strains Block Drugs, Worsen IllnessBloomberg BBC News -Daily Mail -New York Daily News all 641 news articles »

BBC News

U. of Nebraska Defeats Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research New York Times 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. ... Trial of Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy for Eye Disease PlannedU.S. News & World Report U. of Neb. board votes down stem-cell rule changesThe Associated Press Company seeks to test stem cells for blindnessReuters KPTM-TV -WebMD -BBC News all 554 news articles »

Trend News Agency

Swine Flu Seen as Cresting Wall Street Journal 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. The news came as officials in Norway reported a mutation of the flu virus ... UPDATE 1-Norway says found H1N1 mutation in flu victimsReuters WHO investigating Norway swine flu mutationsThe Associated Press WHO assesses significance of H1N1 virus mutation in NorwayXinhua Washington Post -AFP -MedPage Today all 274 news articles »

Examiner.com

CDC: Sees Slight Decline In H1N1 Influenza Illnesses Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The number of states reporting widespread influenza activity in the US declined for the second straight week, suggesting illnesses from H1N1 influenza pandemic may have peaked. ... Swine flu seems to be trailing off -- for now, at leastLos Angeles Times Federal travel tips: Get H1N1 shot, have papers in orderBizjournals.com Swine flu less common but still spreadingThe Salinas Californian CIDRAP -San Francisco Chronicle -ModernHealthcare.com all 57 news articles »

The Market Oracle

Democratic Query on Insurance Rates New York Times So exactly why are health insurance premiums increasing so fast for so many small employers? Some Democratic members of Congress want to know. Small businesses and hard-working Americans deserve to know why they will be subjected to ... Health care's healthy decadeMarketWatch Thinking ahead to Insurance Reform 2.0Edmond Sun Boxer: 'This is our time' for health reformTotal Buzz (blog) Coon Rapids ECM Publishers -Insurance Journal -Gov Monitor all 109 news articles »

Sydney Star Observer

AIDS, malaria eclipse the biggest child-killers The Associated Press 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 ... The different faces of AidsStraits Times Activists denounce Uganda's homosexuality billguardian.co.uk New exhibition of photos taken by HIV & AIDS sufferersChannel News Asia AllAfrica.com -Science Daily (press release) -Politicsweb all 502 news articles »

Washington Post

Cosmetic surgeons frown on Senate's 'botax' plan MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON — If you're considering Botox to erase frown lines or liposuction to get rid of love handles, you might want to move fast. The "botax" may be on the way. The $848 billion health care bill that Senate Majority Leader Harry ... US Cosmetic Medical Market Faces New Challenge In Senate BillWall Street Journal Lawmakers Propose Tax On Plastic SurgeryKCAU Health Buzz: Plastic Surgery 'Botax' May Help Fund Reform and Other Health NewsU.S. News & World Report WJLA -The Associated Press -KLTV all 281 news articles »