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Trauma especially deadly for uninsured (Reuters) (Nov-16, 17:25 EDT )-- Reuters - As the U.S. continues to watch Congress thrash out a plan to try to cover those without health insurance, a new study shows that people admitted to the hospital for trauma are almost twice as likely to die from their injuries if they are...
Moderate drinking may not preserve thinking skills (Reuters) (Nov-16, 17:24 EDT )-- Reuters - Think that a drink or two a day help keep your mind sharp into older age? Researchers from the United Kingdom may have poked a hole into that idea.
One in seven Americans short of food (Reuters) (Nov-16, 17:24 EDT )-- Reuters - More than 49 million Americans -- one in seven -- struggled to get enough to eat in 2008, the highest total in 14 years of a federal survey on "food insecurity," the U.S. government said Monday.
New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50 (AP) (Nov-16, 17:22 EDT )-- AP - Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. It's a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position.
New U.S. guidelines: routine mammograms start at 50 (Reuters) (Nov-16, 17:19 EDT )-- Reuters - Sweeping new U.S. breast cancer guidelines released on Monday recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, and suggest women 50 to 74 only get a mammogram every other year.
Had flu? You may have H1N1 protection (Reuters) (Nov-16, 17:17 EDT )-- Reuters - People who have had repeated flu infections -- or repeated flu vaccines -- may have some protection against the new pandemic swine influenza, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia (HealthDay) (Nov-16, 17:04 EDT )-- HealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new study raises more questions about ezetimibe (Zetia), a drug used by millions of Americans in tandem with statins to lower LDL, or "bad," cholesterol.
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