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Scrutiny for cancer screenings
It's been a confusing week for women, with new guidelines for breast cancer and cervical cancer exams. Though the guidelines triggered controversy, one expert said, there could be a silver lining.
Can your doctor spot H1N1?
You know what the flu looks like, don't you? Fever, aches and pain, sometimes an upset stomach. But an estimated 10 to 50 percent of H1N1 flu cases are showing up without fever -- long thought of as the flu's defining feature.
Purpose found after loved ones' suicides
Dozens of people shared stories of losing loved ones to suicide on CNN.com's iReport. They're part of a growing movement that openly speaks out about the experience, despite the stigma.
CDC: H1N1 cases down, vaccine availability grows
Health officials on Friday reported a slight decrease in H1N1 flu activity nationwide.
'I want my mammograms!'
A government task force says women in their 40s don't need annual mammograms, but Sara Fought would beg to differ: She says she's alive today because a routine mammogram found cancer when she was 42.
What to expect in Saturday health care vote
To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question.
New cervical cancer screening guidelines released
The new mammogram recommendations out earlier this week caused quite an uproar. Now comes another change in screening tests for women -- this one for cervical cancer.
Vicks nasal spray recalled over bacteria
Procter & Gamble is recalling Vicks Sinex nasal spray in the United States, Britain and Germany after finding it contained bacteria, the company said.
Two men reflect national divide over health reform
Aisha's Fish and Chicken is named for Stanley Walker's 16-year-old daughter; it's a small family business known for its wings, catfish and signature sauce.
HIV+ soccer team scores against stigma
Somebody told me about a group of HIV positive ladies in the Epworth Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic in Zimbabwe who had formed a football team and every time they won a match, they would march through the clinic in their football jerseys singing uplifting songs in order to inspire other HIV-infected people like them.
