Health

Government: Skip mammograms when in 40s
NEW YORK — 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 ...
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A woman touches an activist of the Costa Rican “Women in Pink” organization who plays a living statue during a campaign to promote International Breast Cancer Awareness month in San Jose. Breast cancer stigma affects poor
WASHINGTON — Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia K...
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Kevin Solis, left and his mother Abdi Santoyo wear protective face masks as a precaution against swine flu contagion at a beach in Cancun, Mexico. Tips for traveling during flu season
NEW YORK — Last spring, thousands of travelers canceled trips to Mexico after a swine flu outbreak there emptied beaches and resorts. Staying home won’t protect you from swine flu now: Forty-s...
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