New cervical cancer screening guidelines released

Categories: Health, Most Viewed, Top Stories| Nov 20, 2009

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- 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. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) releases new guidelines ...Read More

US health chief: No change on mammogram policy

Categories: Health| Nov 18, 2009

US health chief: No change on mammogram policy Washington (CNN) -- A federal advisory board's recommendation that women in their 40s should avoid routine mammograms is not government policy and has caused "a great deal of confusion," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday. "My message to ...Read More

Poll: Majority of adult Americans don't want H1N1 shot

Categories: Health| Nov 18, 2009

Poll: Majority of adult Americans don't want H1N1 shot Washington (CNN) -- More than half of all adult Americans say they don't want to get the H1N1 flu vaccine, according to a new national poll. The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Wednesday also indicates that the number of adults who ...Read More

Retail sales rise faster-than-expected

Categories: Top Stories| Nov 16, 2009

Retail sales rise faster-than-expected WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at U.S. retailers rose more than expected in October as consumers bought more motor vehicles and other goods, but the previous month's figures were revised sharply downward, a government report showed on Monday. In a report that ...Read More