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No Immediate Changes Expected in Mammogram Coverage
Health plans say routine screening is an individual decision
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Many Women Miscalculate Time to Full-Term Birth
1 in 4 thinks it's as short as 34 weeks, potentially adding to preemie delivery rate, experts say
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New Pap Test Guidelines: Start Later, Have Fewer
Experts urge first screen at 21, then once every 2 years or more, not annually
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Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some
Taking menstrual cycle into account when booking exam may cut need for repeat scans, study suggests
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Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility
Testicular cells could be preserved for later use, study suggests
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Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings
Report looks to improve health of this group with better preventive care
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Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines
Meanwhile, three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new recommendations
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Spray May Delay Ejaculation
Using five minutes before intercourse significantly postponed orgasm, study finds
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Genital Herpes May Never Go Dormant
Study finds low level shedding may be continuous, infection state unclear
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MS Need Not Preclude Pregnancy
Study finds complications no greater overall than for other women
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Mammography: What to Do Now?
Three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new guidelines
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Lifelong Exercise Keeps Seniors Young at Heart
Separate study finds stem cell therapy improves exercise capacity in patients with enlarged hearts
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Single-Sex Cardiac Rehab Helps Depressed Women
All-female group had better success rates than traditional program, study finds
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Teen Girls at Higher Risk for STDs: Report
Improved access to treatment for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis is 'imperative,' expert says
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Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health
When BRCA1 is deactivated, it can lead to hardening of the arteries, mouse study suggests
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