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Guidelines Push Back Age for Cervical Cancer Tests

New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and be screened less often than recommended in the past. The advice, from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, is meant to ...

From DENISE GRADY, The New York Times,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  Tom Coburn,  Arlen Specter

New Pap test guidelines call for scaled-back screening

women are especially prone to develop abnormalities in the cervix that appear to be precancerous but go away if left alone. But when Pap tests find the growths, doctors often remove them, with procedures that can injure the cervix and lead to problems ...

From DENISE GRADY, TwinCities.com,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  Tom Coburn,  Arlen Specter,  U.S. Congress

Breaching a Barrier to Fight Brain Cancer

Dr. Howard Riina threaded a slender tube through a maze of arteries in Dennis Sugrue’s brain, watching X-ray images on a monitor to track his progress. At the site where a previous operation had removed a malignant tumor, he infused a drug called ...

From DENISE GRADY, The New York Times,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Edward M. Kennedy,  National Institutes of Health

Premature Births Behind Higher Infant Death Rates in U.S., Report Says.

High rates of premature birth are the main reason the United States has higher infant mortality than do many other rich countries, government researchers reported Tuesday in their first detailed analysis of a longstanding problem. In Sweden, for ...

From DENISE GRADY, The New York Times,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: March of Dimes

Second Opinion: Quandary With Mammograms: Get a Screening, or Just Skip It?

Here we go again. Another study raises questions about the benefits of mammograms, and another set of confusing statements issue forth from experts. Last month, Dr. Otis Brawley, the society’s chief medical officer, told The New York Times that the ...

From DENISE GRADY, The New York Times,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Times Company,  National Cancer Institute,  American Medical Association,  New York University

Three Pigs May Be the First in the U.S. With Swine Flu

Three pigs at the Minnesota State Fair tested positive in late August for H1N1, the flu virus that is causing the current pandemic, the Agriculture Department reported Friday. The department said the test results were preliminary and would not be ...

From DENISE GRADY, The New York Times,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Agriculture Department,  University of Iowa

Vaccine Shortfall Predicted as Swine Flu Cases Rise

Health officials on Friday predicted a shortfall in the supply of swine flu vaccine, as the numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths grow to levels unprecedented for this time of year. Flu caused by the H1N1 virus is now widespread in 41 states, ...

From DENISE GRADY, The New York Times,  16 Oct 2009

Is a Virus the Cause of Fatigue Syndrome?

Could a virus be the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome? Fred Friedberg, assistant professor at Stony Brook University Hospital in New York, answers your questions about chronic fatigue syndrome. A study published last week in the journal Science ...

From DENISE GRADY, The New York Times,  12 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Stony Brook University,  National Cancer Institute,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Virus Is Found in Many With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Many people with chronic fatigue syndrome are infected with a little known virus that may cause or at least contribute to their illness, researchers are reporting. The syndrome, which causes prolonged and severe fatigue, body aches and other symptoms, ...

From DENISE GRADY, The New York Times,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: National Cancer Institute

Global Update: Pregnancy: Clinic in Rural Peru Draws More Women by Following Local Childbirth Traditions

Rural parts of Ayacucho, Peru, have had some of the country’s highest death rates in pregnancy and childbirth. As in many poor countries, most of the deaths occur because women give birth at home, and those trying to help do not know how to deliver a ...

From DENISE GRADY, The New York Times,  7 Sep 2009

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