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Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline
WASHINGTON—The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer. Full Story

 

Health News from the Mercury News

Suicide survivors gather to console each other in Palo Alto
Palo Alto was chosen by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for one of its survivor gatherings because of a cluster of deaths that have occurred along the Caltrain tracks there over the past seven months, a so-called 'hot spot' where four Gunn High School students took their own lives. 

 
 
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RE HEALTH

Here's a look at the health care options taking shape in the House and Senate.  
 
 

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Ed Blonz: On Nutrition

Ed Blonz: Beware mixing herbs with prescription drugs
Advice from a Kensington nutritionist with a doctorate 

 

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