| Insurers Scramble to Comply With New Rules Many companies are altering their business models to handle new health care regulations. feeds.nytimes.com |
New mammogram study stirs debate for women in 40s By MARILYNN MARCHIONE 2010-09-29T22:29:19ZA new study from Sweden is stirring fresh debate over whether women in their 40s should get mammograms. It suggests that the breast cancer screening test can lower the risk of dying of the disease by 26 percent or more in this age group.... hosted.ap.org |
Lead poisoning spikes in Nigeria, aid group says By 2010-10-06T14:43:58ZDAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- An international aid agency says 400 children have died from lead poisoning in northwestern Nigeria and contamination has spread to two more villages.... hosted.ap.org |
Consults: Ask About Gambling Addiction Compulsive gambling can take many forms and be a "silent killer." feeds.nytimes.com |
U.N. Reports Decrease in New H.I.V. Infections Unaids said 2.6 million people became newly infected in 2009 with the virus that causes AIDS, almost 20 percent fewer than in the late 1990s. feeds.nytimes.com |