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Tags: Vaccination, Chickenpox, Measles, Cancer, Sore Throat, Disease and Condition, Vaccine
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http://bit.ly/1Uyx46 Vaccines? You worked for Polio, measles and chicken pox. But will you work for cancer? Pretty please? #progress?
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Cancer Diagnosis Raises Risk Of Death From Heart Attack, Suicide : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “Risk of death by heart attack or suicide is greatest in the first week after getting a diagnosis, according to a study in Sweden. Researchers say more support from health care providers could reduce that risk.” View full resource at npr.org
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NPR: Cancer Diagnosis Raises Risk Of Death From Heart Attack, Suicide-More at http://t.co/Gkzq5VO1
Aspirin Might Reduce Cancer Risk, But It Has Risks, Too : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “A review of hundreds of studies found that people who take aspirin daily lowered their risk of several cancers, but the jury's still out. And daily aspirin use also has major drawbacks — including the risk of serious internal bleeding — that may outweigh the benefits.” View full resource at npr.org
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NPR: Aspirin Might Reduce Cancer Risk, But It Has Risks, Too #health-More at http://t.co/JDqmOJ6l
Aspirin Might Reduce Cancer Risk, But It Has Risks, Too : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “A review of hundreds of studies found that people who take aspirin daily lowered their risk of several cancers, but the jury's still out. And daily aspirin use also has major drawbacks — including the risk of serious internal bleeding — that may outweigh the benefits.” View full resource at npr.org
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Doctors Revamp Guidelines For Pap Smears : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “For years, doctors have recommended that women start getting Pap smears every year or two to try to catch signs of cancer early, when it's easiest to prevent and treat. But new guidelines say that testing every three years is a better idea for most women.” View full resource at npr.org
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Doctors Revamp Guidelines For Pap Smears http://t.co/KdxOMHq3 in @NPRHealth. [Annual screening no longer recommended]
Doctors Revamp Guidelines For Pap Smears : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “For years, doctors have recommended that women start getting Pap smears every year or two to try to catch signs of cancer early, when it's easiest to prevent and treat. But new guidelines say that testing every three years is a better idea for most women.” View full resource at npr.org
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Doctors Revamp Guidelines For Pap Smears #cervical #cancer-More at http://t.co/lsviG6Km
Doctors Revamp Guidelines For Pap Smears : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “For years, doctors have recommended that women start getting Pap smears every year or two to try to catch signs of cancer early, when it's easiest to prevent and treat. But new guidelines say that testing every three years is a better idea for most women.” View full resource at npr.org
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Doctors Revamp Guidelines For Pap Smears. http://t.co/jJNMkm7d #sarasota #bradenton
Metal Hips Prone To Early Failure : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “Metal-on-metal hip replacements fail at faster rates than other types of devices, a new study confirms. People should get regular checkups if they've had a hip replacement, doctors say.” View full resource at npr.org
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NPR talks to Rush orthopedics chair Joshua Jacobs about metal-on-metal hips http://t.co/z4jZIy6l @mor_docs
Metal Hips Prone To Early Failure : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “Metal-on-metal hip replacements fail at faster rates than other types of devices, a new study confirms. People should get regular checkups if they've had a hip replacement, doctors say.” View full resource at npr.org
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Circumcision May Lower Risk For Prostate Cancer : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “Researchers found a 15 percent lower risk of prostate cancer among circumcised men than those who hadn't been circumcised. But the study doesn't prove that circumcision would work, though there're some reason to think it might.” View full resource at npr.org
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Circumcision May Lower Risk For Prostate Cancer : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “Researchers found a 15 percent lower risk of prostate cancer among circumcised men than those who hadn't been circumcised. But the study doesn't prove that circumcision would work, though there're some reason to think it might.” View full resource at npr.org
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Debate grows over colorectal cancer screenings
sfgate.com — “A colonoscopy, a dreaded medical procedure for people 50 and older, is the best, one-shot way to screen and detect colon cancer for now, most health professionals agree. But an increasing number of experts are beginning...” View full resource at sfgate.com
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Debate grows over colorectal cancer screenings - San Francisco Chronicle http://t.co/MvkQKQU0 #medicine
Group backs HPV shot recommendation for boys | Reuters
reuters.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys 11 years and up should get Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine to protect them against HPV infections, which can cause genital warts as well as oral, penile and anal cancers,” View full resource at reuters.com
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11-yo Doberman w/possible Lymphoma - Cancer in Pets - MedHelp
medhelp.org — “The issues with our dobermans health started last year after a so-called vet talked my boyfriend into giving our 10-year old doberman a lymes shot which I think was unnecessary. He could barely walk f...” View full resource at medhelp.org
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Apps: Don't visit your GP, use your mobile phone for a check-up instead... | Mail Online
dailymail.co.uk — “Cancer sufferers, pregnant women and those with diabetes, lung problems and heart disease will be urged to take daily measurements and text them into a central computer system.” View full resource at dailymail.co.uk
Most Recently Shared on February 22, 2012 at 12:23 pm By:
Interesting MT @HealthcareSMM @IngaStevens: Patients told to use #app for check-up instead of visiting their GP http://t.co/CbAbOyLx
Controversial Komen Policy Official Resigns : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “Karen Handel, a former Republican candidate for governor in Georgia, resigned her job, effective immediately, as vice president for public policy at Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The departure comes days after the breast-cancer charity reversed course on funding for Planned Parenthood.” View full resource at npr.org
Most Recently Shared on February 7, 2012 at 4:41 pm By:
Controversial Komen Policy Official Resigns: http://t.co/OioygFJl (Komen statement included)
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