Topic: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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Frequent Bone Scans Not Needed?

New research could mean millions of older women can skip frequent screening tests for osteoporosis: If an initial bone scan shows no big problems...
Published January 26, 2012. | Reuters. advertisement. . When children have high cholesterol or blood pressure, their parents may have increased...
Screening rates for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer remain below target levels in the United States and are especially low among Asians and...

CDC: Cancer-Screening Rates Fall Short of Goals

U.S. cancer-screening rates are falling short of the government's targets.. . According to new stats out today from the CDC, not enough people are...

Aspirin not worth risks for healthy women: Study

Aspirin is a bad bargain for healthy women trying to stave off heart attacks or strokes, although it's commonly used for that purpose, according to ...

Vitamin D has mixed effects on cancer, broken bones

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Extra vitamin D and calcium may offer some protection against fractures in elderly people, but have little or no impact on cancer risk, according to a fresh look at the medical evidence.Some research has suggested that vitamin ...
La Jolla, CA, October 15, 2011 -(PR.com)- From The National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions and The California Prostate Cancer...
Langhorne, PA, October 08, 2011 -(PR.com)- Alcohol use may complicate cancer treatment, increase the risk of harmful side effects from medication...
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