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Breast Cancer Survivor Concerned About New Study

Breast Cancer Survivor Concerned About New Study

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Some breast cancer survivors are worried about a new report that says women don't need mammograms until age 50. 

Coed Slumber Party: Is It a Good Idea for Your Kids?

Coed Slumber Party: Is It a Good Idea for Your Kids?

Most of us remember slumber parties when we were growing up. It meant staying up all night and eating lots of junk food. But sleepovers are changing, and some kids are having coed sleepovers.

Local Cancer Researchers Question Mammogram Study

Local Cancer Researchers Question Mammogram Study

Columbia (WLTX) - Several local cancer researchers aren't buying the latest government recommendation on when women should get mammograms.

Report Discourages Self-Breast Exams, Survivors Disagree

Report Discourages Self-Breast Exams, Survivors Disagree

Largo, FL (10Connects.com) -- New government recommendations on breast cancer screenings have sparked a huge debate.

Prices For H1N1 Drug Tamiflu Vary Widely For Same Dose

Prices For H1N1 Drug Tamiflu Vary Widely For Same Dose

(USA Today)  Some pharmacies are charging three times what others are for a scarce liquid form of the H1N1 drug Tamiflu used by children, USA TODAY has found. At least two states' attorneys general are investigating.

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House to Vote on Medicare Bill Thursday

House to Vote on Medicare Bill Thursday

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House is scheduled to vote Thursday on a bill that could have an impact on seniors enrolled in Medicare.

Vaccines on the Horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, Herpes

Vaccines on the Horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, Herpes

New vaccines could be coming online within the next five years for a whole raft of diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, pandemic flu and others.

Small Businesses Are Scaling Back Health Plans

Small Businesses Are Scaling Back Health Plans

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Small businesses across the country are dropping or scaling back employee health care plans because of the rising cost of insurance.

Flu Shots in South Carolina - How to Find Them

Flu Shots in South Carolina - How to Find Them

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Are you wondering how to find flu shots in South Carolina? Well, we've made it easier.

New Report: Wait Until 50 to Have Mammogram

New Report: Wait Until 50 to Have Mammogram

Most women should wait until age 50 to get mammograms and then have one every two years, a government task force said Monday in a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing recommendation of annual screening starting at 40.

Light Smokers Could Need Help Quitting, Too

Light Smokers Could Need Help Quitting, Too

AIDS Activists To Obama: Send Funds To The South

AIDS Activists To Obama: Send Funds To The South

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- People with AIDS, activists and health care professionals want the Obama administration to provide more money to combat the disease's toll in the rural South.

New Study Casts More Doubt on Cholesterol Drugs

New Study Casts More Doubt on Cholesterol Drugs

ORLANDO - The blockbuster cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia suffered a major setback Sunday when doctors released the results of a second study in as many years that raises concerns about how well the drugs work.

Govt: Medicare Paid $47 Billion in Suspect Claims

Govt: Medicare Paid $47 Billion in Suspect Claims

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal report suggests as much as 12.4 percent of Medicare claims for the first part of this year are suspect -- some $47 billion worth of taxpayer money.

Children's Hospitals Object to Proposed Funding Reductions

Children's Hospitals Object to Proposed Funding Reductions

WASHINGTON - The nation's children's hospitals are lobbying Congress to change a provision in the pending health care legislation that industry leaders say will reduce their federal funding by as much as $876 million.

Flu Has Killed 540 Kids, Sickened 22 Million Americans

Flu Has Killed 540 Kids, Sickened 22 Million Americans

Swine flu has swept through about 22 million Americans from April to October, killing an estimated 3,900 people, including 540 children, health officials said Thursday.

District Releases H1N1 Vaccinations for Kershaw Schools

District Releases H1N1 Vaccinations for Kershaw Schools

Kershaw County, SC (WLTX) -- According to Kershaw County school officials, health officials from the Department of Health and Environmental Control will offer H1N1 vaccine clinics this week.

Doctors Vote to Repeal

Doctors Vote to Repeal "Don't Ask-Don't Tell"

Chicago, IL (AP) -- The nation's largest doctors' group has agreed to join efforts to repeal the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.

H1N1 Vaccination Clinics: Nov. 9 - 13

H1N1 Vaccination Clinics: Nov. 9 - 13

(WLTX) - If you are wondering where you can get vaccinated for the swine flu, there are five counties in the Midlands giving them from Nov. 9 to Nov. 13.

House Roll Call: How They Voted on Abortion Issue

House Roll Call: How They Voted on Abortion Issue

By The Associated Press
The 240-194 roll call Saturday by which the House voted to prohibit federal funding of abortions in a Democratic-written health care bill.

Rapid Flu Test Not Always Reliable

Rapid Flu Test Not Always Reliable

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- According to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, the tests for detecting H1N1 vary from 10 to 70 percent accuracy.

Swine Flu 'Widespread' in South Carolina Again

Swine Flu 'Widespread' in South Carolina Again

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina is back among the list of states reporting the swine flu is widespread.

Swine Flu 101: What Do You Want to Know?

Swine Flu 101: What Do You Want to Know?

(WLTX) - On Thursday, Nov. 05 a representative from DHEC will be in the News19 studio to talk about the swine flu.

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