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It's been a confusing week for women, with new guidelines for breast cancer and cervical cancer exams. Though the guidelines triggered controversy, one expert said, there could be a silver lining.

Halvorson talked at length about the need for 'a care improvement agenda in America' and fielded live questions about health care reform, costs, and comparisons of American health care to that of other countries’ systems. The interview was recorded and viewable online.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu activity was declining in all regions of the country.

To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question.

Hot lines, online groups and organizations that charge fees on a sliding scale are options for finding help.

The new mammogram recommendations out earlier this week caused quite an uproar. Now comes another change in screening tests for women -- this one for cervical cancer.

Dozens of people shared stories of losing loved ones to suicide on CNN.com's iReport. They're part of a growing movement that openly speaks out about the experience, despite the stigma.

You know what the flu looks like, don't you? Fever, aches and pain, sometimes an upset stomach. But an estimated 10 to 50 percent of H1N1 flu cases are showing up without fever -- long thought of as the flu's defining feature.

Procter & Gamble is recalling Vicks Sinex nasal spray in the United States, Britain and Germany after finding it contained bacteria, the company said.

Dealing with the symptoms of a serious illness is difficult. But help is available -- a new brochure describes a comprehensive treatment that helps reduce or eliminate the pain and other distressing symptoms of illness and medical treatments. "Palliative Care: The Relief You Need When You're Experiencing the Symptoms of Serious Illness," produced by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health, explains in easy-to-understand language what palliative care is, who it benefits, and how it works.

Aisha's Fish and Chicken is named for Stanley Walker's 16-year-old daughter; it's a small family business known for its wings, catfish and signature sauce.

New recommendations on breast and cervical cancer screening have been met with anger and confusion, not to mention a measure of political posturing.

New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and go for screening less often than had been previously recommended.

Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits in Down syndrome.

The Senate majority leader’s deep personal involvement in assembling the overhaul of the health care system has led the measure to the brink of a historic Senate debate.

The clinician showed that three antibiotics could be safely combined to provide a cure, providing the template for later combination therapies for cancer and AIDS.

The Preventive Services Task Force, which urged women to get less-frequent screening for breast cancer, was created to be apolitical.

The University of Nebraska would be the first such institution to set stricter limits than what national or state law allows.

The players union says that Dr. Ira Casson is too biased to be the co-chairman of the league’s committee on concussions.

Young women should have their first Pap test no sooner than age 21, regardless of when they become sexually active, say new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Earlier screening for cervical cancer may lead to unnecessary and possibly harmful treatments for an increasingly rare cancer, according to ACOG, the leading U.S. professional organization for obstetricians and gynecologists.