Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:57:07 -0500 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:57:07 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/New-Mammogram-Recommendations--70232527.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:50:24 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/KNSD_Breast_Cancer_s_Young_Victims_100909_18_mezzn_640x480.jpg
Physicians, patients speak out about new health expert recommendations concerning mammograms.

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11 days after delivery, Martha Castillo passed away.

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Little Gabriella can thank being a female to her miraculous recovery

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New H1N1 clinic opens for high-risk patients in Broward County.

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Fort Worth’s ambulance service is considering a plan to call taxis for non-serious flu patients.

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Chill-out Miami, you're the least stressed city in the nation.

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An 8-year-old girl beat a coma and swine flu and has had to learn how to walk, talk and eat again

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The laser treatment Zerona promises to slim your profile by between three and nine inches without going under the knife.

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The Quaker Oats man looks so trustworthy, but Attorney General Richard Blumenthal thinks you're being misled. Count Chocula and Toucan Sam are in his radar, too.

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Josiah Lewis, 13, may be put in foster care if he can't slim down.

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The flu vaccine could end a Virginia woman's shot at being a Redskins cheerleader.

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A Pennsylvania Catholic Diocese will suspend sacred practices during worship service to prevent the spread of swine flu.

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Ripped muscles and a cut, trim physique aren't exactly the images that come to mind when one thinks of a man who's nearly a century old. Unless that man is Jack LaLanne.

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The swine flu vaccine is ready – are you?

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Picture yourself with less weight in minutes.The only exercise you have to do is a simple rep of point, click and drag.

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Trauma patients have a better chance of survival if intoxicated.

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Ever wonder what you would look like at your goal weight? Wonder no more.

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Is "craft therapy" the secret to stress relief and relaxation.

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Is froot the same as fruit? Roy Werbel thought so and now he is mad about it.

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There will be no kissing under the full moon at Stanford this year -- at least not officially.

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Relief from debilitating migraines could be just a puff away.

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An urban search and rescue team has the right tools for a delicate job.

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