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Women should undergo fewer Pap tests for cervical cancer, medical group says
Just days after the release of controversial new guidelines recommending against routine mammograms for most women under 50, a different group of medical professionals has announced that the frequency of Pap tests for cervical cancer detection should also be decreased for most women.
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Fish Kill: Nanosilver Mutates Fish Embryos
Tiny particles of silver--potent antimicrobial agents that can kill bacteria on contact--are becoming increasingly popular in consumer goods. But nanosilver washes down drains and is discharged into waterways, where fish and other aquatic life are exposed
For Sale: Human Eggs Become a Research Commodity
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Readers Respond on "Grassoline"
Fact or Fiction: Generic Drugs Are Bad for You
Penile erectile tissue grown in lab
Are doctors getting slower or are patients getting sicker?
The Color of Sin--Why the Good Guys Wear White
"On-pump" heart bypass surgery beats out beating-heart technique
Brain disease treated by gene therapy
TED MED: Grandma's little robot helper
Government panel recommends fewer and later mammograms, no self-exams
Illuminating the Lilliputian: 10 Bioscapes Photo Contest Winners Revealed
Fish Kill: Nanosilver Mutates Fish Embryos
For Sale: Human Eggs Become a Research Commodity
Women should undergo fewer Pap tests for cervical cancer, medical group says
Fact or Fiction: Generic Drugs Are Bad for You
World Changing Ideas: 20 Ways to Build a Cleaner, Healthier, Smarter World
MIND Reviews: Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals
Crack Research: Good news about knuckle cracking.
Tasting the Light: Device Lets the Blind "See" with Their Tongues
Does Inflammation Trigger Insulin Resistance and Diabetes?
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Does Inflammation Trigger Insulin Resistance and Diabetes?
Conditional Consciousness: Predicting Recovery from the Vegetative State
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The Double Life of ATP in Humans
Piercing the Plasma: Ideas to Beat the Communications Blackout of Reentry
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