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Have you heard about HALO Breast Pap Test?
November 2008
The HALO Breast Cancer Screening is the first practical method of
identifying changes in the breast several years before they might become
cancerous. It is recommended for women as young as 25 years old. It works like a
Pap smear for cervical cancer. The test takes about 5 minutes and costs $75.
Please call to make an appointment to have the HALO test done in our office (www.HALOpap.com).
FDA Unveils Drus Safety Website.
AMNews (11/17, Landers) reports that the FDA has a new webpage intended to
provide one-stop shopping for postmarket drug safety information The
website provides links to an array of data, icluding information on drug labels;
medications that have risk evaluation and mitigation strategies; postmarket
studies; and information from MedWatch. (www.FDA.com)
The spread of the flu is linked to airline travel? Domestic airline
travel in November is the best predictor of the spread of influenza – the fewer
people who travel by airline over the Thanksgiving holiday, in particular, the
slower the flu moves across the country. ( PLoS Medicine ,K. Mandl, MD, Harvard)
Vitamin C may fight wrinkles. In a study of 4,025 women, those who
consumed the most vitamin C had 11% fewer wrinkles than those who consumed the
least. The antioxidants in vitamin C are an important component in the
production of collagen, a protein that helps keep skin smooth and firm. (The
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, M. Cosgrove, PhD, Unilever, the
Netherland)
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