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October is traditionally Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when
the major charities organize fundraisers and awareness-spreading campaigns.
Those diagnosed with breast cancer, an ailment which affects one in eight
women, benefit from support from the campaign. Making more and more women aware
of the danger of breast cancer means making more women have mammograms and
detect the cancer in its earliest stages.
The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month was founded in
1985, by breast cancer drug manufacturer AstraZeneca, provider of Arimidex and
Tamoxifen. The famous Pink Ribbon...
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month appears to have echoes not
only in the United States
but also on the African continent. For instance, women in Kenya are also learning
how to detect early signs of the disease. It’s no longer a secret that early
detection of breast cancer leads to better outcomes. According to recent
figures, if breast cancer is detected early, the five-year survival rate for
breast cancer exceeds 90 percent.
One in nine Kenyan women is diagnosed with breast cancer. Most
don’t have the financial resources to deal with the disease while some find out
when it’s...
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Democrat Barack Obama’s plan would cover 34
million of the nation’s projected 67 million uninsured people in 10 years,
compared with just 2 million covered under Republican John McCain’s plan,
according to a report released by the Commonwealth Fund. A recent analysis
published in the journal Health Affairs suggests that the McCain’s plan will
lead employers to drop coverage for over 20 million Americans, while 21 million
people would gain coverage through the individual market.
McCain’s plan would eliminate tax breaks on
employer-sponsored health care benefits and instead give...
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One has to attentively analyze what the two candidates have to offer in their programs. John McCain and Barack Obama's health reform plans are different both in their approaches to solving problems and their potential effects on voters. Republican presidential nominee John McCain, could provide refundable tax credits of $2,500 for individuals or $5,000 for families, for everyone who obtains private health insurance, provide a variety of insurance choices that would not be dependent on a job, work with state governors to increase insurance pools for people uninsurable on the individual...
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However controversial Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine
Gardasil has been considered since approval, about a quarter of the nation’s
teenage girls received it in 2007, according to a report released Thursday by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The percentage is “very good,” Lance Rodewald, director of
the division of immunization services at the CDC, said but “We need to see that
rate every year if we are going to meet our goal.” Federal health officials are
pushing for 90 percent immunization rates for all recommended shots.
The CDC based its report on...
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The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate are on the point of clearing legislation to...
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and the Health Research and Educational Trust found...
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