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Medical experts make new recommendations on pap smears
Medical experts make new recommendations on pap smears
For the second time in a week, medical experts are challenging conventional wisdom, telling women to get fewer screenings based on new science. VideoVideo
Study reveals shocking facts about theater popcorn
At your local movie theater the latest blockbuster isn't the only big thing you may be busting your seams if you hit the concession stand. VideoVideo
H1N1 vaccines hit the road
Mobile clinics are now being offered across Sedgwick County. VideoVideo
Some diagnosed with "stage zero" cancer
Doctors say the diagnosis is one more reason that yearly mammograms are so important. VideoVideo
 

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Dr. Tana on KSN 11.16.2009
Today's questions covered everything from blood pressure medicines, to the H1N1 vaccine, to rashes, finger pain, and a burning sensation in the leg. VideoVideo
Dr. Tana on KSN 11.10.2009
Dr. Tana answers questions about deep tissue massage as a medical treatment, sore throats, and bursitis. VideoVideo
Dr. Tana on KSN 11.09.2009
Viewers ask Dr. Tana about fevers, food poisoning, restless sleep, allergy shots and varicose veins. VideoVideo
Dr. Tana on KSN 11.03.2009
Dr. Tana Goering answered a question about thyroid levels and two questions about the H1N1 virus. VideoVideo
Dr. Tana on KSN 11.02.2009
Today's topics ranged from reversing of a tubal ligation, to rheumatoid arthritis treatments, to cholesterol issues, to a painful, constant cough. VideoVideo
Dr. Tana on KSN 10.27.2009
The H1N1 virus remains a concern for viewers. Dr. Tana answered several questions about the vaccine. She also answered a question about sleep problems. VideoVideo
Dr. Tana on KSN 10.26.2009
Viewers ask Dr. Tana about: the H1N1 virus, a painful arm injury, an emergency appendectomy, and the reliability of vasectomies vs. tubal ligations. VideoVideo
 
Swine flu may have hit peak, but not over yet

Dr. Toral Shah examines Sammi Jiminez, 4, in a tent clinic where patients with flu symptoms are treated outside the emergency room at Dell Children's Hospital in Austin, Texas.The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak across much of the globe, health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over.


Heavy college students must pass fitness class
A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.
New guidelines: Pap smears can start at 21

Nov. 20: Just days after controversial guidelines came out recommending changes in breast cancer screening, new guidelines are released for cervical cancer screening. What should women do? Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with gynecologist Dr. Lisa Perriera. (Other)Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.


Childhood vaccine cost to drop next year
Starting next year an extra 6.3 million children worldwide will have the chance to feel that pinch and get vaccinated against some of the world's deadliest illnesses.
H1N1 mutation found in some flu fatalities

Authorities said there is no reason to believe any mutation of the H1N1 virus had any implication for the effectiveness of the vaccine.Norwegian health authorities said Friday they have discovered a potentially significant mutation in the H1N1 influenza strain that could be responsible for causing the severest symptoms among those infected.


Deadly job? Funeral workers risk cancer
Morticians who use formaldehyde to embalm bodies have a higher risk of leukemia, researchers reported on Friday.
Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Greg Rivers, 20, of Sylvester, Ga., waits to take psychological tests at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. on Sept. 29, 2009.Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.
     
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