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Change in cancer-screening guidelines
New recommendations have been issued for when you should get breast cancer mammograms and cervical-cancer screenings. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports some doctors believe patients need to change their mindsets. (11/20/2009)
Plastic surgeons face tax in health bill
The Senate health bill includes a 5% tax on optional cosmetic procedures. But plastic surgeons have their knives out for this idea. Bob Moon reports. (11/19/2009)
How health reform may affect a family
A lot of big numbers have been thrown around for the health-care overhaul bills in Congress. But how would the plans actually help the average family of four with no insurance? Nancy Marshall Genzer reports. (11/19/2009)
Opponents take aim at health bill
The Congressional Budget Office has been crunching the numbers to find out how much the Senate health-care overhaul will cost. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports the bill's opponents are having a field day. (11/17/2009)
Will health reform push up drug prices?
Drug makers are raising prices in advance of the health-care overhaul in Congress. Why? Nancy Marshall Genzer reports. (11/16/2009)
Unhealthy report for Zetia and Vytorin
A new study is raising more questions about Merck's cholesterol drugs. Prescription rates for Zetia and Vytorin, the drugs in the unfavorable report, have fallen 20 percent in two years. Jennifer Collins reports. (11/16/2009)
FDA looks at online medicine regulation
The FDA is considering developing rules for how drug companies can advertise online. Reporter Nancy Marshall Genzer talks the details with Steve Chiotakis. (11/12/2009)
Disabled workers have a tougher time
The mentally disabled want to work as much as anybody does, but jobs for them are even tougher to come by -- especially during a recession. David Martin Davies reports. (11/10/2009)
Bill may guarantee paid sick days for flu
A Senate committee is holding a hearing on legislation that would guarantee paid sick days for people affected by the season flu or H1N1. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports. (11/10/2009)
Employers weigh in on health care bill
Small business advocates are complaining that the House's health care bill would impose new insurance obligations on employers while doing little to contain costs. Joel Rose explores these and other employer concerns. (11/09/2009)
