<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wcbstv.com/health/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>New York News, Weather, Sports &amp; Traffic - WCBSTV.com</title><link>http://wcbstv.com/health</link><description><![CDATA[New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:52:21 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Pap Smear Guidelines Frustrate, Confuse Women]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/health/pap.smear.women.2.1325361.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/health/pap.smear.women.2.1325361.html</link><description><![CDATA[The change in the guidelines for frequency of pap smears recommended by
the College of Obstetrics and Gynecology has some women confused,
frustrated, and feeling sidelined when it comes to their own health.Some patients are now concerned insurance companies will stop covering the tests.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:21:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not All Docs Agree With Pap Smear Recommendations]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/health/pap.smear.recommendations.2.1325257.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/health/pap.smear.recommendations.2.1325257.html</link><description><![CDATA[Two days after a controversial change in mammogram guidelines, there's another suggestion for women to reduce cancer screenings. This time, it's pap smears, which detect cervical cancers. It's part of a yearly exam with a gynecologist, and it detects infections, abnormal cervical cells, and even cervical dangers. Now new guidelines advise that women can delay having their first pap test and many more can wait longer to go back for follow-up screenings.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:41:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 N.C. H1N1 Positive Patients Resistant To Tamiflu]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/health/h1n1.patients.resistant.2.1325237.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/health/h1n1.patients.resistant.2.1325237.html</link><description><![CDATA[Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a
type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said
Friday. The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks make up the biggest cluster seen so far in the U.S. Tamiflu -- made by Switzerland's Roche Group -- is one of two flu
medicines that help against swine flu, and health officials have been
closely watching for signs that the virus is mutating, making the drugs
ineffective.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:29:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HealthWatch: Medical Tourism]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/health/medical.tourism.surgical.2.1323535.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/health/medical.tourism.surgical.2.1323535.html</link><description><![CDATA[Travel to places like India, Korea and even Cost Rica is on the rise. But it's not just for the scenery and tourist attractions. More and more Americans are traveling to foreign countries for cheaper medical care. But just how safe is it to have an operation overseas? CBS 2 HD examines the growing trend of medical tourism. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:42:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test Vote Set For Senate Health Care Bill]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/health/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/health/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</link><description><![CDATA[A wavering centrist Democrat said Friday he'd stand with Senate
Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping
health care bill amid indications other moderates would fall in line. The
announcement from Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., came as Senate leaders
pushed ahead toward the make-or-break vote with no margin for rebellion
on President Obama's signature issue.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Mammograms, Now Pap Smears?]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/health/pap.smear.new.2.1323940.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/health/pap.smear.new.2.1323940.html</link><description><![CDATA[There are new guidelines for another crucial cancer test for women. This time, the changes involve the screening test for cervical cancer, the Papanicolaou test, also known as a Pap smear. The new revisions come just days after controversial changes to mammogram recommendations, which have led to confusion about women's health care. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bacteria Prompts Vicks Nasal Spray Recall]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/health/vicks.sinex.nasal.2.1324617.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/health/vicks.sinex.nasal.2.1324617.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Procter &amp; Gamble Co. has recalled some 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex
nasal spray after the company found bacteria in samples during routine
testing.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military Attempting To Predict PTSD]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/health/post.traumatic.stress.2.1324203.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/health/post.traumatic.stress.2.1324203.html</link><description><![CDATA[A military experiment is underway to try to predict who's most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Understanding underlying triggers might help reduce the burden of those who return psychologically wounded - if they can get early help. PTSD is a crippling condition that can emerge after a terrifying event - car accident, sexual assault, terrorist attack or combat. It's thought to affect as many as one in five veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:04:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Movie Popcorn, Soda Pack Surprising Calorie Wallop]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/health/movie.popcorn.calorie.2.1321798.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/health/movie.popcorn.calorie.2.1321798.html</link><description><![CDATA[Ordering a medium popcorn and soda combo from a major national movie theater chain is the equivalent of eating three McDonald's Quarter Pounders with 12 pats of butter, according to a new study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:12:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mammogram Recommendations Angers Cancer Patients]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/health/mammograms.breast.cancer.2.1323277.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/health/mammograms.breast.cancer.2.1323277.html</link><description><![CDATA[For many women, it's an annual date they wouldn't dream of missing: their mammogram appointment. But now, two days after a task force recommended upping the age and decreasing the frequency of mammograms, many women are still struggling with the report's impact. Meredith Israel is still stunned by the recommendations. The 36-year-old mother of two has breast cancer, detected by a mammogram after she did a self-exam and found a lump. Her cancer is advanced.<br />
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