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NFL charts new course on concussion policy
November 24, 2009The NFL and its players union recently announced the approval of independent neurologists to evaluate head injuries and treating players due to concussions.
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New mammogram guidelines: What’s a woman to do?
November 24, 2009New guidelines have turned life upside down for women used to having a mammogram and breast examination every year starting at age 40, and doing monthly self-examinations.
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States reap benefits with health reform
November 23, 2009Blanche Lincoln and Joe Lieberman took center stage in the health care debate this past week.
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Students occupy university building to protest fee hikes
November 22, 2009Students occupied Wheeler Hall on the University of California campus in Berkeley, protesting a decision by university regents to raise fees.
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House hearing debates Cuba travel
November 22, 2009A bill to end the Cuba travel ban got a lively debate in a House committee last week.
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