Kennedy dispute reveals divide among Catholics EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties....
Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings....
GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul....
Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo BROMONT, Quebec (AP) -- A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun....
Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) -- Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist....
Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer....
Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps WASHINGTON (AP) -- First mammograms. Now - in an apparent coincidence - Pap smears....
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