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First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

Mammograms may be worth risks for some in their 40s

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that starting breast cancer screening at age 40 might be worthwhile for some women who have a higher-than-average risk of the disease, for example because their mother had cancer.Researchers and cancer ... [ Published May 01 2012 by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]
First Reported Apr 30 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

Breastfeeding not limited by pacifier use after all, new study shows

(Credit: istockphoto) (CBS News) Pacifiers interfere with breastfeeding and make it less likely a baby will latch on to mom, conventional wisdom goes. But new research suggests the opposite is true. A recent study found that limiting the use of pacifiers ... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by CBS News ]

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"Ultimately," he concluded, "the preferences of individual women, recognizing the potential for harm and benefit, should be respected."
...Richard Schanler, chair of the American AcademyAmerican Academy of Pediatrics' breast-feeding section, told HealthDay, "You cannot draw conclusions to change health care practices from this type of study." Schanler noted that the study did not offer information about how newborns were comforted if not by pacifiers, or how hospital staff members were educated...

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