Read more preventative medicine stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/803/preventative-medicine.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:59:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74358/welcome-to-the-conspiracy-to-ration-mammograms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRepublicans are right: the new government guidelines urging women not to have mammograms in their 40s are definitely a nefarious conspiracy to start rationing care. “Whatever happens, we do not want the government conducting any studies on whether current health practices actually do any good,” writes Gail Collins in the...http://www.newser.com/story/74358/welcome-to-the-conspiracy-to-ration-mammograms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 9:28:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74341/new-mammogram-advice-not-us-policy-sebelius.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recommendation from the US Preventative Services Task Force that women in their 40s should not get mammograms is not government policy, said the secretary of Health and Human Services. Kathleen Sebelius tried to tamp down some of the controversy that has followed the panel’s decision, asserting that government insurance...http://www.newser.com/story/74341/new-mammogram-advice-not-us-policy-sebelius.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 17:22:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63866/get-a-checkup-or-lose-your-insurance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow far can a firm go to improve the health of its employees? AmeriGas Propane's insurance costs were rising, its work force was aging, and its employees weren't getting preventative care. The company began voluntary programs to encourage healthy behavior that didn't work. So AmeriGas gave its workers a simple...http://www.newser.com/story/63866/get-a-checkup-or-lose-your-insurance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 14:23:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49052/study-may-help-mastectomy-dilemma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers alarmed by a spike in potentially unnecessary double mastectomies have identified three risk factors that might help breast cancer patients make better decisions about whether to have a healthy breast removed, the Houston Chronicle reports. The research was motivated by an earlier study that revealed 80% of women who...http://www.newser.com/story/49052/study-may-help-mastectomy-dilemma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 10:22:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/4164/you-say-tomato-fda-says-not-a-cancer-cure-all.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTomatoes and lycopene, the pigment that gives them their color, do not prevent cancer, the FDA says, contradicting preliminary research. Researchers analyzed 145 studies of lycopene, tomatoes, and cancer risk and found "no credible evidence" that the vegetable wards off lung, colorectal, breast, cervical or uterine cancers, according to a...http://www.newser.com/story/4164/you-say-tomato-fda-says-not-a-cancer-cure-all.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jul 2007 13:25:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1057/insurer-ties-employee-pay-to-patient-health.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe country's largest health insurer says it will pay up for good health--offering bonuses to employees who boost patients' use of preventive medical services. WellPoint Inc.'s plan is intended to encourage participation in programs like diabetes management, which helps patients handle their medical needs before they end up in...http://www.newser.com/story/1057/insurer-ties-employee-pay-to-patient-health.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Apr 2007 8:32:49 CDT