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New United States mammogram guidelines ignite debate

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Medical Journal Club article for February 2010: New United States mammogram guidelines ignite debate | Canadian Family Physician Journal - "On Nov. 16, 2009, the United States Preventative Services Task Force, a 16-member panel of experts appointed by the Department of Health and Human Services, released new guidelines for breast cancer screening. ...

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Second Life Health

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

A Survey of Health-Related Activities on Second Life - Journal of Medical Internet Research. Second Life is an online virtual reality 3-D world which is populated by avatars. Researchers from Ottawa and Toronto identified health-related sites on Second Life. "The most common type of health-related site in our sample (n = 68) ...

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