http://hosted.ap.org/ AP Top Health News At 8:28 a.m. EST &copy; 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://apdigitalnews.com/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a>. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken."... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:23:33 GMT By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_TV__TOTS?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SEATTLE (AP) -- Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:35:45 GMT By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_TV__TOTS?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BREAST_CANCER_SCREENING_HEALY?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:43:06 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BREAST_CANCER_SCREENING_HEALY?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_MAMMOGRAMS?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 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.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:41:08 GMT By PHILIP ELLIOTT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_MAMMOGRAMS?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_WOMENS_TESTS?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 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.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:24:08 GMT By LAURIE KELLMAN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_WOMENS_TESTS?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CN_CANADA_FACEBOOK_INSURANCE?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 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.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:20:53 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CN_CANADA_FACEBOOK_INSURANCE?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MARINES_MENTAL_HEALTH?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 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.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:59:06 GMT By KEVIN MAURER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MARINES_MENTAL_HEALTH?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_CANCER_SCREENING_LIST?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 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.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:24:32 GMT By The Associated Press http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_CANCER_SCREENING_LIST?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_FEWER_PAP_SMEARS?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- First mammograms. Now - in an apparent coincidence - Pap smears.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:29 GMT By LAURAN NEERGAARD http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_FEWER_PAP_SMEARS?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_SWINE_FLU?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ATLANTA (AP) -- Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:18:28 GMT By MIKE STOBBE http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_SWINE_FLU?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT