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Practical approaches to mental health (AAFP Scientific Assembly)

Family physicians are urged to screen their patients for mental illness and treat those whose conditions are not severe.
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LGBT patients: Reluctant and underserved

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients sometimes postpone care because of discrimination concerns. Sometimes health professionals chase them away unknowingly. Here are ways to combat that.
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ACOG calls for annual mammograms for women starting at age 40

The recommendations mark a departure from the group's previous guidelines and differ from those of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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Graphic warning labels latest bid to curb smoking habits

The FDA finalizes nine provocative images and texts that must appear on all cigarette packages by September 2012.
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Doctors confront burst of mental health problems after disasters

In the first 24 hours, survivors such as those in Joplin, Mo., often exhibit confusion, despair, disbelief and disorientation. Physicians need to know how to respond.

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Posted Feb. 13
IOM presents blueprint to combat chronic disease
A federal report provides a framework for public health efforts to address the health and social needs of people with chronic disease.

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