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TASK FORCE UPDATES BREAST CANCER SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS
The
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released updated
recommendations for breast cancer screening, recommending against routine
screening mammography for women ages 40 to 49. The decision to start screening
before the age of 50 should be an individual one and should take into account a
woman's age, general health, hormone level, family history, and how these factor
into specific benefits and harms. In 2002 the Task Force recommended screening
mammography every 1-2 years for women ages 40 and older.
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HOUSE PASSES HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL WITH STRONG PREVENTION AND
WELLNESS PROVISIONS
The
House passed its version of health care reform legislation, the "Affordable
Health Care for America Act" (HR 3962,) that includes a $51 million funding
authorization for public health training programs, which fund preventive
medicine residency training programs. Current funding for these programs totals
$9 million, with just $1 million allocated to preventive medicine residency
training.
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ACPM
PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO SMART CHOICES EDITORIAL
ACPM
President Mark B. Johnson, MD, MPH, FACPM, responded to an
editorial in the November 3 edition of USA Today. The editorial
discussed the
FDA warning letter and subsequent recent demise of the Smart Choices
nutritional rating system. Dr. Johnson
responded, lauding the FDA for its vigilance and calling for a
scientifically valid, user-friendly system for rating the nutritional value of
food products.
You
will find Dr. Johnson's
letter to the editor on page A11 of the November 11 edition of USA Today
and online at
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/11/letters-rate-food-products.html#more.
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