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• Health Highlights: Nov. 20, 2009

• Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 20, 2009

• Swine Flu May Hit Kids With Asthma Harder

  Canadian study finds more severe cases than with seasonal flu

• No Immediate Changes Expected in Mammogram Coverage

  Health plans say routine screening is an individual decision

• Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes

  CDC county-by-county analysis finds some areas with 1 in 10 adults already diabetic

• Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings

  Report looks to improve health of this group with better preventive care

• Health Highlights: Nov. 19, 2009

• Many Women Miscalculate Time to Full-Term Birth

  1 in 4 thinks it's as short as 34 weeks, potentially adding to preemie delivery rate, experts say

• Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines

  Meanwhile, three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new recommendations

• Formaldehyde May Endanger Funeral Workers

  Leukemia risk is found to increase with longer exposure to embalming fluids

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