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HPV Vaccine Flags Need for More Pap Tests

By Norsigian & Stephenson ● Commentary ● September 5, 2007

Questions still swirl around the HPV vaccine a year after it was introduced and as the market awaits a second product. But if the public-health dialogue makes one thing clear, it’s that more women at risk of cervical cancer should get Pap tests.

Diet Drug Makes a Bitter Weight-Loss Dose

By Norsigian & Stephenson ● Arts & Culture ● June 27, 2007

A new diet pill to hit drugstore shelves is feeding the national weight-loss obsession. Judy Norsigian and Heather Stephenson say the drug, marketed as alli, is the wrong answer for consumers who hunger for better health.

Let’s Make May the Month to Tame Osteoporosis Hype

By Norsigian & Stephenson ● Health & Science ● May 23, 2007

Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month opened with a news splash about a new treatment for the bone-weakening disease. Judy Norsigian and Heather Stephenson suggest not rushing to get your bone density tested until you’ve weighed all the issues.

Don’t Blame Mothers for C-Section Vogue

By Declercq & Norsigian ● Health & Science ● April 19, 2006

One factor regularly cited as contributing to record high C-Section rates are moms who are “too posh to push.” Judy Norsigian and Gene Declercq say this drastically distorts the story.

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