Thanksgiving Brings Hope To All
      The world is a mess, the United States included. There seems little reason to give thanks. This is not the first time in our history that we have entertained such thoughts. In 1863 the Civil War had been raging for more than two years, its outcome still in doubt, when President Abraham Lincoln designated the last Thursday in November as a national Day of Thanksgiving.
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Letters to the Editor
      Kill Stupak Amendment To The Editor:
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Mammogram, Self-Examination Cutbacks Threaten Women’s Health
BY JAY D TARTELL M.D.
      I share the dismay of many patients and physicians over the recent recommendations to cut back mammography screening and breast self examination issued by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. This comes at a time when many in Congress in their zeal to formulate a new healthcare system are procuring two-thirds of the money by cutting the Medicare system.
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