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A living lesson

On the first day of school this year, Sharon Anderson asked her ninth-grade students at Midwood High School what they would do if they had 10 years to live.

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New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50
Rules on breast exam coverage clarified
By Kevin Sack and Gina Kolata | New York Times | November 19, 2009
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The Obama administration distanced itself Wednesday from new standards on breast cancer screening that were recommended this week by a federally appointed task force, saying government insurance programs will continue to cover routine mammograms for women starting at age 40.

3 years later ... still no divorce?
November 19, 2009

Dear Amy: I have been living with my paramour for almost three years. We are both in our 50s. We dated for two years before that.

N.C. official: Swine flu killed student
The Associated Press | November 18, 2009

Health officials say a North Carolina high school student's death earlier this month was the result of the swine flu.

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