Monday: Sarah Palin on Oprah
If you missed Sarah Palin launching her book tour on Oprah, you've certainly heard about it. Her new book, ‘Going Rogue,’ is the number one best seller.
Tuesday: When to mammogram
A new report
sparked confusion and controversy over
when and how often to get a mammogram, recommending age 50 for regular screening,
not 40. But Health and Human Services asked people to stay the course and urged
earlier screenings. The CDC says 41,000 women and 375 men
die from breast cancer each year.
Wednesday: Obama visits Great Wall
President Obama wrapped his
meetings in China on trade, currency, climate and security,
with a visit to the Great Wall, before heading to South Korea and then home.
Wednesday: Senate reveals health bill
The stats: $849
billion over 10 years; 31 million covered. Vote on Saturday over whether to discuss
and vote on the bill. More details.
Thursday: More Oprah
Talk show queen
Oprah Winfrey says she’ll announce Friday that she’ll end her show in 2011 to
focus on her new cable network, OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, which launches
next year. Will those 7 million viewers move with her?
Friday: Changes in screenings for cervical cancer
New guidelines
recommend starting screening at age 21, regardless of sexual activity, and get
the test every two years and less frequently into their 30s if there's no
history of cancer or abnormal pap smears. The report says incidence of cervical
cancer is very low in teenagers. Read more.
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