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Federal panel recommends pap smear every three years

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Walt Larimore

A federal panel says healthy women do NOT need to get a pap smear every year after all. While many physicians, including me, strongly support the recommendation, there are some worried that the recommendation will lead to women deciding that … Continue reading →

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New guidelines: Women can get Pap smears every two years

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Walt Larimore

The AP has a nice report on another set of guidelines just out that declare, “Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually.” The new guidelines conclude, and I agreed, that is … Continue reading →

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The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 4 – Marriage

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Walt Larimore

In my newest book, 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, I teach people how to utilize ten essentials that are necessary to live a happy and highly healthy life. Under The Essential of Self-Care, teach what I call “The 10 … Continue reading →

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HPV vaccine (Gardasil) expert questions vaccination for young girls

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Walt Larimore

Dr. Diane Harper, a friend of mine, is one of the lead researchers for the HPV vaccine (Gardasil), and now “is speaking out about its risks, benefits, and aggressive marketing.” 

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