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Most women who see a gynecologist have become accustomed to the annual Pap smear, the standard cervical-cancer screening tool. But, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), the test produces nearly 3 million abnormal results a year--yet only 13,000 cases of cervical cancer occur yearly--leading to needless anxiety or invasive, potentially harmful procedures. So the ACS has revised its screening guidelines and now recommends fewer tests or none at all for certain women. Those over 30 who have had three normal Pap smears in a row can scale back to once every two or three years...
Palmer disputes the notion that he took advantage of the tribe and says he was the victim of tribal politics: "We did not do one thing wrong. They lost the case at every level, in every jurisdiction. It was just a smear job." As for the 30% his company received for supplying the slots, he says, "We used all that to pay for the slot machines...
...central bank chairman and former Deputy Prime Minister Khudaiberdy Orazov. All four are émigrés and active members of the anti-Niyazov opposition. Orazov, who is chairman of the Vatan (Motherland) opposition movement, dismisses the alleged attempt as "a filthy provocation" concocted by the regime to smear its opponents. "The years of Niyazov's rule have ruined Turkmenistan," Orazov told TIME. "We don't want him dead. We want him alive to stand trial" for alleged embezzlement and other crimes. Over 100 people were detained and more arrests are expected. PORTUGAL School for Scandal Prime Minister...
...make, and may the shame of their endorsement follow them to the grave. But those who love freedom may also exercise their rights of free speech. All the hatred and calumny in the world cannot obscure the achievement of the state of Israel. The more others try to smear the citizens and aspirations of the Jewish state, the more its admirers are bound to proclaim its accomplishments. Israel has withstood thousands of terrorist attacks in the last two years—a situation Americans can hardly imagine—yet it sustains a democratic culture under conditions of siege that...
...Omen The Uttar Pradesh Cow Protection Commission in India is urging people to smear themselves in cow dung for protection from radiation burns in case of nuclear...