Breast Cancer Screening: With New Mammogram Study, Women Get Whipsawed Again

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Here's what we're checking out today:

Breast Cancer: Women get whipsawed again with conflicting advice on the benefits of mammograms. CNN's Elizabeth Landau reports on a new study demonstrating the screening's benefits for women under 50 and places it in context of an earlier furor.

Suicide: WisconsinWatch.org teamed up with Wisconsin Public Radio and IndianCountryTV.com to produce a compelling series of reports on high suicide rates among Native Americans.

Cholera: The Associated Press reports vividly on the heartbreaking spread of cholera in Haiti, which has triggered a violent (and wholly unmetaphorical) witch hunt.

Nutrition: In the New York Times, Elissa Gootman snarkily unpacks Weight Watchers' new points system for dieters. Now, how many points are there in a latke?

Pharma: And, for your Friday Funnies, check out BNET blogger Jim Edwards' 10 weirdest drug stories in November. Two words: milking tarantulas.