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Albany, NY – The new federal report recommending that women wait until they are fifty to begin yearly mammograms is causing controversy and confusion - and raising the question of what impact the new report will have on insurance benefits.
5:05 mammograms (rt 5:37 music bumper to 6:00)
Experts say the bottom line is, it's up to the individual - so long as it's covered by insurance. The question of how often a woman wants to be screened for breast cancer will be her decision - and if she's already a high risk, she should be getting regular mammograms.
Experts believe there may be a genetic component to depression, and it affects up to ten percent of the population at some point in their lives. About six million of those cases are manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder. It affects men and women equally, and causes wild and unpredictable mood swings that can respond well to medication - but require a willingness to take that medication consistently. Katie Britton speaks with Nancy Bachrach, author of the memoir "Center of the Universe"... the story of growing up with a mother who was never the same from one day to the next - and then experienced a stunning turnaround after a near fatal accident.
11:08 Center of the Universe
Finally, Kimberly Kay has some thoughts on a society that still doesn't seem to understand unmarried couples.
3:52 Love Kay
Kimberly Kay and her spousal equivalent, Joe, live in the Catskills of New York.