A helpful Q&A...

Quoted: The major reversal in breast cancer screening advice is causing a lot of confusion and anger among women who doubt the motivation and timing of the decision.  NBC's chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman answers your questions.

Ha!

Quoted: Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. Many of the nation's Santas want to be given priority for the vaccine because they'll be around so many kids — and most are overweight, which puts them at additional risk.

Holy god ... scary!

Quoted: Bisphenol A, or BPA, is linked to things like cancer, obesity, attention deficit disorder and genital abnormalities, and it’s been found in our food.

GBS is also a very rare side effect of the regular flu shot ... and in fact, health officials are saying they're seeing a surprisingly low percentage in swine flu shot recipients compared to what they see with the standard seasonal vaccination.

Quoted: A 14-year-old Virginia boy is struggling to walk after coming down with a suspected case of Guillain-Barre syndrome within hours after receiving the H1N1 vaccine for swine flu. The cases raises anti-vaccine fears, but health officials see no link.

Hmm, how long before another pharmaceutical company tries to patent turmeric?

Quoted: An extract found in the bright yellow curry spice turmeric can kill off cancer cells, scientists have shown. The chemical - curcumin - has long been thought to have healing powers and is already being tested as a treatment for arthritis and even dementia.

Yet another reason we need a major health care overhaul. This reminds me of how women were being denied coverage for their second c-sections because they had a "pre-existing condition." This isn't even veiled sexism -- it's misogyny.

Quoted: The Pennsylvania home health care company Linda Bettinazzi runs is charged about $6,800 per worker for health insurance – $2,000 more than the national average for single coverage. One reason: nearly every one of her 175 employees is a woman.

Ha!

Quoted: Some slackers among us are beginning to see a silver lining to the global swine flu pandemic: a rock-solid excuse for getting out of absolutely anything.

Sing it, sistah!

Quoted: The new president of the National Organization for Women says the Roman Polanski and David Letterman controversies are examples of why women are still treated like second-class citizens.