This Week's Health News in Brief

CTV News - New guidelines call for less frequent mammograms
CTV News - Study questions sodium intake guidelines
CTV News - Bathroom surfaces full of germs, study finds
CTV News - Antidepressant combo raises crash risk for seniors

CBC - Acetaminophen overdoses over time risky for liver
CBC - Hypertension to hit 26% of adults by 2013

CBC - Home births safe for low-risk pregnancies

Globe & Mail - BPA being absorbed from canned food: study

Globe & Mail - Midafternoon slump? Sugar isn't the answer

Toronto Star - Put eye exams on your to-do list, say experts

Toronto Star - Overweight people eat less often. True or False?

Toronto Star - Why do we fall? Toronto lab mimics challenges of age, disability and disease

Cambridge Times - Hospital takes concrete steps

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