http://www.nbcmontana.com/-/14594424/14595030/-/yhgc8i/-/index.html NBC Montana recent articles. en-US © 2012 NBC Montana. Home Home en-US © 2012 NBC Montana. http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/Etheridge-Jolie-mastectomy-not-brave-choice/-/14594826/20615608/-/ekync8z/-/index.html Rock legend and breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge is taking issue with Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:50 GMT 20615608 2013-06-19T10:45:50Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/Doctors-Let-us-treat-Guantanamo-detainees/-/14594826/20624288/-/91r1i1z/-/index.html In an open letter to President Barack Obama published Tuesday, dozens of doctors asked to be allowed to treat hunger-striking prisoners at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:36:50 GMT 20624288 2013-06-19T08:36:50Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/Pregnant-To-drink-or-not-to-drink/-/14594826/20613510/-/7fx29d/-/index.html A new study in the British Medical Journal is the latest to look at whether moderate drinking during pregnancy is associated with adverse effects on children. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:22:34 GMT 20613510 2013-06-19T01:22:34Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/Will-Facebook-s-organ-donor-success-stick/-/14594826/20614668/-/enkveo/-/index.html On May 1, 2012, Facebook launched an initiative aimed at encouraging more people to register as organ donors. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:21 GMT 20614668 2013-06-18T18:00:21Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/Test-may-predict-HPV-related-throat-cancer/-/14594826/20610228/-/12k8svoz/-/index.html Scientists may be able to predict throat cancers caused by the human papillomavirus more than 10 years before patients get diagnosed, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:33 GMT 20610228 2013-06-18T17:43:33Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/money/Health-care-costs-to-slow-in-2014/-/14594496/20608214/-/hnatga/-/index.html Total costs for health care services, including everything from doctor visits and prescription drugs to surgeries, are expected to rise 6.5% in 2014, when the Affordable Care Act fully kicks in, according to a report released Tuesday. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:26:37 GMT 20608214 2013-06-18T13:26:37Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/Venezuela-weighs-baby-bottle-ban/-/14594826/20604820/-/uga2lw/-/index.html Venezuelan lawmakers are weighing whether to ban the use of baby bottles as part of a push to promote breast-feeding, state media reported. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:57:39 GMT 20604820 2013-06-18T10:57:39Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/Meningitis-vaccines-urged-before-NYC-Pride/-/14594826/20604368/-/vvmyt0/-/index.html While meningitis has reached an all-time low in the United States, an op-ed in this week's Annals of Internal Medicine highlights cases of a deadly meningitis strain among men who have sex with men. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:41:51 GMT 20604368 2013-06-18T08:41:51Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/22737-pounds-of-beef-recalled-on-e-coli-fears/-/14594910/20623300/-/rwgp17/-/index.html The United States Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Tuesday that 22,737 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled on fears that they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:40:40 GMT 20623300 2013-06-18T08:40:40Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/Head-lice-don-t-take-summer-off/-/14594826/20599004/-/20l9d7/-/index.html Head lice are more common during the first few months of the school year, but don't take the summer off. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:46:28 GMT 20599004 2013-06-17T22:46:28Z