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		<title><![CDATA[Learn to Love Mondays, Good News for Introverts, and How One Ad Took Teasing Paula Deen Too Far]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/27/learn-to-love-mondays-good-news-for-introverts-and-how-one-ad-took-teasing-paula-deen-too-far/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Murray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a gloomy winter in full swing, it can be hard not to get a case of the Mondays. Here are 13 simple tricks to help you love the start of a week—no more counting down the days &#8217;til Friday! [Greatist]
Newly divorced Demi Moore was rushed to the hospital this week for what her reps [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53332&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Positive Reinforcement May Help Patients Take Their Meds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/27/positive-reinforcement-may-help-patients-take-their-meds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Positive reinforcement, such as receiving small, unexpected gifts and introducing upbeat thoughts into daily routines, seems to help patients with high blood pressure take their medication as directed, according to a new study of black Americans.
The findings are significant because poor blood pressure control can lead to heart problems [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53309&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[People May Lie More When Texting: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/27/people-may-lie-more-when-texting-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Folks might fib more frequently when text messaging, a new study suggests.
Researchers say it may be easier for people to lie in a text message than when they communicate through video or in person because they don&#8217;t feel as scrutinized.

The new study was led by David Yu, assistant business [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53307&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Acupuncture May Boost Pregnancy Success Rates]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/27/acupuncture-may-boost-pregnancy-success-rates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and Childbirth]]></category>

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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; When a couple is trying to have a baby and can&#8217;t, it can be emotionally and financially draining. But help may be available in an unexpected form: acupuncture. 
Medical experts believe that this ancient therapy from China, which involves placing numerous thin needles at certain points [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53305&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Too Many Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Inactive, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/too-many-rheumatoid-arthritis-patients-inactive-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rheumatoid Arthritis]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; More than 40 percent of rheumatoid arthritis patients live a sedentary life, a new study finds.
It used to be thought that medication and rest was the best treatment, but now experts believe physical activity is important to keep joints flexible, improve balance and strength and reduce [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53300&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Testosterone Exposure May Explain Boys&#8217; Language Delay]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/testosterone-exposure-may-explain-boys-language-delay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Infant boys exposed to high levels of the male hormone testosterone before birth have double the risk for language delay as females, according to a new study.
&#8220;An estimated 12 percent of toddlers experience significant delays in their language development,&#8221; said study lead author Professor Andrew Whitehouse at the University [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53298&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Oral HPV Infection Strikes Men More Than Women: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/oral-hpv-infection-strikes-men-more-than-women-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HPV]]></category>

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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Almost 7 percent of American men and women are infected orally with the human papillomavirus (HPV), new research reveals, with men showing significantly higher infection rates than women.
In fact, the study found that among those between the ages of 14 and 69, men seem to face [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53296&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brain Activity May Help Predict Autism Before Age 1: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/brain-activity-may-help-predict-autism-before-age-1-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Infants younger than a year old who are at risk of developing autism may already have telltale brain responses when another person looks at or away from them, the results of a new study indicate.
The researchers say that the findings suggest that assessing brain responses in infants as young [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53294&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Finds No Link Between HPV Vaccine and Autoimmune Disorders]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/study-finds-no-link-between-hpv-vaccine-and-autoimmune-disorders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil does not trigger autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, type 1 diabetes or multiple sclerosis, according to a two-year study that included nearly 190,000 girls and women.
Gardasil is recommended in the United States for girls and young women to protect them against [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53292&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More U.S. Babies Born at Home: CDC]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/more-u-s-babies-born-at-home-cdc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and Childbirth]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The rate of home births in the United States has made a dramatic upturn since 2004, reversing a trend of decline throughout the 1990s, government health officials said Thursday.
Births taking place outside of the traditional hospital setting increased 29 percent between 2004 and 2009, from 0.56 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53289&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gang Murders Taking Toll on Young Males: CDC]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/gang-murders-taking-toll-on-young-males-cdc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The typical victim of gang-related homicide is a young minority male killed with a gun, but most of these murders aren&#8217;t drug-related, according to a new U.S. government report.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers analyzed 2003-2008 data from large cities in 17 states. They say five cities [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53287&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Too Few Americans Getting Screened for Common Cancers: CDC]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/too-few-americans-getting-screened-for-common-cancers-cdc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The number of Americans being screened for colon, breast and cervical cancers still fall below national targets, federal health officials said Thursday.
In 2010, 72.4 percent of women were being screened for breast cancer, below the target of 81 percent, for cervical cancer it was 83 percent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53285&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mutations in 2 Genes Linked to Rare Autism-Related Disorder]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/mutations-in-2-genes-linked-to-rare-autism-related-disorder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Newly discovered mutations in two adjacent genes cause a rare genetic brain condition called Joubert syndrome, according to a new study.
People with Joubert syndrome have malformation or underdevelopment of the cerebellum and brainstem, resulting in a range of physical and mental disabilities such as poor muscle control and mental [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53325&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Factors Linked to Age of Onset of Menopause Identified]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/factors-linked-to-age-of-onset-of-menopause-identified/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New genetic factors associated with a woman&#8217;s age when she begins menopause have been identified by an international team of researchers.
Researchers identified 13 loci (specific location of a gene on a chromosome) linked with immune function and DNA repair, which have an effect on when menopause begins, said the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53323&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Caffeine May Alter Women&#8217;s Estrogen Levels]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/caffeine-may-alter-womens-estrogen-levels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Caffeine changes women&#8217;s estrogen  levels and has different effects in Asian and white women, a new study says.
More than 250 women, ages 18 to 44, took part in the study between 2005 and 2007. On average, they consumed 90 milligrams of caffeine a day, about the equivalent of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53321&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Working Too Much Can Give You the Blues]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/working-too-much-can-give-you-the-blues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who work overtime are at much greater risk for depression, according to a new study. 
Researchers followed roughly 2,000 middle-aged British government workers and after taking other risk factors for depression into account, found that workers on the job for 11 hours or more each day are twice [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53318&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Researchers Spot Potential Bile Duct Cancer Drug Targets]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/researchers-spot-potential-bile-duct-cancer-drug-targets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Researchers who identified a new genetic signature associated with bile duct cancer say their discovery could lead to targeted treatment for the deadly cancer.
The team at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center screened samples from 287 patients with gastrointestinal tumors and found that growth-enhancing mutations in two genes (IDH1 and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53315&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Statins May Stave Off Liver Cancer in People With Hepatitis B]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/statins-may-stave-off-liver-cancer-in-people-with-hepatitis-b/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Popular cholesterol-lowering statins may also lower risk for liver cancer among people with hepatitis B, a new study shows. Hepatitis B, an inflammation of the liver due to the hepatitis B virus, is one of the main causes of liver cancer. 
This is not the first [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53313&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Test Might Predict Risk of Lung Cancer&#8217;s Return]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/test-might-predict-risk-of-lung-cancers-return/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new industry-funded study suggests that a molecular test can provide insight into whether patients are at high risk of a relapse after surgical treatment for a form of lung cancer. 
The test, which is currently available, could help doctors decide whether the patients should undergo [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53311&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Working Long Hours Doubles Depression Odds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/26/long-hours-work-depression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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WEDNESDAY, January 25, 2012 (Health.com) — Working long hours appears to substantially increase a person&#8217;s risk of becoming depressed, regardless of how stressful the actual work is, a new study suggests.
The study, which followed 2,123 British civil servants for six years, found that workers who put in an average of at least 11 hours per [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53281&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Age-Related Memory Loss More Common in Men]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/25/memory-loss-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Men in their 70s and 80s may be more likely than women of the same age to develop the memory loss and cognitive problems that often herald Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, a new study has found.
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Docs Use Costly MRIs to Diagnose Nerve Condition: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/25/many-docs-use-costly-mris-to-diagnose-nerve-condition-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Doctors are more likely to use high-cost MRI scans to diagnose peripheral neuropathy than cheaper &#8212; and more effective &#8212; glucose tolerance tests, a new U.S. study has found.
In people with peripheral neuropathy, the nerves that carry information to and from the brain don&#8217;t work properly. Symptoms of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53276&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Protein That Controls Movement Does the Opposite in Parkinson&#8217;s]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/25/protein-that-controls-movement-does-the-opposite-in-parkinsons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers who identified a protein that worsens symptoms of Parkinson&#8217;s disease say their finding could eventually lead to new treatments for the neurodegenerative disease.
The protein, RGS4, normally helps regulate the activity in neurons in the striatum, the part of the brain that controls movement.

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		<title><![CDATA[Oldest Known Dinosaur Nesting Site Found]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/25/oldest-known-dinosaur-nesting-site-found/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  Researchers who found the earliest known dinosaur nesting site say it offers significant clues about the evolution of complex reproductive behavior in early dinosaurs.
The 190-million-year-old site in South Africa is 100 million years older than previously known nesting sites. It contains clutches of eggs of the prosauropod dinosaur [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53272&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heartburn Meds Won&#8217;t Help, May Harm Kids With Asthma]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/25/heartburn-meds-wont-help-may-harm-kids-with-asthma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Children with asthma who don&#8217;t have heartburn and other signs of gastroesophageal reflux don&#8217;t get additional asthma control from acid-reducing medications, according to new research. 
And, taking these medications when there are no digestive issues increases a child&#8217;s risk of developing a respiratory infection, reports the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53270&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can Low Birth Weight Raise Autism Risk?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/25/can-low-birth-weight-raise-autism-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; After studying data on more than 3,700 pairs of identical twins, researchers from Northwestern University found that low birth weight was associated with more than triple the risk for autism spectrum disorder  among twins in which autism only affected one of the children.
&#8220;That only one twin is affected [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53259&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kids&#8217; Snacks Can Be Healthy and Inexpensive]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/25/kids-snacks-can-be-healthy-and-inexpensive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) &#8212; It&#8217;s well-documented that healthy foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables tend to cost more than &#8220;junk&#8221; foods such as chips and cookies, a phenomenon that&#8217;s often cited as a contributing factor to the U.S. obesity epidemic.
But a new study conducted in YMCAs found that healthy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53252&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Inner Dialogue&#8217; Might Aid People With Autism]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/25/inner-dialogue-might-aid-people-with-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Learning to &#8220;talk things through in their head&#8221; could help people with autism make plans and complete complex daily tasks, researchers say.
These skills might increase the likelihood that people with autism can live independent, flexible lives, according to the study led by a team at Durham University in England.

The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53250&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Common Chemicals May Weaken Effect of Childhood Vaccines, Immune System]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/pfcs-childhood-vaccines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, January 24, 2012 — Certain vaccines may not work as well in children who have been exposed to high levels of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), a family of chemicals used to make everything from microwave popcorn bags and pizza boxes to carpets and nonstick cookware, new research suggests.
In a study published this week in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53237&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rate of Leg, Foot Amputations Among Diabetics Drops: CDC]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/rate-of-leg-foot-amputations-among-diabetics-drops-cdc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The rate of leg and foot amputations among diabetes patients aged 40 and older fell by 65 percent between 1996 and 2008, a new U.S. government study shows.
The analysis of data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey found that the rate of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations among adults with diagnosed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53268&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gene Mutations May Boost Ovarian Cancer Survival: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/gene-mutations-may-boost-ovarian-cancer-survival-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Genetic mutations known as BRCA1 and BRCA2 raise the risk of getting ovarian cancer, but new research shows that those same mutations may boost a woman&#8217;s odds of surviving the deadly disease.
Women with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer who carry the mutations have a better prognosis than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53266&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Baltimore Deemed U.S. City With Most Top-Ranked Hospitals]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/baltimore-deemed-u-s-city-with-most-top-ranked-hospitals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Baltimore is the top U.S. city for hospital care, according to a new report that examined patient death and complication rates at nearly 5,000 hospitals across the nation.
The report identified hospitals performing in the top 5 percent for 26 different medical procedures and diagnoses, and then ranked cities according [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53211&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ob-Gyns Should Screen for Domestic Abuse: Experts]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/ob-gyns-should-screen-for-domestic-abuse-experts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Obstetricians and gynecologists should screen all patients for intimate partner violence, including during prenatal visits, according to new recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
In addition, ob-gyns should offer patients support, and have referral and resource information on hand to give to patients who are victims of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53209&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Even With Insurance, Unemployed Have Worse Health Outcomes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/even-with-insurance-unemployed-have-worse-health-outcomes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People  without jobs who have health insurance are less likely to get medical care or prescription drugs than people with jobs who have such coverage, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday.
During the depths of the recent recession, unemployment reached 9.6 percent, a level not seen since [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53207&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Could &#8216;Magic&#8217; Mushrooms Ease Depression?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/could-magic-mushrooms-ease-depression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Psychedelic mushrooms may point to new ways to treat depression, suggest two small brain imaging studies that seem to show how psilocybin &#8212; the active ingredient in such mushrooms &#8212; affects the brain.
One study included 30 healthy people who had psilocybin inserted into their blood while magnetic resonance imaging [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53205&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Enriched Skim Milk Good for Gout, Study Suggests]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/enriched-skim-milk-good-for-gout-study-suggests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; If you have gout, drinking enriched skim milk may help reduce the frequency of painful flare-ups, new research suggests.
The new study included 120 patients who had experienced at least two flare-ups in the previous four months. They were divided into three treatment groups that consumed either lactose powder, skim [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53203&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Common Household Chemicals Might Harm Kids&#8217; Immunity]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/common-household-chemicals-might-harm-kids-immunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Madonna BehenHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Exposure to high levels of a group of common household chemicals may impair children&#8217;s immunity, a new study suggests.
The team of researchers, from the United States and Denmark, showed that elevated exposures to perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in early childhood was associated with a reduced immune response [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53263&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CT Scan Dye Containing Iodine May Affect Thyroid]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/ct-scan-dye-containing-iodine-may-affect-thyroid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Iodinated contrast media (ICM), a substance commonly used in imaging procedures such as CT scans and cardiac catheterization, may affect patients&#8217; thyroid function, according to a new study in the Jan. 23 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 
After examining two decades of patient information from 1990 through [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53261&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drug May Slow Early Prostate Cancer: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/drug-may-slow-early-prostate-cancer-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category>

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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research suggests that Avodart, a drug used to treat an enlarged prostate gland, may help slow the progression of early stage prostate cancer, reducing the need for aggressive treatment in some men.
Prostate cancer can grow and spread slowly, which is why some men are urged [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53200&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lack of ZZZs May Fuel Appetite]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/lack-of-zzzs-may-fuel-appetite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Getting too little sleep can make you hungrier than normal and may lead to weight gain, a small study suggests.
The team at Uppsala University in Sweden used functional MRI to observe the brains of 12 normal weight males while they looked at images of food. This was done on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53256&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Frying With Olive, Sunflower Oil OK for Heart, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/frying-with-olive-sunflower-oil-ok-for-heart-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers in Spain have some good news for people who enjoy eating fried food: Cooking in olive or sunflower oil is not linked to heart disease or premature death.
Because heart disease risk factors &#8212; such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity &#8212; have been linked to eating [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53254&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Did Generation X Respond to the H1N1 &#8216;Swine&#8217; Flu Epidemic?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/23/how-did-generation-x-respond-to-the-h1n1-swine-flu-epidemic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Only about one in five American adults aged 36 to 39 got a flu shot during the H1N1 swine flu epidemic of 2009-2010, even though about 65 percent were at least moderately concerned about the disease and nearly 60 percent claimed to follow the issue moderately or very closely.
That&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53233&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Small Stem Cell Study Claims Early Success in Treating Eye Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/23/small-stem-cell-study-claims-early-success-in-treating-eye-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Using human embryonic stem cells to treat the eye disease macular degeneration appears to be safe and leads to some vision improvement, a small, early-stage study found.
The study included one elderly patient and one younger adult patient with different types of macular degeneration that had led to severe vision [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53230&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hip Fracture Patients Often Have Other Health Problems]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/23/hip-fracture-patients-often-have-other-health-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Weight loss and malnutrition are among the medical conditions that increase treatment costs and the length of hospital stays for older adults with hip fractures, a new study finds.
More than 250,000 hip fractures occur each year in the United States, often resulting in hospitalization, surgery, extended periods of rehabilitation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53228&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Shows How Stress Triggers Immune System]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/23/study-shows-how-stress-triggers-immune-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Shedding some light on why stress might be bad for you, a new study finds that parts of your immune system ramp up when you get into personal conflicts with others.
It&#8217;s not clear how this effect of stress may make you sick, but the activated parts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53226&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Parents May Hold Key to Treating Kids&#8217; Obesity]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/23/parents-may-hold-key-to-treating-kids-obesity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Parents and caregivers should be involved in treatment programs for obese children and should lead by example, praise children&#8217;s progress and use setbacks as learning opportunities, experts say.
&#8220;In many cases, the adults in a family may be the most effective change agents to help obese children attain and maintain [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53224&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dyslexia&#8217;s Brain Changes May Occur Before Kids Learn to Read]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/23/dyslexias-brain-changes-may-occur-before-kids-learn-to-read/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New imaging research shows that the reduced brain activity associated with the onset of dyslexia appears to develop before, not after, a child starts to read.
Key parts of the brain&#8217;s rear left hemisphere critical to language processing do not undergo activity changes as a consequence of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53222&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Abortion Safer for Women Than Childbirth, Study Claims]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/23/abortion-safer-for-women-than-childbirth-study-claims/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973, opponents have questioned the safety of medical procedures used to terminate pregnancy.  Now, a new study contends that having a legal abortion is safer than carrying a baby to term.
The risk of death associated with a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53220&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Narcissism Especially Bad for Men&#8217;s Health, Study Says]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/23/narcissism-especially-bad-for-mens-health-study-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The inflated sense of self-importance common to narcissism can be toxic to relationships, but a new study suggests the personality trait may also harm men&#8217;s health.
Researchers from the Universities of Michigan and Virginia determined that men who scored high on two destructive narcissistic traits &#8212; entitlement [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53218&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Steady Diet of Mental Stimulation Might Reduce Alzheimer&#8217;s Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/23/steady-diet-of-mental-stimulation-might-reduce-alzheimers-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who engage in activities such as reading and playing games throughout their lives may be lowering levels of a protein in their brains that is linked to Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, a new study suggests.
Although whether the buildup of the protein, beta amyloid, causes Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53215&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Living Together May Be Mentally Healthier Than Marriage: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/23/living-together-may-be-mentally-healthier-than-marriage-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Marriage offers few well-being advantages compared to living together, a new study contends.
The study also found that the benefits of marriage diminish over time, while unmarried couples who live together experience greater happiness and self-esteem.

Researchers examined data from 2,737 single men and women who took part in the U.S. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53213&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Only 1 in 4 Young Teens Uses Sunscreen Regularly, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/23/only-1-in-4-young-teens-uses-sunscreen-regularly-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Despite the fact that sunburn in childhood greatly raises a person&#8217;s lifelong risk for skin cancer, just 25 percent of 14-year-olds in a new U.S. study said they used sunscreen regularly.
What&#8217;s more, behaviors linked to risky sun exposure increased as kids got older, with older teens reporting more time [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53189&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Co-Occurring&#8217; Disorders May Explain Change in Autism Diagnosis]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/23/co-occurring-disorders-may-explain-change-in-autism-diagnosis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many children with autism also have other developmental or psychiatric conditions, including learning disabilities, speech delays, attention or seizure disorders and anxiety.
According to new research, some of those co-occurring conditions may explain why autism diagnoses often change as children get older.

In a survey by researchers at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53187&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Severe Brain Injury When Young May Have Long-Term Effects]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/23/severe-brain-injury-when-young-may-have-long-term-effects/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Although many people believe young children are extremely resilient after they are seriously hurt, the opposite may be true with traumatic brain injuries.
Two Australian studies looked at the impact of traumatic brain injury in children as young as 2 years, and found that these injuries affected [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53185&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Avoid Getting Scorched by &#8216;Hot Yoga&#8217;]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/22/avoid-getting-scorched-by-hot-yoga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SUNDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Doing yoga in a room heated to between 90 and 105 degrees &#8212; known as &#8220;hot yoga&#8221; &#8212; is increasing in popularity, but it may not be for everyone, an expert warns.
Exertion in high temperatures may be dangerous for people with certain health conditions, said Diana Zotos, a  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53193&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Genetic Clues to Breast Cancer?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/22/new-genetic-clues-to-breast-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers have identified three new genomic regions they believe are linked with breast cancer that may help explain why some women develop the disease.
All three newly identified areas &#8220;contain interesting genes that open up new avenues for biological and clinical research,&#8221; said researcher Douglas Easton, a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53191&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Protect Yourself From Ski-Fatigue Injuries]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/21/protect-yourself-from-ski-fatigue-injuries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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SATURDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Muscle fatigue at the end of a day of skiing or snowboarding can lead to sloppy technique and potentially season-ending injuries, warns an expert.
But physical preparation can help protect against injury, said Dr. Ed Laskowski, co-director of the Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center and a former competitive alpine skier.

Before [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53197&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Texting, Talking on Cellphone Slows Walking Pace: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/21/texting-talking-on-cellphone-slows-walking-pace-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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SATURDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Talking on a cellphone or texting while walking slows you down and makes it difficult to walk in a straight line, researchers report.
Their preliminary research included 33 men and women in their 20s whose walking abilities were tested when they weren&#8217;t using a mobile device and when they were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53195&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Treating Diabetes, Depression Together May Make Sense]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/treating-diabetes-depression-together-may-make-sense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Patients with depression and type 2 diabetes showed more improvement when they received simultaneous treatment for both conditions, researchers report.
Their 12-week study of 180 patients found that nearly 61 percent of those who received integrated care combined with a brief program to help them adhere to their medication regimens [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53183&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Breast Cancer Patients Uninformed About Options: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/many-breast-cancer-patients-uninformed-about-options-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Madonna BehenHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; In too many cases, doctors aren&#8217;t doing a good job of informing American women with early stage breast cancer about the disease or their options in terms of surgery, a new study suggests.
In the study, researchers at the University of North Carolina surveyed breast cancer survivors [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53179&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tanning Salon Tax No Deterrent: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/tanning-salon-tax-no-deterrent-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A 10 percent federal tax, imposed on tanning salons in 2010 as part of the U.S. Affordable Care Act, does not seem to deter those who like the bronzed look all year long, a new study finds.
This is true, the researchers discovered, even though tanning salon [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53177&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Work-Related Injuries, Illnesses Take Toll on the Till]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/u-s-work-related-injuries-illnesses-take-toll-on-the-till/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Job-related injuries and illnesses in the United States cost the nation an estimated $250 billion per year, according to a new study.
The figure is much higher than generally assumed and is $31 billion more than the direct and indirect costs of all cancers, $76 billion more than the costs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53175&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[British Troops Have Lower Rate of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/british-troops-have-lower-rate-of-mild-traumatic-brain-injury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have lower rates of minimal traumatic brain injury than American troops, new research finds.
In addition, psychological factors present before troops are deployed to combat zones have a major effect on lasting symptoms in military personnel with this condition.

The findings appear in the January [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53173&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Highlights Features of High-Quality Primary Care]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/study-highlights-features-of-high-quality-primary-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Americans with access to three key features of high-quality primary care have a lower risk of death, according to a new study.
These features are comprehensiveness, patient-centeredness, and evening and weekend office hours, the University of California, Davis researchers said.

Comprehensiveness includes providing care for new health problems, preventive care and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53171&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smoking During Pregnancy Not Linked to Autism]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/smoking-during-pregnancy-not-linked-to-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Children born to women who smoke during pregnancy are not at increased risk for autism, according to a new study.
Smoking during pregnancy has been considered a possible cause of autism in children due to known links between smoking and behavioral disorders and obstetric complications, but previous studies of a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53169&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asthma Meds Likely Safe During Pregnancy: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/asthma-meds-likely-safe-during-pregnancy-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  A new study found no statistically significant link between asthma medication use during pregnancy and common birth defects. 
However, the study did find a positive association between some rare birth defects and mothers with asthma, and potentially with their medication use. But, the researchers couldn&#8217;t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53167&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Evidence for Oxaliplatin as Colon Cancer Chemotherapy]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/more-evidence-for-oxaliplatin-as-colon-cancer-chemotherapy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Adding oxaliplatin to a standard chemotherapy regimen boosts survival rates for patients with advanced colon cancer, according to a new study that bolsters previous research on the drug by looking at a broader group of patients.
&#8220;Physicians and patients should be reassured from our findings that oxaliplatin is associated with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53165&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Breast Cancer Before 50 Linked to More Distress]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/breast-cancer-before-50-linked-to-more-distress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Younger women with breast cancer may experience a decrease in their health-related quality of life because of increased mental distress, weight gain and other factors, a new study finds.
Decreased physical activity, infertility and early-onset menopause were among the other problems these women faced, according to the report published Jan. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53163&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Anthrax Vaccine Shows Promise in Monkeys]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/anthrax-vaccine-shows-promise-in-monkeys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaccines]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Monkeys vaccinated with an anthrax capsule vaccine were protected against lethal anthrax infection, a new study has found.
The anthrax capsule is a naturally occurring component of Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax.

This is the first successful use of a non-toxin vaccine to protect monkeys from anthrax, which is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53161&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many U.S. Adults Not Vaccinated for Hepatitis B]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/many-u-s-adults-not-vaccinated-for-hepatitis-b/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; More than half (51.4 percent) of American adults at risk for hepatitis B infection have not been vaccinated, a new study says.
People at risk for hepatitis B infection, which can lead to liver disease, include those who share needles when using injectable drugs and those who engage in certain [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53158&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[First Test Approved to Help Detect Risk of Rare Brain Infection]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/first-test-approved-to-help-detect-risk-of-rare-brain-infection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The first test to help determine the risk of a rare brain infection among users of the drug Tysabri has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Tysabri (natalizumab) is commonly prescribed to treat multiple sclerosis or Crohn&#8217;s disease. A relatively small number of users have developed a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53156&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scientists Agree to Delay Controversial Bird Flu Research]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/scientists-agree-to-delay-controversial-bird-flu-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cold, Flu, and Sinus]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Scientists agreed Friday to a 60-day moratorium on controversial research into a modified avian flu virus that has been shown to be more transmissible among mammals.
Although the investigators believe their research has a public health benefit, they acknowledge the fear of some governments and others that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53154&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Health Benefits of Kissing, Tricks to Improve Your Memory, and Why Gossiping Could Be Good for You]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/the-health-benefits-of-kissing-tricks-to-improve-your-memory-and-why-gossiping-could-be-good-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Murray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[goodhealth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who doesn&#8217;t like a smooch here and there? Turns out kissing is more than just a romantic, end-of-the-night gesture; it has some serious health benefits too. Anyone else really excited for Valentine&#8217;s Day? [Greatist]
Winter weather is finally upon us. But just because it&#8217;s cold and dark outside doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s always easy to hibernate. There [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53137&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sex is Safe for Most Heart Patients, Doctors Say]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/19/sex-heart-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Resuming sexual activity is perfectly safe for most heart patients, according to new guidelines from the American Heart Association.
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		<title><![CDATA[Antidepressants Might Raise Fall Risk in Nursing Homes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/19/antidepressants-might-raise-fall-risk-in-nursing-homes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are associated with an increased risk of falls in nursing home residents with dementia, a new study finds.
Researchers in the Netherlands analyzed data about daily prescription medicine use and falls among 248 nursing home residents with dementia. The dataset collected between Jan. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53113&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hungry Families Admit to &#8216;Formula Stretching&#8217;]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/19/hungry-families-admit-to-formula-stretching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eating]]></category>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Some families that can&#8217;t afford enough infant formula resort to risky &#8220;formula stretching,&#8221; watering down infant formula or skipping feedings, researchers say.
This can have significant health consequences on an infant&#8217;s developing brain, increasing the risk for learning, behavioral and psychological problems, according to two new studies from Cincinnati Children&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53111&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[1 in 5 U.S. Adults Suffers Mental Ills: Report]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/19/1-in-5-u-s-adults-suffers-mental-ills-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Nearly 46 million American adults have had a mental illness in the past year, a new government report  shows.
Almost 30 percent of those aged 18 to 25 experienced a mental illness, twice as many as those aged 50 and older at just over 14 percent. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53108&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Wants to Buttress Alzheimer&#8217;s Arsenal by 2025]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/18/u-s-wants-to-buttress-alzheimers-arsenal-by-2025-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; With the Alzheimer&#8217;s epidemic predicted to reach crisis proportions as the U.S. population ages, a panel of experts is meeting for two days to draft a plan to combat a disease that is fast emerging as one of the nation&#8217;s biggest &#8212; and costliest &#8212; health [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53105&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Wants to Buttress Alzheimer&#8217;s Arsenal by 2025]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/18/u-s-wants-to-buttress-alzheimers-arsenal-by-2025/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; With the Alzheimer&#8217;s epidemic predicted to reach crisis proportions as the U.S. population ages, a panel of experts is meeting for two days to draft a plan to combat a disease that is fast emerging as one of the nation&#8217;s biggest &#8212; and costliest &#8212; health [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53092&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vaccine Against Bacterial Meningitis Shows Promise]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/18/vaccine-against-bacterial-meningitis-shows-promise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaccines]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new vaccine to protect against meningococcus B, a common cause of bacterial meningitis, shows promise in clinical trials, researchers in Chile report.
Vaccines that protect from four other strains of Neisseria meningitides, a bacteria that causes meningococcal disease, are already in use or in the last stages of development, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53090&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Genes May Give Clues to Severe Form of Lupus]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/18/genes-may-give-clues-to-severe-form-of-lupus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers have identified a DNA sequence that appears to speed up the progression of lupus, an autoimmune disease in which the body&#8217;s immune system attacks healthy tissues.
&#8220;Enhancers&#8221; are DNA sequences that accelerate the activation of neighboring genes, according to Italian researchers. In the case of lupus, researchers identified a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53088&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Flu Season Off to Slow Start, So Far]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/18/flu-season-off-to-slow-start-so-far/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cold, Flu, and Sinus]]></category>

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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Could this be the flu season that wasn&#8217;t?
After the H1N1-linked drama of prior years, the low number of cases of influenza currently circulating in the United States is reassuring, experts said.
But that doesn&#8217;t mean the virus couldn&#8217;t still become the wily foe it so often is, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53086&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Genes May Guide Intelligence Throughout Life]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/18/genes-may-guide-intelligence-throughout-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mind and Body]]></category>

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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Most people have met some 65-year-olds who aren&#8217;t as &#8220;with it&#8221; as they once were, and some 90-year-olds who are still sharp as a whip.
What accounts for the differences? Using a genetic analysis and intelligence tests taken in a group of people in childhood and old [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53128&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gossiping Might Be Good for You]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/18/gossiping-might-be-good-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stress Management]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many people regard gossip as idle chatter that can harm people&#8217;s reputations, but it may have some benefits, such as reducing stress, discouraging bad behavior and preventing exploitation.
That&#8217;s the finding of a University of California, Berkeley study that included four experiments involving hundreds of volunteers.

&#8220;Gossip gets a bad rap, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53125&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Voraxaze Approved to Treat High Levels of Chemo Drug]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/18/voraxaze-approved-to-treat-high-levels-of-chemo-drug/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Voraxaze (glucarpidase) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat high blood levels of methotrexate, a common chemotherapy drug.
While methotrexate is normally removed from the blood by the kidneys, people who are prescribed high levels of methotrexate may develop kidney failure, leading to a buildup [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53123&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Maps Path From Smoking to Emphysema in Mice]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/18/study-maps-path-from-smoking-to-emphysema-in-mice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Smoking activates certain genes and portions of the immune system, which in turn causes inflammation that leads to emphysema.
So say researchers who mapped the destructive path from smoking to the debilitating lung disease in mice.
&#8220;Previously, emphysema was thought to be a nonspecific injurious response to long-term smoke exposure,&#8221; study [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53121&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Melanoma Drug&#8217;s Link to Other Skin Cancers Identified]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/18/melanoma-drugs-link-to-other-skin-cancers-identified/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skin Cancer Melanoma]]></category>

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By Madonna BehenHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The recently approved drug vemurafenib (Zelboraf) has been hailed as a breakthrough in the treatment of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. But roughly one-quarter of patients who take the medication develop a troublesome side effect: secondary skin cancers called squamous cell carcinomas.
Now, a new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53119&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Drug Combo for Hepatitis C Shows Promise]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/18/new-drug-combo-for-hepatitis-c-shows-promise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Mary Brophy MarcusHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new cocktail of two investigational drugs appears to have successfully cleared the hepatitis C virus in people who don&#8217;t respond to standard treatment.
What&#8217;s more, the approach seems to work without the need for injections with interferon alpha, an onerous medication that causes serious side [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53117&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Some Women Can Go Longer Between Bone Checks: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/18/some-women-can-go-longer-between-bone-checks-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research suggests that older women who&#8217;ve had a normal result on a bone density scan &#8212; a test that helps measure the strength of their bones &#8212; may be able to wait as long as 15 years before getting another scan.
However, women who show any [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53115&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Paula Deen May Face Uphill Diabetes Fight]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/paula-deen-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, January 17, 2012 (Health.com) — Celebrity chef Paula Deen, who appeared this morning on the Today show to confirm rumors that she has type 2 diabetes, likely faces an uphill battle in managing her disease, experts say.
With time and effort, many people can control diabetes through diet and lifestyle changes alone, without the aid [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53055&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drug Duo May Help Fight Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/drug-duo-may-help-fight-aggressive-form-of-breast-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category>

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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Combining two drugs that target an aggressive type of breast cancer known as HER2-positive appears to work better than using either drug alone, researchers report.
The dual-drug approach greatly boosted the chances of eliminating microscopic signs of early cancer by the time a woman was due to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53028&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heavier Ex-NFL Players May Be Prone to Brain Decline]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/heavier-ex-nfl-players-may-be-prone-to-brain-decline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Mary Brophy MarcusHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Retired National Football League players who pack on the pounds may not be as sharp later in life as their counterparts who maintain a healthy weight, a new study suggests.
Previous research has found that pro football players are already at risk for cognitive problems, including [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53025&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Known About Proteins That Cause Autoimmune Diseases]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/more-known-about-proteins-that-cause-autoimmune-diseases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new study says more than 32 million people in the United States have autoantibodies, which are proteins produced in the immune system that attack the body&#8217;s tissues.
Autoantibodies can cause autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and type 1 diabetes, researchers say.

Researchers examined blood serum samples taken from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53023&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Knee Arthritis May Speed Up Process Linked to Cell Aging]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/knee-arthritis-may-speed-up-process-linked-to-cell-aging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A process linked to natural cell aging has now also been associated with knee osteoarthritis, researchers say.
Telomeres &#8212; lengths of DNA on the ends of chromosomes, sometimes described as being like the plastic cap on a shoelace tip &#8212; naturally shorten with age, but can also shorten due to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53021&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Americans Aren&#8217;t Getting Any Skinnier]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/americans-arent-getting-any-skinnier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  One in three American adults and one in six American children are obese, new government reports show.
That&#8217;s the bad news. The good news is that over the past 12 years, those rates have remained roughly the same.

&#8220;The stabilization of obesity rates has been going on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53019&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Joint Replacement Patients Face Blood Clot Risk in Hospital]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/joint-replacement-patients-face-blood-clot-risk-in-hospital/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; One of every 100 people undergoing knee replacement surgery and 1 of 200 people having hip replacement surgery will develop a blood clot before they leave the hospital, even if they take steps to prevent the development of these blood clots, a new evidence review suggests.
A [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53103&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Experimental Blood Thinner Given Before Surgery Shows Benefit]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/experimental-blood-thinner-given-before-surgery-shows-benefit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; An experimental anti-blood-clotting drug can serve as a replacement for other drugs such as Plavix in the days before heart surgery, a new study has found. 
The intravenous drug cangrelor appears to have the potential to serve as a &#8220;bridge&#8221; medication for heart patients to take in the several [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53101&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Experimental Drug Might Help Some a Bit With Colon Cancer]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/experimental-drug-might-help-some-a-bit-with-colon-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorectal Cancer]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The experimental cancer drug regorafenib appears to extend survival slightly in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, a new trial indicates.
Regorafenib is a so-called multikinase inhibitor, which targets several of the ways cancer develops and grows, researchers said.

&#8220;The drug was tested on patients with metastatic colorectal cancer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53098&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;The Pill&#8217; Can Help Ease Period Pain, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/the-pill-can-help-ease-period-pain-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; There&#8217;s more evidence that use of the oral contraceptive pill can help ease the cramps, bloating and other pain some women experience during their period.
Some previous research, as well as anecdotal evidence, have suggested that the Pill could help women with painful periods, but a 2009 review of all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53096&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blood Test Shows Promise in Spotting Pancreatic Cancers Early]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/blood-test-shows-promise-in-spotting-pancreatic-cancers-early/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new blood test may hold promise as a means of early detection and diagnosis for often deadly pancreatic cancers.
Reporting Tuesday at the annual Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, researchers said the test, which measures levels of a protein known as PAM4, was able to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53094&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vitamin D Won&#8217;t Help Most COPD Patients: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/vitamin-d-wont-help-most-copd-patients-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Vitamin D supplements don&#8217;t seem to help most patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study by Belgian investigators.
Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the two main forms of COPD, and many sufferers have both. The condition makes it hard for people [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53005&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Younger Adults on Multiple Meds at Risk for Falls: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/younger-adults-on-multiple-meds-at-risk-for-falls-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Young and middle-aged adults who take two or more prescription drugs at any one time may be at increased risk for accidental falls, a new study finds.
The effect is similar to that seen in elderly people, according to the report published online Jan. 17 in the journal Injury Prevention.

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		<title><![CDATA[Drinking Late in First Trimester May Be Most Hazardous]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/drinking-late-in-first-trimester-may-be-most-hazardous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcoholism]]></category>
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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; It&#8217;s known that drinking during pregnancy leaves babies vulnerable to a spectrum of abnormalities called fetal alcohol syndrome. Now, a new study pinpoints the latter half of the first trimester as a critical time in the development of some of the syndrome&#8217;s most telling physical characteristics.
Study [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53001&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[FDA to Weigh Safety of Tobacco Lozenges, Strips]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/fda-to-weigh-safety-of-tobacco-lozenges-strips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; They may look and smell a lot like candy, but dissolvable, smokeless tobacco products aren&#8217;t for kids.  The safety and risks of &#8220;dissolvables&#8221; are the subject of a three-day U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting this week.
&#8220;Dissolvables&#8221; are flavored mints, strips and sticks of smokeless [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52999&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Head Injuries and Excess Weight a Hazardous Combo for NFL Players]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/head-injuries-weight-nfl-players/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Professional football players already vulnerable to memory loss and cognitive problems stemming from repetitive head injuries may be at even greater risk if they also carry excess weight, as many of them do.
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		<title><![CDATA[Children&#8217;s Drowning Injuries, Deaths Decline: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/childrens-drowning-injuries-deaths-decline-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Ellin HolohanHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; More than 1,000 children die from drowning in the United States each year and another 5,000 are injured, but these casualties have declined dramatically since the early 1990s, a new study shows.
The number of children who died annually from drowning after being admitted to a hospital [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53048&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Bath-Salts&#8217; Injection Leads to Flesh-Eating Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/bath-salts-injection-leads-to-flesh-eating-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The use of street drugs known as &#8220;bath salts&#8221; can lead to flesh-eating disease, a new study warns.
It describes the first known case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by an intramuscular injection of bath salts.

So-called bath salts are sold as synthetic powders that &#8220;often contain various amphetamine-like chemicals,&#8221; according to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53046&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Endovascular Graft Approved for Tears of Aorta]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/endovascular-graft-approved-for-tears-of-aorta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded approval of an endovascular graft to include ruptures of the aorta, the body&#8217;s largest artery.
The Gore Tag Thoracic Endoprosthesis was first sanctioned in 2005 to treat aortic bulges called aneurysms, the agency said in a news release. Use of the graft [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53044&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Teens of Lesbian Parents Appear Well-Adjusted]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/teens-of-lesbian-parents-appear-well-adjusted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Teenagers with lesbian mothers are as well adjusted as their peers being raised by heterosexual parents, according to a new study from the University of Amsterdam.
These teens reported having a good quality of life, despite teasing or other stereotypes they may face.

&#8220;Adolescent offspring in planned lesbian families do not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53042&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pediatricians Split on Heart Tests Before Kids&#8217; ADHD Meds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/pediatricians-split-on-heart-tests-before-kids-adhd-meds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD ADD]]></category>

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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Some pediatricians continue to do electrocardiograms (EKGs) on children before starting them on medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, new research suggests, even though many experts say the latest evidence shows it isn&#8217;t really necessary.
Several years ago, reports of sudden death, heart attack and stroke among children [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53040&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Your Taste for Fat May Reside in Your Genes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/your-taste-for-fat-may-reside-in-your-genes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

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MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Variations in a certain gene can make people more or less sensitive to the taste of fat and affect their risk for obesity, researchers report.
The team at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis studied 21 obese people and found that those with a particular variant of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53038&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Children Born by C-Section at Slightly Higher Asthma Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/children-born-by-c-section-at-slightly-higher-asthma-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma]]></category>

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MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Children delivered by Cesarean section appear to be at a slight increased risk of developing asthma by age 3, a new study says.
The findings support the results of previous research.

Researchers analyzed data from more than 37,000 participants in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study in order to compare [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53036&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Overweight Teen Girls May Have Higher Acne Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/overweight-teen-girls-may-have-higher-acne-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Teenage girls who are overweight or obese are significantly more likely to develop acne than their normal-weight peers, a new Norwegian survey suggests.
Researchers looked at whether weight, and more specifically body mass index (BMI, a ratio of weight to height), had any bearing on the onset [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53034&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Nose Job&#8217; May Make You Look a Bit Younger, Too: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/nose-job-may-make-you-look-a-bit-younger-too-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Getting a &#8220;nose job&#8221;  might do more than improve someone&#8217;s looks. A new study suggests the procedure may make patients appear 1.5 years younger on average. 
Although a plastic surgeon familiar with the findings said people may look younger simply because they&#8217;re happier with their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53032&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is Continued Lip-Reading an Early Sign of Autism?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/is-continued-lip-reading-an-early-sign-of-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Lip reading is one of the ways that infants learn to talk, a new study reports. 
The finding challenges the conventional belief that infants learn to talk only by listening to people around them, according to the Florida Atlantic University researchers. They also said their discovery may suggest new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53030&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Head and Neck Cancer Survivors Face Eating Problems]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/many-head-and-neck-cancer-survivors-face-eating-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Persistent pain, eating problems and depression are the most common problems experienced by long-term survivors of head and neck cancer, a new study finds.
In the study, published in the Jan. 16 online issue of the journal Archives of Otolaryngology &#8212; Head &#38; Neck Surgery, researchers looked at 337 people [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53017&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drop in Melanoma Deaths Limited to Educated Whites: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/drop-in-melanoma-deaths-limited-to-educated-whites-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skin Cancer Melanoma]]></category>

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MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Recent declines in death rates due to the skin cancer melanoma among white Americans appear to be limited to those with higher levels of education, researchers have found.
The findings reveal a widening education-related disparity in melanoma death rates and highlight the need for early-detection strategies to effectively target high-risk, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53015&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brain Structure Adapts to Arm Injury, Study Says]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/brain-structure-adapts-to-arm-injury-study-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People fitted with slings or casts after suffering an arm injury experience changes in the brain as it adapts to shifts in physical movement, a new study finds.
The findings could prove useful in rehabilitation therapy for stroke or other brain-injury patients, the researchers suggested.

The study included 10 right-handed people [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53013&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More, Faster Weight Loss Seen With Gastric Bypass Than Banding]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/more-faster-weight-loss-seen-with-gastric-bypass-than-banding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Gastric bypass surgery results in faster and longer-lasting weight loss than does gastric banding, according to a new study by Swiss investigators.
A gastric bypass operation called Roux-en-Y involves reducing stomach size with staples and connecting the smaller &#8220;pouch&#8221; directly to the small intestine. It is irreversible.

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		<title><![CDATA[Women Suffer From Sleep Apnea, Raised Heart Risks, Too]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/women-suffer-from-sleep-apnea-raised-heart-risks-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Just as it does in men, obstructive sleep apnea can raise the risk for women of dying from heart attacks and having other cardiovascular problems, a new Spanish study indicates.
However, treating severe apnea at night with a system called CPAP &#8212; continuous positive airway pressure &#8212; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53009&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Injuries to Pedestrians Wearing Headphones Tripled Since 2004]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/injuries-to-pedestrians-wearing-headphones-tripled-since-2004/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News)  &#8212; Folks who walk to work or school while listening to music via headphones may want to unplug, with a new U.S. study finding injuries to this group of people tripling since 2004.
The reason, University of Maryland researchers say, is that use of iPods and other [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53007&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heading Soccer Balls Could Injure Brain]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/15/heading-soccer-balls-could-injure-brain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SUNDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Soccer players need  to use the correct techniques when &#8220;heading&#8221; &#8212; using their unprotected head to stop or redirect the ball &#8212; to prevent possible brain injury, researchers say.
Although researchers have not yet proven a link between the sport and brain damage, Dr. Alejandro Spiotta and other experts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53052&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do Men Flash Cash to Find a Mate?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/15/do-men-flash-cash-to-find-a-mate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SUNDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; When women seem scarce, men may compete for them by being impulsive, saving less and borrowing more, according to a new study.
&#8220;What we see in other animals is that when females are scarce, males become more competitive. They compete more for access to mates,&#8221; lead author Vladas Griskevicius, an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53050&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Deaf &#8216;Signers&#8217; Quick to Interpret Body Language: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/14/deaf-signers-quick-to-interpret-body-language-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
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SATURDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Deaf people who use sign language recognize and interpret body language quicker than hearing people who don&#8217;t use sign language, researchers have found.
&#8220;There are a lot of anecdotes about deaf people being better able to pick up on body language, but this is the first evidence of that,&#8221; David [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53057&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Healthy Children, Safe Homes a Winning Combination]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/14/healthy-children-safe-homes-a-winning-combination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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SATURDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; From the air you breathe to the foods you eat, hidden dangers may be lurking in your home, experts warn.
Researchers at the Children&#8217;s Environmental Health Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City offer some simple steps to help keep your children healthy and your home [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53054&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Recent Rotavirus Vaccines Safe, Study Says]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/recent-rotavirus-vaccines-safe-study-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Updated vaccines for rotavirus &#8212; once the leading cause of gastrointestinal illness among U.S. children &#8212; do not appear to increase the risk of potentially deadly side effects, a new study finds.
The original rotavirus vaccine was taken off the market in 1999 after it was associated with severe bowel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53079&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CDC Warns Against Sharing Insulin Pens]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/cdc-warns-against-sharing-insulin-pens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Due to a growing number of reports about improper use of insulin pens, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a reminder that the devices must never be used on more than one person.
Using insulin pens on more than one person puts people at risk for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53076&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Experts Urge Public Action to Aid Cancer Prevention]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/experts-urge-public-action-to-aid-cancer-prevention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Community support is essential for healthy behaviors that can reduce cancer risk, according to updated guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention released this week by the American Cancer Society.
&#8220;Our guidelines have always stressed what people can do themselves to lower their risk of cancer, and that&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53073&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Statins Cost Four Times More in U.S. Than in U.K.]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/statins-cost-four-times-more-in-u-s-than-in-u-k/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Widely used cholesterol-lowering statin drugs cost about 400 percent more in the United States than in the United Kingdom, a new study shows.
Prescription drug costs are a major issue in the ongoing debate about health costs in both the United States and the U.K., noted the researchers at the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53071&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Salt Water Won&#8217;t Stop Python Invasion in Florida: Experts]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/salt-water-wont-stop-python-invasion-in-florida-experts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Salt water may not stop the spread of Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades, a new study indicates.
The findings raise concerns that the giant constrictor snakes may invade and cause ecological damage on nearby islands, such as the Florida Keys, said lead author Kristen Hart, a research ecologist with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53062&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why OJ Might Be a Health-Hazard, Paula Deen&#8217;s Big Secret, and How to Save Yourself from a Hangover]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/paula-deens-secret/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Murray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We know, you&#8217;re detoxing after that New Year&#8217;s Eve extravaganza. But just in case you slip up and have a glass of wine (or three), here are 13 legit ways to save yourself from a hangover. [Greatist]
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		<title><![CDATA[Antidepressants While Pregnant Linked to Slight Risk of Lung Problem in Babies]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/antidepressants-while-pregnant-linked-to-slight-risk-of-lung-problem-in-babies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Women who use antidepressants called selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac and Celexa during pregnancy run a slight risk of having an infant with high blood pressure in the lungs, a new Swedish study finds.
The condition, known as persistent pulmonary hypertension, can lead to shortness of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52951&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bored Workers Often Turn to Chocolate, Booze, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/bored-workers-often-turn-to-chocolate-booze-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Chronic boredom grips one-fourth of office workers, which may affect their quality of work as well as their physical and mental health, a new study suggests.
British researchers asked 102 office workers if they got bored at work and how they managed that boredom. Of those surveyed, 25 percent said [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52949&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Work-Life Balance Tougher for Couples With Similar Jobs]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/work-life-balance-tougher-for-couples-with-similar-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Couples with similar jobs are more likely to have trouble finding a good work-life balance than those in different lines of work, according to a new study.
Researchers from the University of Bedfordshire in England questioned 291 academic workers whose partners had jobs in education and 350 academic employees whose [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52947&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Weight Gain Often Unrecognized by Young Women]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/weight-gain-often-unrecognized-by-young-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many young American women fail to recognize recent weight gain, and self-perception of weight gain appears to be significantly influenced by race, ethnicity and birth control methods, according to a new study.
The findings are important because weight gain increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and other obesity-related health problems, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52945&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Need to Exercise More? Think How It Will Help You Now]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/need-to-exercise-more-think-how-it-will-help-you-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Health and fitness experts have for years tried to entice people to exercise more by flogging long-range benefits such as losing weight or avoiding long-term illness caused by chronic disease.
They might have been going about it all wrong. Research now appears to show that &#8220;improve your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52942&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Normal Pregnancies May Be Misdiagnosed as Ectopic]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/normal-pregnancies-may-be-misdiagnosed-as-ectopic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Women with normal pregnancies that were misdiagnosed as ectopic who were treated with methotrexate in the first trimester either miscarried or gave birth to a severely deformed baby, the results of a small study suggest.
An ectopic pregnancy is one where the egg begins to develop outside the womb, which [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52940&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[At More U.S. Workplaces, Smokers Need Not Apply]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/at-more-u-s-workplaces-smokers-need-not-apply/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Mary Brophy MarcusHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Following the lead of the Cleveland Clinic and a growing number of other hospitals, Pennsylvania&#8217;s Geisinger Health System will turn away job applicants who smoke starting next month. 
&#8220;This is quite a trend. Hospital systems throughout the country are doing this increasingly,&#8221; said Dr. Michael [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52937&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/13/what-the-yuck-low-blood-sugar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Murray</dc:creator>
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Roshini Raj, MD, Health’s medical editor and coauthor of What the Yuck?!, fields your most personal and provocative questions.

Q: Can low blood sugar really affect your personality? 

A: It’s technically possible. Abnormally low blood sugar (otherwise known as hypoglycemia) can cause anxiety, aggression, and other behavioral quirks, in addition to physical symptoms like tremors, sweating, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52328&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Partner&#8217;s &#8216;Viral Load&#8217; a Major Factor in HIV Transmission: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/12/partners-viral-load-a-major-factor-in-hiv-transmission-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The level of the HIV-1 virus in the blood of an HIV-infected person is the single most important risk factor for sexual transmission of HIV to an uninfected partner, a new study of heterosexual couples has found.
The research, published online Jan. 12 in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52934&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Inflammatory Bowel Disease Less Common in Sunny States]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/12/inflammatory-bowel-disease-less-common-in-sunny-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inflammatory Bowel Disease]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who live in sunnier regions of the United States are less likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease, a new study says.
The findings support previous European research and could lead to new types of treatment and preventive measures, the study authors said.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes Crohn&#8217;s disease and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52932&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Does Deodorant Ingredient Affect Breast Cancer Risk?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/12/does-deodorant-ingredient-affect-breast-cancer-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; For several years, researchers have studied a possible link between substances called parabens &#8212; widely used as a germ-fighting preservative in cosmetics such as deodorant/antiperspirants &#8212; and breast cancer.
Investigators have learned that parabens, also found in some drugs and food products, can mimic weakly the action [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52930&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Your Smartphone May Be Stressing You Out]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/12/your-smartphone-may-be-stressing-you-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stress Management]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Compulsively checking your smartphone may not actually be that smart, British researchers warn.
The cautionary observation stems from a new study that finds an association between the increasingly popular use of Web-enabled cellphones and a rise in stress levels.

The reason: a relentless need to immediately review and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52928&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Music May Ease Anxiety, Pain in Prostate Biopsy Patients]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/12/music-may-ease-anxiety-pain-in-prostate-biopsy-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Listening to music on headphones can help reduce the pain and anxiety experienced by a man as he undergoes a prostate biopsy, new research suggests.
The study by researchers at Duke Cancer Institute included 88 prostate biopsy patients randomly assigned to three groups. One group wore noise-cancelling headphones and listened [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52926&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[DNA Damage From Chemo May Help Spur Leukemia&#8217;s Return]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/12/dna-damage-from-chemo-may-help-spur-leukemias-return/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The chemotherapy used to treat a form of adult leukemia sets a trap that can result in the return of the disease within years, a new study suggests. 
The finding confirms the suspicions of specialists who thought chemotherapy drugs could disrupt DNA through mutations and ultimately allow tumor cells [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52961&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Little Known About How Autism Affects Teen Drivers: Researchers]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/12/little-known-about-how-autism-affects-teen-drivers-researchers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Two-thirds of driving-age American teens with a high-functioning autism spectrum disorder are currently driving or plan to drive, and these teens have a number of common characteristics, a new study says.
People with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders, or HFASDs, have subtle impairments in social interaction, communication, motor skills and coordination. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52959&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Diabetes Prevention Program Might Avert 885,000 Cases]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/12/u-s-diabetes-prevention-program-might-avert-885000-cases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  A national community-based diabetes prevention program in the United States could prevent or delay 885,000 cases of type 2 diabetes over 25 years, a new federal government study says. 
Overall, the program would save $29.8 billion in medical costs. But, the program itself would require [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52957&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Children Exposed to HIV Before Birth at Risk for Language Delay]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/12/children-exposed-to-hiv-before-birth-at-risk-for-language-delay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; School-age children exposed to HIV before birth are at increased risk for language problems and could benefit from early diagnosis and classroom intervention, according to a new study.
Researchers looked at 468 children, ages 7 to 16, born to mothers with HIV infection during pregnancy. Of those children, 306 were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52955&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Exoskeleton&#8217; Helps Paralyzed Stand, Take Steps]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/12/exoskeleton-helps-paralyzed-stand-take-steps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Veteran ski patrol member Mike Rhode was speeding down a snowy slope at Hunter Mountain in New York state when his ski unexpectedly popped off.
Rhode, then a member of the ski patrol for 13 years, wasn&#8217;t able to regain his balance before hitting a fence. Now, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52953&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Red Wine Researcher Said to Falsify Data]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/12/red-wine-research-falsified/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, January 12, 2012 (Health.com) — The University of Connecticut has notified 11 scientific journals that research on the potential health benefits of red wine led by one of its faculty members appears to contain falsified and fabricated data.
Following a three-year investigation, a university review board has concluded that Dipak K. Das, Ph.D., the director [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52919&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cardiac Arrest During Marathons Exceedingly Rare]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/cardiac-arrest-marathons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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WEDNESDAY, January 11, 2011 (Health.com) — Last November, two apparently healthy young men—one 40 years old, the other just 21—collapsed during the running of the Philadelphia marathon and were later pronounced dead, apparently of heart-related causes.
The news was shocking but familiar: In the previous two months alone, a 35-year-old firefighter had collapsed with a stopped [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52912&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Internet Flu Searches May Warn of Outbreaks]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/internet-flu-searches-may-warn-of-outbreaks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Keeping an eye on Internet search traffic about the flu can provide hospital emergency departments with an early warning system about potential surges in seasonal flu cases, a new study suggests.
This approach may be more effective than waiting for outdated government flu case reports, the Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52910&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mouse Study Give Clues to Why Exercise Is Healthy]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/mouse-study-give-clues-to-why-exercise-is-healthy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers have identified a protein in muscle cells that triggers some of the health benefits of exercise in mice. 
&#8220;There has been a feeling in the field that exercise &#8216;talks to&#8217; various tissues in the body,&#8221; said the study&#8217;s senior author, Bruce Spiegelman, a cell biologist at Dana-Farber Cancer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52908&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alcohol Targets Brain &#8216;Reward Centers&#8217; in Heavy Drinkers]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/alcohol-targets-brain-reward-centers-in-heavy-drinkers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A small study that offers new insight into how alcohol affects the brain could help lead to more effective treatments for people with drinking problems.
Researchers used positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to observe the effects of alcohol in the brains of 13 heavy drinkers and a control group of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52905&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Americans Living Longer, Report Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/americans-living-longer-report-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Americans are living longer, a new report shows, with the average life expectancy going from 78.6 years in 2009 to 78.7 years in 2010.
Meanwhile, U.S. death rates dropped half a percent between 2009 and 2010, and hit the lowest rate ever, at 746.2 deaths per 100,000 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52902&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Novel Stem Cell Treatment May Hold Promise for Type 1 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/novel-stem-cell-treatment-may-hold-promise-for-type-1-diabetes-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new type of stem cell treatment for people with type 1 diabetes appears to help re-educate rogue immune system cells, which allows cells in the pancreas to start producing insulin again. 
The treatment, which combines a patient&#8217;s immune system cells with stem cells from a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52979&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Outbreak of Legionnaires&#8217; Disease Traced to Hospital Fountain]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/outbreak-of-legionnaires-disease-traced-to-hospital-fountain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A decorative fountain in a hospital lobby was the cause of a 2010 Legionnaires&#8217; disease outbreak in Wisconsin, a new study says.
Legionnaires&#8217; disease is a severe and potentially deadly form of pneumonia caused by the bacteria Legionella, which can be inhaled from contaminated water sources.

State and local health officials [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52977&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gene Research Sheds Light on Rare Immune Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/gene-research-sheds-light-on-rare-immune-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A genetic mutation that causes a rare immune disease characterized by impaired and excessive immune function has been identified by scientists.
Symptoms of the disorder include immune deficiency, inflammatory skin disorders and cold-induced hives (cold urticaria), according to the report published online in the Jan. 11 edition of the New [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52975&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Marathoners at Slim Risk of Cardiac Arrest]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/marathoners-at-slim-risk-of-cardiac-arrest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Lisa EspositoHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; If you&#8217;re a healthy distance runner, your chances of dying from sudden cardiac arrest during a race are extremely slim, a new study indicates.
In the last decade, one of every 259,000 runners who competed in a U.S. marathon or half-marathon died, the researchers found. And most [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52973&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Even When Silent, Irregular Heartbeat Linked to Stroke Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/even-when-silent-irregular-heartbeat-linked-to-stroke-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many people may not feel their heart race when they are having an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation, but these silent symptoms double their risk of stroke, a new study finds.
Of 2,580 study participants with pacemakers who did not have a history of atrial fibrillation, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52971&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scientists Identify Inherited Prostate Cancer Gene]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/scientists-identify-inherited-prostate-cancer-gene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The first major gene mutation associated with an increased risk for hereditary prostate cancer has been identified by scientists.
Men who inherit the mutation in the HOXB13 gene have a 10 to 20 times increased risk of developing prostate cancer, according to the study in the Jan. 12 issue of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52969&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Covering Gym Fees Might Be Money Saver for Medicare]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/covering-gym-fees-might-be-money-saver-for-medicare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Paying the gym-membership fees of seniors joining private Medicare supplemental insurance plans &#8212; which by law cannot deny coverage based on illness &#8212; attracts healthier adults, potentially saving the U.S. insurer money, a new study suggests.
Analyzing 22 Medicare Advantage plans, including half that added fitness club [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52967&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Herbal Medicines for Arthritis Not Backed by Evidence]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/herbal-medicines-for-arthritis-not-backed-by-evidence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; There is little evidence to support the widespread use of herbal medicines to relieve the symptoms of osteoarthritis, according to a review of these products.
Osteoarthritis is a painful condition that involves damage to cartilage and other structures in and around the joints, particularly the fingers, knees and hips. It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52965&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Three Embryos Are Too Many for IVF: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/three-embryos-are-too-many-for-ivf-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and Childbirth]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The ideal number of embryos to implant during in-vitro fertilization (IVF) therapy can be one or two, but should never be more than three, according to a new study that examined this controversial issue.
British researchers analyzed data from about 124,000 IVF cycles that resulted in 33,500 live births. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52963&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Surgeons in Mid-Career Have Fewest Complications: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/surgeons-in-mid-career-have-fewest-complications-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Surgeons aged 35 to 50 provide the safest care for patients, a new study suggests.
The findings raise concerns about ongoing training and motivation of surgeons during their careers, according to the researchers at the University of Lyon in France.

They analyzed data from 3,574 thyroidectomies (removal of the thyroid gland) by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52899&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Car, TV Ownership Tied to Higher Risk for Heart Attack]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/car-tv-ownership-tied-to-higher-risk-for-heart-attack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who own a car and a television tend to be at increased risk for heart attack, a new study finds.
On the other hand, people in developed and developing countries who are physically active during work and leisure time have a significantly lower risk of heart attack, the researchers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52897&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Novel Stem Cell Treatment May Hold Promise for Type 1 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/novel-stem-cell-treatment-may-hold-promise-for-type-1-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new type of stem cell treatment for people with type 1 diabetes appears to help re-educate rogue immune system cells, which allows cells in the pancreas to start producing insulin again. 
The treatment, which combines a patient&#8217;s immune system cells with stem cells from a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52894&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can Mindfulness Curb Restaurant Overeating?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/10/mindful-eating-restaurants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, January 9, 2012 (Health.com) — Supersized portions and high-calorie dishes in restaurants are often blamed for contributing to America&#8217;s obesity epidemic, and for good reason. People tend to carry more body fat if they eat out frequently, and they tend to consume more calories and fat in restaurants than they do when eating at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52888&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Grief May Trigger Heart Attacks]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/09/grief-heart-attacks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Losing a loved one can bring overwhelming feelings of grief, depression, and anger. For some people, the shock and stress of bereavement may even bring on a heart attack.
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Some People Live to 110]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/09/why-some-people-live-to-110/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SUNDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who live 110 years or longer have as many disease-associated genes as those in the general population, but they may also be blessed with protective genes that help them live so long, researchers report.
The team of U.S. scientists noted that supercentenarians, as they are called, are extremely rare, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52873&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Short Delay in Treating Blood Pressure Safe for Diabetics: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/09/short-delay-in-treating-blood-pressure-safe-for-diabetics-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Waiting up to a year to treat high blood pressure in a person with diabetes is probably not harmful, but waiting many years to get blood pressure under control could result in serious complications, new research indicates.
In the study, published online Jan. 9 in the Journal of General Internal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52871&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Most Parents Tell Kids About Test Results for Breast Cancer Genes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/09/most-parents-tell-kids-about-test-results-for-breast-cancer-genes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category>
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MONDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Most parents who have genetic tests for breast cancer risk share the findings with their children, a new study finds.
Researchers interviewed 253 parents who underwent genetic testing for mutations in two common breast cancer-related genes (BRCA1 and BRCA2) that can be inherited. All the participants had children younger than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52868&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kids Who Need Heart Surgery May Fare Better at Busier Hospitals]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/09/kids-who-need-heart-surgery-may-fare-better-at-busier-hospitals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Children who have heart surgery at high-volume hospitals may fare better than those who are treated in hospitals that perform fewer pediatric cardiac surgeries per year, but this is not due to volume alone.
New research suggests that the busier centers are more able to spot and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52866&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diet Might Have Some Effect on ADHD]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/09/diet-might-have-some-effect-on-adhd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; There&#8217;s limited evidence that any particular diet or supplement helps kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but at least some research suggests that omega-3 fatty acids may help while fatty &#8220;Western-style&#8221; diets do these children no favors.
Researchers from Children&#8217;s Memorial Hospital in Chicago reviewed previous studies on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52864&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Power of Acupuncture to Ease Migraines Questioned in Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/09/power-of-acupuncture-to-ease-migraines-questioned-in-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Migraine Headaches]]></category>

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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; &#8220;Sham&#8221; acupuncture worked almost as well on migraine patients as three types of traditional acupuncture, a new study says.
Randomly assigning 480 patients to one of four groups at nine Chinese hospitals &#8212; one sham acupuncture group and three receiving accepted types &#8212; an international team of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52862&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Safety Tips for Cold-Weather Exercise]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/07/safety-tips-for-cold-weather-exercise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>

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SATURDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; If you exercise outdoors in cold weather, you need to take certain steps to stay safe, an expert advises.
The main issue is hypothermia, which is excessive loss of body heat, explained Dr. Cedric X. Bryant, chief science officer at the American Council on Exercise.

Layers of clothing keep you warm [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52875&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[ADHD Drug Shortage Pushes Parents to Seek Substitutes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/06/adhd-drug-shortage-pushes-parents-to-seek-substitutes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD ADD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money and Health]]></category>

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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; If the current shortage of some drugs used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has left you searching for something else for your child to take, experts suggest you choose a substitute carefully because the effects of these medications can vary widely.
For example, &#8220;generics can sometimes be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52848&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Resolve to Take Colon Cancer Test, Experts Say]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/06/resolve-to-take-colon-cancer-test-experts-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorectal Cancer]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; If you&#8217;re 50 or older, consider making it a new year goal to get screened for colorectal cancer, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy suggests.
Colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable cancers because most cases arise from precancerous growths in the colon called polyps. These can be found [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52846&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Care Thwarted by Unstable Health Insurance: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/06/diabetes-care-thwarted-by-unstable-health-insurance-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Diabetes patients require continuous health coverage to ensure they receive recommended care, a new study concludes.
For the study, U.S. researchers analyzed data from nearly 3,400 diabetes patients who received medical care between 2005 and 2007 at 50 federally qualified health centers in Oregon. At these centers, free or reduced-cost [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52844&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Paranoid or Placid? Brain Scans Show Pot&#8217;s Effect on Mind]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/06/paranoid-or-placid-brain-scans-show-pots-effect-on-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>

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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Smoking marijuana can mean different things to different people &#8212; for some, anxiety and paranoia can set in, while others mellow out. 
Now, a unique brain scan study suggests two ingredients in pot may work independently to achieve these effects.

British scientists who watched the effects of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52842&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smog Tied to Raised Risk of Chronic Illness in Black Women]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/06/smog-tied-to-raised-risk-of-chronic-illness-in-black-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Air pollution may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure in black American women, a new study suggests.
Previous research has shown that air pollution boosts the chances of acute cardiovascular events such as stroke and heart attack, but it hasn&#8217;t been known whether it also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52839&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[PSA Test for Prostate Cancer Doesn&#8217;t Save Lives: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/06/psa-test-for-prostate-cancer-doesnt-save-lives-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Annual screening for prostate cancer doesn&#8217;t save lives, finds a new study that is unlikely to quell the controversy surrounding routine prostate specific antigen (PSA)  screening.
&#8220;Organized prostate cancer screening when done in addition to whatever background testing exists in the population does not result in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52879&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[As Nations Develop, So May Bowel Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/06/as-nations-develop-so-may-bowel-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inflammatory Bowel Disease]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is becoming more common around the world, according to a new study.
Researchers who analyzed data from all population-based studies about the incidence and/or prevalence of IBD found that the rate of new cases is increasing or stable in virtually every region of the world that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52877&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Stick to Multiple Resolutions, Debunked Diet Myths, and Why You Aren&#8217;t Losing Weight at the Gym]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/06/how-to-stick-to-multiple-resolutions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Murray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Year&#8217;s resolutions are a great way to kick off the year, so why choose just one? Follow this guide to get healthier and stay on track with your new and improved budget. [Greatist]
If pounding the treadmill and pumping iron still isn&#8217;t helping you lose weight, adjustments need to be made. The good news? These common [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52831&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/06/what-the-yuck-doctor-appointments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Murray</dc:creator>
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Roshini Raj, MD, Health’s medical editor and coauthor of What the Yuck?!, fields your most personal and provocative questions.

Q: My doctor doesn’t seem to be very busy with appointments. Is that a bad sign? 

A: Your doc’s availability doesn’t necessarily mean she’s unpopular or unskilled. She may simply be very efficient, or devote more hours [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52324&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Memory, Mental Function Begin Slipping as Early as Age 45]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/mental-decline-middle-age/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>

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THURSDAY, January 5, 2012 (Health.com) — For years, many experts have maintained that the subtle changes in memory and mental function that occur naturally as we get older rarely begin before age 60. 
That may be optimistic: A new study, published today in the British Medical Journal, suggests that age-related cognitive changes—which may in some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52824&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Experts Endorse Lower Lead-Poisoning Threshold]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/experts-endorse-lower-lead-poisoning-threshold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Pediatric health experts are applauding a U.S. advisory panel&#8217;s recommendation to lower the threshold for toxic lead exposure in children.
Lead, a metal once common in gasoline and house paint, can permanently damage developing brains.

On Wednesday, the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention voted to recommend [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52860&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drug Eases Gout Flare-ups in Some Patients: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/drug-eases-gout-flare-ups-in-some-patients-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Preliminary findings suggest a drug used to treat another disease might also reduce painful flare-ups in gout patients starting new medication regimens.
In a new study, the protein-inhibitor drug rilonacept (Arcalyst) appeared to markedly lower the risk of gout flare-ups during the first few months of treatments [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52858&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scientists Create First Monkeys With Mixed Genomes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/scientists-create-first-monkeys-with-mixed-genomes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; By gluing together cells from different genomes to form mixed embryos, researchers revealed they have created the world&#8217;s first chimeric monkeys.
In the report published online and in the Jan. 20 issue of Cell, they said the monkeys, who are made up of as many as six different genomes, are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52856&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blood Test May Reveal Child&#8217;s Sex Soon After Conception]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/blood-test-may-reveal-childs-sex-soon-after-conception/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research suggests that a blood test may one day be able to tell expectant mothers the gender of their baby as early as the first trimester.
Such a test would be the first of its kind, according to the South Korean researchers.

They collected blood samples from more than 200 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52854&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Could Daily Aspirin Harm Seniors&#8217; Eyes?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/could-daily-aspirin-harm-seniors-eyes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Daily aspirin use among seniors may double their risk of developing a particularly advanced form of age-related macular degeneration, a debilitating eye disease, a large new European study suggests.
The possible link involves the so-called &#8220;wet&#8221; type of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a significant cause of blindness [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52852&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mental Decline Can Start at 45, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/mental-decline-can-start-at-45-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Sorry, Boomers, but a new study suggests that memory, reasoning and comprehension can start to slip as early as age 45. 
This finding runs counter to conventional wisdom that mental decline doesn&#8217;t begin before 60, the researchers added.

&#8220;Cognitive function in normal, healthy adults begins to decline [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52850&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Have Heartburn? Get Help]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/have-heartburn-get-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Susan Schneck began suffering from frequent, painful heartburn in 1998.
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter
&#8220;In the evening and especially after lying down to go to sleep, I would invariably experience heartburn,&#8221; Schneck said. &#8220;It was a burning. Not exactly nausea, but that same type of upward sensation, only with that burning. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52811&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Antibiotics in Pregnancy May Shield Newborns From Strep B]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/antibiotics-in-pregnancy-may-shield-newborns-from-strep-b/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Giving antibiotics to pregnant women at risk of streptococcus B infection greatly reduces infection rates in newborns, according to a new study.
Use of antibiotics to prevent group B strep is common in high-income nations and should also be used in developing countries, at least until a vaccine becomes available, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52809&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chronic Heartburn a Growing Problem in U.S.]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/chronic-heartburn-a-growing-problem-in-u-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Heartburn and acid reflux strike many people as an annoying and painful but ultimately harmless problem &#8212; a result of overindulgence and gluttony that must be endured, much like a hangover after a night of drinking.
But frequent bouts of heartburn and reflux constitute a real medical [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52806&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Missed Naps Could Put Toddlers at Risk for Mood Disorders]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/missed-naps-could-put-toddlers-at-risk-for-mood-disorders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Toddlers who miss daytime naps may be at increased risk for mood disorders later in life, a new study indicates.
Researchers looked at toddlers aged 30 months to 36 months and found that depriving them of a single daily nap resulted in more anxiety, lower levels of joy and interest, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52804&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heart Failure, Diabetes Might Be Linked by Protein]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/heart-failure-diabetes-might-be-linked-by-protein/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers may have pinpointed how heart disease can lead to diabetes, a finding that could lead to new preventive treatments.
The team at Chiba University in Japan found that the stress of heart failure activates a protein called p53, resulting in inflammation in fat tissue, systemic insulin resistance  and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52802&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Jails Got No Flu Shots During H1N1 Outbreak: CDC]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/many-jails-got-no-flu-shots-during-h1n1-outbreak-cdc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; More than half of U.S. jails didn&#8217;t receive any vaccine to protect inmates during the 2009-10 outbreak of H1N1 swine flu, a new study says.
Jail and prison inmates are at increased risk for exposure to infectious diseases. The steady stream of new arrivals can introduce new types of infectious [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52800&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Like Babies, Dogs Pick Up on People&#8217;s Intent]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/like-babies-dogs-pick-up-on-peoples-intent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Man&#8217;s beloved four-legged friends not only respond to the words and ministrations of humans, dogs can  understand and anticipate the intentions of their people, researchers are reporting.
In a new study, dogs who were spoken to or who had direct eye contact with a person were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52798&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Reveals Who&#8217;s More Prone to Be a &#8216;Mean Drunk&#8217;]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who lack the ability to consider the future consequences of their current actions are more likely to be aggressive when they&#8217;re drunk, a new study indicates.
&#8220;People who focus on the here and now, without thinking about the impact on the future, are more aggressive than others when they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52820&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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