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		<title><![CDATA[Genetic Test May Spot Raised Autism Risk]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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By Barbara Bronson GrayHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers report that a new DNA test may be able to spot an increased risk of autism in children as young as 6 months old.
The genetic screen, called ARISk, is designed for babies and toddlers who have a sibling with autism, a developmental disorder characterized [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56119&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Parents of Kids With Autism Don&#8217;t Put Faith in Pediatricians]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder don&#8217;t feel they can turn to their pediatricians for advice on treatments, a new study finds.
Likewise, many pediatricians don&#8217;t think they have the knowledge &#8212; or time &#8212; to devote to children with autism, with some citing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56117&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Could Nasal Spray of &#8216;Love Hormone&#8217; Treat Autism?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/16/could-nasal-spray-of-love-hormone-treat-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Children with autism given a squirt of a nasal spray containing the hormone oxytocin showed more activity in brain regions known to be involved with processing social information, a small study found.
Researchers and other experts stressed that the study was small, involving only seven children, that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56115&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Developmental Woes Common in Siblings of Children With Autism]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/16/developmental-woes-common-in-siblings-of-children-with-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; One in three children with an older sibling who has an autism spectrum disorder, or problems with social interaction and communication, shows signs of developmental delay or autism-related behaviors by the age of 3 years, according to a new study.
&#8220;It is clear that the younger siblings of a child [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56113&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Urban Hospitals May Act as Breeding Ground for MRSA]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/16/urban-hospitals-may-act-as-breeding-ground-for-mrsa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A dangerous antibiotic-resistant &#8220;superbug&#8221; appears to originate in hospitals in large cities and then spreads to smaller hospitals, according to a new study.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland analyzed the genetic makeup of more than 80 variants of a major clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56111&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Paralyzed Patients Use Mind to Move Robotic Arm]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/16/paralyzed-patients-use-mind-to-move-robotic-arm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Two stroke patients who had lost the use of their arms and legs were able to use their brains to move a robotic arm, researchers report.
In fact, one patient was able to use the arm to grasp a thermos of water, bring the thermos to her [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56109&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Blast Wind&#8217; Linked to Chronic Brain Injuries in Military]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/16/blast-wind-linked-to-chronic-brain-injuries-in-military/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
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WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The same type of brain damage seen in athletes who suffer repeated concussions also occurs in soldiers exposed to large blasts, new research indicates.
In the study, researchers at Boston University and the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System analyzed brain tissue from four U.S. military personnel who were known to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56107&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CDC Lowers Lead-Poisoning Threshold for Kids]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/16/cdc-lowers-lead-poisoning-threshold-for-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; U.S. health officials on Wednesday lowered the threshold for what&#8217;s considered lead poisoning in young children.
The change by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reduces the definition of lead poisoning from 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood to 5 micrograms.

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		<title><![CDATA[Dinosaurs May Have Suffered From Arthritis]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/16/dinosaurs-may-have-suffered-from-arthritis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Dinosaurs may have suffered from arthritis, new research says.
When examining a specimen of a pliosaur, researchers from University of Bristol in England noticed that the dinosaur had signs of a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis. Specifically, the pliosaur had a crooked jaw due to an eroded left jaw [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56084&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Palpitations May Signal Future Heart Rhythm Problem]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/16/palpitations-may-signal-future-heart-rhythm-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
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WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Heart palpitations and high blood pressure are strong risk factors for a common heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study reports.
Atrial fibrillation increases a person&#8217;s risk of heart attack, stroke and death. It was already known that high blood pressure is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56082&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Education Is Key to Health: Report]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/16/education-is-key-to-health-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The better educated you are and the more money you make, the healthier you&#8217;re likely to be, a U.S. government report released Wednesday shows.
The report found that more educated people with higher incomes suffer from fewer chronic diseases and live longer than the less educated poor.

&#8220;Not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56079&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beijing&#8217;s Olympic Smog Shows Pollution&#8217;s Effect on Health]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/15/beijings-olympic-smog-shows-pollutions-effect-on-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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By Carina StorrsHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; With the 2012 Olympics set to begin in London this summer, a new study on air quality during the 2008 Beijing Olympics delivers an important public health message: Reducing air pollution levels could lower the risk of heart trouble for many.
Four years ago, an international team [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56077&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rare Disorder Causes Severe Head Rushes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/15/dopamine-beta-hydroxylase-deficiency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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Nine years after being diagnosed with an extremely rare neurological disorder, Megan Kenny completed her first Olympic-length triathlon.

When Megan Kenny was five years old, she began to exhibit a strange and troubling symptom: Every time she stood up for more than two minutes, she collapsed.
The episodes were particularly bad after Megan had been sitting or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56061&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Steroid Nasal Sprays Show Small Benefit for Sinusitis: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/15/steroid-nasal-sprays-show-small-benefit-for-sinusitis-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cold, Flu, and Sinus]]></category>

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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Corticosteroid nasal sprays apparently are not a silver bullet when it comes to symptom relief for acute sinusitis patients, a new review suggests.
The British analysis of six prior studies found that the sprays confer only a small degree of benefit, and only after being taken for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56035&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[FDA Panel to Consider At-Home HIV Test]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/15/fda-panel-to-consider-at-home-hiv-test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>

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By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Should Americans be able to buy a test at the drugstore and use it to determine whether they&#8217;re infected with the virus that causes AIDS?
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel plans to debate this question Tuesday, and the answer the panel arrives at could [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56033&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitness Fights High Blood Pressure, Even With Family History]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/15/fitness-fights-high-blood-pressure-even-with-family-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hypertension]]></category>

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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Although people with a family history of high blood pressure (hypertension) are at much greater risk of developing the condition themselves, regular exercise and physical fitness may significantly lower that risk, according to a new study.
&#8220;The results of this study send a very practical message, which is that even [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56100&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Two-Drug Combo Helps Teens With Migraines]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/15/two-drug-combo-helps-teens-with-migraines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Migraine Headaches]]></category>

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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A two-drug combination that relieves migraines in adults also works well in adolescents, new research indicates.
Although the findings basically support what doctors are already doing, &#8220;it is nice to have this officially shown in a study in adolescents,&#8221; said Dr. Ellen Drexler, associate director of neurology [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56098&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Task Force Issues Blood Pressure Guidelines]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/15/u-s-task-force-issues-blood-pressure-guidelines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; &#8220;Team-based care&#8221; should be used to improve patients&#8217; blood pressure control, the U.S. Task Force on Community Preventive Services recommended on Tuesday.
The recommendation is based on a review of 77 studies that showed improvements in patients&#8217; control of blood pressure when they received care from a team of health [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56096&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Assistance to Africa Cut AIDS-Related Deaths: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/15/u-s-assistance-to-africa-cut-aids-related-deaths-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>

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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The lives of more than 740,000 people in nine African countries were saved between 2004 and 2008 by the U.S. President&#8217;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a new study indicates.
The program reduced adults&#8217; risk of death from all causes by 16 percent to 20 percent during those four years, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56094&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asthma Cases Continue to Rise in U.S., Affecting Millions]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/15/asthma-cases-continue-to-rise-in-u-s-affecting-millions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Asthma continues to take its toll on Americans, with almost 19 million adults (8.2 percent) suffering from the disorder in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC analysis also found that more than 29 million (almost 13 percent) of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56092&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Trial Set to See if Drug Can Prevent Alzheimer&#8217;s]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/15/trial-set-to-see-if-drug-can-prevent-alzheimers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers are preparing to test an experimental drug in people genetically primed to develop Alzheimer&#8217;s disease.
The best-scenario hope is that the drug will lead to a way of preventing the progressive brain-wasting disease, and to a better understanding of its destructive processes, U.S. officials announced Tuesday. 

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		<title><![CDATA[Blacks, Hispanics Have Higher Colon Polyp Risk Than Previously Thought]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/15/blacks-hispanics-have-higher-colon-polyp-risk-than-previously-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Colorectal Cancer]]></category>

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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Black and Hispanic Americans are far more likely than whites to develop precancerous colorectal polyps, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed data from more than 5,000 men and women aged 50 and older who had a first-time colonoscopy screening at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in New York City [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56088&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Genes Might Be Key to Parkinson&#8217;s Spread]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/15/genes-might-be-key-to-parkinsons-spread/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers have identified gene variants that speed the progression of Parkinson&#8217;s disease, and they say their findings could help identify patients who would benefit most from early treatment.
The researchers, from the University of California-Los Angeles, say their findings also may help efforts to develop new therapies.

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		<title><![CDATA[Memory Gene May Fuel PTSD]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/ptsd-memory-genes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>

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MONDAY, May 14, 2012 (Health.com) — A vivid memory can be an asset if you&#8217;re studying for an exam or trying to recall the details of a conversation, but that aptitude may backfire when it comes to forming long-term responses to emotional trauma.
In a new study, Swiss researchers have found that a certain gene associated [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56030&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/eye-changes-may-predict-heart-disease-in-blacks-with-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; In black Americans with type 1 diabetes, narrowing of the small arteries in the eye&#8217;s retina (retinal arteriolar narrowing) is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease, a new study finds.
&#8220;Retinal arteriolar narrowing has long been described as one of the characteristic changes associated with hypertension [high blood pressure] [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56059&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[For Dementia Patients, Feeding Tubes May Increase Bed Sores]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/for-dementia-patients-feeding-tubes-may-increase-bed-sores/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Editor</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Feeding tubes increase the risk of bed sores in bedridden dementia patients, according to a new study.
The finding challenges the long-held belief that providing nutrition through feeding tubes helps prevent bed sores or helps promote their healing in this group of patients, the authors of the Brown University-led study [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56057&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Acupuncture May Help Ease Symptoms of COPD]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/acupuncture-may-help-ease-symptoms-of-copd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[COPD]]></category>

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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acupuncture may help relieve shortness of breath during activity, Japanese researchers suggest.
COPD is a progressive lung condition that makes it hard to breathe; it is commonly caused by smoking or exposure to other toxins.

&#8220;The effects of acupuncture are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56055&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pot Might Help Ease Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/pot-might-help-ease-multiple-sclerosis-symptoms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Smoking pot can help relieve muscle tightness, called spasticity, and pain in people with multiple sclerosis, a new, small study suggests.
&#8220;Spasticity is a major problem [in multiple sclerosis],&#8221; explained study author Dr. Jody Corey-Bloom, director of the University of California, San Diego Multiple Sclerosis Center. &#8220;People [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56053&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Some Sports May Help Protect Men&#8217;s Bones]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/some-sports-may-help-protect-mens-bones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>

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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Young men who play load-bearing sports such as basketball and volleyball have a reduced risk of osteoporosis later in life, according to a new study.
Researchers measured the bone mass of more than 800 men aged 18 to 20 and collected information about their exercise habits. Five years later, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56051&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[FDA Issues Multiple Sclerosis Drug Alert]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/fda-issues-multiple-sclerosis-drug-alert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya (fingolimod) should not be given to patients with certain pre-existing or recent heart conditions or stroke, or those taking certain medications to correct heart rhythm problems, says a U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety announcement issued Monday.
The warning follows the FDA&#8217;s evaluation of a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56049&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Little More Education, a Little Longer Life?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/a-little-more-education-a-little-longer-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mind and Body]]></category>

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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; It&#8217;s graduation season, and new research offers yet another reason to congratulate someone who has completed at least nine years of education: They&#8217;re likely to live longer.
An unusual, comprehensive study involving 1.2 million Swedes shows that students who were exposed to nine years of education [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56047&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Secondhand Smoke May Harm Heart Function]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/secondhand-smoke-may-harm-heart-function/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; For nonsmokers, exposure to low levels of secondhand smoke for just 30 minutes can cause significant damage to the lining of their blood vessels, the results of a new study indicate. 
The findings could have major public health implications because this type of damage has been associated with atherosclerosis [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56045&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sleepwalking in Adults More Common Than Thought]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/sleepwalking-in-adults-more-common-than-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category>

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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Sleepwalkers on TV and in movies are often played for drama or laughs, but the phenomenon is surprisingly common in American households, a large, new study suggests.
In what they said is the first research in three decades on sleepwalking prevalence in the United States, scientists from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56043&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[People With HIV at Higher Odds of Sudden Cardiac Death]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/people-with-hiv-at-higher-odds-of-sudden-cardiac-death/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>

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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People with HIV/AIDS are four times more likely to die of sudden cardiac arrest than those in the general population, a new study finds.
The findings held true even for people with well-controlled HIV, according to researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). In sudden cardiac arrest, also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56041&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Researchers Test Laxative-Free Colon Scan]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/researchers-test-laxative-free-colon-scan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorectal Cancer]]></category>

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By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A preliminary new study suggests that patients who get virtual colonoscopies &#8212; alternatives to regular colonoscopies &#8212; might avoid the unpleasant task of bowel-cleansing with laxatives beforehand.
However, this study of 605 people found that the laxative-free virtual colonoscopies were less effective at detecting small malignancies than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56039&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Self-Managing&#8217; COPD Might Pose Risks, Study Suggests]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/self-managing-copd-might-pose-risks-study-suggests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; In a finding that seems counterintuitive, a new study revealed that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were more likely to die after receiving comprehensive education and self-management tools.
&#8220;The comprehensive care management program was associated with unanticipated excess mortality,&#8221; wrote study authors Dr. Vincent Fan, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56037&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Button&#8217; Batteries Sending More Kids to ER: Study Emergency visits for accidental swallowing have doubled]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/button-batteries-sending-more-kids-to-er-study-emergency-visits-for-accidental-swallowing-have-doubled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Cases of children rushed to the emergency room after accidentally swallowing coin-sized batteries found in many household gadgets have doubled over the past two decades, new research reveals.
Serious complications &#8212; including fatalities &#8212; can arise when so-called &#8220;button batteries,&#8221; found in items ranging from remote-control devices [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56028&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Baby Bottles, Pacifiers, Sippy Cups Can Injure]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/baby-bottles-pacifiers-sippy-cups-can-injure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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By Carina StorrsHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; For babies just starting to move around, walking or running while toting a bottle, a pacifier or a sippy cup might be a dangerous pursuit.
From a nationwide survey, researchers estimated that more than 45,000 visits to the emergency room between 1991 and 2010 in children under [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56026&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Common Blood Pressure Drugs May Not Cut Colon Cancer Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/common-blood-pressure-drugs-may-not-cut-colon-cancer-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Colorectal Cancer]]></category>

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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Widely used blood pressure medications called beta blockers do not cut a person&#8217;s odds of developing colon cancer, a new study contends.
Beta blockers, which include drugs such as alprenolol, carvedilol, propranolol and atenolol, are commonly prescribed to older adults for high blood pressure and heart conditions.

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		<title><![CDATA[Back Pain Therapy Often Yields Early Benefits: Study]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who receive treatment for chronic and acute low-back pain show significant improvement in the first six weeks, but may still have some pain and disability after one year, according to a new study.
Researchers analyzed data from 33 studies that included more than 11,000 patients to learn more about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56022&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employment Prospects Dim for Young Adults With Autism]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/14/employment-prospects-dim-for-young-adults-with-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>

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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  Young adults with an autism spectrum disorder are less likely to continue their education or get a job after high school when compared to young adults with other disabilities, new research indicates.
According to the study, only about 35 percent of young adults with autism attended [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56019&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is Combining Hysterectomy and a Tummy Tuck Safe?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/11/is-combining-hysterectomy-and-a-tummy-tuck-safe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
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FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research suggests that combining two very different surgeries &#8212; a hysterectomy and a tummy tuck &#8212; is relatively safe, with no major complications seen in 65 women who had both procedures at the same time.
The rate of complications the researchers considered minor reached 32 percent, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56017&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Availability of Beds, Poverty Drive Costly Hospital Readmissions]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Regions of the United States with lots of hospital beds and a large population of lower-income patients tend to have higher hospital readmission rates than regions with fewer beds and a more affluent, healthier population, new research finds.
Factors related to supply and demand had more of an influence on readmission [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56015&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Email Vacations&#8217; Boost Job Productivity, Lower Stress: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/11/email-vacations-boost-job-productivity-lower-stress-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Email vacations while on the job could benefit people&#8217;s health, reducing stress levels and contributing to better focus, a new study suggests.
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, and the U.S. Army found that a group of workers who were cut off from office email use for five days [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56013&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Women Still Smoke During Pregnancy]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/10/many-women-still-smoke-during-pregnancy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Too many American women still smoke during their pregnancies, a new report finds, and rates of such smoking vary widely depending on race.
Researchers found that almost 22 percent of pregnant white women aged 15 to 44 smoked cigarettes within the previous 30 days, compared with just over 14 percent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56010&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[FDA Issues Warning on Controversial MS Treatment]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/10/fda-issues-warning-on-controversial-ms-treatment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Doctors and patients need to be aware of the potential risk of injuries and death associated with an experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis called liberation therapy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in an alert issued Thursday.
Liberation therapy is used to treat chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) &#8212; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56008&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Black Africans Less Apt to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorder Than Whites]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/10/black-africans-less-apt-to-develop-heart-rhythm-disorder-than-whites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
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THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Even though they have more risk factors, black Africans are about half as likely as white Europeans to develop a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study says.
Atrial fibrillation, in which the top chambers of the heart flutter or quiver irregularly, sharply increases the risk of stroke [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56006&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Young Adults at Risk of Skin Cancer: CDC]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/10/many-young-adults-at-risk-of-skin-cancer-cdc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skin Cancer Melanoma]]></category>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Despite warnings about the dangers of excess sun exposure, young adults in the United States still get sunburned or use indoor tanning beds, federal health officials said Thursday.
Both activities increase the risk for skin cancer &#8212; the most common cancer among Americans &#8212; including potentially fatal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=56004&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is &#8216;Social Jet Lag&#8217; Harming Your Health?]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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THURSDAY, May 10, 2012 (Health.com) — Do you wake up to the sound of an alarm each weekday? That may be a sign that your body clock doesn&#8217;t agree with your daily schedule, a situation that over time may open the door to weight gain and other health problems.
Researchers in Europe have coined the term [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=55997&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gut Bugs Might Influence Child&#8217;s Odds for Obesity]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/05/10/gut-bugs-might-influence-childs-odds-for-obesity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

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THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Levels of certain gut bacteria and low protein intake may raise children&#8217;s risk of being obese, new research suggests.
The study included 26 obese and 27 non-obese children aged 6 to 16 who completed a dietary and physical activity survey. Stool samples from the children were analyzed to assess the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&#038;blog=4493756&#038;post=55995&#038;subd=healthnewschannel&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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