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		<title><![CDATA[Home Oxygen Could Raise Burn Risk: Experts]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Feb. 13  (HealthDay News) &#8212; Use of home oxygen in the United States has risen over the past decade, which has led to an increase in the number of patients with medical oxygen-related burn injuries, according to experts at the Burn Center at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

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		<title><![CDATA[Zioptan Eyedrops Approved for Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Merck&#8217;s Zioptan drops (tafluprost ophthalmic solution) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lower pressure within the eye among people with high blood pressure of  the eye (ocular hypertension) or open-angle glaucoma, the most common form of the disease.
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		<title><![CDATA[Exercise a Defense Against Dementia: Study]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Here&#8217;s another reason to get into shape: Physical activity may reduce the risk of dementia-related death, according to a new study.
Researchers assessed the health of more than 45,000 men and nearly 15,000 women, ages 20 to 88 years, in the United States and grouped them into one of three [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54296&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mom&#8217;s Vitamin D Levels Linked to Language Problems in Kids]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/13/moms-vitamin-d-levels-linked-to-language-problems-in-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin D may be putting their children at risk for language difficulties,  Australian researchers report.
Taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy may relieve the problem, they suggest.

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		<title><![CDATA[Overeating Linked to Memory Loss, Mental Decline]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/13/overeating-memory-loss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
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MONDAY, February 13, 2012 (Health.com) — Older people who consume a diet very high in calories may be increasing their risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the memory loss and mental-function problems that sometimes precede Alzheimer&#8217;s disease.
In a new study of more than 1,200 people in their 70s and 80s, Mayo Clinic researchers found that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54298&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Higher Cancer Rate Seen in Children With Juvenile Arthritis]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/13/higher-cancer-rate-seen-in-children-with-juvenile-arthritis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The cancer rate in children with juvenile arthritis is four times higher than in other children, a new study says.
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		<title><![CDATA[Concerns Over Kids&#8217; Shut-Eye an Age-Old Problem]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; With televisions, computers, cellphones, school work and extracurricular activities, parents worry that their kids are so busy that they aren&#8217;t getting enough sleep.
But a new review suggests this is not a new problem, and perhaps it might not be a problem at all.

&#8220;Kids are sleeping less [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54273&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Young Adults Get Health Care When They Can Stay on Parents&#8217; Plans]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/13/more-young-adults-get-health-care-when-they-can-stay-on-parents-plans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money and Health]]></category>

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MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Young adults in states that allow them to stay on their parents&#8217; health insurance until age 26 have better access to health care, according to a new study.
The findings suggest a potential positive impact from a provision of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. health care law passed in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54271&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screening by Primary-Care Doctors May Spot Dementia]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/13/screening-by-primary-care-doctors-may-spot-dementia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Routine screening at primary care clinics led to a two- to threefold increase in diagnoses of brain-function impairments such as dementia in older veterans, researchers say.
The new study included more than 8,000 U.S. veterans aged 70 and older who agreed to undergo a brief screening during a routine visit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54269&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Radiation After Lung Cancer Surgery Doesn&#8217;t Help All: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/13/radiation-after-lung-cancer-surgery-doesnt-help-all-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; For older people with a certain type and stage of lung cancer, administering radiation treatment after surgery may not extend survival, according to a new study.
Radiation is not without risks, and the new study &#8220;questions the benefit of this treatment,&#8221; said study leader Dr. Juan Wisnivesky, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54267&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Friend Benefits Child&#8217;s Mind, Body, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/12/best-friend-benefits-childs-mind-body-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SUNDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A best friend can help children deal with negative experiences, a new study suggests.
&#8220;Having a best friend present during an unpleasant event has an immediate impact on a child&#8217;s body and mind,&#8221; said study co-author William Bukowski, a psychology professor and director of the Center for Research in Human [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54279&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Overeating May Double Risk of Memory Loss: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/12/overeating-may-double-risk-of-memory-loss-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SUNDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Older people who eat too much are at risk for memory impairment, a new study contends.
People 70 and older who eat between 2,100 and 6,000 calories a day may be at double the risk of these deficits in memory,  which can be an early sign [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54277&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[John, Mary, Joe: Simpler Names May Help You Get Ahead]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/11/john-mary-joe-simpler-names-may-help-you-get-ahead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SATURDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The easier your name is to pronounce, the more likely you are to  receive promotions at work and make friends, a new study suggests.
Using mock ballots, researchers from the University of Melbourne and New York University&#8217;s Stern School of Business also found politicians with simple names are more [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54285&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kindergartners Who Can Pay Attention May Reap Benefits Later]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/11/kindergartners-who-can-pay-attention-may-reap-benefits-later/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SATURDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Children who are attentive in kindergarten are likely to have &#8220;work-oriented&#8221; skills in higher grades, which provides lifelong benefits, according to a new study.
It included more than 1,000 children whose attention skills were assessed in kindergarten. As they moved from first to sixth grade, the children were rated on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54282&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smoking May Up Cancer Risk in Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus Patients]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/smoking-may-up-cancer-risk-in-barretts-esophagus-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People with the condition called Barrett&#8217;s esophagus who are smokers may have double the risk of developing esophageal cancer, a new study warns.
These people also have twice the risk of developing advanced precancerous cells, according to the study in the February issue of Gastroenterology.

&#8220;We found that tobacco smoking emerged [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54259&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brain Scans May Predict How People Learn]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/brain-scans-may-predict-how-people-learn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers report that brain scans can help predict how people will perform a challenging mental task, a discovery that could lead to a better understanding of how the mind learns new things.
The researchers found that what they once thought was &#8220;noise&#8221; in the brain, like static [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54257&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Most Teens Who Self-Harm Are Not Evaluated for Mental Health in ER]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/most-teens-who-self-harm-are-not-evaluated-for-mental-health-in-er/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Most children and teens who deliberately injure themselves are discharged from emergency rooms without an evaluation of their mental health, a new study shows.
The findings are worrisome since risk for suicide is greatest right after an episode of deliberate self-harm, according to researchers at Nationwide Children&#8217;s Hospital in Columbus, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54255&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Newest Way to Inhale Caffeine, 10 Healthy Valentine&#8217;s Day Foods, and Why Your Doctor Is Telling You Lies]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/10-healthy-valentines-day-foods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Murray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Valentine&#8217;s Day is just around the corner and you don&#8217;t want a common cold getting in the way of your hot date. Follow these tips to stay sniffle-free and cuddle up to your honey, knowing you won&#8217;t infect them too. [HuffPost]
Then, when you&#8217;re feeling healthy, try preparing one of these 10 sexy, healthy foods for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54240&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[HIV Severity, Treatment Unrelated to Kids&#8217; Mental Woes: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/hiv-severity-treatment-unrelated-to-kids-mental-woes-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
There&#8217;s little evidence linking disease severity or antiretroviral treatment with the degree of psychiatric symptoms in HIV-positive children and teens infected around the time of birth, according to a new study.
Some experts were concerned that more severe HIV illness &#8212; the virus that causes AIDS &#8212; or use of specific [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54244&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Repeat C-Section Best Scheduled at 39 Weeks, Study Says]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/repeat-c-section-best-scheduled-at-39-weeks-study-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new childbirth study says 39 weeks&#8217; gestation is the best time for elective Cesarean delivery for women who have previously delivered via C-section.
The research was slated for presentation Friday at a meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Dallas.

&#8220;Prior studies have compared the perinatal risks of elective [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54242&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[White House Alters Controversial Birth Control Rule]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/white-house-alters-controversial-birth-control-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category>

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By Steve Reinberg and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters
FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Facing a firestorm of criticism from Catholic leaders, the Obama administration on Friday said it will adjust its health care guideline mandating that religious employers provide women with access to birth control.
In a shift from current policy, the White House is now saying [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54237&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[When Mom Has Pregnancy Diabetes, Breast-Feeding Curbs Child Obesity]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/when-mom-has-pregnancy-diabetes-breast-feeding-curbs-child-obesity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Breast-feeding reduces the risk of obesity in children born to mothers with diabetes during their pregnancy, a new study indicates.
Researchers followed 94 children of diabetic mothers and 399 children of non-diabetic mothers from birth until age 13.

It&#8217;s known that children of diabetic pregnancies are at increased risk for obesity. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54235&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Weighs Pros, Cons of Home or Hospital Birth]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/study-weighs-pros-cons-of-home-or-hospital-birth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and Childbirth]]></category>

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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Babies whose mothers choose to deliver at home are at higher risk of complications after birth, including low Apgar scores and seizures, a new study finds.
However, if the home birth was attended by a certified nurse midwife, some of the added risk disappeared.

But only about 26 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54233&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pot Use Could Double Risk of Car Crash, Research Shows]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/pot-use-could-double-risk-of-car-crash-research-shows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Getting behind the wheel within three hours after using marijuana nearly doubles a driver&#8217;s risk of having an accident, a large new research review finds.
The risk is especially high for fatal crashes, and the risk is only a little less than that of people who drive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54229&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Than 4 Million Americans Have New Knee]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/more-than-4-million-americans-have-new-knee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; More than 4 million Americans now live  with an artificial knee, and increasing numbers of younger patients are undergoing knee replacement surgery, new research reveals.
Researchers at Brigham and Women&#8217;s Hospital in Boston estimate that more than half of adults who are diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54226&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[H1N1 &#8216;Swine&#8217; Flu Makes a Comeback in Mexico]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/h1n1-swine-flu-makes-a-comeback-in-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cold, Flu, and Sinus]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; It was just about three years ago that a strange new strain of flu first appeared in Mexico, then spread across the border to the United States and eventually much of the globe.
The H1N1 &#8220;swine&#8221; flu strain didn&#8217;t behave like a &#8220;normal&#8221; flu, because it proved [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54223&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Gay Men Would Support &#8216;Home HIV Test&#8217;: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/many-gay-men-would-support-home-hiv-test-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many gay men who regularly have risky sex would be willing to ask partners to use a new, rapid-result HIV test, a new study shows.
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.

The tests, which use a mouth swab and detect HIV antibodies in less than 20 minutes, are currently used [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54291&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Young Adults Who Quit Smoking Feel Better Quickly]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/young-adults-who-quit-smoking-feel-better-quickly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Young adults who quit smoking saw improvements in coughing and other respiratory symptoms within a few weeks, a new study indicates.
It included 327 college students aged 18 to 24 who took part in programs meant to motivate them to stop smoking. More than half the students smoked five to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54289&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Prostate Size May Be Clue to Severity of Cancer]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/prostate-size-may-be-clue-to-severity-of-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The size of a man&#8217;s prostate gland may help doctors predict the severity of his prostate cancer, according to a new study. 
Researchers from the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tenn., found smaller prostates that produce higher levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in the blood are more often [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54287&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[C-Sections Might Put Preemies at Risk for Breathing Problems]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/c-sections-might-put-preemies-at-risk-for-breathing-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Small, premature infants born by cesarean section are at 30 percent higher risk for serious breathing problems than those delivered vaginally, a new study finds. 
Respiratory distress syndrome, which mostly affects premature newborns and can lead to ongoing breathing problems, blindness and brain damage, was more [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54219&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fear of Lawsuits Influences Care From Most Orthopedic Surgeons: Survey]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/fear-of-lawsuits-influences-care-from-most-orthopedic-surgeons-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money and Health]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A shocking new national survey suggests that nearly all orthopedic surgeons may order unnecessary tests, referrals or hospitalizations to avoid being sued, to the tune of $2 billion a year.
The report is the first of its kind to demonstrate that &#8220;defensive medicine&#8221; &#8212; practiced to help [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54216&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More U.S. Doctors Are Urging Patients to Exercise: CDC]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/more-u-s-doctors-are-urging-patients-to-exercise-cdc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The number of American adults who received advice from their doctor to engage in regular exercise has increased steadily over the past decade, according to new research from U.S. health officials.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers noted that this trend could help more Americans lower their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54214&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Illicit Drugs Bought Off Internet May Be Poisons, Experts Warn]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/illicit-drugs-bought-off-internet-may-be-poisons-experts-warn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A case study of two men who were poisoned and turned blue after ingesting what they thought was a recreational drug that they had bought on the Internet highlights the dangers of such purchases, a new report claims.
The case study appears in the Feb. 10 issue of the Morbidity [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54212&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[4 New Genes Linked to Type 2 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/4-new-genes-linked-to-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Four new genes associated with type 2 diabetes have been identified by researchers, who also pinpointed six independent diabetes-associated gene variants at previously known locations on chromosomes.
These findings, from an analysis of 50,000 genetic variants across 2,000 genes linked to heart and metabolic function, appear in the Feb. 9 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54210&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heart Disease May Be Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/heart-disease-may-be-risk-factor-for-prostate-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Heart disease may be a risk factor for prostate cancer, a new study suggests.
If this link is confirmed in future research, it means that lifestyle changes that reduce heart disease risk &#8212; such as weight loss, exercise and a healthy diet &#8212; may also protect men against prostate cancer, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54208&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stopping Bone Drug Cuts Risk of Second Thigh Fracture: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/stopping-bone-drug-cuts-risk-of-second-thigh-fracture-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
People who suffer a rare type of fracture of the thigh bone while taking bone-building drugs known as bisphosphonates can cut the risk of a second fracture by discontinuing the medication, a new study says.

Bisphosphonates such as Fosamax, Boniva and Actonel are often prescribed for postmenopausal women or people taking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54205&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[In Mice, Cancer Drug Shows Effect on Alzheimer&#8217;s Symptoms]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/in-mice-cancer-drug-shows-effect-on-alzheimers-symptoms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
The cancer drug bexarotene quickly eliminates Alzheimer&#8217;s disease-associated amyloid beta from the brain and reverses memory problems in mice, a new study finds.
The results suggest that bexarotene could possibly help the approximately 5.4 million Americans with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, according to the neuroscientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

However, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54203&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Patients Seek Plastic Surgery Advice From Facebook, Twitter]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/more-patients-seek-plastic-surgery-advice-from-facebook-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A growing number of Americans are getting advice and information about facial plastic surgery from social networking sites rather than friends,  a new survey indicates.
About 42 percent of patients in 2011 got information from social media such as Facebook and Twitter, a substantial increase from 29 percent of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54201&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chemo During Pregnancy Doesn&#8217;t Seem to Harm Baby]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/chemo-during-pregnancy-doesnt-seem-to-harm-baby/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and Childbirth]]></category>

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By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new study finds that the babies of  women who had chemotherapy while pregnant aren&#8217;t at higher risk for a variety of medical disorders, a sign that the treatment should be safe for the fetus in most instances.
There&#8217;s a caveat: babies born to pregnant women [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54231&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bug Bites May Have Caused Zebras&#8217; Stripes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/bug-bites-may-have-caused-zebras-stripes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Zebras evolved from all black to striped in order to repel insects that distract them from feeding, a new study contends. 
Researchers from Hungary and Sweden said that zebras&#8217; black and white stripes are the least-attractive hide pattern to disease-carrying bloodsuckers known as tabanids or more commonly, horseflies.

The researchers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54183&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Risk of Preterm Birth Rises for Hispanic Women the Longer They&#8217;re in U.S.]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/risk-of-preterm-birth-rises-for-hispanic-women-the-longer-theyre-in-u-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and Childbirth]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
The longer Hispanic women live in the United States, the more likely they are to have a preterm birth, a new study says.
Researchers analyzed data from 2,141 Hispanic women with a prior live birth who took part in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2006.

The study found that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54181&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More People Need Training in Lifesaving Epinephrine Use, Advocates Say]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/more-people-need-training-in-lifesaving-epinephrine-use-advocates-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; When Jane Able&#8217;s 4-year-old daughter, Ellie, was diagnosed with a severe peanut allergy, the New Albany, Ohio, mother got trained in using an epinephrine pen and never leaves home without it.
The device contains an injectable dose of epinephrine, a hormone that can halt even life-threatening allergic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54179&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Ovulating Women Affect Men&#8217;s Speech]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/fertility-mens-speech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sex and Relationships]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, February 8, 2012 (Health.com) — The elaborate courtship displays found in the animal kingdom—a peacock spreading his feathers, the hissing of the Madagascar cockroach—aren&#8217;t always appropriate in an office or classroom. Male humans seem to have devised other, less obvious ways of showing off.
A new study suggests that when young men interact with a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54173&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Prescription Shampoo Approved to Treat Head Lice]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/prescription-shampoo-approved-to-treat-head-lice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Sklice Lotion, a prescription-strength shampoo to treat head lice, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for people six months and older, the French product maker Sanofi said.
The shampoo contains ivermectin, which traditionally is prescribed in pill form to treat worm infections, the Associated Press reported.

The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54171&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Depressed Kids May Be Targets for Bullying, Study Suggests]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/depressed-kids-may-be-targets-for-bullying-study-suggests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Children with depression are at increased risk for bullying, the results of a new study suggest.
The finding challenges the widely held belief that bullying leads to psychological problems such as depression, according to the Arizona State University researchers.

&#8220;Often the assumption is that problematic peer relationships drive depression. We found [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54169&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fasting Plus Chemo May Help in Cancer Fight: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/fasting-plus-chemo-may-help-in-cancer-fight-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Fasting, especially when combined with chemotherapy, appears to slow the growth of cancerous tumors in mice, new research suggests.
Experts note that the results of animal studies often don&#8217;t hold up when tried in humans.

However, researchers have started testing whether fasting can help human patients with breast, ovarian and urinary [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54167&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Generic Drugs Easing Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs in U.S.]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/generic-drugs-easing-out-of-pocket-medical-costs-in-u-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; More Americans are buying the generic forms of medications, and this practice has made their prescriptions more affordable, according to a new report. 
But even though some out-of-pocket drug costs may have declined, paying for prescription drugs remains an obstacle for people with low incomes, public insurance and those [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54165&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Obesity Linked to Worse Fibromyalgia Symptoms]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/obesity-linked-to-worse-fibromyalgia-symptoms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Obese people are not only at greater risk for fibromyalgia, they are likely to experience more severe symptoms of the condition, such as chronic pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance and mood disorders, according to a new study. 
The findings suggest that weight-loss strategies should accompany treatment plans for overweight patients [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54163&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[When Prodded, Restaurant Diners Often Opt for Smaller Portions]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/when-prodded-restaurant-diners-often-opt-for-smaller-portions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Ballooning portion sizes have shouldered some of the blame for America&#8217;s obesity epidemic.  However, a new study suggests that, when asked, many restaurant patrons will readily &#8220;downsize&#8221; their meal.
When offered the choice, even without a price cut, many customers opted for less food instead of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54161&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Success With Gene Therapy for Blindness]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/more-success-with-gene-therapy-for-blindness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; As a child, Tami Morehouse had vision problems. She struggled to read the blackboard at school, and homework took hours.
Yet, she made it through high school and college, and became a social worker. Although she was never able to drive, she learned to ride a bike.

But [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54159&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Playing Sports May Help Keep Kids From Smoking]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/playing-sports-may-help-keep-kids-from-smoking-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Middle-school kids who participate in lots of sports are less likely to start smoking than other kids, new research finds.
Yet, students with teammates who smoke are more likely to smoke, too. This apparent influence of peers is more pronounced among girls.

&#8220;This result suggests that peers on athletic teams influence [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54156&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Female Soccer Players May Face Health Problems: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/female-soccer-players-may-face-health-problems-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Intense training combined with insufficient nutrition may threaten the health of young female soccer players, suggests a new study that finds menstrual irregularities and stress fractures are common among these athletes.
Nearly one in five elite female soccer players reported having irregular menstrual cycles, while 14 percent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54154&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Short Breaks During Exercise OK for Diabetes Control: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/short-breaks-during-exercise-ok-for-diabetes-control-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Taking short breaks while exercising, or &#8220;intermittent&#8221; exercise, is an effective way to improve insulin sensitivity and blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new British study.
The researchers also found that exercising in a low-oxygen (hypoxic) environment improves blood sugar control more than intermittent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54152&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Big Drop in Americans&#8217; Blood Levels of Trans Fats, CDC Says]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/big-drop-in-americans-blood-levels-of-trans-fats-cdc-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Trans fat levels in the blood of white adults in the United States fell by 58 percent between 2000 and 2009, which should help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in the nation, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study says.
The findings suggest that public health initiatives [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54150&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Electrical Brain Stimulation May Strengthen Memory, Study Says]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/electrical-brain-stimulation-may-strengthen-memory-study-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Deep brain stimulation, a technique used to treat Parkinson&#8217;s disease and certain psychiatric disorders, appears to provide some memory-enhancing benefits, researchers report.
Using electrical impulses to stimulate a part of the brain critical for memory function significantly improved patients&#8217; navigational ability, reflecting improved spatial memory, the  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54197&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tai Chi May Help Parkinson&#8217;s Patients]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/tai-chi-may-help-parkinsons-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Practicing the ancient art of Tai Chi twice a week helped Parkinson&#8217;s patients improve their balance and walking ability, a new study shows.
&#8220;Tai Chi has been suggested for a while [for those with Parkinson's],  but it&#8217;s not been scientifically or clinically validated,&#8221; said study author [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54195&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screening Moms-to-Be for Thyroid Trouble May Not Help Offspring]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/screening-moms-to-be-for-thyroid-trouble-may-not-help-offspring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Screening and treating expectant moms for thyroid problems at the end of the first trimester doesn&#8217;t improve children&#8217;s IQs at age 3, a new study finds.
Thyroid hormones are crucial for the development of a baby&#8217;s brain and nervous system, and until the middle of the second [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54193&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Experts Warn of Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/experts-warn-of-antibiotic-resistant-gonorrhea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea is an increasingly worrisome reality, and steps need to be taken to limit the risk that an untreatable strain of the sexually transmitted disease will spread, U.S. researchers warn.
&#8220;We&#8217;re trying to stay a step ahead by putting these warnings and alerts out,&#8221; said Dr. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54191&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Therapy Might Help Relieve Painful Foot Condition]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/new-therapy-might-help-relieve-painful-foot-condition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; For people struggling with plantar fasciitis &#8212;  a painful and sometimes disabling foot condition &#8212; a small, preliminary study suggests that a new type of therapy is more effective than standard cortisone injections in restoring mobility.
So-called &#8220;platelet-rich plasma&#8221; therapy is injected directly into the foot. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54189&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Doctors May Be Less Than Honest With Their Patients]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/many-doctors-may-be-less-than-honest-with-their-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many doctors may be less than honest with their patients, a new survey finds.
Despite the fact that there are widely accepted standards in the medical profession that state physicians should be straightforward with their patients, particularly when discussing a prognosis, the survey found that many doctors gave overly optimistic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54187&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heart Disease Risk Gene May Pass From Dads to Sons]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/heart-disease-risk-gene-may-pass-from-dads-to-sons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; An increased risk for coronary artery disease can be passed genetically from father to son on the male Y chromosome, a new study says.
The Y chromosome, a part of DNA present only in men, appears to play a role in the inheritance of coronary artery disease, according to researchers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54185&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Quality Day Care Predicts Later Parental Involvement in School]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/quality-day-care-predicts-later-parental-involvement-in-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Mothers whose kids went to high-quality day care were more involved in their children&#8217;s schools later on than the moms of kids in poorer quality day care or no day care, new research finds.
In conducting the study, appearing Feb. 8 in Child Development, researchers examined information on more than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54133&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[One &#8216;Silver Lining&#8217; to Recession: Fewer Broken Bones?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/one-silver-lining-to-recession-fewer-broken-bones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News)  &#8212; Researchers in Florida may have uncovered a rare positive outcome from the downturn in the local economy: fewer injuries to workers.
The new study finds that traumatic orthopedic injuries dropped by 16 percent in the city of Tampa as the economy soured &#8212; a possible sign [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54129&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are Depressed Kids Bully Magnets?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/depression-bullying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, February 8, 2012 (Health.com) — Psychologists, not to mention parents, have long observed that kids who seem depressed tend to have trouble getting along with—and being accepted by—their peers.
What the experts haven&#8217;t been able to agree on is which comes first, the depression or the social difficulty. Most researchers have supposed that kids who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54124&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Quitting Smoking May Halve Risk of Oral Health Problems]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/quitting-smoking-may-halve-risk-of-oral-health-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Adult smokers are twice as likely to develop oral health problems as those who have kicked the habit, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found.
Compared to people who never smoked, current smokers are four times more likely to develop oral conditions, such as mouth [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54122&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Breast Cancer Drug May Weaken Bones, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/breast-cancer-drug-may-weaken-bones-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category>

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By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A drug used to prevent breast cancer in women at high risk for the disease appears to cause bone loss in some postmenopausal women, a new study finds.
The drug, Aromasin (exemestane), has been shown to reduce the odds of breast cancer by 65 percent, but it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54120&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Moving Homes Often in Childhood Might Affect Long-Term Health]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/moving-homes-often-in-childhood-might-affect-long-term-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Children who move frequently may be at greater risk for worse health and psychological distress later on in life, according to a new study.
Researchers also found kids who changed homes frequently were more likely to drink heavily and smoke as teens and adults.

In the study, researchers followed 850 people [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54118&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Foods Add Up to Major Salt Problems: CDC]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/everyday-foods-add-up-to-major-salt-problems-cdc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eating]]></category>

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By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Americans still eat way too much salt, and much of it comes from dietary staples such as bread, poultry, cheese and pasta, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday.
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said 90 percent of Americans consume too much salt on a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54116&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gene Research Offers Clues to Parkinson&#8217;s Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/gene-research-offers-clues-to-parkinsons-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; In certain people with Parkinson&#8217;s disease, mutations in the parkin gene disrupt the proper function of dopamine, the brain chemical that controls body movement.
The finding could lead to new treatments and screening methods for the disease, according to the University at Buffalo researchers.

Using live human neurons in the laboratory, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54114&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Soft Drinks May Raise Odds for Respiratory Ills: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/soft-drinks-may-raise-odds-for-respiratory-ills-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COPD]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Drinking a lot of soft drinks may increase the risk for asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study suggests.
Nearly 17,000 people aged 16 and older in South Australia were asked about their consumption of soft drinks such as Coke, flavored mineral water, lemonade, Powerade and Gatorade.

More than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54147&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Facebook Might Be Tough on Users With Low Self-Esteem]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/facebook-might-be-tough-on-users-with-low-self-esteem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Using Facebook can be bad for people with low self-esteem, a new study suggests.
Canadian researchers found people with low self-esteem deluge their Facebook friends with negative details about their lives, which makes them less likeable.
The findings, published online Feb. 7 in the journal Psychological Science, were unexpected, according to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54145&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Meningitis Vaccine Works in Infants: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/new-meningitis-vaccine-works-in-infants-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaccines]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Routinely giving infants a new vaccine that guards against meningitis appears to be effective, a new study indicates.
The multi-center clinical trial of almost 1,900 infants found that administration of routine infant immunizations with a vaccine for serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis &#8212; a bacterium that can cause serious disease such [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54143&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Antibiotic for Bladder Infection Disappoints in Trial]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/new-antibiotic-for-bladder-infection-disappoints-in-trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New antibiotics are needed to help treat bladder infections, but the drug cefpodoxime, once thought promising, doesn&#8217;t appear to be up to the task, a new study indicates.
Bladder infections, more common in women than men, are usually treated with a short course of antibiotics. But overuse [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54141&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Risk of Death From Certain Breast Cancers May Rise With Age]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/risk-of-death-from-certain-breast-cancers-may-rise-with-age/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category>

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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  The risk of dying from a hormone receptor-positive breast cancer increases with age, according to new research. And one reason might be that older women with breast cancer are undertreated compared to their younger peers.
For women between the ages of 65 and 74, the risk [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54139&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kids&#8217; Diarrhea Vaccine Appears Safe After All: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/kids-diarrhea-vaccine-appears-safe-after-all-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Despite earlier research that suggested the rotavirus vaccine increased the risk of intussusception &#8212; when a portion of the intestine slides forward into itself &#8212; a large new study finds this is not the case.
&#8220;The findings of our study are reassuring and add to the evidence [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54137&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heart Failure, Osteoporosis Go &#8216;Hand-in-Hand&#8217;: Researchers]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/heart-failure-osteoporosis-go-hand-in-hand-researchers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osteoporosis]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Heart failure is linked to thinning of the bones and an increased risk of fractures, a new study indicates.
The findings suggest that aggressive screening for osteoporosis may be important for heart failure patients, the researchers said.
They looked at data from about 45,500 adults who underwent bone mineral density testing for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54135&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Surgery Effective for Tough-to-Treat Epilepsy]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/surgery-effective-for-tough-to-treat-epilepsy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Surgery can significantly improve seizure control and quality of life among people with epilepsy, according to a study stretching over 26 years. 
&#8220;This study may be the longest follow-up of epilepsy surgery patients in that it spans three decades, during which there were several eras of neuroimaging [brain-scanning] techniques,&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54110&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Letting Baby Eat Finger Foods May Spur Healthier Weight]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/letting-baby-eat-finger-foods-may-spur-healthier-weight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Allowing babies who are being weaned to feed themselves with finger foods rather than spoon-feeding the baby with pureed foods may reduce their risk for obesity later on, according to new research.
The study, which included 155 children aged 20 months to 6.5 years, found that those who were allowed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54108&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Avoid Window Seats to Cut Risk for In-Flight Blood Clots: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/avoid-window-seats-to-cut-risk-for-in-flight-blood-clots-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Potentially dangerous blood clots in the legs known as deep venous thromboses (DVTs) got the nickname &#8220;economy class syndrome&#8221; from widely publicized incidents involving passengers on long-haul flights.
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		<title><![CDATA[Even for the Overweight, Exercise Helps the Heart]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/even-for-the-overweight-exercise-helps-the-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Getting and staying physically fit might help fend off heart disease even if you&#8217;ve put on a few pounds, new research suggests.
&#8220;If you would like to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, you want to be cautious about weight gain but at the same time concerned [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54102&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Constipation May Help Explain Some Bedwetting]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/constipation-may-help-explain-some-bedwetting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Constipation is often the cause of bedwetting in children, a small, new study suggests.
Failure to diagnose constipation as the cause of bedwetting can lead parents and children on an unnecessarily long, costly and difficult effort to cure nighttime wetting, the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers said.

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		<title><![CDATA[Smoking May Hasten Mental Decline in Men]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/smoking-may-hasten-mental-decline-in-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>

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MONDAY, February 6, 2012 (Health.com) — The list of reasons to quit smoking just got longer. 
A new study published today on the website of the Archives of General Psychiatry has found that smoking appears to accelerate the pace of age-related cognitive decline in middle-aged men.
The mental function of the average 50-year-old male smoker can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54077&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Psychologists Highlight Pitfalls of Online Dating]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/online-dating-pitfalls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>

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MONDAY, February 6, 2012 (Health.com) — Thanks to the proliferation of online dating, would-be couples are now almost as likely to meet via email or a virtual &#8220;wink&#8221; as they are through friends and family.
In 1992, when the Internet was still in its infancy, less than 1% of Americans met their partners through personal ads [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54074&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Thousands of U.S. Kids Hospitalized for Abuse]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/thousands-of-u-s-kids-hospitalized-for-abuse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Close to 4,600 kids in the United States were hospitalized as a result of child abuse in one recent year, and 300 of them died, a new study shows.
Researchers from Yale University analyzed information from the 2006 Kids&#8217; Inpatient Database to determine the rate of hospitalizations [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54046&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Americans Seeking Love Online: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/more-americans-seeking-love-online-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Online dating has upended traditional matchmaking, new research suggests, with more would-be suitors embracing the notion that Mr. or Ms. Right may only be a click away.
A review of roughly 400 studies and surveys reveals that for an estimated 25 million users around the world, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54044&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fewer Teens Exposed to Tobacco Smoke in Cars: Report]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/fewer-teens-exposed-to-tobacco-smoke-in-cars-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Although fewer kids are being exposed to smoking while riding in cars, more than 20 percent of nonsmoking teens still are, U.S. health officials report.
Secondhand smoke can be particularly intense in a closed space, such as inside a car, and poses a significant health risk, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54040&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[College Degree Lowers Marriage Odds for Those From Disadvantaged Backgrounds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/college-degree-lowers-marriage-odds-for-those-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Far from enhancing their value in the marriage market, a college degree actually reduces the chances that an American from an economically disadvantaged background will tie the knot, a new study finds.
The researchers from Cornell University suggests that social and cultural factors are just as important as income when [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54038&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spanking Produces Troubled Kids, Study Contends]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/spanking-produces-troubled-kids-study-contends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Madonna Behen HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Adding more fuel to the controversial topic of children and spanking, two Canadian child development experts have published a new analysis that warns that physical punishment poses serious risks to a child&#8217;s long-term development.
In the paper, published online Jan. 6 in CMAJ, the Canadian Medical Association [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54035&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Antidepressants May Not Raise Suicide Risk in Youth: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/antidepressants-may-not-raise-suicide-risk-in-youth-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Antidepressant drugs such as Prozac do not raise suicide risk in young people, a new study says.
The finding should help reassure doctors about prescribing antidepressants to youngsters, said first author Robert Gibbons, a professor of medicine, health studies and psychiatry at the University of Chicago.

In 2004, the U.S. Food [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54100&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vulnerability to Anthrax Varies Widely: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/vulnerability-to-anthrax-varies-widely-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People&#8217;s susceptibility to anthrax toxin is determined by their genes and can vary greatly among individuals, a new study says.
Anthrax is an infectious disease widely regarded as a potential bioterrorism weapon.
Stanford University School of Medicine researchers analyzed immune cells from 234 people and found that the cells of three [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54098&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Criteria Could Change Who Is Diagnosed With Alzheimer&#8217;s]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/new-criteria-could-change-who-is-diagnosed-with-alzheimers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>

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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New guidelines for diagnosing the mental decline that can come with several diseases of aging may create confusion among doctors and patients about who has early Alzheimer&#8217;s disease and who simply has mild cognitive impairment, a new report warns.
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a mental decline [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54096&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smoking May Be Especially Tough on Men&#8217;s Brains]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/smoking-may-be-especially-tough-on-mens-brains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  Smoking appears to speed declines in memory, thinking, learning and processing information in men, but not in women, new research suggests.
One expert said the findings are just one more reason to quit the habit.

&#8220;This study underscores that smoking is bad for your brain, and that mid-life smoking is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54094&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Does Abortion in First Trimester Raise Risk of Mental Ills&#8217; Return?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/does-abortion-in-first-trimester-raise-risk-of-mental-ills-return/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Women with a history of mental illness do not seem to be at increased risk of readmission to a psychiatric hospital after having an abortion in their first trimester, a new study suggests.
The findings, which appear in the February issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54092&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pancreas May &#8216;Taste&#8217; Fructose, Hinting at Links to Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/pancreas-may-taste-fructose-hinting-at-links-to-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  New research shows that the pancreas has sweet-taste receptors &#8212; like those found on the tongue &#8212; that can &#8220;taste&#8221; fructose. 
Fructose is a common ingredient in many foods and beverages. Nutrition experts have warned that Americans take in far too much fructose and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54090&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Metformin Preferred Drug for Type 2 Diabetes, Experts Say]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/metformin-preferred-drug-for-type-2-diabetes-experts-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
When it comes to the treatment of type 2 diabetes, the first line of defense is lifestyle changes such as losing weight and exercising more often.
But, if those lifestyle changes don&#8217;t get blood sugar levels under control, the American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends the drug metformin [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54088&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Scoring Method May Help Predict Stroke Outcome]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/new-scoring-method-may-help-predict-stroke-outcome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new scoring system can help quickly identify stroke patients who will respond well to the clot-busting drug alteplase (Activase), Finnish researchers say.
Their study, published in the Feb. 7 issue of the journal Neurology, included 1,319 ischemic stroke patients, average age 69, who were treated with alteplase, a tissue-plasminogen [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54086&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Safe Social Networking Tips for Teens]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/05/safe-social-networking-tips-for-teens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SUNDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; More than 60 percent of American teens have at least one profile on a social networking site, and many spend more than two hours a day on social networking sites, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Like many activities, social networking sites offer both opportunities and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54052&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dealing With Head Lice]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/05/dealing-with-head-lice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SUNDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Although there is a stigma associated with having head lice, infestations with these small insects are common and nothing to be ashamed of, according to Dr. Hannah Chow-Johnson, a pediatrician at Loyola University Health System.
Chow-Johnson knows from firsthand experience. Her own kids came home with lice one day.

&#8220;There is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54049&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Winter Can Pose Hazards for Seniors]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/04/winter-can-pose-hazards-for-seniors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SATURDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Winter weather can be challenging for some seniors, especially those with mobility or other health issues.
But planning ahead, and enlisting the help of adult children, neighbors or caregivers when needed, can help seniors stay safe and mobile during the cold months.

&#8220;Snow and ice, cold temperatures and heating devices are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54056&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t Fumble Your Diet on Super Bowl Sunday]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/04/dont-fumble-your-diet-on-super-bowl-sunday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SATURDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) &#8212; All the food and beverages served at Super Bowl parties can make it a challenging day for people who made a New Year&#8217;s resolution to lose weight.
&#8220;We know January is the start of lots of new diets. But, then February starts and the first weekend is Super Bowl Sunday, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54054&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smaller Plate Won&#8217;t Help Your Diet, Research Shows]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/smaller-plate-wont-help-your-diet-research-shows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A smaller plate won&#8217;t help you eat less, says a new study that challenges a widely held belief.
&#8220;Smaller plates are often recommended as a way of controlling intake, but that simply isn&#8217;t an effective strategy,&#8221; senior researcher Meena Shah, a professor of kinesiology at Texas Christian University in Fort [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54031&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Norovirus Top Cause of Hospital Infection Outbreaks, Says Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/norovirus-top-cause-of-hospital-infection-outbreaks-says-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Norovirus was the most common culprit responsible for infection outbreaks in U.S. hospitals in 2008 and 2009, new research finds.
Researchers analyzed survey results from 822 hospitals regarding their infection outbreaks. About 35 percent reported at least one infectious outbreak over the 2-year period.

Four organisms triggered nearly 60 percent of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54027&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Deadly Bacteria in Las Vegas, Healthy Super Bowl Dip Recipes, and Ellen Vs. Michelle Obama: The Push-Up Edition]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/deadly-bacteria-in-las-vegas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Murray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some women may have received more than chocolates and roses this Valentine&#8217;s Day if Pfizer hadn&#8217;t caught their packaging error. The company recalled one million packs of birth control Wednesday, after discovering a mix-up with the pills. [CNN]
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		<title><![CDATA[Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/booze-and-family-history-of-colon-cancer-a-bad-mix-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who consume a few alcoholic drinks a day and have a family history of colorectal cancer are at increased risk for developing colon cancer, new research suggests.
For the study, researchers in Boston examined data from more than 87,000 women in the Nurses&#8217; Health Study and 47,000 men in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54025&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Map Shows Where in U.S. to Beware of Lyme Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/map-shows-where-in-u-s-to-beware-of-lyme-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Areas in the United States where people have the highest risk of contracting Lyme disease are pinpointed in a new map created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Lyme disease is one of the most rapidly emerging infectious diseases in North America. It&#8217;s transferred by ticks and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54071&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aspirin, Warfarin Fare Equally for Heart Failure Patients]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/aspirin-warfarin-fare-equally-for-heart-failure-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A major head-to-head trial finds that aspirin is equally as good as warfarin in preventing stroke and death in heart failure patients.
The researchers said that, all things being equal, the findings raise questions about the wisdom of routinely using warfarin (Coumadin), which can cause dangerous bleeding. The findings were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54069&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hard Drug Use in Middle Age Could Prove Fatal, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/hard-drug-use-in-middle-age-could-prove-fatal-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who start using hard drugs &#8212; such as cocaine, opiates and amphetamines &#8212; as young adults and continue to use them into their 50s have a fivefold increased risk of early death, researchers report.
The finding is from an analysis of hard drug use among 4,300 U.S. adults who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54067&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Takes Toll on Women&#8217;s Hearing: Stud]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/diabetes-takes-toll-on-womens-hearing-stud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Diabetes is associated with hearing loss in women, especially if the blood sugar disease isn&#8217;t well-controlled, new research indicates.
The study, done by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, examined the medical records of 990 men and women who had hearing tests between 2000 and 2008. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54065&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/soy-supplements-may-not-shield-against-breast-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Soy supplements do not protect women against breast cancer, a new study suggests.
The findings are consistent with the results of previous studies that examined the cancer prevention benefits of the dietary supplements, said lead researcher Dr. Seema Khan, a professor of surgery at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54062&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Stroke Victims Still Don&#8217;t Get Treated Fast Enough: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/many-stroke-victims-still-dont-get-treated-fast-enough-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporte
FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; While a clot-busting medication can often help stop a stroke in its tracks if it&#8217;s given promptly, a new study finds that a high number of stroke victims continue to fail to get to the emergency room quickly enough to get the drug.
An analysis of about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54060&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asthmatic Moms Who Breast-feed May Help Their Children&#8217;s Lungs]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/asthmatic-moms-who-breast-feed-may-help-their-childrens-lungs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma]]></category>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Breast-feeding is associated with improved lung function in school-age children, particularly those with asthmatic mothers, a new study says.
Swiss and U.K. researchers analyzed data from nearly 1,500 U.K. children who were born between 1993 and 1997. Questionnaires were used to assess the duration of breast-feeding, other exposures, and respiratory [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54058&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Malaria&#8217;s Global Death Toll Much Higher Than Thought]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/malarias-global-death-toll-much-higher-than-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Malaria killed 1.2 million people worldwide in 2010, a figure nearly double other estimates, a new study says.
The researchers also said that although most malaria deaths occur in very young children, 42 percent of deaths occurred in children over age 5 and adults. The findings are published in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54001&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Questionnaire Could Help Predict Alzheimer&#8217;s: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/questionnaire-could-help-predict-alzheimers-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A series of specific &#8220;yes&#8221; or &#8220;no&#8221; questions could help doctors distinguish between people who have normal memory loss that comes with age and those with a condition known as amnestic mild cognitive impairment, according to a new study. 
Researchers from Banner Sun Health Research Institute in Arizona developed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53999&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Could a Blood Test Help Spot Depression?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/could-a-blood-test-help-spot-depression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>

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By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Depression can be a tough condition to diagnose accurately, but new research suggests that someday a blood test might help.
It&#8217;s not clear how much the test might cost, and it needs more stringent validation before it will be ready to be used in medical offices. Still, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53997&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;People Pleasers&#8217; More Prone to Overeating: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/people-pleasers-more-prone-to-overeating-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eating]]></category>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A warning to certain types as those Super Bowl parties approach:  People with a need to please others are more likely to eat too much in social situations, a new study suggests.
&#8220;People pleasers feel more intense pressure to eat when they believe that their eating will help another [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53995&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Too Few American Adults Getting Needed Vaccinations: CDC]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/too-few-american-adults-getting-needed-vaccinations-cdc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaccines]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Each year, some 45,000 Americans die from diseases that could have been prevented by vaccines, health officials said Thursday.
Despite this, the number of American adults who get needed vaccines remains low, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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		<title><![CDATA[Pleasure in Scratching an Itch May Depend on Location]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/pleasure-in-scratching-an-itch-may-depend-on-location/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Sometimes, there&#8217;s nothing better than scratching an itch. And a new study suggests that where the itch resides is key to the pleasure derived from scratching.
The findings help improve understanding of itch and might even help folks battling itchy skin ailments, according to study author Dr. Gil Yosipovitch, a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53990&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scientists May Be Closer to Developing &#8216;Red Wine&#8217; Drug]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/scientists-may-be-closer-to-developing-red-wine-drug/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcoholism]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  U.S. researchers believe they&#8217;ve discovered how resveratrol &#8212; a chemical found in red wine and other plant products &#8212; provides health benefits.
The researchers said their work with mice may help settle the debate about resveratrol&#8217;s biochemistry and could advance efforts to develop resveratrol-based medicines.

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		<title><![CDATA[Pet Turtles Carry Salmonella Dangers, CDC Warns]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/pet-turtles-carry-salmonella-dangers-cdc-warns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The sale of pet turtles was banned three decades ago in the United States, but the small reptiles are still available and continue to infect young children with salmonella, a new report warns.
Because of the health danger, pet turtles are inappropriate pets in homes with young children or other [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53986&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Anti-Clotting Drug May Cut Brain Bleeding Risk: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/new-anti-clotting-drug-may-cut-brain-bleeding-risk-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new medication that helps prevent strokes in people with the abnormal heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation poses less risk of bleeding in the brain than a commonly used drug, research comparing rivaroxaban (Xarelto) and warfarin suggests. 
Anti-clotting medications, also called blood-thinners or anticoagulants, include warfarin (Coumadin) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53984&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[It&#8217;s &#8216;Buyer Beware&#8217; When Getting Statins Off the Internet]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/its-buyer-beware-when-getting-statins-off-the-internet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money and Health]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Be wary of buying the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins on the Internet, British researchers say.
Common statins such as Lipitor, Crestor or Zocor may not be the same as advertised and sites often don&#8217;t include warnings about side effects or even require a prescription, the researchers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53981&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stroke Can Impact a Child&#8217;s Language, Hand-Eye Coordination]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/stroke-can-impact-a-childs-language-hand-eye-coordination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Lower IQs and problems with visual-motor and language skills are common among children who survive an arterial ischemic stroke, according to a new study.
It included 42 childhood stroke survivors who underwent neuropsychological testing at least 10 months after their ischemic stroke, which occurs when blood flow to the brain [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54011&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Married Men Seek Help for Stroke Sooner Than Their Wives]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/married-men-seek-help-for-stroke-sooner-than-their-wives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Married men with stroke symptoms are quicker to call for emergency help than married women, a new study finds.
Researchers reviewed data from 91 patients with stroke symptoms who were brought by emergency medical services (EMS) to the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix during a seven-month period ending June 30, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54008&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Being Fit Before Stroke May Aid Recovery]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/being-fit-before-stroke-may-aid-recovery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Madonna BehenHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Doctors have long known that regular exercise can help lower the risk of stroke, but a new study suggests that people who are physically fit also have better odds of recovery if they do suffer a stroke.
Researchers in Spain found that people who were more physically [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54005&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Women Wear Red on Friday to Highlight Heart Health]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/women-wear-red-on-friday-to-highlight-heart-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women, according to the American Heart Association, but millions of women are not even aware of their risk because heart disease is often silent and misunderstood. 
To help reverse this trend, the heart association&#8217;s Go Red For Women movement has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54003&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[General Anesthesia in Infancy Linked to ADHD]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/adhd-general-anesthesia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD ADD]]></category>

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THURSDAY, February 2, 2012 (Health.com) — Infants who undergo surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia in their first two years of life may be at increased risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as they grow older.
A new study of 5,357 children born in Rochester, Minn., between 1976 and 1982 found that kids who underwent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53973&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Efforts to Reduce Stroke in Kids With Sickle Cell Working: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/efforts-to-reduce-stroke-in-kids-with-sickle-cell-working-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anemia]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Greater use of certain types of  treatments for kids with sickle cell anemia may explain why black children&#8217;s risk of ischemic stroke dropped significantly between 1999 and 2007, new research finds.
The disparity in stroke-related deaths between black and white children also fell during that period.

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		<title><![CDATA[Same Genes Key to Early &amp; Late-Onset Alzheimer&#8217;s: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/same-genes-key-to-early-late-onset-alzheimers-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who develop Alzheimer&#8217;s disease late in life may have the same gene mutations linked to the inherited, early onset form of the condition, according to a new study. 
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggested this could lead to changes in the way Alzheimer&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53969&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lack of Sunlight May Raise Stroke Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/lack-of-sunlight-may-raise-stroke-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>

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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The amount of sunlight you are exposed to might play a part in determining your stroke risk, new research suggests.
&#8220;We hear a lot about how sun may be bad for us, in terms of skin cancer for example,&#8221; noted study co-author Leslie McClure, an associate professor [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53967&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Anesthesia in Early Childhood May Be Linked to ADHD]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/anesthesia-in-early-childhood-may-be-linked-to-adhd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Lisa EspositoHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Children who have more than one surgery with general anesthesia by their second birthday might be at higher risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study suggests.
Mayo Clinic researchers looked through medical records of 341 children diagnosed with ADHD before age 19, to find who had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53965&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[If Your Dining Partner Overeats, So May You]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/if-your-dining-partner-overeats-so-may-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>
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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; When people share a meal together, they tend to eat as much or as little as their dining companion does, as many studies have shown.
Now, new research finds that women who share a meal with women they have not previously met mimic each other&#8217;s eating behavior, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53963&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Disappoints in Trial]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/type-1-diabetes-treatment-disappoints-in-trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The latest trial of a drug called GAD-alum to treat type 1 diabetes failed to show any significant improvement in the common markers of the blood sugar disease.
The researchers, however, said they felt there were possible reasons for the failure of the current trial, and that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53957&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are Your Friends Making You Overeat?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/friends-making-you-overeat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, February 1, 2012 (Health.com) — People sitting at the table with us have a subtle yet powerful influence on our eating habits that in some cases may lead us to overeat, especially if we&#8217;re trying to be agreeable or make a good impression, new research suggests. 
In a study published today in the journal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53953&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Packets of Birth Control Pills]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/pfizer-recalls-1-million-packets-of-birth-control-pills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and Childbirth]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; About one million packets of birth control pills are being recalled in the United States by Pfizer Inc. because of a packaging error that could reduce the effectiveness of the pills and cause unintended pregnancies.
The recall of 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of generic Norgestrel and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53951&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gleevec Approval Widened to Include Rare Cancer]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/gleevec-approval-widened-to-include-rare-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the Novartis drug Gleevec has been expanded to include adults who have had surgical removal of CD117-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), the agency said in a news release.
GIST is a rare cancer that forms in cells that line the walls of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53949&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clot-Busting Drug May Work for Those Who Have Strokes While Asleep]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/clot-busting-drug-may-work-for-those-who-have-strokes-while-asleep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research suggests that it may be safe to give the clot-busting drug tPA to people who wake up with stroke symptoms, even though there is a short time window in which to use the  treatment and doctors have no idea when these patients first [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53947&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Child Abuse, Neglect a Major Public Health Problem: CDC]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/child-abuse-neglect-a-major-public-health-problem-cdc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Child abuse and neglect cost the United States $124 billion a year, which is comparable to the costs of other major public health problems, a new government study shows.
Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed 1,740 fatal and 579,000 nonfatal cases of child maltreatment over [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53945&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stenting, Surgery Appear Comparable for Opening Neck Artery]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/stenting-surgery-appear-comparable-for-opening-neck-artery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; To open a clogged neck artery, a surgeon has two options: either insert a metal stent to keep blood flowing or perform surgery. A new study finds that both approaches will likely keep the arteries clear for at least two years and help prevent stroke. 
&#8220;Unlike bare metal stents [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53943&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Adult Children of Stroke Sufferers May Show Signs of Brain Aging, Too]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/adult-children-of-stroke-sufferers-may-show-signs-of-brain-aging-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many adults whose parents suffered a stroke before age 65 experience vascular changes and brain aging in middle age that may precede a stroke, a new study finds.
It included nearly 1,300 participants with an average age of 61 who underwent MRI brain scans to assess their brain health, including [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53941&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Finds Link Between Heart Failure, Brain Changes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/study-finds-link-between-heart-failure-brain-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Heart failure is associated with a loss of gray matter in the brain and a decline in mental processes, according to a new study.
These changes can make it more difficult for heart failure patients to remember and perform health care instructions such as taking the correct medications at the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53938&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Stroke, Studies Say]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/stem-cell-therapy-shows-promise-for-stroke-studies-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Treating stroke patients with stem cells taken from their own bone marrow appears to safely help them regain some of their lost abilities, two small new studies suggest.
Indian researchers observed mixed results in the extent of stroke patients&#8217; improvements, with one study showing marked gains in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53935&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scientists Use Brain Waves to Eavesdrop on the Mind]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/scientists-use-brain-waves-to-eavesdrop-on-the-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Scientists may one day be able to read the minds of people who have lost the ability to speak, new research suggests.
In their report,  published in the Jan. 31 online edition of the journal PLoS Biology, University of California, Berkeley researchers describe how they have found a way [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53933&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Exercise a Good Pick-Me-Up After Cancer Treatment: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/exercise-a-good-pick-me-up-after-cancer-treatment-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colorectal Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Exercise can improve the health, energy and well-being of cancer patients after they&#8217;ve completed their main cancer treatment, a new review finds.
University of Hong Kong researchers analyzed the results of 34 clinical trials that examined the effects of physical activity among adult patients with breast, prostate, gynecologic, colorectal, gastric [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53930&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sleep Apnea May Be Tied to &#8216;Silent&#8217; Strokes, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/sleep-apnea-may-be-tied-to-silent-strokes-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category>

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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Sleep apnea, the disorder marked by abnormal pauses in breathing during sleep, is already known to boost the risk of stroke. Now, a new study links sleep apnea to so-called silent strokes, in which there is tissue death in the brain without symptoms.
In another new study, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53927&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Infections Might Raise Stroke Risk in Children: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/infections-might-raise-stroke-risk-in-children-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many children who suffer a stroke had some sort of an infection in the days leading up to the stroke, a new study says.
However, childhood stroke is rare and parents shouldn&#8217;t be unduly alarmed by these findings, the researchers noted.

The researchers analyzed data collected from 2.5 million children enrolled [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53924&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pediatricians&#8217; Group Recommends HPV Vaccine for Boys]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/pediatricians-group-recommends-hpv-vaccine-for-boys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vaccines]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  The American Academy of Pediatrics  is recommending that all boys between the ages of 11 and 12 receive the three-dose vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HPV).
That&#8217;s the most significant change in the latest immunization schedules, released Wednesday by the pediatrics group. The HPV vaccine [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53922&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Second Breast Cancer Surgery Sometimes Needed]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/second-breast-cancer-surgery-sometimes-needed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Almost one-fourth of women who opt for breast-conserving surgery instead of mastectomy as an initial treatment for breast cancer need a second surgery to ensure all of the cancer cells are removed, a new study says. 
New research has found that nearly 23 percent of women [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53920&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[FDA OKs Drug That Targets Rare Form of Cystic Fibrosis]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/fda-oks-drug-that-targets-rare-form-of-cystic-fibrosis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Kalydeco, the first drug that targets the defective protein behind a rare form of the deadly lung disorder cystic fibrosis, was approved Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
One patient advocate group applauded the decision.
&#8220;Today marks an important milestone in our journey to find a cure for cystic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53918&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fatty Diet Before Pregnancy Linked to Gestational Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/fatty-diet-before-pregnancy-linked-to-gestational-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A pre-pregnancy diet high in animal fat increases the risk that moms-to-be will develop gestational diabetes, a new study says.
&#8220;Our findings indicate that women who reduce the proportion of animal fat and cholesterol in their diets before pregnancy may lower their risk for gestational diabetes during pregnancy,&#8221; senior author [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53915&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[For Kids, Laughter Really May Be the Best Medicine]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/for-kids-laughter-really-may-be-the-best-medicine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mind and Body]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Specific areas of children&#8217;s brains that are activated by humor have been identified by researchers in a first-of-a-kind study.
The findings, published Feb. 1 in the Journal of Neuroscience, will provide a base for understanding how humor and other positive emotions can affect a child&#8217;s well-being, according to the Stanford [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53913&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Popular Diabetes Drug Might Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/popular-diabetes-drug-might-cut-pancreatic-cancer-risk-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new Swiss-American study indicates that long-term use of the popular diabetes medication metformin may lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, at least among women.
The researchers also found that the long-term use of another class of diabetes medications known as sulfonylureas was associated with a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53909&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stem Cells May Further Hepatitis C Research]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/stem-cells-may-further-hepatitis-c-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Using stem cells to create liver-like cells for laboratory research may advance efforts to find out why people respond differently to hepatitis C infection, scientists say.
It&#8217;s not clear why some people are resistant to hepatitis C, while others are highly susceptible to the infectious disease that can cause liver [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53907&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kalydeco Approved to Treat Rare Form of Cystic Fibrosis]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/kalydeco-approved-to-treat-rare-form-of-cystic-fibrosis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Kalydeco (ivacaftor) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat the root cause of a rare form of the inherited disease cystic fibrosis.
CF causes a deadly buildup of thick mucus in the lungs and other organs. Kalydeco was sanctioned to treat people 6 and older [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53905&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hospitality Not a Friendly Industry for Disabled Workers: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/hospitality-not-a-friendly-industry-for-disabled-workers-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many employers in the U.S. hospitality industry may be reluctant to hire people with disabilities due to preconceived ideas that they can&#8217;t do the work and that they are more expensive to employ than non-disabled workers, a new study contends.
University of New Hampshire researchers analyzed data from 320 hospitality [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53902&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Advisers Explain Call to Censor Bird Flu Research]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/u-s-advisers-explain-call-to-censor-bird-flu-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cold, Flu, and Sinus]]></category>

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By Margaret Steele and Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Concerns that research about a genetically mutated form of bird flu could escape from labs or fall into the hands of bioterrorists led U.S. scientific advisers to ask two prominent journals to withhold key details on the groundbreaking research, the advisers explained Tuesday.
The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53900&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Statins Equally Effective in Women and Men]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/statins-equally-effective-in-women-and-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cholesterol]]></category>

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MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins are equally effective in men and women, a new study finds.
For both males and females, these drugs lowered the risk of a heart attack by about 20 percent, the researchers say. Previously, some thought that statins, which include  Lipitor, Lovastatin [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53896&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[When Mom-to-Be&#8217;s Overweight and Smokes, Risk for Birth Defects Rises]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/when-mom-to-bes-overweight-and-smokes-risk-for-birth-defects-rises/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Women who are both overweight and smoke during pregnancy could damage their baby&#8217;s developing heart, a new study warns.
Researchers in the Netherlands looked at nearly 800 fetuses and babies with congenital heart defects, but no other birth defects, between 1997 and 2008.  Congenital means present at birth. This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53890&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pediatricians&#8217; Group Urges More Input From Parents]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/pediatricians-group-urges-more-input-from-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; When children are sick, family participation is central to their treatment, says a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which calls for patients, their parents and pediatricians to become partners at every level of care.
In the hospital, parents should be encouraged to stay [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53886&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pets Help Women Cope With HIV/AIDS]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/30/pets-help-women-cope-with-hivaids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Having a pet helps women with HIV/AIDS cope with their condition and may also help those with other chronic diseases, a new study says.
Researchers conducted 12 focus groups with 48 women with HIV/AIDS to find out how they stay healthy. The women, whose average age was 42, said that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53883&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[First Drug Ok&#8217;d to Combat Spreading Basal Cell Skin Cancer]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/30/first-drug-okd-to-combat-spreading-basal-cell-skin-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skin Cancer Melanoma]]></category>

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MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug to treat the most common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma.
Erivedge (vismodegib) is the first drug sanctioned in the United States to treat basal cell skin cancer that has metastasized, or spread. The once-daily pill is also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53881&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Live Liver Donation Safer Than Previously Thought]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/30/live-liver-donation-safer-than-previously-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who donate a piece of their liver to someone in need of a transplant can still live a long and healthy life, according to a new study.
This is possible because only a small portion is removed from a donor, and the liver is an organ that can regrow [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53879&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chubby Doctors Could Be Bad for Your Health]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/30/chubby-doctors-could-be-bad-for-your-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

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By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A doctor who packs a few extra pounds may be unlikely to advise you to shed your own excess weight, a new study suggests.
Overweight physicians who responded to a survey disclosed that they&#8217;re less likely than other doctors to talk to their obese patients about weight [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53877&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ultrasound As a Male Contraceptive?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/30/ultrasound-as-a-male-contraceptive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and Childbirth]]></category>

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MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Ultrasound equipment used for physical therapy may have potential as a male contraceptive, according to a new animal study. 
Based on their findings with lab rats, the researchers said it&#8217;s possible that the commercially available equipment could make men infertile by lowering their sperm counts.

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		<title><![CDATA[Study Looks at Possible HIV Drugs-Birth Defect Link]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/30/study-looks-at-possible-hiv-drugs-birth-defect-link/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and Childbirth]]></category>

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MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Pregnant women with HIV can prevent passing the AIDS-causing virus to their babies by taking antiretroviral drugs, but there remains a possibility that some of these medications might cause birth defects, such as cleft lip and palate, according to a new study. 
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		<title><![CDATA[What Would Jesus Do? Maybe Not What I&#8217;d Do, Survey of Christians Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/30/what-would-jesus-do-maybe-not-what-id-do-survey-of-christians-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mind and Body]]></category>

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By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new study finds U.S. Christians on both sides of the ideological divide believe Jesus is more compassionate than they are when it comes to the issues of helping the poor and providing services to illegal immigrants.
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		<title><![CDATA[Even Strangers Can Make You Feel Left Out]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/30/even-strangers-can-make-you-feel-left-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The need for a connection to other people is so powerful that being ignored by a stranger can make someone feel left out, according to a new study.  
People need to feel they are part of a group or connected to others in order to be happy, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53894&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nurturing Moms May Help Their Child&#8217;s Brain Develop]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/30/nurturing-moms-may-help-their-childs-brain-develop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>

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MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Preschool children whose moms are loving and nurturing have a larger hippocampus, an area of the brain involved in learning, memory and stress response, when they reach school age, a new study finds.
&#8220;It is to our knowledge the first study that links early maternal nurturance to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53892&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Newborns Suffering Drug Withdrawal at Birth]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/30/more-newborns-suffering-drug-withdrawal-at-birth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and Childbirth]]></category>

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MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A dramatic rise in newborns experiencing drug withdrawal after being exposed in the womb poses challenges for clinicians on how to detox these tiny victims, a new report indicates.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released its first updated guidelines on neonatal drug withdrawal since 1998, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53865&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Parents Skip Booster Seats When Carpooling]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/30/many-parents-skip-booster-seats-when-carpooling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Most parents in the United States place their children in a booster seat when they&#8217;re driving their own car, but many don&#8217;t enforce this rule when their child is in a car with another driver, a new study indicates.
The researchers at University of Michigan&#8217;s C.S. Mott Children&#8217;s Hospital found [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53861&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Those Extra Pounds Could Harm Your Back]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/30/those-extra-pounds-could-harm-your-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

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MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Overweight and obese adults are at significantly increased risk for lumbar spine disc degeneration, a potential cause of low back pain, researchers say.
Previous research has linked having a higher body-mass index (BMI), which is a measurement that takes into account a person&#8217;s height and weight, to reports of low [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53859&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Health Reform Law Gaining Wider Acceptance: Poll]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/30/health-reform-law-gaining-wider-acceptance-poll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money and Health]]></category>

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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Americans are slowly starting to embrace some key components of the controversial health care reform act signed into law by President Barack Obama nearly two years ago, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll found.
To be sure, Americans remain sharply divided over the legislation, with slightly more than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53857&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Teen Driver&#8217;s Friends Can Be Dangerous Distraction, Studies Find]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/29/teen-drivers-friends-can-be-dangerous-distraction-studies-find/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SUNDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Teens who think of themselves as thrill-seekers and who believe their parents don&#8217;t set rules are among the most likely to drive with other teens in the car, which in many states violates graduated licensing laws, a new study finds.
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		<title><![CDATA[Blood Pressure Differences Between Arms Could Signal Heart Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/29/blood-pressure-differences-between-arms-could-signal-heart-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People whose systolic blood pressure &#8212; the upper number in their reading &#8212; is different in their left and right arms may be suffering from a vascular disease that could increase their risk of death, British researchers report.
The arteries under the collarbone supply blood to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53867&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Winter Doldrums Got You Down? Here&#8217;s How to Bounce Back]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/28/winter-doldrums-got-you-down-heres-how-to-bounce-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SATURDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; For some people a change in the seasons can trigger a loss of energy or even clinical depression, according to an expert who describes how to cope with seasonal affective disorder.
The condition is caused by changes in ambient light, said Dr. Dan Iosifescu, director of the Mount Sinai Mood [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53871&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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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]
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
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>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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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>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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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>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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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>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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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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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
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>
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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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