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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:01:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:59:25 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Registries Help Moms Measure Medication Risks]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Whether it&#8217;s because of the flu or seasonal allergies, diabetes or epilepsy, pregnant women must often take prescription medication&#8212;usually while worrying about the potential impact on their developing babies.  With studies showing the average woman takes from three to five medications while pregnan........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:33:46 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[New Drug Shows Promise for Treating Melanoma]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[An experimental drug called PLX4032 is showing early promise for treating advanced melanoma.  Advanced melanoma tends sto kill within nine months, but in testing, PLX4032 blocked the cancer from progressing for about eight months in most patients.  When combined with other treatments, this new drug ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:03:07 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Combating Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Drugs: Q&A with Michael Klein, Ph.D.]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Pharmacologist Michael Klein, Ph.D., is director of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Controlled Substance Staff.  During more than 30 years of federal service, he has amassed extensive experience with issues related to drug regulation, abuse, misuse, and addiction. Prior to joining FDA 20 year........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:07:34 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Walgreens Offering Flu Clinics at Virtually All Hours]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Walgreen stores are now offering flu vaccines to walk-in customers during virtually all pharmacy and clinic hours.   No appointment is necessary.  The price for a flu shot at Walgreens is $29.99, and the price of a nasal spray vaccine, available at most locations, is $34.90.  In addition, Walgreens ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:35:13 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Settlement Made for West Penn Allegheny Health System]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[West Penn Allegheny Health System was recently being charged against converting to an outpatient facility.  The charges have been dropped, but West Penn plans to continue to offer some outpatient services and to replace the emergency room with an urgent care center.  The settlement requires West Pen........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:13:38 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Brain Controlled Prosthetic Limbs]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is currently testing an advanced form of prosthetic limbs that uses a "brain controlled interface."  Such a product will allow it to be operated with the patient's thoughts and can provide the patient with sensory feedback.  As a result, the patient........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:54:34 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[North Adams Regional Hospital Set to Strike Sept. 3]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Around 103 nurses at North Adams Regional Hospital state they will strike on September 3 unless a compromise is reached on the new contract.  The hospital has been wanting to remove the prohibition on force overtime, and the nurses feel this would endanger patient health.  In addition, nurses are ag........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:08:51 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[FDA Approves Flu Vaccine]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved vaccines for the 2010-2011 influenza season in the United States.  Seasonal influenza vaccine protects against three strains of influenza, including the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, which caused the 2009 pandemic. Last year bec........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:49:07 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Calcium Supplements Could Increase Risk of Heart Attacks]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[An international panel of researchers report that those who take calcium supplements have a 30% higher risk of heart attacks.  In addition, calcium supplements could also increase the likelihood of minor stroke and mortality.  These findings were a result of 11 random controlled trials of calcium su........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:05:55 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Antimicrobial Soaps Found Potentially Harmful]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The National Resources Defense Council claims that chemicals found in "antimicrobial" soap can damage reproductive organs, sperm quality and the production of thyroid and sex hormones.  These chemicals are triclosan and triclocarban.  The secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:36:17 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Receipts Could Be Hazardous to Your Health]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[A new study by the Environmental Working Group shows that receipts from the grocery store, fast food restaurants or pharmacy may be hazardous to your health.  BPA, a plastic hardener linked to breast cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other health problems, was found on 40 percent of these receipts........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:49:31 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[FDA Approves First Generic Enoxaparin Sodium Injection]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of Lovenox (enoxaparin sodium injection), an anti-coagulant drug used for multiple indications including prevention of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a potentially deadly blood clotting condition.  

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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:42:02 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Vaginal Birth after C-Section Considered Safe for Most]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists report that a vaginal birth is safe for most women who have had a prior C-section, and even for some women who have had two prior C-sections.  Current policies at hospitals often prevent women from vaginal births if they have had a C-section fo........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:15:29 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Zinc Sprays to Fight Colds Could Cause Loss of Sense of Smell]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Homeopathic zinc nasal sprays remain a popular cold remedy, but a number of studies are showing that they do not help fight colds.  In addition, they can dull people's sense of smell or even cause users to loose their sense of smell permanently.  In one study, people had a loss of sense of smell wit........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Decrease in Filipino Nurses Taking NCLEX]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) reports that the number of Filipino nurses seeking to practice their profession in America fell to one-third of what it was year ago.  From January to June, 5,553 Filipino nurses took the NCLEX for the first time.  Last year, that number was 8,272. ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:04:31 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Pro-Life Groups Win a Round in Healthcare Overhaul]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Pro-life advocates have won a round as the Obama-administration decides to prohibit most obortion coverage for insurance pools for Americans who are unable to purchase health care on their own.  In addition, the Health and Human Services Department announced last week the program will not cover abor........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:55:03 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Baxter Healthcare Infusion Pump Recall]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today required Baxter Healthcare Corp. to take specific steps to carry out the April 2010 recall of all Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps (CVIP) and to provide customers with a refund, a replacement pump, or lease termination.
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:54:07 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Kaleida Health Closing Some Clinics to Reduce Costs]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[To reduce expenses, Kaleida health has closed the Wound Care Center at Millard Fillmore Hospital at Gates Circle, and the Wettlaufer Eye Clinic at Buffalo General Hospital is expected to close in the fall.  Later this summer, the outpatient urology services at Millard Fillmore Hospital are planned t........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:03:37 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Botox Approved in U.K. for Migraines]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Allergan Inc.'s wrinkle treatment, Botox, has been approved by the U.K's drug regulator to be used for preventing chronic migraine headaches.  The UK is the first in the world to approve Botox for this purpose, and this decision could mean that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may also be appro........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:28:45 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Study Shows Fish Oil Could Lower Risk of Breast Cancer]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[A new study shows that Omega-3 fatty acids, such as those found in fish oil supplements, may reduce the risk of breast cancer.  The study was conducted by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle.  They followed 35,016 post-menopausal women with no history of breast cancer.  Those........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:39:18 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[First Approved Implantable Miniature Telescope to Improve Sight of AMD Patients]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has approved the Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT) to improve vision in some patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD).  Surgically implanted in one eye, the IMT is a small telescope that replaces the natural lens and ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:33:50 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[New Guideline for Bone Density Testing]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[A new set of guidelines calls for all women to be screened for osteoporosis starting at age 65 and those with high risks could start earlier, at any age.  The new guidelines are by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which is sponsored by the U.S. government's Agency for Healthcare Res........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:14:06 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Healthcare Reform Causing Tension between Nurses and Hospitals]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[A large part of healthcare reform revolves around affordable treatment, but in doing so, we may be temporarily jeopardizing effective care.  Obama pledged to make the reform "deficit-neutral," which will require billions of dollars in funding cuts, primarily at hospitals.  This is causing an increas........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:03:43 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[North General Hospital to Close]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[North General Hospital, the 200-bed hospital that symbolizes the city&#8217;s political and philanthropic commitment to Harlem, has declared bankruptcy and is set to close by next week.  North General received 36,000 visits a year.  A large government-subsidized walk-in clinic will open in North General B........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:06:43 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[First Generic Effexor Extended Release Capsules to Treat Major Depressive Disorder]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic version of Effexor XR capsules (venlafaxine hydrochloride) to treat major depressive disorder.  Venlafaxine hydrochloride extended-release capsules in 37.5 milligram, 75 milligram and 150 milligram strengths have been approv........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:14:52 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Nurses Fired for Speaking Foreign Language at Hospital]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[ Four Filipina employees of Bon Secours Hospital in Baltimore City, MD were fired from their jobs due to speaking Pilipino during their lunch break.  Last November, Bon Secours started an English-only language policy in the Emergency Room to make sure everyone can understand each other as they respo........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:34:07 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Whooping Cough Epidemic in California]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Whooping cough is being declared an epidemic in California.  There have been 920 children infected with whooping cough since January, and it is expected to have increase to over 1,500 cases.  Whooping cough is a bacterial infection with symptoms similar to a cold, except for a very distinct cough.  ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:18:36 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Florida Career College Offering Two-Year Nursing Program]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Florida Career College received the OK to offer a two-year nursing program.  The 35,000-square-foot facility for the program also houses a cosmetology school with a spa.  The first nursing class will be composed of 40 students, which will receive their associate's degrees and be qualified to take a ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:11:08 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Nurse from Iconic Picture of Kissing Sailor  Dies at Age 91]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Today, Edith Shain, the iconic nurse who was photographed kissing an American sailor in Times Square, died today.  The picture was taken on August 14,1945 after President Truman announced the war was over.  The picture was first published in Life Magazine.  After she was noted as the woman in the no........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Missouri Now Part of Nurse Licensure Compact]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Effective June 1, Missouri is part of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) that allows nurses' licenses to be recognized in other states.  Therefore, nurses licensed in other participating states will be able to practice in Missouri and nurses that have a Missouri license can practice in those states a........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:53:13 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Obama Thanks Nurses for Supporting Healthcare Reform]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[In his meeting with the American Nurses Association, Obama stated that the nurses are the "beating heart" of the health care system.  He thanked nurses for supporting the new health care law, stating that their efforts helped him in part to succeed in reforming healthcare.  In addition, he announced........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:21:27 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[FDA Fines American Red Cross $16 Million for Prior Failures to Meet Blood Safety Laws]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The FDA announced today that the American Red Cross has been fined $16 million for prior failures to comply with Federal laws and regulations related to the collection and manufacture of blood products.  Despite the compliance failures, FDA found no evidence that the Red Cross violations endangered ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:27:37 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[American Medical Association Votes Towards Purging Policy]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The American Medical Association voted to include in its health care agenda a policy against "purging," or the charging certain subscribers higher premiums without the financial data to support it in order to get them off the subscriber rolls.  It is unclear exactly how widespread is purging.  Howev........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:23:14 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Grand Opening of Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, a 255-bed, $340 million hospital, celebrated its grand opening today.  The new hospital offers private rooms with sleeping space for two parents and a 32-inch flat screen, high-definition television with a jack to accommodate video game systems and other pe........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:18:26 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Popular Blood Pressure Drugs Increase Risk of Cancer]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[A new study finds that some popular blood pressure drugs, such as Diovan, Cozaar, Micardis, and Atacand, may be linked to cancer.  These angiotensin-receptor blockers blood pressure drugs were associated with an 8% increase in the risk of a new cancer; however, there was no increase in the risk of d........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:19:20 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Largest Nursing Strike in History of the Nation]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Thousands of nurses in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota walked off the job today, and over 12,000 nurses staged the strike.  According to union organizers, this is the largest nursing strike in the history of the nation.  The union members set to strike last month after failing to reach an agreem........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:56:20 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[NY State Lawmakers Approve $775 Million Healthcare Cut]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[On Monday, state lawmakers approved $775 million in cuts and other savings from New York&#8217;s health care budget.  The Senate vote included all 32 Democrats for it and all Republicans against it.  Hospitals, nursing homes, and other health programs will be effected from these reductions.  For example, ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:55:29 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Bristol-Myers Melanoma Drug Effective in Prolonging Survival]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s drug ipilimumab is the first drug for melanoma that has shown prolonged survival.  Melanoma is the deadliest for of skin cancer.  In the United States there were around 68,720 new cases of melanoma last year.  More than 50,000 people worldwide each year die each year due t........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:55:26 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[US Cobra Health Coverage Possibly Ending]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Although the health care overhaul was passed, in the short-term, many will actually be reduced coverage due to U.S. House of Representatives stripping out a recent jobs bill a provision that would have extended the Cobra payment subsidy.  This bill is on its way to the Senate, and if an extension is........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:40:50 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[U.S. News & World Report Releases Annual List of Best Children's Hospitals]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[U.S. News & World Report has released its 20th annual list of the nation&#8217;s top children&#8217;s hospitals.  To be considered for the ranking, each pediatric hospital had to submit data about their services and capabilities.  96 of the 170 hospitals submitted data for the 2010 rankings.  The total ranking ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:24:23 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Joint Commission Alert: Violence Rising at Health Care Facilities]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[A new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert warns that health care facilities today are being confronted with steadily increasing rates of crime, including assault, rape and murder.  The Sentinel Event Alert urges greater attention to the issue of violence and to controlling access to facilities to ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:01:34 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Nurses at Twin Cities Hospitals Authorize Largest Strike in the Nation]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The nurses working at Twin Cities hospitals are authorizing a strike, and the Minnesota Nurses Association said it will be submitting a 10-day strike notice to hospitals.  After a one-day strike, nurses will turn in a formal request to go back to work.  This strike is thought to be the largest ever ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:49:51 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Breast Cancer Vaccine Prevents Cancer in Mice, Same Result Hoped for Humans]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[American scientists have developed a vaccine which has prevented breast cancer from developing in mice and are now planning to conduct trials of the drug in humans.  It is expected to be several years until the vaccine would be widely available.  The vaccine targets a protein found in most breast tu........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:31:49 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Warning: Arrow Brand Medicated Oil & - Embrocation, Aceite Medicinal La Flecha, Potentially Toxic
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:48:29 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Rare Cases of Liver Injury Reported with Use of Xenical, Alli]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today advised consumers and health care professionals about potential rare occurrences of severe liver injury in patients taking the weight-loss medication orlistat, marketed as Xenical and Alli.  The FDA has approved a revised label for the prescription drug Xe........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 21:11:47 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Healthcare Overhaul Expected to Help Young Adults]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The new healthcare overhaul is expected to help young adults, such as allowing them to stay on their parents' health insurance until age 26.  However, some students are over 26 and are unable to take advantage of this law if their parents do not have coverage and student health plans may be their on........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 19:04:59 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[ Swimming Pool Sanitation]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that one in eight public swimming pools were closed in 2008 due to serious health code violations.  C.D.C. researchers analyzed data from more than 110,000 routine pool inspections drawn from a sample of 15 counties and states. ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 20:15:51 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Health Reform Implementation Timeline]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Looking for a timeline detailing when specific provisions of the legislation are scheduled to take effect?  The Kaiser Family Foundation has prepared an excellent timeline resource to reflect the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which President Obama signed on March 23, ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 15:52:23 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[FDA Revises Recommendations for Rotavirus Vaccines]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today revised its recommendations for rotavirus vaccines for the prevention of the disease in infants and has determined that it is appropriate for clinicians and health care professionals to resume the use of Rotarix and to continue the use of RotaTeq. 

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<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 18:36:24 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Breakthrough]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[A study just released by Intermountain Medical Center finds that a new heart procedure can significantly reduce the risk of death, stroke, and even Alzheimer's disease.  The new, high-tech heart procedure is used to treat Atrial Fibrillation, a condition where the heartbeat is irregular and the uppe........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:03:02 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Some Healthcare Reform Changes Effective in September, Others to Come in 2014]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Although most of the major provisions will not be in effect until 2014, some of the changes for the new healthcare reform legislation will become effective in September.  With September only several months away, health care providers have little time to focus on over 2,500 pages of the legislation.
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 20:05:49 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Insiders Predict Healthcare Hiring Increase]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Industry insiders are saying that the hiring economy is recovering and nursing hires are hoped to soar during the next few years.  Healthcare experts are also saying that there will a huge demand for experienced nurses in specialized fields.  While the last few years have been difficult for those lo........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 19:52:59 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Happy Nurses Day!]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Today is National Nurses Day, which will kick off a week of of appreciation to all the nurses across the nation.  Nurses Day lands on May each year on May 6, beginning National Nurses Week, which culminates on May 12, the birth date of Florence Nightingale. Born on May 12, 1820, Nightingale is consi........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:59:42 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[NewYork-Presbyterian Features National Nurses Week at Yankees Games]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital will be broadcasting a public service announcement for National Nurses Week during three home games on the Yankee Stadium's 59' x 101' High-Definition Screen.  The annoucement is 30 seconds in length and will be shown at the home games against the Baltimore Orioles on M........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 20:17:47 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[May is National Skin Cancer Awareness month.  The good news is that skin cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer.  The bad news is that less than 33% of adults, teenager, and children regularly use sun protection.  One person passes away from skin cancer every hour.  Is a good tan real........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:14:17 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[St. Vincent's Hospital Officially Closes]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[St. Vincent Hospital closed for good today.  St. Vincent's Hospital was a 160-year institution in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.  It was the last Catholic-affiliated hospital in New York City.  Now the nearest top-level trauma center, Bellevue Hospital, is over two miles away.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:47:11 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Vitamin E Might Help Obesity-Related Liver Disease]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Researcher are reporting that vitamin E pills make help a obesity-related liver disease that had no known treatment.  This is the first time ever that a vitamin supplement may help a major ailment not caused by a nutrient deficiency.  The disease typically forms in middle-aged adults who are overwei........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:49:23 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Santa Clara County Bans Toys, Prizes with High Calorie Children's Meals]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Unless they meet the nutritional guidelines, Happy Meal toys and other promotions accompanying high-calorie children's meals will be banned in certain parts of Santa Clara County.  This new measure is to help break the link between unhealthy food and prizes.  The board voted 3 to 2 in favor of the b........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:08:57 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[FDA Warns Users about Faulty Components in 14 External Defibrillator Models]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[About 280,000 external defibrillators used worldwide in health care facilities, public places, or in the home may malfunction during attempts to rescue people in sudden cardiac arrest, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned today.  Sudden cardiac arrest is a condition in which the heart sudden........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:19:12 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[World's First Full Face Transplant a Success]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[A man who was injured in a shooting accident was under a 22-hour operation which successfully performed the world's first full face transplant.  Due to the accident, he had to receive a transplant of entire facial skin and muscles of a donor.  This includes teeth, cheekbones, nose, and lips.  30 Spa........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:34:53 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[KFC Creates Pink Buckets, Teams up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[KFC is teaming up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help fight breast cancer by changing the color of their buckets to pink until the end of May and donating 50 cents for every bucket sold.  $1.9 million has been raised thus far.  There is a controversy over how appropriate the fast food chain act........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:05:36 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Obesity Could Contribute to Brain Damage]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:36:20 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[FDA Launches Medical Device and Radiation-Emitting Product Transparency Web site]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Transparency Web site today as part of the agency&#8217;s transparency initiative. The site will provide information about medical device and radiation-emitting product regulatory processes and decisions, ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:59:16 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Machine-Assisted Therapies Allow Limb Movement Years After Stroke]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:34:04 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Common Drugs for Migraines and Pain Double Suicide Risk]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Anticonvulsants, drugs which are prescribed to treat conditions such as migraines, chronic pain and bipolar disorder, have been found to double the risk for suicide.  According to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 26 out of the 300,000 people who started taking a anticon........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:44:24 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Online Community of Avatars offers Practice in Health Care]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Hospitals, nursing schools, and health foundations are participating in an online community called Second Life, which allows them to build their own virtual clinics and stage training drills.  The drills allow you to log in and gain control of an avatar cartoon nurse wearing scrubs.  You can walk th........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:52:24 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center & Mount St. Mary's Hospital Join HealtheLink]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[As a regional attempt to improve patient care, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and Mount St. Mary's Hospital has joined HealtheLink's Western New York Clinical Information Exchange.  By doing so, they can share patient health information electronically with hundreds of healthcare providers thr........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[FDA Tightens Approval Process for Radiation Equipment]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration is raising the bar on the agency's approval process for new radiotherapy equipment.  They will no longer allow new radiotherapy equipment to enter the market via a streamlined approval process that sometimes involved the use of outside, third-party reviewers.  A rece........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:51:17 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[St. Vincent's Closes, Other Hospitals Accommodating to Patients]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[St. Vincent's Hospital in Greenwich Village is closing its inpatient facilities.  In order to accommodate its patients, other Manhattan hospitals, such as Roosevelt and Beth Israel Medical Center, are increasing their staff.  Emergency room admissions over the past few weeks are already on a steep c........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:07:16 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[First Biodegradable Sealant Patch for Cardiovascular Surgery]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved TachoSil, the first absorbable fibrin sealant patch for use in cardiovascular surgery to prevent mild and moderate bleeding from small blood vessels, when standard surgical techniques are ineffective or impractical.  TachoSil is a ready-to-use sur........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:33:56 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Glen Cove Hospital Is First in New York State to Earn Inpatient Diabetes Certification]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Thanks to the efforts of a multidisciplinary diabetes task force, Glen Cove Hospital is the first in New York State -- and only the eighth nationwide -- to receive certification for Advanced Inpatient Diabetes Management by The Joint Commission, a national healthcare accreditation organization.  The........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:51:07 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Today is World Autism Day]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Today is World Autism Day, and national sponsors and prominent buildings throughout the world are showing their support.  For example, the Empire State Building in New York and the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada were lit up in blue.  This is to remind everyone to shine a bright light on autism as a glo........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:03:41 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Asclera Approved to Treat Small Varicose Veins]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Asclera (polidocanol) injection for the treatment of small types of abnormally swollen or twisted veins called varicose veins.  Although they usually occur in the legs, varicose veins also can form in other parts of the body. Factors such as genet........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:43:35 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Nurses Strike at Temple University Hospital]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The nurses at Temple University Hospital went on strike at 7 am this morning.  There were around 1,500 nurses and other union workers who reacted this way after hospital management offered them their last offer in response to their dispute over wages, benefits, and a "gag clause" that prevents them ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:07:57 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Obama Signs Law to Eliminate Middlemen in College Lending]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[As part of the final piece of the healthcare reform law, Obama signed a new law that will eliminate banks as the middlemen in the college lending process.  This will make more money available for higher education.  The lending changes are estimated to save $68 billion over the next 10 years.  In add........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:59:52 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Nation&#8217;s Largest Public Hospital System Cuts Jobs by 10%]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[New York City's Health and Hospitals Corporation, the nation&#8217;s largest public hospital system, is planning to reduce jobs by 10% over two years as government aid drops and the number of uninsured patients jumps.  In numbers, that means 1,300 positions to be eliminated this year and 2,600 jobs will b........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:48:31 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Healthcare Changes Sent to Obama]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The final installment of the landmark healthcare overhaul legislation was sent to Obama today.  The companion bill included the changes that would make insurance more affordable, raise taxes on the wealthy, and close the gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage for the elderly.  Obama is expected ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:37:32 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Federal Government Being Sued Over Healthcare]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[State attorney generals are suing the Federal Government due to the legislation's requirement that individuals buy health insurance exceeds the federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce under the U.S. Constitution.  Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, along with thirteen other........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Obama Signs Healthcare Bill]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Obama signed the Affordable Health Care for America Act today.  The event was held at the East Room of the White House and had special guests such as Vicki and Patrick Kennedy, Edward Kennedy's wife and son.

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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:46:45 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Obama Scheduled to Sign Healthcare Legislation on Tuesday]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Obama will be signing the healthcare legislation into law Tuesday.  He will not be waiting for the Senate to deal with a package of revisions that were approved by the House late Sunday.  Yesterday, the House approved the Senate bill.  The vote was 219-212, and the vote for the reconcili........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:39:27 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[First Totally Implanted Hearing System Approved]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the approval of the Esteem &#8211; an implanted hearing system used to treat moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss, a type of permanent hearing loss.  Sensorineural hearing loss is usually caused by genetic factors or damage to the inner ear re........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:51:45 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Obama's Overseas Trip Delayed for Healthcare Reform Vote]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[President Obama has decided to delay his trip overseas in order for him to be in Washington throughout a healthcare reform vote that is scheduled for Sunday in the House and further votes in the Senate next week.  Although the overseas trip to Indonesia and Australia were very important to him, Obam........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:20:07 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[HIV Increase Found in Minorities]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The U.N. AIDS agency reported that high risk groups such as homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes are very unlikely to protect themselves, or seek medical treatment in countries where such practices are taboo.   There has been a significant increase in new HIV infections worldwide between homosexu........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:17:48 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Bald Men May be Less Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Scientists are finding that men who go bald by 30 may be less likely to develop prostate cancer.  The study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine involved 2,000 men between the ages of 40 and 47.  Men who had started to develop bald spots on the top of their hea........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[New Boxed Warning on Plavix]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today added a boxed warning to the anti-blood clotting drug Plavix (clopidogrel), alerting patients and health care professionals that the drug can be less effective in people who cannot metabolize the drug to convert it to its active form.

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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:34:27 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Specialist Nurses Receiving Higher Salaries than Primary Care Doctors]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[According to an annual survey of physician's salaries, hospitals offered higher salaries and incentives last year to specialist nurses than to primary care doctors.   The survey reported that primary care physicians were offered an average base salary of $173,000 in 2009 compared to an average base ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:01:21 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Botox Approved to Treat Spasticity in Flexor Muscles of the Elbow, Wrist and Fingers]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Botox (onabotulinumtoxin A) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat spasticity in the flexor muscles of the elbow, wrist, and fingers in adults. Spasticity is common after stroke, traumatic brain injury, or the progression of multiple sclerosis.

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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[U.S. Health Secretary Pressures Health Insurance Companies]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is pressuring health insurance companies to forgo short-term profits in order to provide more affordable coverage.  She told them to stop fighting Obama's reform effort, stating that if the reform fell through, costs and premiums would end up rising to unsusta........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:40:45 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Abortion Policy Change in Heathcare Reform Bill]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[President Barack Obama's health care bill would change federal policy on abortion.  Such a dispute could cause his healthcare reform passage fall short after all his efforts.  Major anti-abortion groups such as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Right to Life Committee say the ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:52:29 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Healthcare Reform Deadline Set for March 18]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has set March 18 as the deadline for the final healthcare bill should be passed.  That is the day Obama will be leaving for an Indonesia, Guam, and Australia trip.  On Wednesday, Obama pushed Congress to "finish its work" on health care.  Passage of the bill ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:45:04 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[New Treatment Approved to Treat Gaucher Disease]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Gaucher disease occurs in people who do not produce enough of an enzyme called glucocerebrosidase. Without this enzyme, harmful amounts of a certain fatty substance (lipid) can build up in the liver, spleen, bones, bone marrow and nervous system, and can prevent cells and organs from working properl........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:50:45 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Dell Expanding to Offer Electronic Medical Record Services for AMA]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Dell Inc. plans to expand its services to computer hardware and technology consulting to medical practices looking to use new electronic medical records and related services from the American Medical Association.  Due to the initial high costs, the transition towards medical records has been slow, b........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Painkillers Could Increase Risk of Hearing Loss]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[According to a new study published in the American Journal of Medicine, regularly taking aspirin, acetaminophen or other over-the-counter painkillers may increase the risk of hearing loss in men under age 60.  The study involved researching 26,000 men every two years for 18 years.  Men who regularly........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:54:54 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Rituxan Approved to Treat Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 
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<description ><![CDATA[Rituxan (rituximab) has been approved by the FDA to treat certain patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a slowly progressing blood and bone marrow cancer.  Rituxan, an anti-cancer drug, is intended for patients with CLL who are beginning chemotherapy for the first time and for those who ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:51:41 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Obama's Healthcare Reform Modifications]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[On Monday, Obama announced his healthcare reform proposal.  The following are some key modifications:

Managed Care - a "Health Insurance Rate Authority" will allow the government ot review health-plan rate increases.  Delay until 2014 the Senate's proposed $67 billion assessment (over 10 years) on ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Obama Proposes Government Power to Block Excessive Rates]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[As a effort to save his health care overhaul, Obama put forward a nearly nearly $1 trillion, 10-year compromise that would allow the government to deny or roll back egregious insurance premium increases that infuriated consumers.  The plan would provide coverage to more than 31 million Americans now........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:50:33 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Hospitals Increasing Nurse Ratio to Provide Better Care & Working Conditions]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The biggest expense for a hospital is usually is labor, and the largest labor expense is for nurses.  Therefore, to reduce costs, Tufts Medical Center states that they will be able to save around $3 million annually by increasing the nurse to patient ratio.  The reason behind this move is not primar........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:05:44 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Joint Commission Addresses Pregnancy Deaths]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[According to the Joint Commission, pre-existing medical conditions such as high blood pressure are putting women at greater risk for death during or shortly after pregnancy.  Federal and state governments are increasing their efforts to find the causes of maternal deaths to help prevent them in the ........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:48:27 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[UConn Looks at Updating John Dempsey Hospital]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[The University of Connecticut is looking at updating John Dempsey Hospital.  The hospital has recently been having multimillion-dollar deficits.  University President Michael Hogan and Vice President for Health Affairs Cato Laurencin feel that the hospital is too small and outdated to be financially........click to read more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:20:53 GMT</pubDate>
<title ><![CDATA[Chocolate Could Lower Risk of Stroke]]></title>
<description ><![CDATA[Good news for all us chocolate lovers: a Canadian study shows that one chocolate bar a week could reduce the risk of having a stroke.  Several studies have been conducted, and one involving 44,000 individuals found that those with moderate amounts of chocolate intake were 22 percent less likely to s........click to read more]]></description>
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