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<title><![CDATA[Kennewick woman recovering from induced coma, likely from swine flu]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:46:03 PST</pubDate>
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 Sherri Zuhlke was admitted to the hospital 36 days ago with severe pneumonia that was likely a complication of swine flu, her family said. She then developed acute respiratory distress syndrome, which causes the lungs to stop absorbing oxygen. That's when doctors induced the coma and hooked her up to the breathing machine 
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<title><![CDATA[PERU:   IACHR Calls for Justice for Victims of Forced Sterilisation]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:45 GMT</pubDate>
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 LIMA, Nov 26 (IPS) - The Peruvian government is once again being called on to bring to justice the perpetrators of the Voluntary Surgical Contraception (VSC) programme carried out by the Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) regime, under which tens of thousands of women were forcibly sterilised. This time, the demand comes from the Inter-American  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[70 deaths on ward of shame: Patients neglected by nurses in filthy, blood-spattered casualty unit, says report]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  The appalling nursing care at Basildon University Hospital contributed to a mortality rate that was more than a third higher than the national average, a report claims.  
(<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1231197/70-deaths-Basildon-University-Hospital--Patients-neglected-nurses-filthy-blood-spattered-casualty-unit-says-report.html?ITO=1490">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Marker of oxidative stress predicts heart disease outcomes]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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 Researchers have identified a substance in the blood that may be useful in predicting an individual's risk for heart disease. The substance is cystine, an oxidized form of the amino acid cysteine and an indirect measure of oxidative stress. In a study of more than 1,200 people undergoing cardiac imaging because of suspected heart disease, people  ... 
(<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091116173200.htm">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Molecule discovered that makes obese people develop diabetes]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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 Many people who are overweight or obese develop insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes at some stage in their lives. Scientists have now discovered that obese people have large amounts of the molecule CXCL5, produced by certain cells in fatty tissue. 
(<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091124103617.htm">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[European Commission approves MICARDIS medication for CV protection]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:52:19 -0500</pubDate>
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 MICARDIS® is the first treatment in its class to be approved for this indication. The EMEA approval is the second major milestone for MICARDIS® in cardiovascular protection. It follows the approval by the US FDA for the reduction of the risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack), stroke, or death from cardiovascular (CV) causes in patients 55  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[ICo Therapeutics reports financial results for three months ended]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:50:50 -0500</pubDate>
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 ICo Therapeutics Inc. today reported financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Amounts, unless specified otherwise, are expressed in Canadian dollars and in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Canadian GAAP). 
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<title><![CDATA[Basildon hospital: when will bosses be held to account?]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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  We have seen no sign of an acceptance from this Government of the scale of the problem in our hospitals and the drastic steps that will be needed to address it, says Katherine Murphy.  
(<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/6668137/Basildon-hospital-when-will-bosses-be-held-to-account.html">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ROMANIA:  Business Crowds Out Bucharest Life]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:45 GMT</pubDate>
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 BUCHAREST, Nov 27 (IPS) - Competing with the destruction caused by former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s ‘systematisation’ plans might be hard. But an official report says that "the aggression on Bucharest’s architectural heritage, documented since 1989, exceeds Ceausescu’s acts.’’  
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<title><![CDATA[GUATEMALA:  Sex Education, Family Planning Finally Available]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:45 GMT</pubDate>
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 GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 26 (IPS) - Social organisations in Guatemala are celebrating the entry into effect of a family planning law that will usher sex education into the country's classrooms and facilitate access to birth control methods, as a victory in the fight against the country's high birth and maternal and infant mortality rates. 
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<title><![CDATA[School closure during infectious disease pandemic reduces illness transmission]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:41:33 -0500</pubDate>
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 A survey carried out in eight European countries has shown that closing schools in the event of an infectious disease pandemic could have a significant role in reducing illness transmission. 
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<title><![CDATA[Sectra and Fundación García Muñoz sign a partnership agreement]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:40:01 -0500</pubDate>
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 Sectra has signed a partnership agreement with the Spanish company Fundación García Muñoz S.L. Founded in 1920, Fundación García Muñoz is a leading supplier of medical equipment and has an extensive customer base in both the private and public healthcare sectors in Spain. 
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<title><![CDATA[Shoppers hit Black Friday sales with pared budgets]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:38:53 -0500</pubDate>
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 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans headed to department stores in droves in the dead of night on Friday to kick off the holiday shopping season, though many said they had pared back how much they would spend on family members and on themselves.  
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<title><![CDATA[Israel targets Gaza militants in air strike]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:29:17 -0500</pubDate>
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 GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike wounded four Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Palestinian medical workers said, but Israel said one of them had been killed.  
(<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5AQ0WL20091127?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Some patients diagnosed with HIV experience improved outlook on life]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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 A new study reaffirms that some patients with HIV experience an improved quality of life following their diagnosis. 
(<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091126083418.htm">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Geelong Hospital hit by 24 hour walk-out]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:04:00 +1100</pubDate>
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 Hundreds of workers at Geelong Hospital have walked off the job. The workers voted to strike for 24 hours, after 18 employees were made redundant before Christmas with little or no consultation. 
(<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/27/2755249.htm">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mexico: 65,099 H1N1 cases and 610 deaths]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:16:07 -0800</pubDate>
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 The Mexican Health Secretariat published its latest update on November 25. It reports 610 deaths since the start of the H1N1 outbreak last spring, and 65,099 deaths. The update says 69.2% of H1N1 deaths have been of persons between 20... 
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<title><![CDATA[Free elderly care 'too expensive']]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
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 Scotland may no longer be able to afford free personal care for all its elderly, the country's top social worker claims. 
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<title><![CDATA[Tripep completes clinical trial of ChronVac-C for treatment of Hepatitis C virus]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 All samples from the 12 patients with chronic Hepatitis C genotype 1 treated with Tripep’s therapeutic vaccine ChronVac-C® have now been collected. The treatment was found to be safe, immunogenic and had transient effects on the serum levels of hepatitis C virus. 
(<a href="http://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=7035b41b-2a3e-4195-a242-946a11a56c61">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sense Of Touch Can Help Hearing, Study Says]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 Sensations on the skin can help people understand speech, according to a study in the journal Nature . The study builds on decades of research showing that the brain often uses visual information to augment hearing &mdash; making people "whole-body perceiving machines," says one researcher. 
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<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Population to Double, Diabetes Costs to Nearly Triple, in 25 Years, New Study Shows]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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 PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The diabetes population in the United States will almost double over the next 25 years and annual medical spending on the disease is projected to hit $336 billion, up from $113 billion today, according to a study published in the December issue of Diabetes Care. The National Changing Diabetes&#174; Program ( 
(<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/diabetes-population-to-double-diabetes-costs-to-nearly-triple-in-25-years-new-study-shows-75447212.html">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Need for emergency airway surgery for hard-to-intubate patients reduced]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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 Be prepared, that old Boy Scout motto, is being applied with great success to operating room patients whose anatomy may make it difficult for physicians to help them breathe during surgery, researchers report in a new study. 
(<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091117161125.htm">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Discovery leads to effective treatment of painful skin condition]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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 ScienceDaily (Nov. 27, 2009) &#151; Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute, in collaboration with a worldwide group of physicians and scientists, have discovered a remarkable treatment for a rare, yet debilitating, skin condition. 
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<title><![CDATA[Ginkgo Won't Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke in Elderly]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:48:25 PST</pubDate>
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 HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Among people aged 75 and older, the herbal supplement Ginkgo biloba does not prevent heart attacks, stroke or death, a new study finds. 
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<title><![CDATA[Abortion in Health Plan Tests a Pennsylvania Senator]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:07:48 GMT</pubDate>
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 Senator Bob Casey, whose father is known for having fought abortion, is a pivotal if reluctant player in the debate on public financing of abortions in the health bill.  
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 ERIK ECKHOLM 
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<title><![CDATA[Trying to Explain a Drop in Infant Mortality]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:04:10 GMT</pubDate>
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 Mothers in Dane County, Wis., are the subject of a study by researchers into the large racial gap in infant deaths.  
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<title><![CDATA[Dog attack victim pays for own evacuation]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:04:00 +1100</pubDate>
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 It has been revealed that a woman paid for her own medical evacuation to Darwin after being attacked by dogs in a remote community last week. 
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<title><![CDATA[Separated twins' medical team honoured]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:04:00 +1100</pubDate>
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 The team of Melbourne doctors and nurses who separated twins Trishna and Krishna have been honoured at a reception at Victoria's Government House. 
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<title><![CDATA[Extra salt increases chance of stroke]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  Consuming an extra teaspoon a day of salt jacks up a person&apos;s risk of stroke by 23 percent and their risk of developing heart disease by 17 percent, according to a new study.  
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<title><![CDATA[Medical report: Bacteria strains outpace new drugs]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  The medicine cabinet is running bare against some of the world&apos;s deadliest drug-resistant bacteria.  
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<title><![CDATA[Health Tip: Caring for Baby's Umbilical Cord]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:48:24 PST</pubDate>
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 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Newborns still have a little stump of what's left of the umbilical cord. Though it should fall off on its own by the end of the third week, some doctors recommend that parents take additional steps to prevent infection. Other doctors recommend leaving the area alone. 
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<title><![CDATA[Brain Power: Surgery for Mental Ills Offers Hope and Risk]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:31:50 GMT</pubDate>
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 More than 500 people have undergone brain surgery for problems like depression, anxiety, Tourette’s syndrome, even obesity, most in studies.  
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<title><![CDATA[Infection-Control Strategies at Leading Hospital Can be Adapted for Everyday Use]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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 NEW YORK, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- With cold and flu season upon us, it's more important than ever to employ good practices to control the spread of infections and avoid illness. 
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<title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Surprises Create Memories]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-27T08:43:24Z</pubDate>
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  This year&#8217;s Thanksgiving surprise will remain in our memories for a long time. We&#8217;d adjusted to the idea that our granddaughter, who attends college 500 miles away, wouldn&#8217;t be home for Thanksgiving.  Imagine our surprise with her arrival Tuesday evening.  She&#8217;d been able to arrange a ride with a classmate and his  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Dad Left Kid in Car To Visit Strip Club]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-27T08:47:58Z</pubDate>
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  Talk about the worlds best dad, NOT, this is more like the idiot of the month. A father, Donald Crawford of Indiana, actually left his 5-year-old child in his car and decided to visit a strip club nearby. Ummm, first, who in their right mind would leave their child in a car and visit strip club? Okay, so maybe he doesn&#8217;t have a right mind.  
(<a href="http://www.blisstree.com/articles/dad-left-kid-in-car-to-visit-strip-club">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aviary Screen Capture - 0.4]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:16:07 -0800</pubDate>
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 Take a screen capture of the visible portion of any web page and it will open in an editor where you can crop it, add text and arrow markup, get color information or move around areas. You can easily save it to your desktop or host it online. The extension also lets you quick launch any of Aviary&#8217;s web editor design apps. View extension  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Video: Cost Vs. Care?]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:44:11 EST</pubDate>
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 Aftershocks are still being felt from the new guidelines for mammograms. As the controversy heads to Congress, is it a question of cost versus care? Wyatt Andrews reports.  
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<title><![CDATA[Dirty hospital sparks reform call]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:07:21 GMT</pubDate>
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 The Patients Association says hospital regulation should be reformed after a series of failings at two Essex hospitals. 
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<title><![CDATA[Central control of fever and female body temperature by RANKL/RANK]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:07:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.megite.com/health/1259318604/21#item_19"><img border=0 src="/image.php/aHR0cDovL2R4LmRvaS5vcmcvb3Blbmlubm92YXRpb24vY2hhbGxlbmdlL2ltYWdlcy84OTE5MzIwLmpwZw" style="float:left;margin-left:24px;margin-right:8px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;" alt="Central control of fever and female body temperature by RANKL/RANK"></a>
 Reiko Hanada1, Andreas Leibbrandt1, Toshikatsu Hanada1, Shiho Kitaoka2, Tomoyuki Furuyashiki2, Hiroaki Fujihara3, Jean Trichereau1, Magdalena Paolino1, Fatimunnisa Qadri4, Ralph Plehm4, Steffen Klaere5, Vukoslav Komnenovic1, Hiromitsu Mimata6, Hironobu Yoshimatsu6, Naoyuki Takahashi7, Arndt von Haeseler5, Michael Bader4, Sara Sebnem Kilic8,  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Ectopic pregnancy 'protein clue']]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:07:51 GMT</pubDate>
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 Women with ectopic pregnancies have a lower level of a particular protein, raising the possibility of simpler tests, a study finds. 
(<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8379433.stm">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fears over rise in eye drop use]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:07:37 GMT</pubDate>
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 Increasing use of antibiotic eye drops over-the-counter prompts fears about drug resistance, says a study. 
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists Turn Trees Into Carbon Banks]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 Scientists in California are experimenting with carbon banking. The idea is to manage forests so they absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and slow down global warming. Countries could, in essence, be paid to turn their forests into carbon banks. 
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<title><![CDATA[Casino gun victim tells court bullet is still lodged in his cheek]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 A BUSINESSMAN pointed to where a bullet remains lodged in his cheek as he described the night he was gunned down as he left an Edinburgh casino.  
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<title><![CDATA[Diane is one in million for cancer charity]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 A CANCER survivor has accepted a �1 million cheque on behalf of Cancer Research UK at a city supermarket.  
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<title><![CDATA[Car insurance scofflaws raise health mandate doubt]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:31:03 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
 Thousands of drivers on the nation's roads don't carry auto insurance, despite laws in all but two states requiring it. Critics of President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan ask: What are the chances scofflaws will treat a requirement to carry health insurance any differently? 
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<title><![CDATA[Tamiflu still fights H1N1 despite resistant cases: WHO]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:17:01 EST</pubDate>
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 The isolated cases of Tamiflu-resistance in swine flu patients in Britain and the United States likely aren't a sign that the virus is becoming resistant to the antiviral drug, a WHO spokesperson said Thursday. 
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<title><![CDATA[Doctor supply outpaces population]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:15:31 EST</pubDate>
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 The number of doctors practising in Canada is increasing at a faster rate than the population, according to a new report released Thursday. 
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<title><![CDATA[France: 22 new H1N1 deaths]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:46:09 -0800</pubDate>
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 Via Reuters: Sharp increase in swine flu deaths in France. Excerpt:The number of deaths in mainland France from the H1N1 swine flu virus jumped in the last week, according to official data Thursday. The toll rose to 68 deaths as... 
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<title><![CDATA[First look: 'Shrek Forever After': Fourth, final film is first in 3-D]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:46:09 -0800</pubDate>
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 Shrek sidekick Donkey (shown here in Shrek 2) is back, and Eddie Murphy again voices him. "All that was loved about Shrek in the first film is brought to the final film," says Bill Damaschke, head of creative production at DreamWorks. 
(<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-11-24-shrek-forever-after_N.htm?imw=Y&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Usatoday-MostViewedArticles+(USATODAY.com:+Most+Popular)&utm_content=Bloglines">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leftover Turkey Recipes]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-27T13:19:00.002+08:00</pubDate>
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 Tipnut has links to recipes for leftover turkey. Usually we used it reheated, or in sandwiches. The carcass, we boiled to make soup, and then took out the carcass, added onions, carrots, and celery, and broad egg noodles, along with poultry spice and salt, and cooked. When the carcass cooled off, we cut off the meat and put it back in the soup,  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[PHILIPPINES: Southern Discomfort]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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 Ruling the south is complicated. It's all about local politics in the Moslem community. Unlike the rest of the Philippines, Christian Philippines, the south has retained much more of the ancient clan and tribal traditions. The MILFs 10,000 armed men are torn between their allegiance to an independent Islamic state in the southern Philippines ( ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Biotech Crops Cause Big Jump in Pesticide Use.]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:04:45 EST</pubDate>
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 The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased use of pesticides, an epidemic of herbicide-resistant weeds and more chemical residues in foods, according to a report issued Tuesday by health and environmental protection groups. 
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<title><![CDATA[Health Reform's Impact on Premiums: Winners, Losers And, For Many, A Question Mark]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-27T11:13:00.002+08:00</pubDate>
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 As the health care battle rages on, one central question keeps popping up: How would legislation affect premiums paid by individuals and small businesses, two groups that currently face wildly unpredictable rate increases year to year? 
(<a href="http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2009/November/25/health-insurance-premium-cost.aspx?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+khn+(All+Kaiser+Health+News)">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Musical Interlude for the day]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-27T11:13:00.002+08:00</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
  One of the most beautiful melodies, originally a song of the Shaker community, " Simple Gifts" and rearranged by Copeland in Appalachian Spring suite. 'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free, 'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be, And when we find ourselves in the place just right, 'Twill be in the valley of love and  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[China Announces Plans To Cut Carbon Emissions]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:24:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 The commitment from the world's largest polluter builds momentum ahead of a widely anticipated climate conference in Copenhagen next month. China pledges to reduce emissions by up to 45 percent as measured against its economic output. 
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<title><![CDATA[What Is Clostridium Difficile ?]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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 Clostridium difficile, also known as C. difficile, or C. diff, is a bacterium which infects and can make humans ill, as well as other animals. Symptoms can range from diarrhea to serious and potentially fatal inflammation of the colon. Elderly hospital patients, as well as those in long-term care facilities are most commonly affected by C.  
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<title><![CDATA[Hearing Illusory Sounds in Noise: The Timing of Sensory-Perceptual Transformations in Auditory Cortex]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<link>http://www.megite.com/health/1259318604/41#item_17</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.megite.com/health/1259318604/41#item_17"><img border=0 src="/image.php/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jZWxsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvUkVjb3IuZ2lm" style="float:left;margin-left:24px;margin-right:8px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;" alt="Hearing Illusory Sounds in Noise: The Timing of Sensory-Perceptual Transformations in Auditory Cortex"></a>
 Constructive mechanisms in the auditory system may restore a fragmented sound when a gap in this sound is rendered inaudible by noise to yield a continuity illusion. Using combined psychoacoustic and electroencephalography experiments in humans, we found that the sensory-perceptual mechanisms that enable restoration suppress auditory cortical  ... 
(<a href="http://www.cell.com/neuron/abstract/S0896-6273(09)00845-9">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Simple' bacterium shows surprising complexity]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.megite.com/health/1259318604/41#item_18</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.megite.com/health/1259318604/41#item_18"><img border=0 src="/image.php/aHR0cDovL3JlczMuZmVlZHNwb3J0YWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9lbWFpbHRoaXMyLmdpZg" style="float:left;margin-left:24px;margin-right:8px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;" alt="'Simple' bacterium shows surprising complexity"></a>
 First "blueprint" of a minimalist bacterium show it is not so simple after all &ndash; challenging textbook accounts of the way genes work together  
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<title><![CDATA[Energetic gamma rays spotted from 'microquasar']]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 After decades of searching, astronomers using two different telescopes have found high-energy gamma rays emanating from a disc around a dense stellar remnant  
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<title><![CDATA[On Malcolm Gladwell]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T17:02:29Z</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
  Readers know that I admire Malcolm Gladwell&#39;s writings. Many scientists do not like him. This article explains the issue well &#8211; Malcolm Gladwell and Steven Pinker duel over balancing scientific rigor with relatable narrative, while the future of personal genomics goes under the microscope. Malcolm Gladwell is a rare figure: A science  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand looks to limit sex change surgery]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:01:03 PST</pubDate>
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 Thailand has issued rules making sex change surgery more difficult - including a requirement that potential candidates cross-dress for a year - over fears that some patients are rushing into the operation, a medical association said Thursday. 
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<title><![CDATA[After fire, boy with autism recovers, rebuilds]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:01:02 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.megite.com/health/1259318604/61#item_2"><img border=0 src="/image.php/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jbm4uY29tL3ZpZGVvL2xpdmluZy8yMDA5LzExLzI2L2Zpbm5zdHJvbS5hdXRpc3RpYy5ib3kubmV3LmhvbWUuY25uLjY0MHg0ODAuanBn" style="float:left;margin-left:24px;margin-right:8px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;" alt="After fire, boy with autism recovers, rebuilds"></a>
 A California fire destroyed Jonathan Reyes' house last year. Shaken by the fire, Jonathan, who has autism, had frequent meltdowns and nightmares. Today, the family has started a new life in a rebuilt home.  
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<title><![CDATA[Smoke the Turkey 5K – Toledo, Ohio]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.megite.com/health/1259318604/61#item_3"><img border=0 src="/image.php/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zaG9yZXR1cnRsZS5jb20vYmxvZy93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAwOS8xMS9EU0NGMTYwNC0xNTB4MTUwLmpwZw" style="float:left;margin-left:24px;margin-right:8px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;" alt="Smoke the Turkey 5K – Toledo, Ohio"></a>
 This morning my mom, two sisters, brother-in-law, nephew &#038; my wife woke up early and participated in the Smoke the Turkey 5K. There was a good size crowd (1300 participants). As we arrived, the announcer was naming all of the states where people were from. She rattled off 10 states or so&#8211;she skipped New Jersey. [...] 
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<title><![CDATA[Mother launches campaign for hip test on newborn babies after daughter was left facing lifetime of operations]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.megite.com/health/1259318604/61#item_4"><img border=0 src="/image.php/aHR0cDovL2kuZGFpbHltYWlsLmNvLnVrL2kvcGl4LzIwMDkvMTEvMjYvYXJ0aWNsZS0xMjMxMjE0LTA3NUY1MzY4MDAwMDA1REMtNTQ1Xzg3eDg0LmpwZw" style="float:left;margin-left:24px;margin-right:8px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;" alt="Mother launches campaign for hip test on newborn babies after daughter was left facing lifetime of operations"></a>
  Oonagh Keith's two-year-old daughter Siomha was diagnosed with a dislocated hip last year, leaving her disabled.  
(<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1231214/Mother-launches-campaign-hip-test-babies-banish-agonising-disability.html?ITO=1490">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Book: Born to Run / Christopher McDougall]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
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 I was convinced I&#8217;d never run again, but many miles of hiking experimentation had already put me on the minimalist footwear path. This book convinced me to try running again, very cautiously, despite my fear of injuries. So far, I&#8217;ve done more running in my Vibram Five Fingers than I&#8217;ve ever done before without pain [...] 
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<title><![CDATA[Don&#39;t let this put you off Thanksgiving dinner]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
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 I came home from work to find a dead mouse in the hallway. Stuffed full of the tasty poison on which it had gorged itself the last few days and now looking for a place to quietly expire, it had... 
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<title><![CDATA[A NEW Presidential Commission on Bioethics.  We Christen Thee, Pucks-Bee. Let God Be Praised.]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
  We all have a great deal to be thankful this Thanksgiving, and now we have one more thing to add to our list: another presidential bioethics commission. President Obama has made good on the implicit and then explicit promise to...  
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<title><![CDATA[Climate change to cost trillions, say economists]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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 PARIS &#x2014; Estimates vary widely on the costs of damage from climate change, easing these impacts and taming the carbon gas stoking the problem, but economists agree the bill is likely to be in the trillions of dollars. 
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<title><![CDATA[Brisbane writes a case study on saving water]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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 Reporting from Brisbane, Australia - For the last few years, water officials in southeast Queensland watched as the worst drought on record dragged on. Even with conservation efforts well underway -- including an absolute ban on watering lawns -- there was simply not enough water to meet the needs of one of Australia's fastest-growing regions. 
(<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-conserve-brisbane24-2009nov24,0,5700605.story">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Manawatu River 'among worst in the West']]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
 Pacific eye doctor never tires of restoring the gift of sight Ex-Radio NZ news boss can appeal Bill English signals funding cuts Peter Jackson tells of 'real' ghost Move to NZ for McCain's Verdict in, but no relief till son's body found Fonterra milk tanker slams into building Companies interested in running prisons - Collins Relief as girls  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Europe's post-Soviet greening -- gains and failures]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
 Twenty years ago, when the Iron Curtain came down, the world gagged in horror as it witnessed firsthand the ravages inflicted on nature by the Soviet industrial machine. 
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<title><![CDATA[Wind-power project fuels divisive debate among Haida]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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 VANCOUVER &#8212; From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 3:00AM EST Last updated on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 3:06AM EST A spit of land that native legend says is the birthplace of human life on earth is at the heart of a debate that has divided the Haida Nation. 
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<title><![CDATA[Global warming challenging northern infrastructure: report]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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 Climate-change activists sunbathe on the edge of an icy Norwegian fjord, drawing attention to global warming's nakedly dire consequences. (April 25, 2007) 
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<title><![CDATA[Beefy hormones: New routes of exposure]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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 Bulking UpMuscle-building steroids are legal for beef cattle, but can — once excreted — pollute the environment with hormones.EPA NEW ORLEANS On any given day, some 750,000 U.S feedlots are beefing up between 11 million and 14 million head of cattle. The vast majority of these animals will receive muscle-building steroids — hormones they  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Salmon as transport vectors for mercury]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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 By miraculously returning to their inland spawning grounds from the ocean to lay eggs and die, adult sockeye salmon do more than reproduce: live fish supply a bear&#8217;s feast, and their decaying bodies transfer nitrogen and phosphorus from marine to freshwater ecosystems. 
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<title><![CDATA[Click for story]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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 NARROWSBURG, NY &#151; Some used to call it nightsoil, hearkening to the practice of applying raw human excrement to farm fields to increase soil fertility under cover of darkness. Back then, local waste hauler Ned Lang&#146;s father applied septage to his own farm at the top of Peggy Runway, now Steep Hill Road in Pennsylvania. &#147;My father  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Thousands comment on proposed Monsanto mine where company would dig for key Roundup ingredient]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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 BOISE, Idaho (AP) &#8212; A proposed Monsanto Co. phosphate mine slated to produce ingredients for Roundup weedkiller generated nearly 7,000 public comments, including from a former U.S. Interior secretary who urges its approval and the Environmental Protection Agency, which wants additional pollution safeguards. 
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<title><![CDATA[Opponents of GM crops are motivated by "emotion" not scientific reason]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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 Opponents of GM food are motivated by &ldquo;emotion&rdquo; and &ldquo;ideology&rdquo; rather than a &ldquo;reasoned&rdquo; scientific approach, according to a major report by a government funded quango. 
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<title><![CDATA[Catron County confluence]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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 In southwestern New Mexico's Catron County, you're more likely to hear the word "en-varmint-alist" than "environmentalist," says Mary Katherine Ray. A retired schoolteacher and scrimshaw artist in neighboring Socorro County, Ray is the wildlife chair for the Rio Grande chapter of the Sierra Club. She keeps a low profile: "I don't put bumper  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Farmers in pain for river's gain]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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 FRUSTRATION: Woodville dairy farmers Don Compton and David Field with their new 100-day effluent storage pond, part of a $200,000 effluent system designed to keep nitrogen leaching to a minimum. It has an automatic paddle stirrer that keeps the effluent liquid enough to spray on pastures. The partners are farming in one of the regional council’ ... 
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<title><![CDATA[The FDA: A tough tonic - P remium content]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T14:49:07Z</pubDate>
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 The new head of the US Food and Drug Administration has inherited an agency battered by crises. Meredith Wadman asks whether Peggy Hamburg can concoct a cure. 
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<title><![CDATA[Growing Meat Without Animals ... Would You Eat It?]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:35:47 GMT</pubDate>
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 Scientists have figured out how to grow tiny nuggets of lab meat and say it will one day be possible to produce steaks in vats, sans any livestock. Pork chops or burgers cultivated in labs could eliminate contamination problems, as well as address environmental concerns that come with industrial livestock farms. However, such research opens up  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Prescription Drugs: the Fifth-Leading Cause of Death for Seniors]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:35:45 GMT</pubDate>
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 Seniors who take antidepressants, sedatives and other psychotropic medications may be at increased risk for falls. Falls and their complications are the fifth-leading cause of death in the developed world, according to background information in the study. Canadian researchers analyzed 22 published studies that included a total of 79,081  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Finn Crisp Multigrain Thin Crisp]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:22:31 -0500</pubDate>
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 I got the flu last week, and wanted something to eat that I'd actually be able to keep down. Getting sick of ginger ale, I thought crackers might be a good choice, so I picked up a box of Finn... 
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<title><![CDATA[The holiday meal]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:06:08 -0500</pubDate>
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  Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, and the inevitable political innuendoes aside, it's usually a holiday I like. I'm fond of my family -- both my own and my wife's -- and glad to see them, although in recent years we have dwindled down to a few. Still, I basically have good memories of these meals. Having said that, it's also a time  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[17 days at the VA &#8211; day 12]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T12:24:17Z</pubDate>
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  Electrolyte panel Na 132 Cl 85 BUN 73 K 2.8 HCO 3 37 creat 2.8 Blood Sugar 205 Seeing this BMP yesterday showed the difference between knowledge and wisdom. For experienced clinicians, the patterns in this BMP are obvious. For many students and interns, we just have 7 numbers. Here is how I think through this problem: The patient has an elevated  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[How to talk with your family about end of life care]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00:12 PST</pubDate>
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 Like last year, I&#8217;m participating in the Engage with Grace blog rally. I&#8217;ll be signing off until Monday. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Last Thanksgiving weekend, many of us bloggers participated in the first documented “blog rally” to promote Engage With Grace – a movement aimed at having all of us understand and  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Loud Calls for a Senate Hearing on New Mammogram Guidelines]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00:12 PST</pubDate>
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 A bipartisan group of 22 senators representing are calling on the leaders of the chamber&#8217;s health committee to examine the new breast cancer screening guidelines that have ignited a recent firestorm on and off Capitol Hill. 
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<title><![CDATA[Some conversations are easier than others]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:47:00 -0800</pubDate>
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 We're continuing a tradition at THCB started last year. Asking you to take a moment this weekend to discuss your desires for how to live the end of your life as meaningfully as possible--If you want to reproduce this post... 
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<title><![CDATA[Glenny's 100 Calorie Chocolate Chip Blondie]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:03:13 -0500</pubDate>
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 For as long as I can remember, I admire people who can finish a meal without having something resembling dessert at the end, because try as I might, I can't do it. I am a slave to sweet things, and... 
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<title><![CDATA[HSS completes EuroKing buy-out]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 The company faced liquidation by HM Revenue and Customs for non-payment of PAYE contributions. However, it was bought out by HSS before the hearing went ahead at the High Court of Justice's Chancery Division. 
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<title><![CDATA[Sarah Palin Quiz]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 I found a HOTTEST interracial club ========&quot;MixedConnect---C om&quot;========for black Women and white Men, or black Men and white Women, to interact with each other. Interracial is not a problem here, but a great merit to cherish! 
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<title><![CDATA[Pinning Big Hopes on Little Cars]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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 Large, powerful cars have always symbolized the good life. But now there's a contrarian philosophy of smaller, lighter, cheaper. Inside the colorful history of the small car. 
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<title><![CDATA[Frost & Sullivan Award Underlines Cipla Medpro's Status as Company of the Year in the South African Generic Pharmaceutical Market]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:34:00 EST</pubDate>
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 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2009 Frost &amp; Sullivan South Africa Company of the Year Award in the Generic Pharmaceutical Market is presented to Cipla Medpro South Africa Limited. 
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<title><![CDATA[30 Day Pizza Diet]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T02:12:45-08:00</pubDate>
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  Pizza, often believed to be a dieter's worst nightmare is now getting some credence thanks to pizza shop owner, Matt McClellan, who invented the Pizza Diet. He was tired of getting hassled at his gym for giving out pizza coupons so he decided to prove that pizza could be a healthy way to lose weight and improve overall health.... 
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<title><![CDATA[Apocalypse Now]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-26T02:12:45-08:00</pubDate>
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 There are grim movies, and then there are movies that should list the Grim Reaper in the credits. No Country for Old Men, the 2007 Oscar-winning drama, falls into the latter category, but it's as cuddly as a hamster compared with The Road, the latest adaptation of a Cormac McCarthy novel. The Road is set in a post-apocalyptic world where  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Donohue: When to discontinue Pap smears?]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  Dear Dr. Donohue : I am 63 and have had a Pap smear every year for as long as I can remember. How long do I have to continue? I am embarrassed to admit it, but I don&apos;t really know why this test is done. I do know that it has something to do with cancer, but that&apos;s the extent of it.  
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<title><![CDATA[Food allergy rates surge for children]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  The number of children who have food allergies not only is increasing, it encompasses 4 percent of all kids in the United States, according to an analysis of four large, national surveys published recently in the journal Pediatrics.  
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<title><![CDATA[Foot Ulcers Can Pose Great Threat to Diabetics]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-25T21:45:00-08:00</pubDate>
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 Diabetics face many health challenges, and among them is the risk of developing foot ulcers. “Foot ulcers can be painful and can lead to further infections and even limb amputation if they are not monitored or treated correctly,” said Marcus M. Riedhammer, M.D., Certified Wound Specialist, Geisinger Medical Center. “Diabetes can cause nerve damage, 
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<title><![CDATA[Physician-scientist proves stem cells heal lungs of newborn animals]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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 ( Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research ) An international team led by Dr. Bernard Th�baud, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Clinical Scholar, demonstrates that stem cells protect and repair the lungs of newborn rats.The study finds that rats treated with stem cells ran twice as far, and had better survival rates.  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Ecological speciation by sexual selection on good genes]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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 ( Santa Fe Institute ) Darwin suggested that the action of natural selection can produce new species, but 150 years after the publication of "On the Origin of Species" debate continues on the mechanisms of speciation. New research finds sexual selection to greatly enlarge the scope for adaptive speciation by triggering a positive feedback between  ... 
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