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	     	<title><![CDATA[Deaths aren't linked to vaccine]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[There have been about 40 deaths worldwide among people who have recently been vaccinated against pandemic H1N1 influenza, but there is no evidence the deaths are related to the vaccine, World Health Organization officials]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:41:55 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Vaccine gripes abound]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA - When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.
The program has been plagued with problems and information gaps:
-âHealth officials have been terr]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:41:15 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Rules change for Pap smears]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists began reviewing i]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:40:16 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Demystify everyday remedies]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: Boy, do I get confused. I feel as though I am coming down with a cold. When I went to my local drugstore to get something to treat myself with, I found countless shelves filled with lozenges, antihistamines, stuff for a sore throat, congestion, runny]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:25:31 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Space station
visit begins
for Atlantis]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday for a weeklong stay, delivering a load of spare parts needed to keep the outpost running for another decade.
The two craft came together 220 miles above]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:35:08 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Some moms-to-be seek
alternative to flu shot]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO - For months, Rachel Aguayo, who is pregnant with her first child, has been bombarded with messages urging her to be among the first in line for the H1N1 flu vaccine.
But the decision about whether to get the shot is particularly grueling for mot]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:34:52 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[For the heart, CT scans rule]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. - A CT scan - a kind of super X-ray - provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose a heart attack when someone goes to the emergency room with chest pains, a new study suggests.
About 6 million people each year go to hospitals with chest pain]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:34:32 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Long-term
pot use
evaluated]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: If what I read in the paper is correct regarding drug consumption in America, a lot of people must smoke pot. Since I am one of them and am now past 60, I would like your comments on what potential health problems might be in the future for those of u]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:34:15 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Warming water drives fish from New England coast]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Maine - Fishermen have known for years that they've had to steam farther and farther from shore to find the cod, haddock and winter flounder that typically fill dinner plates in New England.
A new federal study documenting the warming waters of]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:34:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[5 ways
to battle
belly fat]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[First of two parts.
Can you really trim belly fat from your body? Not exactly. You cannot simply do more sit-ups and eat certain foods, and presto, your belly is flat. But you can take some steps to make things better. Here are the first five of 11 tips:]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:36:19 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[BACK TO THE WILD AGAIN]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[PALANGKA RAYA, Indonesia - Over the past decade, Lone Droscher-Nielsen, a former Scandinavian Airlines Systems flight attendant, has saved nearly 600 orphaned orangutans in Borneo from almost certain death. Funded by donations from abroad, she's given th]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:36:06 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Shingles can affect
the eyes]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: I am a 73-year-old female on no regular medications. I eat a healthful, balanced diet but sometimes indulge in pastries and candies, especially around the holidays, when I bake for my friends and family. I participate in senior water aerobics at my lo]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:35:44 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Gene may be key to evolution of speech]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Chimps, our nearest relative, don't talk. We do. Now scientists have pinpointed a mutation in a gene that might help explain the difference.
The mutation seems to have helped humans develop speech and language. It's probably not the only gen]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:35:31 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Study: New device boosts heart failure survival rate]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. - For the first time, a miniature heart pump shows the potential to become a widely used, permanent treatment for many older people with severe heart failure. But can we afford it?
In a study of 200 patients, the new device increased by fou]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:34:17 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Shuttle
flies to
station]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  - Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station.
The supply run should keep the space station humming for years to come, and the shuttle astr]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:41:06 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[&discoveries    developments]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Extreme weather likely for Yangtze 
Increased droughts, floods and storms will hit China's Yangtze River Basin over the next few decades, the result of rising temperatures globally, a report says.
Climate change will trigger extreme weather conditions al]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:40:47 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Hot peppers
won't raise
body temp]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: Will you please describe what happens to a person when he or she suffers from hypothermia? Then describe what happens to people when they eat hot peppers. I wonder why they don't use hot peppers to rewarm a hypothermic person quickly.
A: Well, your th]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:40:39 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[the examiner]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[The claim
Magnetic therapy can ease arthritis pain.
The facts
For people with arthritis who seek an alternative to painkillers, magnetic straps and bracelets have become a popular option.
The devices are said to work by stimulating the release of the bod]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:40:31 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Study pans cholesterol pills]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. - A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin - drugs that are still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.
In the study, Zetia failed to s]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:40:16 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Breast cancer stigma fought]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia Knaul recalls the woman saying, "My man would leave me" -  an]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:40:07 -0500</pubDate>
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