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      <title>Drinks play major role in weight management</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Information published in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans notes that what we drink is a major contributor to the national trend to be overweight, according to Tammy Roberts, a nutrition and health education specialist.<br/><br/>On average, children and adults consume 400 calories daily in ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>'Paleo diet' may be natural Rx for acne</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For years some dermatologists have denied a link between diet and acne. However, a study on acne published in the Archives of Dermatology reported there was not one single case of acne in two non-Westernized populations studied for a diet-acne connection. One population was in New Guinea and the ot...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>In battle vs. diabetes, county health providers use educational tools for public</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Have you been diagnosed with diabetes? Has someone in your family been diagnosed with diabetes? There is help for you right here in Clearwater County.<br/><br/>Marsha Leintz, RN and Patient Care Coordinator for Clearwater Health Services of Bagley and Clearbrook, announced recently that there are e...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Lab at Eastern Plumas Health Care scores well on inspection</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Eastern Plumas Health Care's lab manager, Bill Carlson, has reason to celebrate. At this week's Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) inspection of the laboratory facility, a process that can last up to three days, the inspector was so impressed with what he saw that he completed his in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Pine County's health improves</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pine County has made some improvements over the last year when it comes to overall health, but remains ranked poorly when compared to other counties in the state, according to a national survey released recently by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The survey ranks the overal...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Accupuncture can be a relief for those who struggle with arthritis</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you live with chronic pain and discomfort in the joints of your body you may be suffering from arthritis. Those of us who have been diagnosed with arthritis know how challenging it can be to find safe and effective relief from your pain. Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine has been treating the ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Seton building new health care clinic in Kingsland</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Work will begin next week on a second new health care facility in Kingsland with a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday on a new Seton medical clinic.<br/><br/>Some site work already has begun on the new clinic, to be called Seton Kingsland Healthcare Center, and Kingsland residents will get to watch t...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Taking back your medicine cabinet</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The family medicine cabinet is increasingly becoming a deadly drug dealer; stuffed with expired and leftover prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) jnedi-cines that can be dangerous to your family's health and to our environment.<br/><br/>For once, there is a solution that is simple, straight forw...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Coping with endometriosis</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Up to 50% of child-bearing-age women struggle with endometriosis, a condition that can cause mild to severe pelvic pain before and during menstruation and can lead to infertility in women. Endometriosis is most common among women in their 30s and 40s, but it can occur in menstruating women of any a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>What can you do to prevent illness?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Now is the time to get the most from your Medicare. The best way to stay health is to live a healthy lifestyle. Medicare can help by paying for many preventative services to keep you healthy.<br/><br/>You can stay healthy, live longer, and delay or prevent many diseases by doing the following:<br/>...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Scant radiation from Japan measured by Oregon state monitors</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Oregon Public Health officials studying an Environmental Protection Agency air monitor in Portland have detected minuscule levels of iodine 131, which is radiation connected with Japan's nuclear emergency, according to information received from the Oregon Department of Human Services. Low levels of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>New screening tool helps identify brain injuries</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A traumatic brain injury can happen to anyone at any time and can alter a person's life in many ways. This type of injury can cause changes in physical abilities, behavior and emotions, and personality that may affect the ability to complete routine daily activities, as well as work-related activit...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>County hears dismal forecast for future of mental health services</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wabaunsee County Commissioners received very little good news from the county's mental health provider during their meeting Monday morning.<br/><br/>Bill Persinger, director of the Mental Health Center of East Central Kansas, said the budget cut culture is hitting mental health disproportionately a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>OMRF scientist pinpoints pair of proteins linked to lupus</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The science or genetics is like an onion. There are layers upon layers that researchers must peel back to understand how variations in DNA affect human disease ? first pinpointing the gene, then digging down to the hundreds of thousands of chemical building blocks that make up the gene.<br/><br/>It...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Darvon: the worst drua in history?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(EDITOR'S NOTE: Longtime medical columnist for The Ponchatoula Times, the author is an accomplished surgeon, medical inventor, and Country music recording artist. Dr. Howes grew up on his parents' Ponchatoula strawberry farm. He is a graduate of St. Joseph, Ponchatoula High School, Tulane - two doc...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>W.Va. drug abuse hotline runs short of money</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ? Administrators say money is running out for a phone service that helps people find treatment for prescription drug abuse.<br/><br/>Clinical Supervisor Laura Lander tells The Charleston Gazette that the $1 million funding for the West Virginia Prescription Drug Abuse Quitlin...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Health department starts health blog</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After a successful month of heart-health blogging in February, the Richland County Health Department is launching a new blog, Richland County Health, beginning in April. The new blog will feature news about the health department and other local health events, as well as relevant information to keep...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Colorectal cancer awareness month promotes regular screenings</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. The risk of colorectal cancer increases with age, and it is estimated that as many as 60 percent of colorectal cancer deaths could be prevented if all men and w...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Helping kids learn healthy habits</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Starting kids out eating right is the mission of a program taught each year at Mattawa Elementary School.<br/><br/>For the fourth year the Mattawa Community Medical Clinic is providing a nutrition education program to the 11 local kindergarten classes. It is a series of 10 lessons including an intr...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Allergy Relief:</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(NewsUSA) - Do you have difficulty controlling your allergy symptoms even though you're on medications? Or do you still get allergy-like symptoms even when the allergy season is over? If so, you may be one of over 40 million people who suffer from a condition called nonallergic rhinitis.<br/><br/>E...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>First case of Type B influenza identified in Delaware</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A Sussex County woman is the first patient hospitalized with Type B influenza for the 2011-12 season. Delaware Division of Public Health reports the 56-year-old female from Sussex County was hospitalized but was discharged Jan. 8 and is recovering at home.<br/><br/>This brings the total number of c...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Fitness can begin at home</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Not feeling up to joining a big gym? Why not exercise in your living room?<br/><br/>Adam Howard, certified personal trainer at The Body Shop in Rehoboth Beach, suggests that if you're not quite ready to go to the gym, a good way to get started is to learn five simple exercises which can be performe...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Prenatal care: an essential part of every pregnancy</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Prenatal care is a vital part of every pregnancy. Whether you are a first-time mum, second-time mum, or have had several babies before, prenatal care is a necessary component of your pregnancy. It gives an opportunity for medical care of both you and your growing baby throughout the duration of you...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>New glaucoma treatments on the way to Cape Region</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness, yet it attacks silently, with no symptoms. The month of January has been designated National Glaucoma Awareness Month in an effort to educate people about the effects of this silent, blinding disease.<br/><br/>More than 2.2 million Americans ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>January designated as National Radon Action Month</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[January is National Radon Action Month. Delaware's Division of Public Health encourages Delawareans to test their homes for radon.- The test is generally easiest and most effective in cooler-weather months when houses tend to be closed up for warmth.<br/><br/>Radon is an invisible, odorless, tastel...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Classes include 'Boot Camp'</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Those who want an exercise class might like to try a new boot camp style workout in Greenville with Christie Schmalz.<br/><br/>The American Council on Exercise certified Schmalz as a personal trainer in 2008, and has also certified her as a group exercise instructor and a beach body coach.<br/><br/...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Daily stress may lead to adrenal fatigue syndrome</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Adrenal fatigue is a term applied to a collection of symptoms such as body aches, fatigue, nervousness, sleep disturbances and digestive problems. The conventional medical community doesn't recognize adrenal fatigue as a real condition, but the alternative medicine world believes it's the reason be...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Less invasive sinus surgery brings relief</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sinus sufferers know the misery involved in dealing with sinus issues.<br/><br/>Facial pain and pressure, headaches, difficulty breathing, fatigue and sore throat are common symptoms which are often aggravated by teeth pain, a loss of the senses of taste and smell, green or yellow nose discharge an...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>School Wellness Committee committed to children's health</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Decorah Community Schools are committed to helping children grow up healthy and strong.<br/><br/>Partnering with the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative (FFI), this recently formed committee composed of teachers, administrators, staff, health professionals, parents and community members ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Walking For Health</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Spring is trying to make its comeback, and many of us are looking forward to losing some weight and gaining fit-ness. A walking program can help transition from winter's more sedentary lifestyle to better health.<br/><br/>There is abundant information ? sometimes seem-ingly contradictory ? about th...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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