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<title><![CDATA[Senate Prepares For Healthcare Showdown]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; (Washington, DC)&nbsp; --&nbsp; The great health care debate in the U.S. Senate could get a green light this weekend.<br>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:58:44 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Panel Issues New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ (Chicago, IL)&nbsp; --&nbsp; A panel of women&#39;s health experts is issuing new guidelines for cervical cancer screening in the U.S.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:56:51 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Great American Smokeout At MSU]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Today is the Great American Smokeout. It&#39;s the 34th year in a row for the American Cancer Society program that urges nicotine lovers to give up the smokes for one single day.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:17:35 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Warning of Medicare Scams]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The director of the Missouri Insurance Department is warning Medicare recipients of possible scams.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:51:47 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Senate Committee Approves Measure To Increase Food Industry Oversight]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ (Washington, DC)&nbsp; --&nbsp; A unanimous vote on Wednesday by a U.S. Senate committee has paved the way for increasing government oversight of food by the Food and Drug Administration.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sebelius Backs Away from Controversial Mammogram Recommendations]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Washington, DC) -- The government is now back-pedalling a bit on it&#39;s new mammogram guidelines.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:16:28 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hawkeye Poll Finds Majority Of Americans Against Health care Reform]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; (Iowa City, IA)&nbsp; --&nbsp; More than half of Americans believe healthcare reform will do more harm than good.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:13:25 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Senate Democratic Leader Unveils Compromise Healthcare Legislation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; (Washington, DC)&nbsp; --&nbsp; An $849-billion, ten-year health care reform bill unveiled in the Senate is&nbsp; &quot;a tremendous step forward.&quot;&nbsp; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:10:13 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Separate Studies Link Morphine To Tumor Growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; (Chicago, IL)&nbsp; --&nbsp; U.S. researchers are seeing growing evidence that morphine and similar pain management drugs may encourage tumors to grow and spread.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:06:48 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Corn Growers Fight Against Misleading Sweetener Health Claims]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; (Atlanta, GA)&nbsp; --&nbsp; Corn growers are upset about food company bashing of a natural sweetener squeezed from their produce.&nbsp;]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:04:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vaccine Manufacturers Defend Pace Of Production  ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; (Washington, DC)&nbsp; --&nbsp; Vaccine manufacturers are claiming regulatory policies have kept them from using innovative techniques to speed the pace of producing H1N1 vaccine.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:01:19 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Failed Anti-Depressent Works As "Female Viagra"]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; A drug that made for a lousy anti-depressant instead succeeds wildly as a sex stimulant for women.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The High Price of Smoking]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Today is the &quot;Great American Smokeout&quot;, an event created by the American Cancer Society to encourage people to stop smoking.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:36:31 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Study Finds Alarming Number of Calories in Movie Popcorn]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Movie-goers look out; one of the most fattening snacks at your local theater is disguised as something healthy. It&#39;s the popcorn! ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:11:27 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Your Health: Know Your Numbers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- If your total cholesterol is over 200, do you know what that means?&nbsp; When you&#39;re trying to stay healthy, numbers can make a big difference. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:53:37 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wellness Tour Bus in Springfield This Week]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- If you&#39;ve been meaning to get your blood pressure or cholesterol levels checked, you can get that done for free today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:40:41 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Screening For Cholesterol Problems Lags In U.S.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; (Chicago, IL)&nbsp; --&nbsp; Screening for high levels of bad cholesterol is lagging in the U.S.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:38:56 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[American Cancer Society to Hold Great American Smokeout Thursday]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A challenge for those wanting to live a healthier lifestyle. The American Cancer Society will hold the Great American Smokeout on Thursday.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:55:44 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flu Cases Down In Greene County]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The number of seasonal flu cases in Greene County is down significantly.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:26:37 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Some Pharmacies Gouging Flu Patients For Tamiflu  (AND FLU)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; At least two states are investigating whether some pharmacies are gouging flu sufferers by jacking up the price of liquid Tamiflu.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:49:28 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Doctors Skeptical Patients Will Follow Advice To Delay Mammograms]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Many doctors are simply shrugging off a federal panel&#39;s advice for younger women to skip mammograms until they&#39;re 50.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:48:02 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNICEF Says Infant Vaccines Becoming More Affordable]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ (London)&nbsp; --&nbsp; The United Nations Children&#39;s Fund says vital infant vaccines are dropping dramatically in price, allowing developing countries around the world to take advantage of the positive effects of inoculation.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:45:48 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Binge Drinking On The Rise With Middle-Aged Drinkers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Binge drinking is generally thought to be something that college students engage in, but a new study indicates middle-aged binge drinking is a real problem in America.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:42:49 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Study Indicates Folic Acid Supplements Raise Cancer Risk]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Several recent studies appear to indicate that folic acid increases the risk of cancer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:37:55 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[   Doctors May Have Discovered A New Cold Virus]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; (Philadelphia, PA)&nbsp; --&nbsp; What looked like an outbreak of H1N1 flu among children in Philadelphia is now thought to be a cold epidemic.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:36:32 EST</pubDate>
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