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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:51:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Genes may link birth weight, diabetes in adulthood]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/genes-may-link-birth-weight-diabetes-in-adulthood/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/genes-may-link-birth-weight-diabetes-in-adulthood/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:51:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A large study of Swedish twins indicates that a common genetic cause underlies both low birth weight and the propensity to develop type 2 diabetes.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Statin reduces risk of repeat stroke in elderly     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/statin-reduces-risk-of-repeat-stroke-in-elderly-reuters/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/statin-reduces-risk-of-repeat-stroke-in-elderly-reuters/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:51:24 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Age should not preclude people who have suffered a stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack) from being treated with a &quot;statin&quot; drug to lower the risk of a recurrence, US and European investigators report.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ibuprofen first may be best for kids' fever]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/ibuprofen-first-may-be-best-for-kids-fever/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/ibuprofen-first-may-be-best-for-kids-fever/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:51:07 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The optimal method of reducing fever in children is to start with ibuprofen alone and then consider using paracetamol plus ibuprofen later, results of a new clinical trial suggest.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blood calcium tied to lethal prostate cancer]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/blood-calcium-tied-to-lethal-prostate-cancer/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/blood-calcium-tied-to-lethal-prostate-cancer/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:50:17 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/blood-calcium-tied-to-lethal-prostate-cancer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Men with elevated levels of calcium in their blood may have a much higher risk of getting fatal prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Battling diabetes with beta cells]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/battling-diabetes-with-beta-cells/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/battling-diabetes-with-beta-cells/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:12:47 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine and related</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) Tel Aviv University replicates insulin-producing cells, providing new hope for diabetics.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Brisk walking helps seniors' memory problems]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/brisk-walking-helps-seniors-memory-problems/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/brisk-walking-helps-seniors-memory-problems/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:12:41 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/brisk-walking-helps-seniors-memory-problems/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brisk walking led to slight improvements on mental tests for older people with memory problems in what is billed as the first rigorous test of exercise on the aging brain.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Doctors: Vytorin-cancer link cana4t be ruled out]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/doctors-vytorin-cancer-link-canrsquot-be-ruled-out/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/doctors-vytorin-cancer-link-canrsquot-be-ruled-out/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:12:16 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/doctors-vytorin-cancer-link-canrsquot-be-ruled-out/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New research into a possible link between a cholesterol-reducing drug and cancer concluded there was no proof to establish a connection, but other doctors warned that it should be used more carefully.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Due date calculator]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/due-date-calculator/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/due-date-calculator/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:12:03 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lehan</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/due-date-calculator/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[See your due date.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Children's calorie expenditure, heart rate increase during active video games]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/childrens-calorie-expenditure-heart-rate-increase-during-active-video-games/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/childrens-calorie-expenditure-heart-rate-increase-during-active-video-games/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:39:22 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/childrens-calorie-expenditure-heart-rate-increase-during-active-video-games/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JAMA and Archives Journals) Children burn more than four times as many calories per minute playing an active video game than playing a seated game, and their heart rate is also significantly higher with the active game, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics &amp; Adole<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stressed mothers may raise fat children]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/stressed-mothers-may-raise-fat-children-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/stressed-mothers-may-raise-fat-children-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:39:04 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/stressed-mothers-may-raise-fat-children-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Millions of poor children in the United States may be getting fat before age 10 because their mothers are stressed out and the youngsters seek escape in unhealthy comfort food, researchers said on Tuesday.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[All types of sexual activity carry some STD risk]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/all-types-of-sexual-activity-carry-some-std-risk/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/all-types-of-sexual-activity-carry-some-std-risk/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:38:44 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/all-types-of-sexual-activity-carry-some-std-risk/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sexual activity other than intercourse carries some risk of sexually transmitted disease, and doctors should make sure their patients understand that, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study     (HealthDay)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/breast-cancer-drug-not-tied-to-cognitive-decline-study-healthday/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/breast-cancer-drug-not-tied-to-cognitive-decline-study-healthday/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:38:40 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/breast-cancer-drug-not-tied-to-cognitive-decline-study-healthday/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Contrary to previous studyresults, the cancer prevention drug anastrozole does not appear to causeimpairment of cognitive performance, a new study found.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exercise may reverse brain damage from radiation]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/exercise-may-reverse-brain-damage-from-radiation/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/exercise-may-reverse-brain-damage-from-radiation/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:38:34 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/exercise-may-reverse-brain-damage-from-radiation/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exercise may reverse some damage that radiation does to the brain, Swedish researchers reported on Tuesday in a study that offers a way to help childhood cancer survivors.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bypass may be better than stents long-term]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/bypass-may-be-better-than-stents-long-term/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/bypass-may-be-better-than-stents-long-term/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:38:30 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/bypass-may-be-better-than-stents-long-term/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have?<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New nerve cells needed for smelling, memory: study]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/new-nerve-cells-needed-for-smelling-memory-study/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/new-nerve-cells-needed-for-smelling-memory-study/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:03:04 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/new-nerve-cells-needed-for-smelling-memory-study/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG (Reuters) - Mature brains need a continuous supply of new nerve cells to sustain functions like smelling and memory, an experiment with mice in Japan has shown.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fish oil helps patients with chronic heart failure]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/fish-oil-helps-patients-with-chronic-heart-failure/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/fish-oil-helps-patients-with-chronic-heart-failure/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:02:57 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/fish-oil-helps-patients-with-chronic-heart-failure/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure, according to new research released Sunday.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New master switch found in the brain that regulates appetite and reproduction]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/new-master-switch-found-in-the-brain-that-regulates-appetite-and-reproduction/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/new-master-switch-found-in-the-brain-that-regulates-appetite-and-reproduction/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:02:41 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/new-master-switch-found-in-the-brain-that-regulates-appetite-and-reproduction/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Salk Institute) Body weight and fertility have long known to be related to each other -- women who are too thin, for example, can have trouble becoming pregnant. Now, a master switch has been found in the brain of mice that controls both, and researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studie<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study points to potential new use for Viagra]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/study-points-to-potential-new-use-for-viagra/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/study-points-to-potential-new-use-for-viagra/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:32:15 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/study-points-to-potential-new-use-for-viagra/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Queen's University) A &quot;basic science&quot; breakthrough by Queen's University researchers into regulating a single enzyme may lead to new drug therapies that will help prevent heart attacks and strokes.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Heart function normal after early steroid exposure]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/heart-function-normal-after-early-steroid-exposure/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/heart-function-normal-after-early-steroid-exposure/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:32:57 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/heart-function-normal-after-early-steroid-exposure/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Steroid treatment given immediately before or after birth to reduce the rate and severity of chronic lung disease does not appear to harm cardiac function in children later on, according to a review of published studies by Dutch researchers.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Newsweek: Is there a surgical cure for diabetes?]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/newsweek-is-there-a-surgical-cure-for-diabetes/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/newsweek-is-there-a-surgical-cure-for-diabetes/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:32:24 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/newsweek-is-there-a-surgical-cure-for-diabetes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CSHL scientists identify new drug target against virulent type of breast cancer]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/cshl-scientists-identify-new-drug-target-against-virulent-type-of-breast-cancer/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/cshl-scientists-identify-new-drug-target-against-virulent-type-of-breast-cancer/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:31:02 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/cshl-scientists-identify-new-drug-target-against-virulent-type-of-breast-cancer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has published research identifying an enzyme called Brk as a target for future drugs to fight a virulent subset of cancers overexpressing a protein called ErbB2 -- also often called HER2 -- which drives tumor cell<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Human exoskeleton suit helps paralyzed people walk]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/human-exoskeleton-suit-helps-paralyzed-people-walk/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/human-exoskeleton-suit-helps-paralyzed-people-walk/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:30:31 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/human-exoskeleton-suit-helps-paralyzed-people-walk/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - paralyzed for the past 20 years, former Israeli paratrooper Radi Kaiof now walks down the street with a dim mechanical hum.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Two experiments suggest new direction for diabetes]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/two-experiments-suggest-new-direction-for-diabetes/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/two-experiments-suggest-new-direction-for-diabetes/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:29:58 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/two-experiments-suggest-new-direction-for-diabetes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two experimental treatments suggest new directions for treating diabetes, both using compounds already made by the body, researchers in the United States reported on Monday.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Anti-cancer flower power]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/anti-cancer-flower-power/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/anti-cancer-flower-power/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:29:54 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/anti-cancer-flower-power/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) Tel Aviv University researchers are combating cancer with a jasmine-based drug.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Infections may cause many premature births: study]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/infections-may-cause-many-premature-births-study/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/infections-may-cause-many-premature-births-study/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:29:47 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/infections-may-cause-many-premature-births-study/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Undiagnosed infections may be causing a significant number of premature births, researchers reported on Monday after finding bacteria or fungi in 15 percent of the amniotic fluid samples taken from women in pre-term labor.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Asians with gastric cancer have better prognosis]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/asians-with-gastric-cancer-have-better-prognosis-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/asians-with-gastric-cancer-have-better-prognosis-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:55:09 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/asians-with-gastric-cancer-have-better-prognosis-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Survival rates are higher for Asian/Pacific Islanders with early gastric cancers compared with patients of other racial or ethnic groups with similar-stage stomach cancers, research shows.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Prostate cancer risk increased in obese men: study     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/prostate-cancer-risk-increased-in-obese-men-study-reuters/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/prostate-cancer-risk-increased-in-obese-men-study-reuters/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:54:00 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/prostate-cancer-risk-increased-in-obese-men-study-reuters/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, especially long-term use, appears to raise the risk of prostate cancer among obese men, according to findings of a new study.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Major life changes may lead to chronic headache]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/major-life-changes-may-lead-to-chronic-headache/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/major-life-changes-may-lead-to-chronic-headache/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:50:58 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/major-life-changes-may-lead-to-chronic-headache/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Major life changes may play a role in as many as a quarter of chronic daily headache cases that arise among otherwise healthy adult men and women, study findings suggest.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exercise and limited TV time may keep kids trim]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/exercise-and-limited-tv-time-may-keep-kids-trim/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/exercise-and-limited-tv-time-may-keep-kids-trim/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:49:44 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/exercise-and-limited-tv-time-may-keep-kids-trim/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who regularly exercise and limit their time in front of the TV and computer are much less likely to be overweight than their peers, a new study suggests.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vaccine refusals fuel jump in measles outbreaks]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/vaccine-refusals-fuel-jump-in-measles-outbreaks/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/vaccine-refusals-fuel-jump-in-measles-outbreaks/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:23:25 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The number of measles cases in the U.S. is at its highest level since 1997, and nearly half of those involve children whose parents rejected vaccination, government health officials reported.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FDA to allow radiation of spinach and lettuce]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/fda-to-allow-radiation-of-spinach-and-lettuce/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/fda-to-allow-radiation-of-spinach-and-lettuce/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:22:48 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/fda-to-allow-radiation-of-spinach-and-lettuce/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health regulators have approved the use of ionizing radiation for fresh spinach and lettuce, saying the technique already approved for other foods can help control harmful bacteria and other pathogens.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Face transplants can work, studies show     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/face-transplants-can-work-studies-show-reuters/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/face-transplants-can-work-studies-show-reuters/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:22:39 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/face-transplants-can-work-studies-show-reuters/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reuters - New faces given to a Chinese man after a bear tore off part of his face and a French-Caribbean man disfigured by a rare tumor show that such transplants can work and are not medical oddities, researchers said on Thursday.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alabama workers to pay for extra pounds]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/alabama-workers-to-pay-for-extra-pounds/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/alabama-workers-to-pay-for-extra-pounds/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:22:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/alabama-workers-to-pay-for-extra-pounds/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Alabama, pushed to third in national obesity rankings by deep-fried Southern favorites, is cracking down on state workers who are too fat.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New drug shows promise in cystic fibrosis]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/new-drug-shows-promise-in-cystic-fibrosis/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/new-drug-shows-promise-in-cystic-fibrosis/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:22:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/new-drug-shows-promise-in-cystic-fibrosis/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - A new kind of cystic fibrosis drug, designed to bypass a genetic defect to treat the disease, has produced promising results in mid-stage clinical trials, Israeli researchers said on Thursday.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New antibiotic may block toxins from bacteria]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/new-antibiotic-may-block-toxins-from-bacteria/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/new-antibiotic-may-block-toxins-from-bacteria/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:21:44 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/new-antibiotic-may-block-toxins-from-bacteria/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (Reuters) - In a new approach to serious stomach bugs like salmonella, U.S. researchers said on Thursday they have developed an antibiotic that works by blocking the bacteria's communication signals, keeping it from releasing toxins that make people sick.  <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obesity in elderly a ticking time bomb for health services]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/obesity-in-elderly-a-ticking-time-bomb-for-health-services/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/obesity-in-elderly-a-ticking-time-bomb-for-health-services/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:21:37 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/obesity-in-elderly-a-ticking-time-bomb-for-health-services/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry) Research carried out at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England has discovered that obesity in later life does not make a substantial difference to risks of death among older people but that it is a major contributor to increased d<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alexander technique offers long-term relief for back pain]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/alexander-technique-offers-long-term-relief-for-back-pain/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/alexander-technique-offers-long-term-relief-for-back-pain/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:39:59 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Medicine and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/alexander-technique-offers-long-term-relief-for-back-pain/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(BMJ-British Medical Journal) Alexander technique lessons in combination with an exercise programme offer long-term effective treatment for chronic back pain, according to a study published on BMJ.com today.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tongue's sixth 'taste' discovered a4 calcium]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/tongues-sixth-taste-discovered-mdash-calcium/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/tongues-sixth-taste-discovered-mdash-calcium/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:10:06 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/tongues-sixth-taste-discovered-mdash-calcium/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here's the new taste sensation - your tongue might be able to taste calcium. That ability has now been discovered in mice, suggesting it might also prove true for people.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Making 'good' fat from muscle and vice versa]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/making-good-fat-from-muscle-and-vice-versa/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/making-good-fat-from-muscle-and-vice-versa/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:09:37 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Medicine and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Medicineandrelated/making-good-fat-from-muscle-and-vice-versa/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) A surprise discovery -- that calorie-burning brown fat can be produced experimentally from muscle precursor cells in mice -- raises the prospect of new ways to fight obesity and overweight, report Dana-Farber scientists. They demonstrated that a previously known molec<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Women's Alcohol Use Tied to Delayed Childbearing     (HealthDay)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/womens-alcohol-use-tied-to-delayed-childbearing-healthday/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/womens-alcohol-use-tied-to-delayed-childbearing-healthday/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:09:23 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/womens-alcohol-use-tied-to-delayed-childbearing-healthday/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Alcoholism is associatedwith delayed childbearing in women, according to a study that comparedwomen's and men's lifetime history of alcohol dependence and their agewhen they had their first child.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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