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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:43:40 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Doctors transplant windpipe with stem cells     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/doctors-transplant-windpipe-with-stem-cells------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/doctors-transplant-windpipe-with-stem-cells------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:43:40 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. &quot;This technique has great promise,&quot; said Dr. Eric Genden, who did a similar transplant in 2005 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. That operation used both do<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazilian boy makes rare recovery from rabies]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/brazilian-boy-makes-rare-recovery-from-rabies/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/brazilian-boy-makes-rare-recovery-from-rabies/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:41:49 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A 15-year-old boy in Brazil recovered from a normally deadly rabies infection, becoming one of a handful of survivors of the virus worldwide and the first in the country.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nursing may help babies increase lung capacity]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/nursing-may-help-babies-increase-lung-capacity/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/nursing-may-help-babies-increase-lung-capacity/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:41:36 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The exercise that babies get while suckling at the breast may be an essential component of the respiratory benefits associated with breastfeeding, new research shows.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK couple in real-life divorce over virtual affair]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/uk-couple-in-real-life-divorce-over-virtual-affair/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/uk-couple-in-real-life-divorce-over-virtual-affair/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:41:11 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/uk-couple-in-real-life-divorce-over-virtual-affair/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A British woman is divorcing her husband after discovering his online alter-ego was having an affair with a virtual woman in the fantasy world of Second Life, media reported on Friday.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deaths uncounted in China's tainted milk scandal     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/deaths-uncounted-in-chinas-tainted-milk-scandal------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/deaths-uncounted-in-chinas-tainted-milk-scandal------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:40:54 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/deaths-uncounted-in-chinas-tainted-milk-scandal------ap/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Li Xiaokai died of kidney failure on the old wooden bed in the family farmhouse, just before dawn on a drizzly Sept. 10.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shaken babya4s dad offers hope to others]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/shaken-babyrsquos-dad-offers-hope-to-others/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/shaken-babyrsquos-dad-offers-hope-to-others/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:40:43 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A Web site created by a father who sought hope amid the tragedy of shaken baby syndrome urges families to post the medical records of children who have suffered brain damage: &quot;If we have tens of thousands of families, it becomes medically relevant.&quot;<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study: HPV vaccine prevents genital warts in males     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/study-hpv-vaccine-prevents-genital-warts-in-males------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/study-hpv-vaccine-prevents-genital-warts-in-males------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:40:37 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - For the first time, an expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women has proven successful at preventing a disease in men, according to a study released Thursday by the vaccine's maker.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More countries make spreading HIV a crime     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/more-countries-make-spreading-hiv-a-crime------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/more-countries-make-spreading-hiv-a-crime------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:40:19 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/more-countries-make-spreading-hiv-a-crime------ap/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - An increasing number of countries worldwide are making spreading HIV a crime, according to a new report from the International Planned Parenthood Federation.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Parents at last]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/parents-at-last/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/parents-at-last/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:39:44 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sudhakar</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The Barretts have a daughter after years of despair<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Diabetes dilemma]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/diabetes-dilemma/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/diabetes-dilemma/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:39:24 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sudhakar</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/diabetes-dilemma/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Indians suffering from 'disease of affluence'<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Human ancestors big brained]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/human-ancestors-big-brained/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/human-ancestors-big-brained/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:38:56 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sudhakar</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/human-ancestors-big-brained/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reconstruction of skeletons from Ethiopia suggests ancient humans may have been born with larger brains than previously thought.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Love handles' risk early death]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/love-handles-risk-early-death/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/love-handles-risk-early-death/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:38:42 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sudhakar</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Carrying extra fat around your middle increases your risk of early death, even if your overall weight is normal, say researchers.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Pregnant man' expecting again]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/pregnant-man-expecting-again/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/pregnant-man-expecting-again/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:38:31 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sudhakar</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/pregnant-man-expecting-again/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thomas Beatie, the US &quot;pregnant man&quot; who gave birth to a daughter in June, is expecting his second child.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bone marrow 'cures HIV patient']]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/bone-marrow-cures-hiv-patient/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/bone-marrow-cures-hiv-patient/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:38:11 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sudhakar</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[German doctors say a patient appears to have been cured of HIV by a bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Burlington, Vt., is healthiest city, CDC says]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/burlington-vt--is-healthiest-city-cdc-says/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/burlington-vt--is-healthiest-city-cdc-says/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:37:42 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Vermont's largest city, Burlington, is tops among U.S. metropolitan areas by having the largest proportion of people - 92 percent - who say they are in good or great health.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New cardiac care program treats patients faster]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/new-cardiac-care-program-treats-patients-faster/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/new-cardiac-care-program-treats-patients-faster/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:37:25 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/new-cardiac-care-program-treats-patients-faster/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The last thing Erik FitzPatrick remembers of the Corporate Challenge road race, he was waving to his wife and young daughter as he neared the finish line.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sharp-witted elderly shed insight on dementia]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/sharp-witted-elderly-shed-insight-on-dementia/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/sharp-witted-elderly-shed-insight-on-dementia/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:35:29 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/sharp-witted-elderly-shed-insight-on-dementia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[People who can keep razor-sharp memory well into their 80s appear to have fewer fiber-like tangles of a protein linked with Alzheimer's than those who age normally, researchers said.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[W. Virginia town shrugs at poorest health ranking     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/w--virginia-town-shrugs-at-poorest-health-ranking------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/w--virginia-town-shrugs-at-poorest-health-ranking------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:35:21 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/w--virginia-town-shrugs-at-poorest-health-ranking------ap/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Florence Wald, leader in US hospice, dies at 91     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/florence-wald-leader-in-us-hospice-dies-at-91------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/florence-wald-leader-in-us-hospice-dies-at-91------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:35:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/florence-wald-leader-in-us-hospice-dies-at-91------ap/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Florence Wald, a former Yale nursing dean whose interest in compassionate care led her to launch the first U.S. hospice program, has died. She was 91.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[W. Virginia town shrugs at being fattest city]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/w--virginia-town-shrugs-at-being-fattest-city/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/w--virginia-town-shrugs-at-being-fattest-city/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:42:23 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/w--virginia-town-shrugs-at-being-fattest-city/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nearly half the adults in metropolitan Huntington, W.Va., are obese - an astounding percentage, far bigger than the average in a country with a well-known weight problem.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. smoking rate under 20 percent for 1st time]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/u-s--smoking-rate-under-20-percent-for-1st-time/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/u-s--smoking-rate-under-20-percent-for-1st-time/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:40:38 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/u-s--smoking-rate-under-20-percent-for-1st-time/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The number of U.S. adults who smoke has dropped below 20 percent for the first time on record but cigarettes still kill almost half a million people a year, health officials said.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Were mental patients organ trafficking victims?]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/were-mental-patients-organ-trafficking-victims/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/were-mental-patients-organ-trafficking-victims/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:40:26 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/were-mental-patients-organ-trafficking-victims/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mental patients who disappeared in the aftermath of the Kosovo conflict may have fallen victim to organ-traffickers in neighboring Albania, Serb prosecutors said Thursday.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study: Vitamin C or E pills do not prevent cancer     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/study-vitamin-c-or-e-pills-do-not-prevent-cancer------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/study-vitamin-c-or-e-pills-do-not-prevent-cancer------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:40:09 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/study-vitamin-c-or-e-pills-do-not-prevent-cancer------ap/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Vitamin C or E pills do not help prevent cancer in men, concludes the same big study that last week found these supplements ineffective for warding off heart disease.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Italy rules dad can end daughtera4s life support]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/italy-rules-dad-can-end-daughterrsquos-life-support/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/italy-rules-dad-can-end-daughterrsquos-life-support/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:39:00 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/italy-rules-dad-can-end-daughterrsquos-life-support/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Italy's highest court ruled Thursday in favor of a man's request to disconnect his daughter's feeding tube and allow her to die after 16 years in a vegetative state.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Burlington, Vt., is healthiest city, CDC says     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/burlington-vt--is-healthiest-city-cdc-says------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/burlington-vt--is-healthiest-city-cdc-says------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:38:18 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/burlington-vt--is-healthiest-city-cdc-says------ap/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - What's the healthiest city in America? It appears to be Burlington, Vt.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sharp-witted elderly shed insight on dementia     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/sharp-witted-elderly-shed-insight-on-dementia------reuters/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/sharp-witted-elderly-shed-insight-on-dementia------reuters/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:37:06 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/sharp-witted-elderly-shed-insight-on-dementia------reuters/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reuters - People who manage to keep a razor-sharp memory well into their 80s appear to have fewer fiber-like tangles of a protein linked with Alzheimer's than those who age normally, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genetic clues may explain why tumors spread]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/genetic-clues-may-explain-why-tumors-spread/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/genetic-clues-may-explain-why-tumors-spread/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:28:48 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A small fragment of genetic material may mean the difference between an easily treated local tumor and an aggressive cancer that spreads throughout the body, researchers said.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HPV vaccine can prevent genital warts in men]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/hpv-vaccine-can-prevent-genital-warts-in-men/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/hpv-vaccine-can-prevent-genital-warts-in-men/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:27:22 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/hpv-vaccine-can-prevent-genital-warts-in-men/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For the first time, an expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women has proven successful at preventing a disease in men, according to a new study.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aussie scientist to unveil skin cancer vaccine: report     (AFP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/aussie-scientist-to-unveil-skin-cancer-vaccine-report------afp/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/aussie-scientist-to-unveil-skin-cancer-vaccine-report------afp/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:27:04 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/aussie-scientist-to-unveil-skin-cancer-vaccine-report------afp/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AFP - An Australian scientist who developed a vaccine for cervical cancer is set to outline a breakthrough which could pave the way for a skin cancer vaccine, reports said Sunday.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rerouting urinary nerves may help spina bifida     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/rerouting-urinary-nerves-may-help-spina-bifida------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/rerouting-urinary-nerves-may-help-spina-bifida------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:52:14 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/rerouting-urinary-nerves-may-help-spina-bifida------ap/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - It's a delicate and daring experiment: Could doctors switch a leg nerve to make it operate the bladder instead? Families of a few U.S. children whose spina bifida robs them of the bladder control that most people take for granted dared to try the procedure  and early results suggest the su<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Agent Orange exposure linked to prostate cancer     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/agent-orange-exposure-linked-to-prostate-cancer------reuters/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:49:51 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - A study of Vietnam War era veterans shows that exposure to Agent Orange is associated with more than a two-fold increased risk of prostate cancer, earlier disease onset, and prostate cancer with more aggressive features.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Meningitis often leads to long-term problems]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/meningitis-often-leads-to-long-term-problems/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/meningitis-often-leads-to-long-term-problems/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:46:19 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/meningitis-often-leads-to-long-term-problems/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Children who survive a bout of meningococcal sepsis noften suffer from long-term medical problems, including mental retardation and other brain impairments, according to a study.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Folic Acid and Other B Vitamins Won't Help Prevent Cancer     (HealthDay)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/folic-acid-and-other-b-vitamins-wont-help-prevent-cancer------healthday/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/folic-acid-and-other-b-vitamins-wont-help-prevent-cancer------healthday/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:44:14 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/folic-acid-and-other-b-vitamins-wont-help-prevent-cancer------healthday/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Taking folic acid or other B vitamin supplements won't lower your risk of cancer, new research shows.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists turbo-charge immune cells to fight cancer     (AFP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/scientists-turbo-charge-immune-cells-to-fight-cancer------afp/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/scientists-turbo-charge-immune-cells-to-fight-cancer------afp/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:31:27 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/scientists-turbo-charge-immune-cells-to-fight-cancer------afp/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AFP - Scientists in the United States have created super-charged immune cells that helped beat back cancer tumours in half of a small group of patients tested, according to a study released Sunday.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sextuplets born to New York couple]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/sextuplets-born-to-new-york-couple/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/sextuplets-born-to-new-york-couple/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:01:56 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/sextuplets-born-to-new-york-couple/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A couple spent seven years raising their only child, a son - until he was joined by sextuplets, only the second set ever born in the city.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Statins Lower Risk of Clots in Cancer Patients     (HealthDay)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/statins-lower-risk-of-clots-in-cancer-patients------healthday/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/statins-lower-risk-of-clots-in-cancer-patients------healthday/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:00:15 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/statins-lower-risk-of-clots-in-cancer-patients------healthday/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A class of drugs widely used to lower cholesterol may have a future in preventing blood clots in patients with breast, lung, colon and other solid-organ cancers.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 hidden risks for lead exposure]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/7-hidden-risks-for-lead-exposure/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/7-hidden-risks-for-lead-exposure/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:35:48 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/7-hidden-risks-for-lead-exposure/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lead exposure may sound like an old-fashioned health threat. But getting a dangerous dose is more common today than you realize - thanks to sources you'd never expect.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cervical Cancer Vaccine Called Safe     (HealthDay)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/cervical-cancer-vaccine-called-safe------healthday/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/cervical-cancer-vaccine-called-safe------healthday/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:35:20 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/cervical-cancer-vaccine-called-safe------healthday/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay) -- Gardasil, the two-year-old vaccine that's designed to prevent cervical cancer, is safe, U.S. officials said Wednesday.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A mentally demanding job may protect against the effects of Alzheimer's]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/a-mentally-demanding-job-may-protect-against-the-effects-of-alzheimers/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/a-mentally-demanding-job-may-protect-against-the-effects-of-alzheimers/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:31:03 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sudhakar</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/a-mentally-demanding-job-may-protect-against-the-effects-of-alzheimers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A good education and a mentally demanding job may help protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease, research suggests.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HIV may cause clots if patients skip meds]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/hiv-may-cause-clots-if-patients-skip-meds/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/hiv-may-cause-clots-if-patients-skip-meds/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:30:50 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Health News</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/HealthNews/hiv-may-cause-clots-if-patients-skip-meds/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The AIDS virus may cause blood clots and other problems with blood vessels that can kill patients prematurely even if they are relatively healthy, researchers reported on Monday.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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