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  <title><![CDATA[Methotrexate: Supply of Childhood Leukemia Drug Running Out]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The medication used to treat childhood leukemia is experiencing a nationwide shortage. Hospitals across the country could run out of supplies within the next two weeks, leaving thousands of children at a greater risk of dying from the disease.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:59:55 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Patient Dumping: Violations Cost Hospitals Thousands of Dollars Per Year]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Patient dumping, refusing emergency treatment of a hospital patient, has been illegal since 1986, but still costs hospitals hundreds of thousands of dollars each year in fines.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:50:27 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama Proposes $3.8 Trillion Budget for Fiscal 2013]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama&#039;s election-year budget draws a sharp contrast with his Republican opponents by proposing to raise taxes on the rich while directing funds for infrastructure.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:08:57 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Valentine’s Day 2012: Pets, Chocolate and Flowers Do Not Mix!]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Chocolate is not the only Valentine&#039;s Day treat to keep out of your pet&#039;s reach.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:44:12 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Postoperative Radiotherapy: New Study Casts Doubt on Lung Cancer Treatment]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A controversial radiation treatment for patients who&#039;ve had lung cancer surgery may not help elderly people live longer, U.S. researchers have found. Postoperative radiotherapy, or PORT, is thought to cut the chances that a tumor will return.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:30:47 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[With No Firm Science, Sleep Standards are Slipping]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Kids never got enough shuteye, even back in grandpa&#039;s day. That&#039;s according to a century&#039;s worth of expert advice and sleep studies, which a team of researchers has now distilled into a brief report in the journal Pediatrics.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:25:11 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Britain's First Male Mother Gives Birth to Boy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A British man from the West Midlands who had a sex change surgery has reportedly become Britain&#039;s first male mother. He has given birth to a baby boy.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297600/20120213/sex-change-british-male-mother.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:32:19 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Protein That Can Prevent Spread of AIDS Found]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have found out how a protein called SAMHD1 can restrict the replication of HIV and halt the progression of AIDS.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:09:19 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gillard Government Mulls Means Testing for Health Insurance Rebates]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The bill introduced by Australian Health Minister Tanya Pilbersek in Parliament that seeks to put in place a means testing for health insurance rebates is expected to receive parliamentary approval by the third week of February. The aim of the bill is to add $2.4 billion to government coffers.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:59:04 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Overeating May Lead to Memory Loss: How to Fight Back]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A study by the American Academy of Neurology has released information that shows memory loss in older people is related to calorie intake. According to the study, older people who consumed &quot;more than 2,142 calories a day had more than double the risk of a type of memory loss called mild cognitive impairment (MCI) compared to those who ate fewer than 1,500 calories a day.&quot;.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:29:09 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Philippines Overhauling Disaster Management System]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Aided by the World Food Programme (WFP), the Philippine government&#039;s Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is undertaking a $46,000 customization of open-source software, Sahana, which is commonly used in disaster relief to develop a national Relief Goods Inventory and Monitoring System (RGIMS).]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:54:50 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[British Scientists Create Brain Cells from Human Skin]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A moment of innovative thinking by researchers at the University of Cambridge may pave the way for exploring into and discovering new treatment for diseases like autism and Alzheimer&#039;s.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297196/20120212/brain-cells-human-skin-research-alzheimer-s.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:51:34 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[When Did It Become Cool to be Bald?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Clearly, men are getting balder younger and quicker.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:36:36 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Native Americans: The Tragedy of Alcoholism]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[According the Indian Health Services, the rate of alcoholism among Native Americans is six times the U.S. average.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:10:44 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Another Great Famine Looming Over Africa]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The crisis means nearly 12 million more people require assistance.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296974/20120211/another-massive-famine-seems-occurring-africa.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:08:09 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Scientists Find Way to Boost Memory of Dementia, Alzheimer's Patients]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles, have discovered a technique to improve the memory of people suffering from dementia or early Alzheimer&#039;s disease disease.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296925/20120211/scientists-find-way-improve-memory-power-dementia.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:22:46 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Michelle Obama Judges 'Top Chef' Collaboration with Dallas Students]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Michelle Obama spiced things up in Dallas Friday as she judged a cooking competition with “Top Chef’s” host Tom Colicchio and White House chef Sam Kass.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:31:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Catholic Groups, Planned Parenthood Support Obama Contraception Compromise]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[At least two Catholic Organizations have said the revised mandate respects religious liberty without compromising women&#039;s health.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:04:11 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Weight-loss Drug Mediator and 4 Other Past Drug Recalls]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Weight-loss drug Mediator, which was licensed for use by diabetics and widely prescribed in France to help shed pounds, may have caused at least 1,300 deaths before it was withdrawn, a study published on Thursday by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Inserm, stated.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:51:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rider, Princeton Students Spread Norovirus: How to Be Safe from Contagious 'Bug']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Two New Jersey colleges, Rider University and Princeton University, have been struck with the flu-like norovirus that has led to the hospitalization of about 160 students since late January, including 11 students from Riders Thursday night.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296763/20120210/rider-princeton-university-students-spread-norovirus.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:44:08 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obesity in the Military on the Rise; First Lady Seeks to Reverse Trend]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[There are more than 88,000 overweight and obese personnel serving in the military, and the number is increasing. The First Lady announced on Friday a program to help curb the service members waistlines by changing the nutritional standards across the board.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:15:52 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[White House Announces Contraceptive Compromise]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The compromise aims to tamp down ire among Catholic officials that the Affordable Care Act rule on contraception coverage would force religiously-affiliated organizations to violate church teaching.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296726/20120210/contraception-rule-compromise-obama-catholics.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:02:10 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[China Investigates "Bouncing" Boiled Eggs]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Chinese authorities are investigating eggs which bounce after being boiled and may make men sterile, state media reported Friday, in the latest food safety scare to hit the country.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296609/20120210/china-investigates-bouncing-boiled-eggs.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:42:03 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[American Heart Month: 5 Tests You Might Not Need]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[February is American Heart Month and consumers will be bombarded with advice to keep their ticker healthy -- whether it&#039;s from the American Heart Association&#039;s Go Red For Women or the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute&#039;s The Heart Truth.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:36:30 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama to Try to Placate Catholics on Contraceptives: Sources]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The White House will announce a move to accommodate religious organizations on its rule for health insurance coverage of contraceptives, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:29:27 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Study Proves the Last is the Best – Last Chocolate, Last Kiss and Last Interviewee]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[They say the best is yet to be and now psychologists say the best is the last! Psychologists at the University of Michigan claim to have proved that whether it is a chocolate or sweet or even a kiss, it is the last one which is the best.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:51:28 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Amitabh, Shah Rukh Khan Battling Poor Health]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Two of the tinsel town&#039;s biggest stars - Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan - are battling poor health.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:50:43 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rare Degenerative Brain Disorder Linked With Mad Cow Disease Reported in Marin]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Two cases of a rare, fatal brain disorder called Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) has been reported by officials in Marin, California on Thursday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:05:20 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Jack in the Box Bacon Milkshake Has 37 Grams of Saturated Fat but No Bacon: Get One While You Still Can!]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[BACON! BACON! BACON!]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:39:21 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Did You Know? The Casings of Most Sausages and Hot Dogs are Made Out of Dissolved, Homogenized Cowhides]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Originally, sausages were made by stuffing an animal&#039;s pureed internal organs into its intestines. As sausages shifted from a locally made food to a mass-produced industrial product, it became infeasible to make all sausages with traditional intestine casings.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:13:50 EST</pubDate>
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