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			<title><![CDATA[ Panel says evidence is insufficient to know effectiveness of abstinence programs ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Sex-education programs that encourage teens to delay sexual activity and teach them about contraception cut risky sexual behavior, increase condom use and lower the chances of getting the AIDS virus and other infections, a panel of independent experts concluded in a report released Friday.
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			<dc:creator>Rob Stein</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Slowed funding imperils global gains against AIDS, Doctors Without Borders says ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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JOHANNESBURG -- Slowed funding from international donors, including the United States, is imperiling recent dramatic gains in treating AIDS patients in the developing world, according to a new report.
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			<dc:creator>Karin Brulliard</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ When it comes to H1N1 vaccine, some doctors are just saying no ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The biggest frustration facing many doctors is the dearth of swine flu vaccine for their patients. But not Paula Soghomonian's pediatrician at Pediatric Village in the District. She is not recommending the shots -- or the nasal spray.
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			<dc:creator>Rob Stein and Michael Laris</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Of the 40 percent of parents who sought H1N1 flu vaccine for their children, only one-third found it, according to a Harvard School of Public Health survey ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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About 40 percent of parents in the United States have tried to get their children vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, but only one in three has been successful, according to a survey released Friday. High-risk adults seeking the vaccine for themselves were just as unlucky finding it.
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			<dc:creator>David Brown</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Book Review: 'The World Has Curves' by Julia Savacool ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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When journalist Julia Savacool asked women from around the world to describe their ideal body, diverging portraits emerged, but universally, she found , women's bodies are economic and social indicators.
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			<dc:creator>Post</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Gyms, exercisers adopt eco-friendly habits ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Adrienne Spahr smelled something funny every time she worked out at Vida Fitness, a swanky health club at Verizon Center. But the founder of Green Living Consulting wasn't laughing. She knew that the offending odor came from noxious chemicals in the cleaning products. "And that was not okay," she...
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			<dc:creator>Vicky Hallett</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fall sports include surfing, biking, hiking, rock climbing ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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With vivid colors on the trees and cooling temperatures, fall is a spectacular season for being active outdoors. "No one should feel intimidated by the changing weather," says Barbara Klieforth, president of the board of directors of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (http://www.waba.org)...
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			<dc:creator>Kathleen Hom</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Dairy farmers want prices up; critics challenge milk's value ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Mankind has been drinking the milk of fellow mammals for millennia. Milk has long been regarded as a nutritional mainstay, vital to building strong bones, particularly among Western cultures. But in recent years a rising chorus of critics has come to argue that cow's milk, far from doing a body g...
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer LaRue Huget</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Some experts worry that cost controls in health-care reform are too cautious ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Democrats in Congress are embracing the spirit of President Obama's call to slow the runaway rise of health-care costs but are shying away from some of the most aggressive techniques for achieving that.
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			<dc:creator>Ceci Connolly</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ College students shunning swine flu vaccine, poll shows ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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One night inside a George Washington University fraternity, a sky-diving, weight-lifting, energy-drink-swilling group of brothers gathered around a pool table, boasting about how no matter what their college, government and parents might say, they don't need any swine flu vaccine, thanks very much.
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			<dc:creator>Ian Shapira</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Lupus drug headed to FDA ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Rockville-based Human Genome Sciences announced Monday that its experimental lupus drug has completed its final round of testing at a higher dose and will be headed to the Food and Drug Administration for approval.
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			<dc:creator>Mike Musgrove</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Cat catches swine flu ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:04:50 EST</pubDate>
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Does the swine flu pandemic pose a threat to your pet? Yes, according to a report out today from the American Veterinary Medical Association.
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			<dc:creator>Rob Stein</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Tempers flare in Va. over shortage of vaccine and answers ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:53:56 EST</pubDate>
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The staff at Capital Area Pediatrics is at the sharp end of the nation's vast swine flu vaccination push. They have been screamed at and cussed at, and some have gotten the virus themselves. One has already ditched the job.
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			<dc:creator>Michael Laris</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Upcoming Washington area running events ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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MONTGOMERY CHILD CARE ASSOCIATION 5K RACE AND WACKY FUN RUN The 5K is a challenging rolling-hills loop in Lake Needwood Park. For the Wacky Fun Run, participants are invited to wear costumes or decorate a stroller. There is also a half-mile run for children and beginners. Proceeds benefit the...
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			<title><![CDATA[ One swine flu shot needed for pregnant women, studies show ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Pregnant women need only one dose of vaccine to protect them from the swine flu, according to government data released Monday that confirm what officials have been recommending.
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			<dc:creator>Rob Stein</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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When Shannon Aud, a freshman at Virginia Tech, came home for winter break last December, she was looking forward to a few weeks relaxing with her family, hanging out with her friends and skiing at a West Virginia resort. But on Christmas Eve, when she developed a bad sore throat, Aud figured she'...
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			<dc:creator>Sandra G. Boodman</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Consumer Reports: Survey supports vision-correction surgery ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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If you get annoyed by the hassles that accompany wearing glasses or contacts, you've probably at least thought about having vision-correction surgery. But what about the risks? The Consumer Reports National Research Center recently surveyed 793 adults who had laser eye surgery in the past eight y...
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			<title><![CDATA[ How you can make exercise eco-friendly ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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-- Join D.C. Trash Runners. The next meetup of this litter-pickup running group is Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Woodley Park Metro station. http://www.meetup.com/DCTrashRunners .
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			<title><![CDATA[ Irene Vilar, a mother at last after 15 abortions ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The two little impossibilities want Mami's attention.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Deal for schizophrenia drug Fanapt 13 years in making for Vanda Pharmaceuticals ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Early next year, if all goes according to plan, doctors will be able to prescribe a new antipsychotic drug for patients with schizophrenia. When that happens, investors in a local pharmaceutical firm will surely breathe a sigh of relief.
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ How to prevent getting swine flu and what to do if you have it ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Andrew Pekosz, an associate professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, answers questions about H1N1 swine flu.
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			<title><![CDATA[ H1N1, other illnesses jack up D.C. area school absences ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Waves of swine flu and flulike illnesses are surging through Washington area schools, doubling the normal absence rate in several school systems and leaving some campuses with as many as one-fifth of students out sick.
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			<title><![CDATA[ World Health Organization says a single dose of H1N1 vaccine may be sufficient, even for children ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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One dose of vaccine might be enough to protect both adults and children older than six months against the swine flu pandemic, an international panel of experts has concluded.
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			<dc:creator>Rob Stein</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Independent experts to review safety studies on H1N1 vaccine ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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An independent panel of experts will meet Monday to review the safety of the swine flu vaccine as part of the government's efforts to monitor the unprecedented immunization campaign.
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			<dc:creator>Rob Stein</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ FDA studies bacteria that could fight salmonella in tomatoes ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The 10 tomatoes sitting in a Tupperware tub at the Food and Drug Administration seem to be doing nothing more than rotting, slowly. But an invisible battle is raging on the surface of the fruit, with provocative implications for food safety and the war that humans have been waging against bacteria...
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			<dc:creator>Lyndsey Layton</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ House Democrats announce health-care bill ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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After six months of dealmaking, House Democratic leaders introduced a health-care reform bill Thursday that would expand coverage to almost all Americans and overhaul the insurance industry while asking the wealthiest taxpayers to pay much of the tab.
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			<dc:creator>Shailagh Murray and Lori Montgomery</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Budget crunch spurs Va. to close pharmacy for mentally ill ]]></title>
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Virginia is eliminating its statewide pharmacy for the mentally ill, which obtained discounted drugs and distributed them through local mental health boards rather than commercial drugstores, as part of its effort to reduce spending in tough budget times.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Tips on staying healthy from health-care workers ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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"In our environment, we're exposed to communicable diseases every day," says Martin Brown, medical director of Inova Alexandria Hospital's emergency room. Amid coughing, sneezing and ailing patients, hospital workers fight an uphill battle to keep themselves free of colds and flu. And so they are...
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			<dc:creator>Kathleen Hom</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Spot shortages of Tamiflu for children are frustrating parents ]]></title>
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First it was the rush for hand sanitizer. Then it was the quest for the vaccine. Now, as increasing numbers of children are coming down with swine flu, more parents are facing yet another anxiety-provoking chase: the hunt for liquid Tamiflu for kids.
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			<dc:creator>Rob Stein</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Centrists unsure about Reid's public option ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid's risky decision to bring to the chamber's floor a health-care bill containing a government insurance plan was met with skepticism by moderate Democrats, who said they still do not know whether they could support a public option on a final vote.
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			<dc:creator>Shailagh Murray and Lori Montgomery</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ House health-care reform bill includes public option, Medicaid expansion ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will unveil a health-care reform bill on Thursday that includes a government insurance option and a historic expansion of Medicaid, although sticking points in the legislation involving abortion and immigration remain unresolved.
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			<dc:creator>Shailagh Murray</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Despite lack of evidence, some try homeopathy to prevent flu ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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After her son Devin was born last October, Grainne Ostrowski of Arlington was determined to do whatever she could to protect him from the flu. When he was a few weeks old, Ostrowski let her newborn suck on the same little pellets she had taken during her pregnancy: an over-the-counter drug called...
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			<dc:creator>Sandra G. Boodman </dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Md. swine flu-related deaths rise to 12 and Va. to 11 ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Maryland confirmed two more swine flu-related deaths Wednesday, bringing the state's total to 12. The death toll in Virginia has reached 11, officials said.
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			<dc:creator>Michael Laris</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ D.C. area access to swine flu vaccine broadened ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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District officials on Tuesday loosened limits on who can get swine flu vaccinations and said the vaccine could be headed to pharmacies in the city as early as next week.
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			<title><![CDATA[ FDA sets sights on products that purport to fight swine flu ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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A shampoo that prevents airborne virus particles that settle on the scalp from causing swine flu. Special disposable gloves that offer protection from ATMs, door handles or steering wheels that might be "contaminated" with H1N1. A "natural immunization" that purports to be a safer alternative to ...
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			<dc:creator>Sandra G. Boodman</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Living with Asperger's syndrome ]]></title>
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Tim Page, author of "Parallel Play: Growing Up with Undiagnosed Asperger's," will discuss the effects of Asperger's syndrome on his life and coping mechanisms he uses to treat it.
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			<dc:creator>Tim Page</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Family history can hint at how the future will shape up ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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I used to rebel against the idea that we all become our mothers. But lately I find it awfully hard to deny. When four generations sat around my dinner table a few weeks back, I saw not only that am I the spitting image of both my mom and my grandmother, but also that this inheritance has also tur...
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			<dc:creator>Carolyn Butler</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Reader letters: Is running barefoot a good idea? ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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I really liked your analogy [in " Should we get in step with those who say barefoot is best? ," Oct. 13 MisFits column]: "All that cushiony comfort was like diving into a pint of Ben and Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk after a Pritikin diet."
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			<title><![CDATA[ Administration officials blame shortage of H1N1 vaccine on manufacturers, science ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Administration officials sought Monday to explain why so much less H1N1 flu vaccine is available than had been promised, blaming the manufacturers and the vagaries of science for nationwide shortages.
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			<dc:creator>Michael D. Shear and Rob Stein</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Scientists study pig farming for answers on swine flu ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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TIPTON, IOWA -- It may be crowded and carpeted in manure, but the long, white building beside State Route 38 is one of the most pathogen-free homes a pig could have.
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			<dc:creator>David Brown</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Navy's Mentzer wins Marine Corps Marathon in debut ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:34:56 EDT</pubDate>
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John Mentzer won in his debut at 26.2 miles on Sunday, taking the 34th annual Marine Corps Marathon by more than 3 minutes.
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			<title><![CDATA[ If you build a coverage mandate, will they come? ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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People are more likely to buckle their seat belt than follow the speed limit, even though the penalties for speeding are higher. They are more likely to go along with hotel efforts to reduce linen laundry if told that other guests are doing the same.
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			<dc:creator>Alec MacGillis</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ As NASA tests new rocket, long-range mission remains unclear ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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It emerged just after midnight last Tuesday, bolted down and gleaming under the floodlights. This was the biggest debut since King Kong, joked the aerospace folks. The Ares I-X is the world's tallest rocket, 327 feet high, and it began the long crawl toward the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Cen...
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			<dc:creator>Joel Achenbach</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Chronic fatigue syndrome: Don't wait for a cure ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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So, maybe we're not all slackers. Maybe it's not all in our heads, as many employers, psychiatrists, friends and even family members have implied or thought to themselves over the years. Maybe the debilitating set of symptoms known as chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome is a legitimate il...
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			<dc:creator>Zachary Sklar</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Ailing planet seen as bad for human health ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Climate change will make Americans more vulnerable to diseases, disasters and heat waves, but governments have done little to plan for the added burden on the health system, according to a new study by a nonprofit group.
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			<dc:creator>David A. Fahrenthold</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Action on polar bears might curb oil drilling in Alaska ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The Obama administration said last week that it plans to designate more than 200,000 square miles in Alaska and off its coast as "critical habitat" for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas.
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			<title><![CDATA[ The Checkup: Phobia about vomiting ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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If you are an emetophobe, you've probably been trying hard to avoid watching (or even listening to) the footage of Falcon Heene, the boy who didn't get into that helium balloon, tossing his cookies during his family's interview on "Good Morning America."
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			<title><![CDATA[ The MisFits: Debating the benefits of static stretching ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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It's been a long, hard day at the office, and you need a good workout to blow off all that stress. But before you hit the free weights, the stationary bike or the elliptical machine, you spend 10 minutes carefully stretching all those stiff muscles, just as every coach, trainer and physical...
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			<dc:creator>Lenny Bernstein</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Universal guidelines for healthful groceries may be slowly coming to a store near you ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The Smart Choices Program , launched in August, deemed Froot Loops nutritious enough to sport a big checkmark on the front of boxes signifying that choosing the cereal was indeed smart. The news media and consumer advocacy groups had a field day with that one, and the U.S. Food and Drug...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Amid problems, U.S. scrambles to parcel out H1N1 vaccine ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The federal government's unprecedented campaign to protect the nation against the swine flu pandemic has gotten off to a sputtering start, frustrating parents, pregnant women and others anxious to get immunized against the new virus.
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			<dc:creator>Rob Stein and Michael Laris</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Food allergies don't hit only kids; adults can get very ill ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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When D.C. Council member Marion Barry swelled up after eating shrimp-and-crab soup last week, he abruptly joined the ranks of an estimated 12 million people in the United States with food allergies.
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer Huget</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Nutrition experts recommend healthful must-haves for your kitchen ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Some foods are simply better than others. So we put this question to three local nutrition experts: If you could pick just a handful of ingredients to incorporate into your clients' diets, what would they be? Here are items that can have a long-term effect on health and well-being, according to N...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama declares H1N1 national emergency, easing rules for hospitals ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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President Obama has declared H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, clearing the way for his health chief to give hospitals wider leeway in how they handle a possible surge of new patients, administration officials said Saturday.
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			<dc:creator>Michael D. Shear and Rob Stein</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Line forms at H1N1 vaccine clinic in Cheverly ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:26:59 EDT</pubDate>
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More than 200 people lined up for the H1N1 vaccine in Prince George's Thursday morning, leaving officials worried that they would have to turn people away.
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			<dc:creator>Michael Laris</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Questions and answers about swine flu ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Andrew Pekosz, an associate professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, answers a reader about H1N1 "swine" flu.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Consumer Reports Insights: To thrive longer, get stronger ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Which is more important for healthy aging: exercises that work the heart and lungs, or muscle- pumping strength training? Both are valuable, of course, but many experts now say strength training may be the key to preventing disability as you age. Declining muscle mass not only undermines your phy...
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			<title><![CDATA[ D.C. students say schools' sex education is antiquate ]]></title>
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D.C. public high school students who participated in focus groups on sexual health said they were unimpressed with the District's sex education curriculum, do not trust the school nurses who are charged with counseling them about disease prevention and disdain the brand of condoms distributed by...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Rockville, Md., clinic runs short of swine flu shots ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Scores of people seeking H1N1 flu vaccinations were turned away from a Rockville clinic yesterday after the facility quickly ran through its supply of injectable vaccine.
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			<dc:creator>Michael Laris</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Despite H1N1 fears, many worry about vaccination ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Americans have become increasingly alarmed about the swine flu, but many are wary about getting vaccinated against the disease, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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			<dc:creator>Rob Stein and Jennifer Agiesta</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ A speech stuck on 'repeat' ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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If he were a runner, he would do ultramarathons. If he were a swimmer, he would cross the English Channel. If he were a baseball player, he would be Cal Ripken.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Success of HIV vaccine trial even more modest than thought ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The "modest" success of an HIV vaccine clinical trial in Thailand, trumpeted by researchers last month as a milestone in the AIDS pandemic, is turning out to be even more modest than originally advertised.
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			<dc:creator>David Brown</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fairfax cancels two swine flu vaccine distributions ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:01:53 EDT</pubDate>
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Fairfax County has canceled two mass swine flu vaccine distributions after the Washington region's most populous locality was told it would receive only a fraction of the vaccine doses it had expected.
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			<dc:creator>Derek Kravitz</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Man's Sudden Food Allergy Was a Medical Mystery for Months ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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This cannot be happening again, Hayden Newell thought as the angry, red, ferociously itchy welts encircled his waist and spread up his arms. The 57-year-old metallurgist from tiny Boones Mill, Va., who was attending a business lunch in Florida, knew what would probably happen next: His lips would...
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			<dc:creator>Sandra G. Boodman Special to The Washington Post</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Athletic cases show line between male and female can be hazy ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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What's the difference between a man and a woman? The question seems too silly to be science: Its answer is so obvious that every stand-up comic has a different way of saying it. (Even the gender jokes break down by gender: Male comics say women go to the bathroom in packs. Female comics say men w...
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			<dc:creator>David A. Fahrenthold</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Advice for people who need to avoid shellfish ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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People who are allergic to shellfish need to watch out for both crustaceans and mollusks, though folks who are allergic to one kind of shellfish may not be allergic to those in the other group, according to the Food Allergy Initiative ( http://www.faiusa.org ). Some things to keep in mind:
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer LaRue Huget</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ MisFits: Washington Area Running Events ]]></title>
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The Capital Running Co.'s Kathy Freedman, who organizes the Jingle All the Way 10K, has witnessed an increase in folks racing in Santa hats and reindeer antlers. "One year there was even a guy running with a menorah on his head," she says. Try to top that at one of these upcoming races.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Ex-babysitter is perfect match for kidney patient ]]></title>
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Carol Cromer and Kendra Dill, a dental hygienist and an assistant, have worked together at a dental practice in Prince George's County for 19 years. When Dill started there, she also babysat for Cromer's daughter, Etienne. Dill was the only non-family member Cromer and her husband trusted to take...
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			<dc:creator>Rachel Saslow</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ A running style that stands out ]]></title>
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In the moments before the start of the Army Ten-Miler this month, Sgt. 1st Class Don Francisco didn't exactly blend in at the front of the pack. As the elites leaned forward with solemn faces, Francisco energetically squatted up and down in his star-spangled red, white and blue ensemble, offered ...
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			<dc:creator>Vicky Hallett</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Profile of Nobel Prize Winner Carol Greider, a Johns Hopkins Molecular Biologist ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Partway through an interview, Carol Greider's cellphone emits the special ring she has set to indicate the caller is one of her two children. Greider, a molecular biologist at Johns Hopkins who this year became one of only 10 women to win the Nobel Prize in medicine, is at her phone in a split se...
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			<dc:creator>Liza Mundy</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ U.S. eases stance on medical marijuana ]]></title>
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. directed federal prosecutors Monday to back away from pursuing cases against medical marijuana patients, signaling a broad policy shift that drug reform advocates interpret as the first step toward legalization of the drug.
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"The Intellectual Devotional: Health" (Rodale Books, $24)
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THE QUESTION Might losing weight improve the disturbed breathing known as obstructive sleep apnea?
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			<title><![CDATA[ Experts list seafood that's sustainable and extra-nutritious ]]></title>
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Many savvy consumers are familiar with the color codes that marine conservationists bestow on fish and shellfish, depending on how they're faring in the environment: red for avoid, yellow for consume sparingly and green for eat without guilt.
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			<dc:creator>Juliet Eilperin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 'It doesn't seem right' ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Alexander Harrington walked into the house "where miracles happen every day" with a single suitcase and $3 to his name, fresh out of prison and determined not to spend another day doped up in dark alleyways.
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			<dc:creator>Debbie Cenziper</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Online health sites tap into social networking ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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In fall 2007, during her 12th week of pregnancy, Garance Genicot and her husband, Shub Debgupta, received worrisome news from the doctor: A preliminary test showed there was a strong possibility that she would deliver a baby with Down syndrome.
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			<dc:creator>V. Dion Haynes</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ In health debate, those numbers are just numbers ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Phil Ellis may be the most powerful guy you've never heard of in the health-care debate. A senior analyst with the Congressional Budget Office, Ellis is the man who has to decide what it would cost to rebuild the health insurance system. He has essentially condemned two legislative proposals by...
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			<dc:creator>Lori Montgomery</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Wellness Incentives Could Create Health-Care Loophole ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Get in shape or pay a price. That's a message more Americans could hear if health-care reform provisions passed by the Senate finance and health committees become law. By more than doubling the maximum penalties that companies can apply to employees who flunk medical evaluations, the legislation...
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			<dc:creator>David S. Hilzenrath</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Johns Hopkins Still Tops in Research and Development Funding ]]></title>
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Johns Hopkins University led the nation in research and development spending in fiscal year 2008, according to a new National Science Foundation ranking, and most other Washington area institutions maintained their national R&D rankings in a down economy.
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			<dc:creator>Daniel de Vise</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Pneumonia, Susceptibility of Young Among Traits of Swine Flu ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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As swine flu continues to spread around the globe, a clearer and in some ways more unnerving picture of the most serious cases has started to emerge, indicating that the virus could pose a greater threat to some young, otherwise vibrant people.
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			<dc:creator>Rob Stein</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Hundreds Wait in Line for Swine Flu Vaccine in Montgomery ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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An overflow crowd converged at a Montgomery County swine flu-shot clinic Wednesday as 1,400 people from the Washington region and beyond sought to get vaccinated.
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			<dc:creator>Michael Laris</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Teen Teaches Others About Hair-Pulling Disorder ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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It isn't readily noticeable, but under Brogan Murphy's chestnut bangs, her eyebrows are gone. Just beneath where they would be are lash-less lids. By contrast, the Wheaton resident's shoulder-length hair is so thick and well cut that it could be mistaken for a wig.
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			<dc:creator>Akeya Dickson</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Free Perks With Medicare Advantage Plans Aren't Really Free ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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TUCSON -- Patrick Higney, 66, doesn't want to give up the freebies that come with his zero-premium Medicare Advantage plan: free aspirin and free Band-Aids, a free blood pressure machine and a free ear thermometer.
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			<dc:creator>Philip Rucker</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Health Insurers Emerge as Obama's Top Foe in Reform Effort ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Now they have an enemy. For months, President Obama and his administration waged their fight for a health-care overhaul without a clear opponent, even courting the industry executives and interest groups that helped kill reform efforts 15 years ago.
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			<dc:creator>Ceci Connolly</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Artists Hail Courage of Cancer Patients by Decorating Masks ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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During her treatment for vocal cord cancer last year, Cookie Kerxton of Chevy Chase had 28 radiation treatments, in which a beam was aimed at her throat for 10 minutes at a time while a mask covered her face and part of her neck. When it was all over, she asked a medical technician what other pat...
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			<dc:creator>Rachel Saslow</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Asthma Common in Hospitalized Swine Flu Patients ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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An analysis in 10 states of people hospitalized with the pandemic strain of H1N1 influenza shows that asthma is by far the most common underlying condition associated with severe cases of the disease.
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			<dc:creator>David Brown</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Get Smart About Your Plan ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Q. If my employer offers multiple options, how should I assess them?
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			<title><![CDATA[ Employers Push Ineligible Dependents Out of Health Plans ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Are your marriage certificate and your kids' birth certificates handy? You may need them to continue health coverage for your family or if you start a new job.
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			<dc:creator>Rita Zeidner</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Universal-Coverage Law: A 'Miracle' That Helped Save a Life ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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When I tell the story of my illness, I often tell it in terms of miracles. In 2007, at age 26, I was given a diagnosis of acute myelogenous leukemia and told that without treatment I would live six more weeks. The disease proved resistant to chemotherapy, but a transplant of blood stem cells was ...
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			<dc:creator>Ibby Caputo</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ About the Swine Flu Vaccine ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Andrew Pekosz, an associate professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, answers some questions about the H1N1 vaccine.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Mayo Clinic Criticized for Limiting Medicare Patients ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The renowned Mayo Clinic is no longer accepting some Medicare and Medicaid patients, raising new questions about whether it is too selective to serve as a model for health-care reform.
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			<dc:creator>Alec MacGillis</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Running Shoes: Better for You Than Going Barefoot? ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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It's time for an intimate discussion of a certain part of the human anatomy that doesn't get much coverage in a family newspaper.
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			<dc:creator>Lenny Bernstein</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Cheese Consumption Rises, as Do Concerns About Its Effects ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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I've been thinking a lot about cheese lately. More accurately, I always think a lot about cheese. Cheese is my chocolate, the food I crave most, the one that always tastes great, no matter what. I could top cardboard with melted cheddar and find it luscious. So I was shaken this summer when I rea...
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer LaRue Huget</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Want Into The Clicker Beta? We Can Do That For You. ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:20:31 EDT</pubDate>
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There was more than one attendee at TechCrunch50 last month that thought stealth startup Clicker deserved to win the top prize. The company has created a video search engine that really helps users find the content they're looking for ¿ full episodes of TV shows online ¿ quickly. All the mess...
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			<dc:creator>Michael Arrington</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:20:31 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Insurance Group Says Health Bill Will Mean Higher Premiums ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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After months of collaboration on President Obama's attempt to overhaul the nation's health-care system, the insurance industry plans to strike out against the effort on Monday with a report warning that the typical family premium in 2019 could cost $4,000 more than projected.
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			<dc:creator>Ceci Connolly</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Swine Flu Deaths Among Youths Rise as Epidemic Spreads ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The number of children who have died from swine flu has jumped sharply as the virus continues to spread widely around the United States, striking youngsters, teenagers, young adults and pregnant women unusually often, federal officials said Friday.
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			<dc:creator>Rob Stein</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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