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		<title>Talks about cancer and cancer therapy at Gilda&#8217;s Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Titles: When are we going to cure cancer? Cancer Chemotherapies and the Health of Your Bones. Late Effects After Cancer Therapy
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		<title>Free immunizations for school kids in Tukwila</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ August 28, 2010; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]  Organizers will giveaway free backpacks to the first 200 students to participate in the clinic.]]></description>
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		<title>Time to update back-to-school immunizations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children who have not been fully immunized have fallen ill in recent whooping cough and chickenpox outbreaks in the state.
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		<title>More Washington teens up-to-date on their shots</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More of Washington teens are up-to-date on their shots, but the state still has a way to go before it achieves recommended 90 percent target immunization rate.]]></description>
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		<title>Prescription restrictions cut costs, but how does health fare?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Ham - HBNS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drug restriction policies that discourage use of expensive, new medicines cut costs, but more study needs to be done to see how they affect patient health, researchers say.]]></description>
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		<title>Breast Cancer: How politics is driving up costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Merrill Goozner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FDA shouldn't cave to pressure and allow Genentech to keep advanced metastatic breast cancer on the Avastin label, argues Merrill Goozner.
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		<title>Treating high cholesterol — Dr. Carolyn Clancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Carolyn Clancy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first step in controlling your cholesterol is a balanced diet and exercise. But, even with a good diet and exercise, you may need medicine to lower your cholesterol]]></description>
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		<title>Time for back-to-school immunizations–Department of Health</title>
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		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/time-for-back-to-school-immunizations-department-of-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington state health officials are urging parents to use the next few weeks to make sure their children had all the immunizations they need to attend school.
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		<title>Consumer gene tests “misleading and of little or no practical use” — GAO</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/consumer-gene-tests-misleading-and-of-little-or-no-practical-use-gao/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Genetics & Birth Defects]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen to examples of deceptive or dangerous marketing used by genetic testing companies, obtained through undercover contact and telephone calls.
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		<title>Prescription pain medicine overdose deaths rise in Washington state</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/prescription-pain-medicine-overdose-deaths-rise-in-washington-state/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overdose involving prescription pain medicines has surpassed automobile crashes as the leading cause of injury death in the state for residents ages 35 to 54.
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