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		<title>Youth Ethics Summit for middle and high school students &#8212; April 17th</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students will learn about topics related to ethics, medicine, and biomedical research that are of special relevance to young people.]]></description>
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		<title>Last year, 36 died after taking drugs obtained through state Death with Dignity Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most had cancer and expressed concerns over loss of autonomy and dignity at the end of life.]]></description>
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		<title>Health stories in the news</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NYTs on end-of-life care and the career of UW researcher Dr. Walter Stamm]]></description>
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		<title>Should healthcare for the elderly be rationed?</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/should-healthcare-for-the-elderly-be-rationed/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/should-healthcare-for-the-elderly-be-rationed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["We’re finding more and more expensive ways to keep people alive. So we have to find ways to set some limits," ethicist says.]]></description>
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		<title>Advisory subcommittee to CDC approves ethics guidance for rationing ventilators</title>
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		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/advisory-subcommittee-to-cdc-approves-ethics-guidance-for-rationing-ventilators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patients would be scored on such factors as need for ventilation, likelihood of survival, years of expected life]]></description>
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		<title>What The House Health Bill Says About End-Of-Life Care</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/what-the-house-health-bill-says-about-end-of-life-care/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/what-the-house-health-bill-says-about-end-of-life-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kate Steadman
August 14, 2009
The furious controversy over Medicare payments for end-of-life care counseling stems from Section 1233 in the health bill passed by three House committees.
Related article:
 Doctors Providing End of Life Counseling See Benefit in Current Controversy
That language would amend the Social Security Act, which also governs Medicare, the federal program for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doctors Providing End of Life Counseling See Benefit in Current Controversy</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/doctors-providing-end-of-life-counseling-see-benefit-in-current-controversy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jessica Marcy
August 14, 2009
Photo Credit: Kaiser Health News
The paragraphs, buried deep in the 1,000-page House health reform bill, appear innocuous, but they have ignited a firestorm among critics predicting government-sponsored euthanasia.
The controversy, over proposed Medicare funding of end-of-life counseling, has come to epitomize some of people’s deepest fears about the government’s role in health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kill Grandma? Debunking A Health Bill Scare Tactic</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/kill-grandma-debunking-a-health-bill-scare-tactic/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/kill-grandma-debunking-a-health-bill-scare-tactic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Julie Rovner, NPR News
August 13, 2009
This story is from KHN partner NPR
The story has spread so fast even President Obama got asked about it at one of his town hall meetings.
But no, the health care overhaul bill now working its way through Congress would not require seniors to learn how to die prematurely.

It&#8217;s not, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House creates &#8220;Reality Check&#8221; Website to counter &#8220;rumors&#8221; about healthcare reform plans</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/white-house-creates-reality-check-website-to-counter-rumors-about-healthcare-reform-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/white-house-creates-reality-check-website-to-counter-rumors-about-healthcare-reform-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White House has launched a &#8220;Reality Check&#8221; Website to counter what the administration considers to be lies and distortions being spread about health-care reform plans now being considered by Congress by opponents of the measures.
The site features videos of experts addressing concerns that have been raised about rationing, euthanasia, and the effects reform might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Rewards? Healthy Workers Might Get Bigger Insurance Breaks</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/just-rewards-healthy-workers-might-get-bigger-insurance-breaks/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/just-rewards-healthy-workers-might-get-bigger-insurance-breaks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A growing number of employers give discounts to workers who take steps to improve their health, such as losing weight or lowering their cholesterol. 
Proponents says such programs cut the cost of healthcare and health insurance. 
But critics argue the programs are unfair to workers who might not be able to meet the targets set [...]]]></description>
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