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		<title>Worst type of drug-resistant TB appears in U.S.</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/12/28/worst-type-of-drug-resistant-tb-appears-in-u-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may remember the case of Andrew Speaker. He went to Italy to be married and returned with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis that caused a national furor and was reported on this website. The furor arose because Speaker traveled by plane with a highly contagious, hard-to-cure disease. At one point, Speaker was diagnosed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tamiflu should be saved for special cases, CDC warns</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/09/11/tamiflu-should-be-saved-for-special-cases-cdc-warns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[swine flu (H1N1)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Currently, only two anti-virals are known to be effective against H1N1 pandemic swine flu: Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and Relenza (zanamivir). If not used sparingly, these too could become ineffective, the CDC has warned. Both drugs can be used to prevent viral infection under the right circumstances, though the protocol currently recommended by the CDC is to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pfizer to pay $2.3 billion for felony, fraudulent marketing</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/09/02/pfizer-to-pay-2-3-billion-for-fraudulent-marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/09/02/pfizer-to-pay-2-3-billion-for-fraudulent-marketing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DOJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pharmaceuticals and manufacturers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pfizer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it had reached the largest settlement ever with a pharmaceutical manufacturer as Pfizer pled guilty to felony charges of fraudulent promotion of pharmaceuticals. According to a DOJ press release, the company will pay a criminal fine of $1.195 billion, the largest criminal fine ever imposed in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chile confirms swine flu in birds</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/21/chile-confirms-swine-flu-in-birds/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/21/chile-confirms-swine-flu-in-birds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[avian flu]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turkeys in Chile have been infected with the H1N1 pandemic swine flu, news services have confirmed. The good news is that the effects on the turkeys are mild; they will be processed as usual for their meat and should be safe to eat. But the spread of swine flu to birds is a step we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th International Public Conference on Vaccination</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/05/4th-international-public-conference-on-vaccination/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/05/4th-international-public-conference-on-vaccination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Vaccine Information Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu vaccine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 4th International Public Conference on Vaccination will be held October 2-4, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Reston, VA (near Dulles Airport). For registration and more information, visit the National Vaccine Information Center website.]]></description>
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		<title>FDA reverses stance on mercury fillings</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/07/29/fda-reverses-stance-on-mercury-fillings/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/07/29/fda-reverses-stance-on-mercury-fillings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[mercury]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[flu]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday announced its decision that mercury amalgam fillings&#8212;the so-called &#8220;silver&#8221; fillings most Americans have in their teeth&#8212;contain insufficient mercury to warrant concern. &#8220;While elemental mercury has been associated with adverse health effects at high exposures, the levels released by dental amalgam fillings are not high enough to cause [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAIS discussion with Paul Griepentrog on blogtalkradio</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/07/24/nais-discussion-with-paul-griepentrog-on-john-wallaces-blogtalkradio/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/07/24/nais-discussion-with-paul-griepentrog-on-john-wallaces-blogtalkradio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NAIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Animal Identification System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USDA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/?p=1080</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There will be an Internet radio show those of you interested in the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) will want to listen to today at 1 pm EDT. (Interestingly, the local time zone is not posted, but it&#8217;s at 5 pm UTC. So check my math: that&#8217;s 1 pm EDT and you can take it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Tea slows prostate cancer</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/07/10/green-tea-slows-prostate-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/07/10/green-tea-slows-prostate-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food/nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prostate cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catechins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polyphenols]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/?p=907</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is evidence that the polyphenols found in green tea may slow the progression of prostate cancer, according to a study published recently in Cancer Prevention Research,1 a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). According to researcher James A. Cardelli, PhD, professor and director of basic and translational research in the Feist-Weiller [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common virus may cause high blood pressure</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/05/15/common-virus-may-cause-high-blood-pressure/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/05/15/common-virus-may-cause-high-blood-pressure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 16:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[infectious diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atherosclerosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[herpes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/?p=336</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Excessive sodium, stress, lack of exercise&#8212;now add cytomegalovirus to the list of possible causes of high blood pressure. CMV, a common type of herpes virus (an estimated 50-85% of adults are infected by age 40, according to one source) has also been linked to hardening of the arteries and may even be implicated either directly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alzheimer&#8217;s test touted</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/05/14/alzheimers-test-touted/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/05/14/alzheimers-test-touted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's/dementia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzehieimer's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dementia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Researcher Deborah Barnes of the University of California, San Francisco, thinks she has a tool for discovering who among the over-65 set is at risk for developing Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease within the next six years. According to Reuters, Barnes claims her checklist has been 88% accurate to date in predicting who will subsequently develop the dreaded [...]]]></description>
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