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		<title>How Can a Doctor Choose Medications for Patients Without Data Comparing New Ones to Existing Ones? Half of the Time, They Don&#8217;t Have That</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/05/05/how-can-a-doctor-choose-medications-for-patients-without-data-comparing-new-ones-to-existing-ones-half-of-the-time-they-dont-have-that/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 00:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When doctors are choosing medications for patients, this study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows that they do not have the evidence they need to make the best decisions they can for their patients’ individual needs.]]></description>
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		<title>Would You Spend All You Had to Buy Time If You Had Cancer? See Who Would or Wouldn&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/29/would-you-spend-all-you-had-to-buy-time-if-you-had-cancer-see-who-would-or-wouldnt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/29/would-you-spend-all-you-had-to-buy-time-if-you-had-cancer-see-who-would-or-wouldnt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An important new study examined which cancer patients would spend all that they have to prolong their lives---and who would not. The study appears in the current issue of the journal, Cancer. ]]></description>
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		<title>New Technology May Help Care-Givers Wash Their Hands Consistently&#8230;This Is a Big Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/28/new-technology-may-help-care-givers-wash-their-hands-consistently-this-is-a-big-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/28/new-technology-may-help-care-givers-wash-their-hands-consistently-this-is-a-big-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest dirt about hospital care-givers' failure to....wash their hands. Also there is news about how it may be possible to clean up this scandal.]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Three Now Own the World: Heart Disease, Cancer and Diabetes Are Leading Causes of Death</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/27/the-big-three-now-own-the-world-heart-disease-cancer-and-diabetes-are-leading-causes-of-death/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/27/the-big-three-now-own-the-world-heart-disease-cancer-and-diabetes-are-leading-causes-of-death/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases is planned for this fall. The only other summit of this kind was convened to consider a global AIDS response. Heart disease, cancer and diabetes now are the leading causes of death world-wide.]]></description>
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		<title>Older Brains May Benefit As Much from Socializing as Crossword Puzzles</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/27/older-brains-may-benefit-as-much-from-socializing-as-crossword-puzzles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/27/older-brains-may-benefit-as-much-from-socializing-as-crossword-puzzles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you been concerned that you aren't great at brain games? You know, major in The New York Times crossword to protect your mental sharpness as you grow older? A new study compares these tools with socializing to see what helps brains most and how.]]></description>
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		<title>Kaiser Poll Shows Seniors Prefer Medicare Stay As It Is as Congress Searches for Budget Cuts</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/27/kaiser-poll-shows-seniors-prefer-medicare-stay-as-it-is-as-congress-searched-for-budget-cuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/27/kaiser-poll-shows-seniors-prefer-medicare-stay-as-it-is-as-congress-searched-for-budget-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The message from seniors to the Congress is easy to understand. Leave my Medicare alone.]]></description>
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		<title>More Medical Students Would Like Internal Medicine But Can&#8217;t Handle Debt</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/27/more-medical-students-would-like-internal-medicine-but-cant-handle-debt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/27/more-medical-students-would-like-internal-medicine-but-cant-handle-debt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine looked at med students’ views of internal medicine as their first choice between 1990-2007—three years shy of 20 years of data. There is good news about students' perceptions but no news about ways to reduce debt load.]]></description>
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		<title>911 Needs 911 Help for Its Own System&#8230; Cell and Text Calls Can&#8217;t Get Through</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/24/911-needs-911-help-for-its-own-system-cell-and-text-calls-cant-get-through/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/24/911-needs-911-help-for-its-own-system-cell-and-text-calls-cant-get-through/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What many don&#8217;t know is that a 911 call from a cell phone is not one that provides GPS location information to 911 crews. On a landline, 911 operators can locate callers precisely. Text messaging is too new for the 911 system to have adopted, either. Fixing this infrastructure would require a huge infusion of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acupuncture Goes to War: Navy Doctors Using It to Help Wounded Warriors with Concussions</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/24/acupuncture-goes-to-war-navy-doctors-using-it-to-help-wounded-warriors-with-concussions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/24/acupuncture-goes-to-war-navy-doctors-using-it-to-help-wounded-warriors-with-concussions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can needles and lights help soldiers in Afghanistan who have sustained concussions, the mildest form of brain trauma? Some Navy battlefield doctors are trying acupuncture-plus with some success. ]]></description>
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		<title>A + Site for Checking Medication Information&#8230; Doctors and Nurses Use It</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/23/a-site-for-checking-medication-information-doctors-and-nurses-use-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/23/a-site-for-checking-medication-information-doctors-and-nurses-use-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be sure to check out Epocrates.com, a professional site which enables consumers to check out medication information, too.
Everything you ever wanted to know about a medication lives here.
One of the best features is one which allows you to ID a pill you have but don&#8217;t know the name of.
In addition, you can read the same [...]]]></description>
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