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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>
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		<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>How to Know When You Should Not Believe Those Lying Eyes</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/21/how-to-know-when-you-should-not-believe-those-lying-eyes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2011/04/21/how-to-know-when-you-should-not-believe-those-lying-eyes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is terrible to discover someone has lied to you. Yet life teaches us that liars are good at it, so what are we to do?
This fascinating study, described in a full, free text article from Current Directions in Psychological Science explains how we may improve our odds when liars send their words into our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mice Study Shows Patch Works as Well as Needles for Vaccinations</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/20/mice-study-shows-patch-works-as-well-as-needles-for-vaccinations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/20/mice-study-shows-patch-works-as-well-as-needles-for-vaccinations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Few kids step up bravely when it is time for school shots. Many adults aren't too happy about vaccinations, either. Maybe the needle can go, based on the results of a mouse study. Patches also have other pluses, says the full Science News story.]]></description>
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		<title>Vaginal Gel for Women &#8220;Markedly&#8221; Cut Risk of HIV Infection</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/19/vaginal-gel-for-women-markedly-cut-risk-of-hiv-infection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/19/vaginal-gel-for-women-markedly-cut-risk-of-hiv-infection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post
&#8220;For the first time a vaginal gel that a woman can use during sexual  intercourse has been shown to markedly cut the risk of becoming infected  with the virus that causes AIDS.&#8221;
Source: Washington Post, July 19,2010








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		<title>Medicare Fraud Bust Is a New Kind of Bust, Federal Officials Say</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/17/medicare-fraud-bust-is-a-new-kind-of-bust-federal-officials-say/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/17/medicare-fraud-bust-is-a-new-kind-of-bust-federal-officials-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although legitimate institutions worry about Medicare billing accuracy every day, there are other providers who work to milk the payment system.
These providers or services often have been small enough to fly under Medicare&#8217;s radar.
That just changed. It is safe to expect this to be the beginning of more busts.
AP
&#8230;&#8221;Authorities said busts carried out this week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Concerned About Avandia? Here Are Other Options,&#8221; Says CNN</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/15/concerned-about-avandia-here-are-other-options-says-cnn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/15/concerned-about-avandia-here-are-other-options-says-cnn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CNN
Source: CNN, July 15, 2010








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		<title>What&#8217;s There for You? Q and A on Health Care Law&#8217;s New Preventive Services</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/14/whats-there-for-you-q-and-a-on-health-care-laws-new-preventive-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/14/whats-there-for-you-q-and-a-on-health-care-laws-new-preventive-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Q and A feature from The Los Angeles Times explains how the new health care law&#8217;s free preventive care program will work.
Can you like free? Read all about it.
Can you like bipartisan support? Yes, it actually happened.
The Los Angeles Times
&#8220;Clarifying a much-anticipated new benefit in the new healthcare law,  the Obama administration on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quality of Death Ratings from The Economist</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/14/quality-of-death-ratings-from-the-economist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/14/quality-of-death-ratings-from-the-economist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If it can be measured, this newspaper will measure it.
Britain leads the way with its emphasis on hospice and related end-of-life care practices. It rates almost a perfect 8.
The U.S. is second.It is not even close to Britain, however, with a score better than 6-plus.
Check out the chart with the link below.
The Economist
&#8220;CUSTOMER-satisfaction surveys are, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dengue Fever Update from CDC</title>
		<link>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/14/dengue-fever-update-from-cdc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepatientreport.com/2010/07/14/dengue-fever-update-from-cdc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheree Cleghorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Ed. Note: Read about Dengue Fever at Mayo Clinic.com)
Medpage Today
&#8220;An estimated 5% of residents in Key West, Fla.  &#8212;  more than 1,000  people  &#8212;  show evidence of infection with dengue fever, according to a  report from the CDC and the Florida Department of Health.&#8221;
&#8230;&#8221;We&#8217;re concerned that if dengue gains [...]]]></description>
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