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		<title>Kate Hudson, Carrie Underwood, other stars come out for CNN awards for everyday heroes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Lynn Elber</dc:creator>
		
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Stars come out for CNN Heroes ceremony
LOS ANGELES — Kate Hudson, Pierce Brosnan, Neil Patrick Harris and other stars who are used to getting applause were giving it gladly at a ceremony honoring people who make a difference in the lives of others.

&#8220;I&#8217;ve cried twice and we&#8217;re on hero three,&#8221; Harris said backstage after introducing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kate-hudson-carrie-underwood-other-stars-come-out-for-cnn-awards-for-everyday-heroes-234231/">Read more : Kate Hudson, Carrie Underwood, other stars come out for CNN awards for everyday heroes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Experts: Radical swine flu measures in China, elsewhere, won&#8217;t stop outbreaks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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Experts say radical measures won&#8217;t stop swine flu
LONDON — Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms — have failed to contain the disease.
Despite initially declaring success, Beijing now acknowledges its swine flu outbreak is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/experts-radical-swine-flu-measures-in-china-elsewhere-wont-stop-outbreaks-232432/">Read more : Experts: Radical swine flu measures in China, elsewhere, won&#8217;t stop outbreaks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>High-profile advocates urge leaders to treat road safety as seriously as killer diseases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Nowak</dc:creator>
		
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World leaders urged to boost road safety
MOSCOW — Former NATO chief George Robertson and movie actress Michelle Yeoh urged world leaders Wednesday to treat traffic accidents as though they were a killer disease.

Road crashes kill on the scale of malaria or tuberculosis, claiming an average of 1.3 million lives per year globally — a figure .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/high-profile-advocates-urge-leaders-to-treat-road-safety-as-seriously-as-killer-diseases-231841/">Source &nbsp;: High-profile advocates urge leaders to treat road safety as seriously as killer diseases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO urges organizers of mass gatherings such as World Cup, hajj to keep swine flu in mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO: Keep flu in mind when holding mass gatherings

GENEVA — Organizers of big sporting and cultural events should take steps to prevent the spread of swine flu, especially if local health systems aren&#8217;t prepared to handle mass gatherings, the World Health Organization said Friday.
The global body said there was &#8220;ample evidence&#8221; that any unusual gathering ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-urges-organizers-of-mass-gatherings-such-as-world-cup-hajj-to-keep-swine-flu-in-mind-228679/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : WHO urges organizers of mass gatherings such as World Cup, hajj to keep swine flu in mind</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fear of swine flu causes surge of garlic sales in public markets of Serbia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan Stojanovic</dc:creator>
		
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Swine flu causes surge of garlic sales in Serbia

BELGRADE, Serbia — Belgrade&#8217;s open-air markets were a welter of busy customers on Friday, pushing and shoving to buy one item — garlic.
In Serbia, garlic has long been regarded as a good luck charm and a guard against many ailments. As far as the public is concerned, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fear-of-swine-flu-causes-surge-of-garlic-sales-in-public-markets-of-serbia-228438/" title="Fear of swine flu causes surge of garlic sales in public markets of Serbia">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Caregivers for vulnerable Nebraskans may get pay hike in spite of governor&#8217;s recommendation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate Jenkins</dc:creator>
		
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Some Neb. caregivers may be in line for raise

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska&#8217;s oft-criticized safety net for people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities may get a small funding increase next year despite Gov. Dave Heineman&#8217;s recommendation to keep funding flat.
The Legislature&#8217;s budget-writing Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to increase state funding to groups that care ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/caregivers-for-vulnerable-nebraskans-may-get-pay-hike-in-spite-of-governors-recommendation-228295/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Caregivers for vulnerable Nebraskans may get pay hike in spite of governor&#8217;s recommendation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC estimates swine flu toll at 22 million sickened, nearly 4,000 killed since April</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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CDC&#8217;s swine flu toll: 4,000 dead, 22 million ill

WASHINGTON — Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. But that doesn&#8217;t mean swine flu suddenly has worsened.
Instead, the federal numbers made public Thursday reflect a long-awaited better attempt to quantify the new flu&#8217;s true ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-estimates-swine-flu-toll-at-22-million-sickened-nearly-4000-killed-since-april-228027/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : CDC estimates swine flu toll at 22 million sickened, nearly 4,000 killed since April</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gov&#8217;t now estimates swine flu has sickened 22 million in US since April, killed nearly 4,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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CDC: Swine flu has sickened 22 million in 6 months

WASHINGTON — Swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April and killed nearly 4,000, including 540 children, according to startling federal estimates released Thursday.
The figures — roughly a quadrupling of previous death estimates — don&#8217;t mean swine flu suddenly has worsened, and most cases .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/govt-now-estimates-swine-flu-has-sickened-22-million-in-us-since-april-killed-nearly-4000-227427/">Source article &nbsp;: Gov&#8217;t now estimates swine flu has sickened 22 million in US since April, killed nearly 4,000</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO urges doctors to give antivirals early to at-risk groups with suspected swine flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO: Give at-risk groups anti-flu drugs early

GENEVA — Doctors should give anti-viral drugs to pregnant women, young children and other at-risk groups as soon as they show clinical symptoms of swine flu to prevent them developing serious complications, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
The global body is concerned that some doctors are waiting for lab .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-urges-doctors-to-give-antivirals-early-to-at-risk-groups-with-suspected-swine-flu-226922/">WHO urges doctors to give antivirals early to at-risk groups with suspected swine flu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC says US swine flu deaths likely 4,000; larger estimate includes flu complications</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-says-us-swine-flu-deaths-likely-4000-larger-estimate-includes-flu-complications-226299/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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CDC now says 4,000 swine flu deaths in US
ATLANTA — Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu — about four times the estimate they&#8217;ve been using.

The new, higher figure was first reported by The New York Times. It includes deaths caused by complications related to swine ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-says-us-swine-flu-deaths-likely-4000-larger-estimate-includes-flu-complications-226299/">Read : CDC says US swine flu deaths likely 4,000; larger estimate includes flu complications</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO says countries can choose a range of measures to curb swine flu, but it will still spread</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO says country measures on swine flu can vary

GENEVA — Countries can choose from stronger measures like school closures that may slow the spread of swine flu in the beginning, but the disease will continue to spread anyway, a World Health Organization spokesman said Wednesday.
Spokesman Gregory Hartl noted that the disease is already very widespread, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-says-countries-can-choose-a-range-of-measures-to-curb-swine-flu-but-it-will-still-spread-226199/">Source &nbsp;: WHO says countries can choose a range of measures to curb swine flu, but it will still spread</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dispute over care for mentally disabled Nebraskans emerges during budget-cutting talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate Jenkins</dc:creator>
		
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Nebraska care providers claim state hypocrisy

LINCOLN, Neb. — Pay at some state-funded programs where people with mental disabilities are cared for in Nebraska is so low that McDonald&#8217;s workers make a higher hourly wage.
&#8220;Why would you work here?&#8221; said Linda Redfern, director of the Scottsbluff-based Region I Office of Human Development. Overseen by elected county ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dispute-over-care-for-mentally-disabled-nebraskans-emerges-during-budget-cutting-talks-225889/">Read : Dispute over care for mentally disabled Nebraskans emerges during budget-cutting talks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Health minister outraged over plan to give swine flu vaccine to Afghan detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gillies</dc:creator>
		
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Outrage over swine flu vaccine for Afghan detainees

TORONTO — Canadian military officials in Afghanistan said detainees are being offered swine flu vaccinations — a decision the federal health minister on Tuesday denounced as &#8220;outrageous&#8221; at a time there is a shortage of the vaccine in Canada.
The Defense Department later said there is no plan to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-health-minister-outraged-over-plan-to-give-swine-flu-vaccine-to-afghan-detainees-225370/">Original source &nbsp;: Canadian Health minister outraged over plan to give swine flu vaccine to Afghan detainees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge says autistic first-grader can keep helper dog in class under Illinois law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Judge&#8217;s ruling allows autism helper dog in class

TUSCOLA, Ill. — A first-grader in central Illinois gets to keep his autism helper dog in school, a Douglas County judge ruled Tuesday.
Judge Chris Freese sided with the family of Kaleb Drew, who argued that the boy&#8217;s yellow Labrador retriever is a service animal allowed in schools under .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-says-autistic-first-grader-can-keep-helper-dog-in-class-under-illinois-law-225200/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Judge says autistic first-grader can keep helper dog in class under Illinois law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite shortages in Canada, Afghan detainees to get swine flu vaccine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gillies</dc:creator>
		
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Taliban detainees to get swine flu vaccine

TORONTO — Taliban detainees in Canadian custody in Afghanistan will receive swine flu vaccinations ahead of the majority of Canadians in Canada, where there is a shortage of the vaccine — a move Canada&#8217;s health minister called outrageous.
Task Force Surgeon Cmdr. Rob Briggs said Tuesday detainees being held at ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/despite-shortages-in-canada-afghan-detainees-to-get-swine-flu-vaccine-225151/" title="Despite shortages in Canada, Afghan detainees to get swine flu vaccine">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Glee&#8217; wheelchair episode hits bump with disabled actors fighting for TV jobs, visibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Elber</dc:creator>
		
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&#8216;Glee&#8217; wheelchair episode hits bump with disabled

LOS ANGELES — The glee club members twirl their wheelchairs to the tune of &#8220;Proud Mary&#8221; and in joyful solidarity with Artie, the fellow performer who must use his chair even when the music stops.
The scene in Wednesday&#8217;s episode of the hit Fox series &#8220;Glee,&#8221; which regularly celebrates diversity ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/glee-wheelchair-episode-hits-bump-with-disabled-actors-fighting-for-tv-jobs-visibility-224632/">&#8216;Glee&#8217; wheelchair episode hits bump with disabled actors fighting for TV jobs, visibility</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO: Glaxo donation of 50M swine flu vaccines to poor countries likely shipping thru May</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO: Glaxo vaccine donation shipping thru May

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says it expects GlaxoSmithKline to complete shipping donations of swine flu vaccine to poor countries by May 2010.
WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said Tuesday the global body hopes countries will start receiving the first of 50 million doses from Glaxo in late November or .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-glaxo-donation-of-50m-swine-flu-vaccines-to-poor-countries-likely-shipping-thru-may-224358/">Read the original article &nbsp;: WHO: Glaxo donation of 50M swine flu vaccines to poor countries likely shipping thru May</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease for women of child bearing age</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley S. Klapper</dc:creator>
		
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WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease in women

GENEVA — In its first study of women&#8217;s health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.
Unsafe sex is the leading risk factor in developing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-aids-leading-cause-of-death-disease-for-women-of-child-bearing-age-223598/">Read : WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease for women of child bearing age</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental, Indian groups ask federal court to stop Yellowstone bison slaughters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Federal judge asked to end Yellowstone bison kills

BLLINGS, Mont. — A coalition of environmental and American Indian groups sued two federal agencies Monday to stop the mass slaughter of bison that migrate outside Yellowstone National Park in search of food.
During the last decade, federal agencies working with the state of Montana captured and shipped to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/environmental-indian-groups-ask-federal-court-to-stop-yellowstone-bison-slaughters-223550/" title="Environmental, Indian groups ask federal court to stop Yellowstone bison slaughters">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Troops in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid insurgency, as health ministry reports 11 deaths</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amir Shah</dc:creator>
		
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Troops in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid war

KABUL — Hundreds of Afghan and international troops already battling a rising militant insurgency are facing a new fight — recovering from swine flu, the virus that has left 11 people dead in the country.
The Ministry of Public Health said Monday that 710 of the 779 cases of ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/troops-in-afghanistan-fight-swine-flu-amid-insurgency-as-health-ministry-reports-11-deaths-223251/">Troops in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid insurgency, as health ministry reports 11 deaths</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmaker asks GAO to investigate school lunch safeguards against deadly E. coli</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.
Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., is worried about a recent outbreak that killed at least two people and sickened about two dozen others in ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawmaker-asks-gao-to-investigate-school-lunch-safeguards-against-deadly-e-coli-222752/" title="Lawmaker asks GAO to investigate school lunch safeguards against deadly E. coli">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tiny Alaska island village struck by suspected swine flu isolated without regular flights</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.
&#8220;Diomede is probably the most isolated place in the United States right now,&#8221; said David Head, a doctor involved in the effort. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tiny-alaska-island-village-struck-by-suspected-swine-flu-isolated-without-regular-flights-221485/">Original article &nbsp;: Tiny Alaska island village struck by suspected swine flu isolated without regular flights</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No long lines, no cries of injustice; Europe has more orderly approach to swine flu shots</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only

LONDON — In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor&#8217;s offices aren&#8217;t swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don&#8217;t really need it.
Here, and across ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-long-lines-no-cries-of-injustice-europe-has-more-orderly-approach-to-swine-flu-shots-220812/">No long lines, no cries of injustice; Europe has more orderly approach to swine flu shots</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Better at politics than free throws? Ex-Trail Blazer eyes Oregon governor&#8217;s race</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Cain</dc:creator>
		
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Will he shoot? Ex-Trail Blazer eyes Ore. gov race

SALEM, Ore. — Chris Dudley&#8217;s free throw shots were always iffy propositions. Now the former Portland Trail Blazer is in a new arena taking aim at a governor&#8217;s chair — and Oregon&#8217;s Republicans think he can score.
Dudley hasn&#8217;t formally announced a bid for the post, but he ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/better-at-politics-than-free-throws-ex-trail-blazer-eyes-oregon-governors-race-220179/">Read : Better at politics than free throws? Ex-Trail Blazer eyes Oregon governor&#8217;s race</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health insurers weather flu, enrollment, reform storms heading into 4th quarter, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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Health insurers weather storms heading into 2010

INDIANAPOLIS — Rising unemployment, swine flu and the threat of health care reform all ganged up on managed care companies in the third quarter and could hurt their performance heading into 2010. But most of the large publicly traded health insurers reported better-than-expected profit growth for the latest period, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-insurers-weather-flu-enrollment-reform-storms-heading-into-4th-quarter-2010-219749/">Health insurers weather flu, enrollment, reform storms heading into 4th quarter, 2010</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO flu chief: Swine flu virus now the predominant flu strain worldwide; vaccine &#8216;highly safe&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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WHO: Swine flu virus is top strain worldwide

LONDON — The World Health Organization&#8217;s flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide.
In some countries, swine flu accounts for up to 70 percent of the flu viruses being sampled, said Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO&#8217;s top flu official.
While most people recover  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-flu-chief-swine-flu-virus-now-the-predominant-flu-strain-worldwide-vaccine-highly-safe-218948/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO: Syphilis boom in China; health official blames country&#8217;s rapidly growing economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO: Syphilis boom in China is driven by economy

GENEVA — A senior Chinese public health official says the tenfold growth in the number of syphilis cases over the past decade in China has been driven by the country&#8217;s rapid economic growth.
Xiang-Sheng Chen says the sexually transmitted disease re-emerged in the 1980s after being virtually eradicated .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-syphilis-boom-in-china-health-official-blames-countrys-rapidly-growing-economy-216291/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia, Slovakia tighten borders with Ukraine as WHO investigates swine flu outbreak</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Shuster</dc:creator>
		
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Swine flu scare tightens borders around Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — Russia and Slovakia tightened their borders with Ukraine on Tuesday as the World Health Organization began investigating a suspected swine flu outbreak.
The death toll from flu has climbed to 71 since the outbreak struck last week in the western city of Ternopil, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-slovakia-tighten-borders-with-ukraine-as-who-investigates-swine-flu-outbreak-216270/">Original source &nbsp;: Russia, Slovakia tighten borders with Ukraine as WHO investigates swine flu outbreak</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu; Some observers see political overtones</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yana Sedova</dc:creator>
		
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Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu

KIEV, Ukraine — Urging its citizens not to panic, Ukraine on Monday closed the nation&#8217;s schools for a week to avoid the spread of swine flu and suggested that nightclubs, cinemas and food markets in the west also shut down.
The World Health Organization said Monday there was no ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-closes-all-schools-to-fight-swine-flu-some-observers-see-political-overtones-215168/">Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu; Some observers see political overtones</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO experts visit Ukraine as country erupts in swine flu panic; Some see political overtones</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yana Sedova</dc:creator>
		
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Ukraine in panic over swine flu; WHO team visits

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine is in a panic about swine flu, with officials closing schools, imposing travel restrictions and limiting public gatherings. Yet many suspect that politics, not health issues, are behind the uproar.
The World Health Organization said Monday there is no evidence that Ukraine&#8217;s outbreak is .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-experts-visit-ukraine-as-country-erupts-in-swine-flu-panic-some-see-political-overtones-214994/" title="WHO experts visit Ukraine as country erupts in swine flu panic; Some see political overtones">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Humana&#8217;s 3rd-quarter profit rises 65 percent on boosts from Medicare Advantage program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Humana 3Q profit jumps on government programs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Health insurer Humana Inc. rode its strong government business in posting a 65 percent jump in third-quarter profit Monday, as bulging membership and premiums from Medicare Advantage overcame a lackluster commercial segment hampered by the weak economy.
Louisville-based Humana said its quarterly revenue rose 8 percent as .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/humanas-3rd-quarter-profit-rises-65-percent-on-boosts-from-medicare-advantage-program-214784/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Humana&#8217;s 3rd-quarter profit rises 65 percent on boosts from Medicare Advantage program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN says it needs $39 billion to fight the leading killer of children: Pneumonia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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UN: $39 billion needed for pneumonia
LONDON — To fight pneumonia, the world&#8217;s top killer of children, United Nations officials say they need $39 billion (€26.35 billion) over the next six years.

On the first World Pneumonia Day on Monday, the World Health Organization and UNICEF are releasing a global plan aiming to save more than 5 .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-says-it-needs-39-billion-to-fight-the-leading-killer-of-children-pneumonia-214462/">UN says it needs $39 billion to fight the leading killer of children: Pneumonia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House calls a health reform fix? Updating old idea seen as saving costs while boosting care</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pauline Arrillaga</dc:creator>
		
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House calls as cost-saver in health care reform?

RICHMOND, Va. — The doctor doesn&#8217;t look like much of a crusader, bent over the frail frame of 90-year-old Alberta Scott.
He has a lavender stethoscope strung round his neck and some serious bedside manner at work on this stubborn nonagenarian who wants to be anywhere but where she ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-calls-a-health-reform-fix-updating-old-idea-seen-as-saving-costs-while-boosting-care-213797/" title="House calls a health reform fix? Updating old idea seen as saving costs while boosting care">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge orders trial for Smith&#8217;s boyfriend, 2 doctors accused of illegally providing her drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Deutsch</dc:creator>
		
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Judge orders 3 to trial in Anna Nicole drug case

LOS ANGELES — Three key players in the troubled world of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith have been ordered to stand trial after a hearing that plumbed the drug-fueled depths of her final years and the alleged roles of her boyfriend and two doctors in feeding ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-orders-trial-for-smiths-boyfriend-2-doctors-accused-of-illegally-providing-her-drugs-213273/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Judge orders trial for Smith&#8217;s boyfriend, 2 doctors accused of illegally providing her drugs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC reports largest one-week increase in swine flu deaths of children; now at 114</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-reports-largest-one-week-increase-in-swine-flu-deaths-of-children-now-at-114-212868/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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CDC: Swine flu kids&#8217; deaths jump to 114
ATLANTA — Swine flu has caused at least 19 more children&#8217;s deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April, health officials said Friday.

At least 114 children have died from swine flu complications since the spring, up from 95 reported a week earlier, according to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-reports-largest-one-week-increase-in-swine-flu-deaths-of-children-now-at-114-212868/">Original source &nbsp;: CDC reports largest one-week increase in swine flu deaths of children; now at 114</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO experts say single dose of swine flu vaccine enough in adults, older children</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO experts: Single dose swine flu vaccine enough

GENEVA — A single dose of swine flu vaccine is enough to immunize adults and children over 10 against the pandemic strain, the World Health Organization said Friday.
The global body&#8217;s expert group — known as SAGE — said that while more data on children between 6 months and .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-experts-say-single-dose-of-swine-flu-vaccine-enough-in-adults-older-children-212398/">WHO experts say single dose of swine flu vaccine enough in adults, older children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swine flu vaccine seekers on their honor; few vaccine police weed out non-priority citizens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaya Tayefe Mohajer</dc:creator>
		
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Some who get vaccine not in high-risk groups

LOS ANGELES — It was bound to happen: Some people who aren&#8217;t at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.
Sometimes they were healthy adults or senior citizens instead of kids, pregnant women and people with health problems.
Before Los Angeles County health officials stepped up screening .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swine-flu-vaccine-seekers-on-their-honor-few-vaccine-police-weed-out-non-priority-citizens-212267/">Swine flu vaccine seekers on their honor; few vaccine police weed out non-priority citizens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Controversy over flu vaccine as Dutch scientists say kids should skip it, but others disagree</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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Dutch scientists: Kids should skip flu vaccine

LONDON — Dutch scientists ignited a controversy Friday by suggesting that children would be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year — a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.
Their commentary, based largely on animal studies, was published online Friday in the British medical journal Lancet Infectious .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/controversy-over-flu-vaccine-as-dutch-scientists-say-kids-should-skip-it-but-others-disagree-211928/">Controversy over flu vaccine as Dutch scientists say kids should skip it, but others disagree</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health experts reject Dutch scientists&#8217; suggestion that kids should skip seasonal flu shot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot

LONDON — Dutch scientists made a controversial suggestion Friday that children might be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year — a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.
Their commentary, based largely on animal studies, was published online Friday in the British medical journal Lancet Infectious ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-experts-reject-dutch-scientists-suggestion-that-kids-should-skip-seasonal-flu-shot-211927/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Health experts reject Dutch scientists&#8217; suggestion that kids should skip seasonal flu shot</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Some cry favoritism over Obama daughters&#8217; flu vaccinations, others call them a public service</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama girls&#8217; shots: favoritism or public service?
CHICAGO — With dad a world leader, Malia and Sasha Obama surely could&#8217;ve been first in line when swine flu vaccinations began.
The White House says they weren&#8217;t.
But that hasn&#8217;t stopped complaints that President Barack Obama&#8217;s daughters got preferential treatment by scoring hard-to-get vaccinations.
After all, thousands of ordinary ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/some-cry-favoritism-over-obama-daughters-flu-vaccinations-others-call-them-a-public-service-211585/">Some cry favoritism over Obama daughters&#8217; flu vaccinations, others call them a public service</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC: Nearly 6 million Americans may have had swine flu in pandemic&#8217;s first few months</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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CDC: Up to 6 million swine flu cases in few months

ATLANTA — As many as 5.7 million Americans were infected with swine flu during the first few months of the pandemic, according to estimates from federal health officials.
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that between 1.8 million and 5.7 million Americans .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-nearly-6-million-americans-may-have-had-swine-flu-in-pandemics-first-few-months-211416/">CDC: Nearly 6 million Americans may have had swine flu in pandemic&#8217;s first few months</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Fla. sen.: Cancer patients in trials need coverage

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A powerful state senator wants insurance companies and HMOs to stop denying coverage of routine medical treatment, such as doctor&#8217;s visits and X-rays, for Florida cancer patients participating in clinical trials.
And if the insurers won&#8217;t do it voluntarily, Sen. Don Gaetz says he&#8217;ll introduce a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/florida-senator-demands-that-insurance-companies-not-cancel-cancer-patients-in-clinical-trials-211320/">Original article &nbsp;: Florida senator demands that insurance companies not cancel cancer patients in clinical trials</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China agrees to lift ban imposed on US pork imports last spring because of swine flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry C. Jackson</dc:creator>
		
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China to lift swine flu-inspired ban on US pork

WASHINGTON — Chinese officials have agreed to lift the ban on U.S. pork imports they imposed last spring out of fear of swine flu.
The announcement, made on Thursday, is a major boost to the beleaguered U.S. pork industry, which had already been suffering from a downturn when .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-agrees-to-lift-ban-imposed-on-us-pork-imports-last-spring-because-of-swine-flu-211150/">China agrees to lift ban imposed on US pork imports last spring because of swine flu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Diary: Doctor charged in drug case questioned whether kissing Anna Nicole was improper</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Deutsch</dc:creator>
		
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Anna Nicole&#8217;s doc wrote about kissing her in diary

LOS ANGELES — A doctor charged with illegally funneling drugs to Anna Nicole Smith wrote in a personal diary that he had to get off drugs himself and wondered if he was wrong to kiss Smith at a party four years ago.
Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/diary-doctor-charged-in-drug-case-questioned-whether-kissing-anna-nicole-was-improper-210468/">Source &nbsp;: Diary: Doctor charged in drug case questioned whether kissing Anna Nicole was improper</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NFL&#8217;s Roger Goodell denies link between head injuries and brain diseases before Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Fendrich</dc:creator>
		
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Goodell denies head injury-brain disease link

WASHINGTON — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell did not acknowledge a connection between head injuries on the football field and later brain diseases while defending the league&#8217;s policies on concussions before Congress on Wednesday.
That frustrated several members of the House Judiciary Committee, including the committee chairman, Michigan Democrat John Conyers, when .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nfls-roger-goodell-denies-link-between-head-injuries-and-brain-diseases-before-congress-210242/" title="NFL&#8217;s Roger Goodell denies link between head injuries and brain diseases before Congress">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>World Health Org. plans 200 million doses of swine flu vaccine for 100 developing nations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO to send 200M swine flu vaccines to 100 nations

HAVANA — The World Health Organization plans to distribute 200 million doses of swine flu vaccine to 100 developing countries.
WHO secretary-general Margaret Chan says shipments could begin next month.
Cuba is on the list of recipients. State media reports that Cuba will accept vaccines, putting aside previous .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-health-org-plans-200-million-doses-of-swine-flu-vaccine-for-100-developing-nations-210167/">Original source &nbsp;: World Health Org. plans 200 million doses of swine flu vaccine for 100 developing nations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Often overlooked, primary care doctors could hold the key to better quality, lower costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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Could &#8216;medical homes&#8217; bring order to health care?
A thousand miles from the health care debate in Washington, Dr. Don Klitgaard and his colleagues are carrying out their own reform in a small Iowa community.
They&#8217;ve reorganized their clinic so nurses bird-dog patients whose health problems, if ignored, could send them to the emergency room. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/often-overlooked-primary-care-doctors-could-hold-the-key-to-better-quality-lower-costs-210018/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Often overlooked, primary care doctors could hold the key to better quality, lower costs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Before Congress, NFL&#8217;s Goodell won&#8217;t acknowledge link between head injuries, brain diseases</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/before-congress-nfls-goodell-wont-acknowledge-link-between-head-injuries-brain-diseases-210000/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Fendrich</dc:creator>
		
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Goodell defends NFL&#8217;s handling of head injuries

WASHINGTON — After testifying for several hours on Capitol Hill and defending how the NFL handles current and retired players with head injuries, commissioner Roger Goodell recalled suffering a concussion himself in high school.
Goodell said outside the House Judiciary Committee hearing room Wednesday that he was injured sliding into .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/before-congress-nfls-goodell-wont-acknowledge-link-between-head-injuries-brain-diseases-210000/" title="Before Congress, NFL&#8217;s Goodell won&#8217;t acknowledge link between head injuries, brain diseases">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health experts say Russia&#8217;s abstinence approach no match for fast-growing AIDS epidemic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Birch</dc:creator>
		
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AIDS experts say Russia needs new HIV strategy

MOSCOW — AIDS experts urged Russian officials on Wednesday to scrap their abstinence-based strategy for curbing the spread of HIV, saying the country&#8217;s fast-growing epidemic could be entering a dangerous new phase.
AIDS specialists meeting here urged Russia to adopt successful strategies like needle-exchange programs and heroin substitutes such  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-experts-say-russias-abstinence-approach-no-match-for-fast-growing-aids-epidemic-209954/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conyers seeks independent review of football head injuries, calls it &#8216;life and death&#8217; issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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Conyers wants review of football head injury data

WASHINGTON — A House committee chairman said Wednesday he&#8217;ll seek records on head injuries from the NFL players union, the NCAA, high schools and medical researchers to better understand football&#8217;s health risks.
&#8220;We need an expeditious and independent review of all the data,&#8221; Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., told a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conyers-seeks-independent-review-of-football-head-injuries-calls-it-life-and-death-issue-209848/">Conyers seeks independent review of football head injuries, calls it &#8216;life and death&#8217; issue</a>.]]></description>
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