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		<title>New Google Site Helps Consumers Find Flu Shots</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Google has launched a web-based flu shot finder to help consumers find clinics that have vaccine available.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthdame.com/2009/11/new-google-site-helps-consumers-find-flu-shots/</link>
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		<title>Dueling Doc Raps Teach Kids To Avoid H1N1</title>
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That's the latest "doc rap" on H1N1 to hit the airwaves, and I think it's a great one for kids.  Many of you have probably seen the terrific rap video by Dr. John Clarke that went viral a while ago. (It's below if you haven't).  Dr. Clarke's rap is artistically superior and more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthdame.com/2009/11/dueling-doc-raps-teach-kids-to-avoid-h1n1/</link>
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		<title>Cheap Drug Combo Cuts Heart Attack and Stroke Risk by More Than Half</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A cheap combination of three pills helped patients lower their risk of heart attack or stroke by as much as 80% if they took the medicine regularly, according to a study published by doctors from the Kaiser Permanente health plan. Even those who took their pills just half the time were 60% less likely to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthdame.com/2009/10/cheap-drug-combo-cuts-heart-attack-and-stroke-risk-by-more-than-half/</link>
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		<title>Stomping the Hill for Health Care Reform With the Genetic Alliance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Genetic Alliance has crafted a set of principles that it wants U.S. legislators to keep in mind as they craft or consider any health care reforms.  The group took to the Hill recently to communicate those.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthdame.com/2009/09/stomping-the-hill-for-health-care-reform-with-the-genetic-alliance/</link>
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		<title>Retail Clinics Get High Marks in Study</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is using one of those walk-in-clinics like at a store the same as going to a doctor&#8217;s office or a hospital?  According to recent research by the Rand Corp., the quality of the care you get is similar or better, but you&#8217;ll likely end up paying less at the retail clinic.  Much less if your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthdame.com/2009/09/retail-clinics-get-high-marks-in-study/</link>
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		<title>Walmart Expands Bargain Prescription Program Nationwide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a bargain on prescriptions? Head to Walmart.com/pharmacy.  Consumers anywhere in the United States can now buy a 90-day supply of certain &#8220;eligible&#8221; generic prescription drugs for $10 or a 30-day supply for $4.   Mail order delivery is free.
The site lists the more than 300 drugs, and the dosages, eligible for the &#8220;$4 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthdame.com/2009/09/walmart-expands-bargain-prescription-program-nationwide/</link>
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		<title>Good Way to Avoid Flu? Wash Your Hands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once again, Mom&#8217;s are right.  This New York Times article describes the wealth of research that has shown that regularly washing hands or using handsanitizer can help people avoid catching nasty bugs, including the now dreaded H1N1 flu.
Part of the problem is that people tend to touch their faces a lot.  Disease-causing germs can infect [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthdame.com/2009/09/best-way-to-avoid-flu-wash-your-hands/</link>
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		<title>Avoiding Medical Bill Disasters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Worried that a health care-related bill could bankrupt you? You&#8217;re not alone, this is an increasingly common fear in these harsh economic times.  And it is not just people without insurance who can become buried by medical bills.
CNNhealth.com has a just posted an article on &#8220;How to Prevent a Medical Bill Disaster.&#8221;
Some tips from that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthdame.com/2009/09/avoiding-medical-bill-disasters/</link>
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		<title>H1N1 Flu Vaccines May Be Available By Mid October</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved H1N1 flu vaccines from four manufacturers.  The vaccines, which are identical, should be available at clinics around the country by mid October, according to the agency.  An FDA press release reported that &#8220;the 2009 H1N1 vaccines induce a robust immune response in most healthy adults eight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthdame.com/2009/09/h1n1-flu-vaccines-may-be-available-by-mid-october/</link>
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		<title>Long and Possibly &#8220;Crazy&#8221; Flu Season Expected</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Experts say this year&#8217;s flue season could start with H1N1 outbreaks but then be followed by another, much rarer, strain that tends to make elderly patients much sicker. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is encouraging patients to get vaccinated &#8220;as soon as vaccines become available at their doctor’s offices and in their communities.&#8221;
According to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthdame.com/2009/09/long-and-possibly-crazy-fly-season-expected/</link>
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