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		<title>California Whooping cough epidemic spurs officials to urge vaccinations for the elderly, children and pregnant women</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/07/28/california-whooping-cough-epidemic-spurs-officials-to-urge-vaccinations-for-the-elderly-children-and-pregnant-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[California public health officials on Monday strongly urged elderly adults, children and pregnant women to get vaccinated against whooping cough, citing an epidemic in the state that is on track to be the worst in 50 years.
Nearly 1,500 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have been reported statewide this year, five times the number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>~Easing Alzheimer&#8217;s with Art~</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/07/11/easing-alzheimers-with-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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(CNN) ~With crayons, brushes, an escape from Alzheimer&#8217;s~
 
 
 
 
 
 

By Faith H. Robinson, CNN

&#8211; Every Friday morning, students walk into an art class in Atlanta, Georgia. Some look dazed, uncertain in their environment, as if it&#8217;s vaguely familiar but they can&#8217;t fully recognize where they are &#8212; until they sit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miracle Drug For Melanoma?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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		<title>In Carlsbad, Parents Of Cancer Patients Plead For Answers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 07:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people who live in Carlsbad suspect that toxins in the ground, water and air are causing cancer and other illnesses. Desperate for answers, they’re calling for environmental tests.
A growing list of sick and dying children has left some people in Carlsbad on edge. Six-year-old Kelsey Devich died of leukemia in 2005. Seventeen-year-old Michelle Butler [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seniors in Donut Hole to get 50% off of RX meds</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/05/26/seniors-in-donut-hole-to-get-50-off-of-rx-meds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 25, 2010 &#8211; The Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued new guidance to Part D plan sponsors to guarantee that senior citizens and other Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Part D prescription drug plans will see 50 percent savings on their brand name and some authorized generic drugs when they enter the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relief for Disabled Vets and Caregivers: President Signs Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 17:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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We  at Caring For Mom and Dad applaud this latest piece of legislation that will help our disabled veterans and their families get the help they need. Hopefully, this sets a precedence to helping the millions of civilians who need this help. Civilians like us. Here is the story.
On Wednesday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Policy Update: Alzheimer&#8217;s Association</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/05/07/california-policy-update-alzheimers-association/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 20:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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State Budget Update
Alzheimer&#8217;s Day Care Resource Centers:  The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services voted to partially restore funding for this program.
In-Home Supportive Services:  The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services has rejected the Governor&#8217;s proposed elimination of IHSS.
Adult Day Health Care: The Assembly Budget [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Bill passes&#8211;what does this mean to medicare?</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/03/22/healthcare-bill-passes-what-does-this-mean-to-medicare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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Whatever side you&#8217;re on, the latest passing of the healthcare bill will have benefits and ramifications.
Among seniors, the plan will create both winners and losers. On the plus side, it gradually closes the dreaded &#8220;doughnut hole&#8221; prescription coverage gap, improves preventive care and puts a new emphasis on trying to keep seniors struggling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Donate to Haiti&#8217;s Eldery Earthquake Relief</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/02/22/donate-to-haitis-eldery-earthquake-relief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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With the earthquake already over a month out, many may be putting this behind them now. Unfortunately, many of the elderly affected in Haiti are not getting the medicines and the help that they need.
DONATE THROUGH AARP NOW and make a difference!
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		<title>Major Breakthrough with Social Security Disability</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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What wonderful news I came upon after arriving from my conference trip to San Francisco earlier this week. The Alzheimer&#8217;s Association has announced that the Social Security Administration (SSA) has added early-onset/younger onset Alzheimer&#8217;s to the list of conditions under its Compassionate Allowance Initiative. What does this mean? It means SSDI  (Social Security [...]]]></description>
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