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		<title>6 Vital Nutrition Tips for Your Elderly Parents &amp; More Nutritional Guidelines for Elders</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/07/29/6-vital-nutrition-tips-for-your-elderly-parents-more-nutritional-guidelines-for-elders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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As people age, their diets may need to change, especially if their diets are not well-balanced. Generally, doctors will recommend a well-balanced diet for elders, meaning that they should eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, protein and whole grains to maintain and improve overall health. According to Ruth Frechman, registered dietician and spokesperson [...]]]></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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		<title>In Carlsbad, Parents Of Cancer Patients Plead For Answers</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/05/30/in-carlsbad-parents-of-cancer-patients-plead-for-answers/</link>
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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>Gum Disease and Heart Attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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I found this brochure at my dentist&#8217;s office yesterday when I got my deep cleaning&#8212;ouch!! But it reminded me to write about this piece. I had read about this before and thought it was an interesting fact to share. After all, when we are caring for elderly loved ones, anything minute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Januvia to help lower blood sugar levels in Type 2 Diabetes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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My mom is on Metformin right now. That is the drug of choice that her doctor prescribed. She has Type 2 Diabetes and she has been stable with the use of that particular drug. Now there is another drug on the market &#8212; Januvia (Jah- new-vee-uh)
What is it?
Used with diet and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vitiligo</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2009/11/07/vitiligo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s a skin disorder that the late Michael Jackson said he had which explained the severe lightening of his skin. It&#8217;s also the skin disorder that affected my Dad a long time ago. He still has it, but not so drastic as before. It&#8217;s called Vitiligo and it can cause great emotional distress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamin B12 Deficiency Damaging to the Elderly</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2009/10/29/vitamin-b12-deficiency-damaging-to-the-elderly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benny</dc:creator>
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by Benny Arce
What is Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin found naturally in some foods such as meat, liver, fish, shellfish, poultry, eggs, milk, and cheese. They can also be artificially added to soy products and some breakfast cereals. And of course they can also come as vitamin supplements.
Vitamin B12 plays an important role [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Needs Bone Density Scan</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2009/10/28/who-needs-bone-density-scan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benny</dc:creator>
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by Benny Arce
The Basics of Bones 
Bones are often referred to as the framework of the human body. Without them, we could neither sit upright nor stand. Bones are made up of a hard outer layer, called the cortical or compact bone, which is filled with a porous network of rod- and plate-like elements variously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seniors May Have Some Immunity Against Swine Flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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by Rose Broyles
When I read this, I breathed a sigh of relief if only for a moment. I&#8217;ve asked our health clinic when the swine flu shot would be available and it&#8217;s not yet. So, I&#8217;ve made sure to get mine and my daughter&#8217;s flu shots&#8230;as well as Mom and Dad. The hubby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canine Tooth Restores Sight to Blind Woman</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2009/10/11/canine-tooth-restores-sight-to-blind-woman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benny</dc:creator>
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by Benny Arce
There&#8217;s More to Canine Teeth than Meets the Eye
The bicuspids or canine teeth in the upper jaw are sometimes called the eye teeth because of their position below the eyes. In a recent operation conducted by Dr. Victor Perez on 60-year-old Sharron &#8220;Kay&#8221; Thornton, there arose another reason [...]]]></description>
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