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		<title>GENOMICS AND THE FUTURE OF CANCER TREATMENT~ EDWARD J. BENZ, JR., MD</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/08/31/genomics-and-the-future-of-cancer-treatment-edward-j-benz-jr-md/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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Centuries ago, when disease was thought to result from a disruption of the body’s four basic “humors” – fluids that collectively governed health – treatments were designed to bring them back into balance. “Therapies,” some of them ghastly by modern standards, were intended to relieve patients of harmful surpluses of certain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whooping Cough Strain Changed Over Decades</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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The whooping cough our parents &#8212; or even grandparents &#8212; were exposed to is probably not the same whooping cough now causing the worst epidemic in California in 50 years. The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed six of the seven cases it’s studied so far have been caused by a strain which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Lady Maria Shriver Announces New ‘A Night at the Theater’ Event Expanding The Women’s Conference 2010 to Three Full Days</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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Rita Wilson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Caroline Aaron, Natasha Lyone and Carol Kane Join the Cast of a Special One Night Only Performance of “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” in Long Beach. Tickets on sale Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (August 26, 2010) – California First Lady Maria Shriver today announced The Women’s Conference’s inaugural A Night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Diego Hospice Offers Psychiatric Care To Ease Suffering via KPBS</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/08/20/san-diego-hospice-offers-psychiatric-care-to-ease-suffering-via-kpbs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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SAN DIEGO — Over the past few decades, hospice care has become a more common choice for people who have a terminal illness. These patients forgo life-prolonging treatments and instead get help to make their final days as comfortable and pain-free as possible.
The San Diego Hospice is the only one in the nation that has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New test may predict Alzheimers</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/08/11/new-test-may-predict-alzheimers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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By Dr. Sanjay Gupta
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent
Even back when I was a medical student, we were taught Alzheimer’s disease (AD) began to cause damage in the brain years, perhaps decades before one’s memory started to fade.
The big question, of course, was how could you possibly screen for the disease before problems emerged? As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can brain damage lead to extraordinary art?</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/08/10/can-brain-damage-lead-to-extraordinary-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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After Sandy Allen had a large tumor removed from her brain&#8217;s left temporal lobe, she found herself struggling with words. Reading became difficult. She couldn&#8217;t follow plots or instructions. Some of these problems were to be expected, since Allen&#8217;s tumor was in a part of her brain associated with speech (although areas throughout the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Security Officially in the Red</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) &#8212; It&#8217;s official: Social Security will reach its tipping point this year.
For the first time in nearly 30 years, the system will pay out more benefits than it receives in payroll taxes both this year and next, the government officials who oversee Social Security said on Thursday.
And while Social Security cash flow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maria Shriver&#8217;s March on Alzheimer&#8217;s &#8211; October 24, 2010 &#8211; Long Beach, CA</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/08/04/maria-shrivers-march-on-alzheimers-october-24-2010-long-beach-ca/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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“Alzheimer&#8217;s is a mind-blowing disease that disproportionately impacts women – both as victims and caretakers of loved one&#8217;s suffering from it. With more than 5 million people living with Alzheimer&#8217;s in this country and every 70 seconds a new person developing Alzheimer&#8217;s, I believe it&#8217;s time to pick up the pace and start [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wills For Heroes workshops available in PA and DE</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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“Wills for Heroes” provides police, fire and emergency medical personnel &#8212; those on the frontlines for our personal safety &#8212; the tools they need to prepare adequately for the future.
Programs are staffed by lawyer volunteers and are conveniently offered to first responders at meeting halls and police and fire stations.
The PBA and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food Allergies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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What is food allergy?
A food allergy is an abnormal response of the body to a certain food. It is important to know that this is different than a food intolerance, which does not affect the immune system, although some of the same signs may be present.
What causes food allergy?
Before having a [...]]]></description>
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