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		<title>Exploring Proton Therapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 15:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may be familiar with various treatments for cancer, but proton therapy is one you may not be familiar with. This cancer treatment is the next generation of radiation therapy, and offers a more targeted approach to cancer care. Whether you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, you’re a caregiver for a cancer patient, or you’re a... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/disease-info/exploring-proton-therapy/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare vs Medicaid: What&#8217;s the difference?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Delacruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people get confused when they think of Medicare and Medicaid. They think that they are the same since they sound so alike. This is far from the truth. Let us start off with what are the similarities between both programs. First off, they are both programs designed to cope with healthcare costs. They are also tax-payer funded... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/caregiving/medicare-vs-medicaid-whats-the-difference/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to boost Alzheimer&#8217;s research funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newsdesk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (CNN) &#8211; The Obama administration will push for a $156 million increase in funding for Alzheimer&#8217;s research over the next two years, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. The National Institutes of Health will commit another $50 million in funding this year, and the White House will propose an additional $80 million... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/obama-to-boost-alzheimers-research-funding/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Put elderly on ice?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newsdesk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s note: Amitai Etzioni is a sociologist and professor of international relations at George Washington University and the author of several books, including &#8220;Security First&#8221; and &#8220;New Common Ground.&#8221; He was a senior adviser to the Carter administration and has taught at Columbia and Harvard universities and the University of California, Berkeley. (CNN) &#8211; No one has come... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/put-elderly-on-ice/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hospice has &#8216;become abortion for the elderly&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newsdesk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florence Schorske Wald has died at age 91. It is probably safe to say she was not a patient of the hospice system that she helped to bring to the United States. She decided to &#8220;die peacefully at home.&#8221; Had she been treated by hospice, it is unlikely she would have made it to 91.... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/caregiving/hospice-has-become-abortion-for-the-elderly/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>CSRA Parkinson Walk- November 13th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newsdesk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description: The CSRA Parkinson Support Group, a chapter of NPF, will host its eleventh annual Walk to support local and national Parkinson care and cure. The Walk is a festive event with families, friends, school students and business acqaintances walking,strolling, cheering,eating,and enjoying each others company. There will be drawings for prizes and tables with Parkinson... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/announcements/featured-event-csra-parkinson-walk/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Shriver Report™: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/caregiving/the-shriver-report%e2%84%a2-a-woman%e2%80%99s-nation-takes-on-alzheimer%e2%80%99s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Groundbreaking Look Into the Epidemic’s Effect on Women as Caregivers, Advocates and People Living With Alzheimer’s -Marissa Moss LOS ANGELES – Maria Shriver and the Alzheimer’s Association – the leader in Alzheimer’s care, support and research – today released The Shriver Report: A Women’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s.  This groundbreaking report reveals the epidemic’s effect... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/caregiving/the-shriver-report%e2%84%a2-a-woman%e2%80%99s-nation-takes-on-alzheimer%e2%80%99s/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver Announce Minerva Scholarship Winners for 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver Announce Minerva Scholarship Winners for 2010 WE Educate awards 20 scholarships totaling $100,000 for 2010 LOS ANGELES (October 13, 2010) – California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver today announced the winners of the 2010 Minerva scholarships, which seek to meet... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/caregiving/california-governor-arnold-schwarzenegger-and-first-lady-maria-shriver-announce-minerva-scholarship-winners-for-2010/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>~We Are Family~ California’s Family Day~</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia &#8220;Family Day means being together and spending time as a Family&#8221; Family Day &#8211; A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children™ is a national movement launched by The Naitonal Center on Addiction Substance Abuse (CASA) in 2001 based on their research that has consistently found that the more often kids eat... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/caregiving/we-are-family-california%e2%80%99s-family-day/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>GENOMICS AND THE FUTURE OF CANCER TREATMENT~ EDWARD J. BENZ, JR., MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by ?Adriënne via Flickr 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... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/caregiving/genomics-and-the-future-of-cancer-treatment-edward-j-benz-jr-md/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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