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She has studied the vaccine debate, she said, and came out in favor of having her 10-month-old daughter inoculated against childhood diseases. But...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/lHShm-UkDoY" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/10/swine-flu-shots-revive-a-debate-about-vaccines.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Skin cancer can be inherited: studies</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/jYt2I6EPORo/skin-cancer-can-be-inherited-studies.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:50:53 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/10/skin-cancer-can-be-inherited-studies.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Want to reduce your risk of skin cancer? Wear sun screen, of course. But two new studies suggest that choosing your relatives carefully could also be helpful. One found that having an identical twin with melanoma increased a person's own risk of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/jYt2I6EPORo" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/10/skin-cancer-can-be-inherited-studies.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Swine flu is present 'in virtually the entire country,' CDC expert says</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/QTKlZa_meMQ/swine-flu-is-present-in-virtually-the-entire-country-cdc-expert-says.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:00:37 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/10/swine-flu-is-present-in-virtually-the-entire-country-cdc-expert-says.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Pandemic H1N1 influenza "is here . . . in virtually the entire country," Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Swine flu is widespread in 37 states now, up from 27 states last week, she said. The figures...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/QTKlZa_meMQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/10/swine-flu-is-present-in-virtually-the-entire-country-cdc-expert-says.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Cancer Spreading Gene Discovered</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/dio2UxnUkBw/cancer-spreading-gene-discovered.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:54:21 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/10/cancer-spreading-gene-discovered.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Scientists have pinpointed a gene linked to more than half of all breast cancers. The gene, NRG1 (neuregulin-1), is also thought to play a role in many bowel, prostate, ovarian and bladder tumours. The University of Cambridge team said the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/dio2UxnUkBw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/10/cancer-spreading-gene-discovered.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>3 U.S. scientists share Nobel Prize in medicine</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/lQlaXdG8fSo/3-us-scientists-share-nobel-prize-in-medicine.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:57:18 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/10/3-us-scientists-share-nobel-prize-in-medicine.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Three U.S. scientists who discovered key aspects of how cells and animals age and how cancer cells become immortal will share the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Elizabeth Blackburn of UC San Francisco, Carol W. Greider of the Johns...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/lQlaXdG8fSo" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/10/3-us-scientists-share-nobel-prize-in-medicine.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Swiss Health Care Thrives Without Public Option</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/QXr64lbf4Cc/swiss-health-care-thrives-without-public-option.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:15:56 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/10/swiss-health-care-thrives-without-public-option.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Like every other country in Europe, Switzerland guarantees health care for all its citizens. But the system here does not remotely resemble the model of bureaucratic, socialized medicine often cited by opponents of universal coverage in the United...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/QXr64lbf4Cc" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/10/swiss-health-care-thrives-without-public-option.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Swine flu appears unusually deadly for pregnant women</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/dIRIsQq8Evo/swine-flu-appears-unusually-deadly-for-pregnant-women.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:45:27 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/10/swine-flu-appears-unusually-deadly-for-pregnant-women.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[One hundred expectant mothers infected with the pandemic H1N1 influenza were hospitalized in intensive care units in the first four months of the outbreak, and 28 have died, federal officials say. In a reminder that the new strain of H1N1 influenza...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/dIRIsQq8Evo" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/10/swine-flu-appears-unusually-deadly-for-pregnant-women.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Sanofi-Aventis Study: HIV Vaccine Shows Promise for First Time</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/T5nuMxBwHEI/sanofi-aventis-study-hiv-vaccine-shows-promise-for-first-time.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:37:05 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/09/sanofi-aventis-study-hiv-vaccine-shows-promise-for-first-time.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[An experimental vaccine prevented HIV infections for the first time, a breakthrough that has eluded scientists for a quarter century. A U.S.-funded study involving more than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand found that a combination of ALVAC, made by...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/T5nuMxBwHEI" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/09/sanofi-aventis-study-hiv-vaccine-shows-promise-for-first-time.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Ice cream may target the brain before your hips</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/u-N-HBiqIbg/ice-cream-may-target-the-brain-before-your-hips.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:22:03 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/09/ice-cream-may-target-the-brain-before-your-hips.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Blame your brain for sabotaging your efforts to get back on track after splurging on an extra scoop of ice cream or that second burger during Friday night’s football game. Findings from a new UT Southwestern Medical Center study suggest that fat...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/u-N-HBiqIbg" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/09/ice-cream-may-target-the-brain-before-your-hips.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Cornell Student Dies of H1N1 Swine Flu</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/i6TS6jpKqL4/cornell-student-dies-of-h1n1-swine-flu.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:47:11 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/09/cornell-student-dies-of-h1n1-swine-flu.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[It is with deepest sadness and regret that I inform you of the loss of one of our students today at Cayuga Medical Center. Warren J. Schor, 20, died of complications related to H1N1 influenza. The university has been in close contact with Warren's...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/i6TS6jpKqL4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/09/cornell-student-dies-of-h1n1-swine-flu.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Swine flu  (H1N1) hit estimated 10 percent of New Yorkers</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/I_o660iEC8w/swine-flu-h1n1-hit-estimated-10-percent-of-new-yorkers.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:07:37 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/swine-flu-h1n1-hit-estimated-10-percent-of-new-yorkers.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[The new H1N1 swine flu is estimated to have infected about 800,000 people in New York City in the spring, a top U.S. health official said on Sunday, citing a study due to be released later this week. Dr. Thomas Frieden, who heads the U.S. Centers...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/I_o660iEC8w" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/swine-flu-h1n1-hit-estimated-10-percent-of-new-yorkers.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Gene therapy for the unborn</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/HRlgd6lgQKI/gene-therapy-for-the-unborn.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:41:59 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/gene-therapy-for-the-unborn.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Successful trials raise hopes for end to inherited human disorders. Scientists are on the verge of ridding inherited diseases from future generations with a new technique for swapping genes between unfertilised human eggs before the resulting IVF...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/HRlgd6lgQKI" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/gene-therapy-for-the-unborn.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Obama Panel Warns Swine Flu May Kill 30,000 to 90,000 People</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/bv7PHZnudiw/obama-panel-warns-swine-flu-may-kill-30000-to-90000-people.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:30:07 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/obama-panel-warns-swine-flu-may-kill-30000-to-90000-people.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Swine flu, also known as H1N1, may infect as much as half of the population and kill 30,000 to 90,000 people, double the deaths caused by the typical seasonal flu, according to the planning scenario issued yesterday by the President’s Council of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/bv7PHZnudiw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/obama-panel-warns-swine-flu-may-kill-30000-to-90000-people.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Swine Flu Pandemic Paradox Kills Few, Overwhelms ICUs</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/waQfcMHIfME/swine-flu-pandemic-paradox-kills-few-overwhelms-icus.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:22:57 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/swine-flu-pandemic-paradox-kills-few-overwhelms-icus.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[“We have run out of bed space, we have run out of nurses,” Shaw, 47, said after working in the ICU and being on- call for 185 hours over 11 days. “There will be people who die because they were denied access to other treatments.” Health officials...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/waQfcMHIfME" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/swine-flu-pandemic-paradox-kills-few-overwhelms-icus.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Any Nation As Rich As Ours Ought To Guarantee Health Coverage For All Of Its Residents</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/bz5f0F7naE4/any-nation-as-rich-as-ours-ought-to-guarantee-health-coverage-for-all-of-its-residents.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:20:20 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/any-nation-as-rich-as-ours-ought-to-guarantee-health-coverage-for-all-of-its-residents.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[One of the major goals of health care reform is to cover the vast numbers of uninsured. But how vast, really, is that pool of people? Who are they? And how important is it to cover all or most of them? » NY Times [ Contribute: submit link / submit...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/bz5f0F7naE4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/any-nation-as-rich-as-ours-ought-to-guarantee-health-coverage-for-all-of-its-residents.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>US To Launch Massive Swine Flu Vaccination Campaign</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/21Ts9iRsenQ/us-to-launch-massive-swine-flu-vaccination-campaign.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:08:19 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/us-to-launch-massive-swine-flu-vaccination-campaign.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[The campaign aims to vaccinate at least half the country's population within months. Although more people have been inoculated against diseases such as smallpox and polio over a period of years, the United States has never tried to immunize so many...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/21Ts9iRsenQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/us-to-launch-massive-swine-flu-vaccination-campaign.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Health Care Reformers Should View Grand Junction, CO As Model</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/jden5h_wdy0/health-care-reformers-should-view-grand-junction-co-as-model.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:34:14 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/health-care-reformers-should-view-grand-junction-co-as-model.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[The small Colorado city runs a system that experts hope the nation can learn from. The innovative approach started with a nonprofit HMO that offers some free services and promotes preventive care. » LA Times [ Contribute: submit link / submit...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/jden5h_wdy0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/health-care-reformers-should-view-grand-junction-co-as-model.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>New Screening Could Lead to More Potent Cancer Drugs</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/oGO9AVDK28Y/new-screening-could-lead-to-more-potent-cancer-drugs.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:30:10 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/new-screening-could-lead-to-more-potent-cancer-drugs.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[A team at the Broad Institute, a Harvard-M.I.T. collaborative for genomics research, has devised a way of screening for drugs that attack cancer stem cells but leave ordinary cells unharmed. » NY Times [ Contribute: submit link / submit article ]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/oGO9AVDK28Y" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/new-screening-could-lead-to-more-potent-cancer-drugs.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Drug Compound That Kills Cancer Stem Cells Identified</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/rFCAGNqzpy4/drug-compound-that-kills-cancer-stem-cells-identified.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:07:18 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/drug-compound-that-kills-cancer-stem-cells-identified.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[A drug that can selectively target and kill the stem cells that drive the growth of tumors has been identified for the first time by scientists who searched more than 16,000 compounds to find it. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/rFCAGNqzpy4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/drug-compound-that-kills-cancer-stem-cells-identified.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Massachusetts takes extra steps to battle flu in fall</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/iSEKbLDPiQ8/massachusetts-takes-extra-steps-to-battle-flu-in-fall.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:26:48 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/massachusetts-takes-extra-steps-to-battle-flu-in-fall.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Dentists, paramedics, and pharmacists to help administer vaccines against both the seasonal flu and the novel swine strain The actions illustrated the intensifying sense of urgency as health authorities, hospital administrators, and clinic...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/iSEKbLDPiQ8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/massachusetts-takes-extra-steps-to-battle-flu-in-fall.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Autism Rate Now at One Percent of All US Children?</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/QR7X-KcGm7o/autism-rate-now-at-one-percent-of-all-us-children.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:52:50 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/autism-rate-now-at-one-percent-of-all-us-children.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[A pair of federally funded studies on autism rates is about to make news -- big news -- and it isn't good: It would appear that somewhere around one percent of all US children currently have an autism spectrum disorder. The rate is even higher among...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/QR7X-KcGm7o" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/autism-rate-now-at-one-percent-of-all-us-children.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Seeking Lessons in Swine Flu Fight</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/zIRHERirsGo/seeking-lessons-in-swine-flu-fight.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:40:00 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/seeking-lessons-in-swine-flu-fight.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[As the three-month-old outbreak of swine flu raises havoc during the winter season in the Southern Hemisphere, officials in the United States are carefully seeking clues from there to deal with its likely return in this country in the fall, before a...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/zIRHERirsGo" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/seeking-lessons-in-swine-flu-fight.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>'Evil and Orwellian' - America's right turns its fire on Britan Health System</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/OTpnWClsgRA/evil-and-orwellian---americas-right-turns-its-fire-on-britan-health-system.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:36:59 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/evil-and-orwellian---americas-right-turns-its-fire-on-britan-health-system.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Top-ranking Republicans have joined bloggers and well-funded free market organisations in scorning the NHS for its waiting lists and for "rationing" the availability of expensive treatments. As myths and half-truths circulate, British diplomats in...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/OTpnWClsgRA" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/evil-and-orwellian---americas-right-turns-its-fire-on-britan-health-system.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/-lzoQS8OBB0/the-whole-foods-alternative-to-obamacare.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:19:21 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/the-whole-foods-alternative-to-obamacare.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[While we clearly need health-care reform, the last thing our country needs is a massive new health-care entitlement that will create hundreds of billions of dollars of new unfunded deficits and move us much closer to a government takeover of our...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/-lzoQS8OBB0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/the-whole-foods-alternative-to-obamacare.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>A Survey of Charges Billed By Out-of-Network Physicians</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/TQ0SC4oU2BU/a-survey-of-charges-billed-by-out-of-network-physicians.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:17:27 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/a-survey-of-charges-billed-by-out-of-network-physicians.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[America's Health Insurance Plans: The Value of Provider Networks And the Role of Out-of-Network Charges In Rising Health Care Costs: A Survey of Charges Billed By Out-of-Network Physicians Protecting consumers from runaway charges billed by some...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/TQ0SC4oU2BU" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/a-survey-of-charges-billed-by-out-of-network-physicians.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Swine flu vaccine for 'half US'</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/JUv5RrnCWjw/swine-flu-vaccine-for-half-us.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:10:32 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/swine-flu-vaccine-for-half-us.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[About half the US population should be vaccinated against the H1N1 virus with pregnant women and health workers the top priority, US officials have said. In the event that not enough vaccine is available, a tighter group of high-risk patients will...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/JUv5RrnCWjw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/08/swine-flu-vaccine-for-half-us.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>A Whole Industry Is Waiting For A Pandemic</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/HfPkVTR9Tbg/a-whole-industry-is-waiting-for-a-pandemic.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:16:27 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/a-whole-industry-is-waiting-for-a-pandemic.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA["It's true that influenza viruses are unpredictable, so it does call for a certain degree of caution. But one of the extraordinary features of this influenza -- and the whole influenza saga -- is that there are some people who make predictions year...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/HfPkVTR9Tbg" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/a-whole-industry-is-waiting-for-a-pandemic.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>'No doubt' sunbeds cause cancer</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/tvz8k-gPYCQ/no-doubt-sunbeds-cause-cancer.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:09:45 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/no-doubt-sunbeds-cause-cancer.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[An IARC Working Group has classified UV-emitting tanning devices as “carcinogenic to humans”. There is no doubt using a sunbed or sunlamp will raise the risk of skin cancer. Combined analysis of over 20 epidemiological studies shows that the risk of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/tvz8k-gPYCQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/no-doubt-sunbeds-cause-cancer.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Military planning for possible H1N1 outbreak; Provide support for 'large-scale testing'</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/kAS-4cN2Ci0/military-planning-for-possible-h1n1-outbreak-provide-support-for-large-scale-testing.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:13:21 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/military-planning-for-possible-h1n1-outbreak-provide-support-for-large-scale-testing.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Civilian authorities would lead any relief efforts in the event of a major outbreak, the official said. The military, as they would for a natural disaster or other significant emergency situation, could provide support and fulfill any tasks that...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/kAS-4cN2Ci0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/military-planning-for-possible-h1n1-outbreak-provide-support-for-large-scale-testing.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Plastic Surgery Tax Eyed As Revenue Raiser</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/tCi3At6fUe8/plastic-surgery-tax-eyed-as-revenue-raiser.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:24:18 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/plastic-surgery-tax-eyed-as-revenue-raiser.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[The Senate Finance Committee has discussed imposing a 10 percent excise tax on cosmetic surgery deemed unnecessary for medical purposes. The idea was broached in a meeting with OMB Director Orszag in mid-July, after which Senate Finance Chairman Max...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/tCi3At6fUe8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/plastic-surgery-tax-eyed-as-revenue-raiser.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Reducing Obesity: Policy Strategies from the Tobacco Wars</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/1Ensq0WU0hU/reducing-obesity-policy-strategies-from-the-tobacco-wars.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:15:19 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/reducing-obesity-policy-strategies-from-the-tobacco-wars.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[To combat the epidemic of obesity, lawmakers can adapt policy approaches that have substantially cut tobacco use. A 10 percent tax on fattening food, identified based on a model used by the British government to determine the foods that may not be...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/1Ensq0WU0hU" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/reducing-obesity-policy-strategies-from-the-tobacco-wars.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Obesity-Related Conditions 'Account for 9.1% Of All Medical Spending'</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/exnvBJ2b_38/obesity-related-conditions-account-for-91-of-all-medical-spending.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:25:16 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/obesity-related-conditions-account-for-91-of-all-medical-spending.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Prescription drugs for obesity-related illnesses account for much of the rise in spending. Medicare spends about $600 more per year on prescriptions for an obese beneficiary than a normal-weight one, the study found. » WSJ [ Contribute: submit link...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/exnvBJ2b_38" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/obesity-related-conditions-account-for-91-of-all-medical-spending.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Swine Flu Could Eventually Affect 40% of Americans</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/M4BfIiVZJQU/swine-flu-could-eventually-affect-40-of-americans.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:09:18 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/swine-flu-could-eventually-affect-40-of-americans.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[The H1N1 swine flu could end up affecting as many as 40 percent of Americans, if one includes workers who stay home to care for people who contract the illness, U.S. health officials said Friday. » CDC [ Contribute: submit link / submit article ]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/M4BfIiVZJQU" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/swine-flu-could-eventually-affect-40-of-americans.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Swine flu screening starts at UK airports</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/c2TSAHrdN70/swine-flu-screening-starts-at-uk-airports.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:37:25 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/swine-flu-screening-starts-at-uk-airports.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[NHS intensive care services could be overwhelmed by a huge rise in swine flu cases, researchers have warned, as Britain’s port authorities started screening incoming passengers for the first time. The warning came as 160 British citizens were held...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/c2TSAHrdN70" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/swine-flu-screening-starts-at-uk-airports.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/VW-GVlv6Gzw/recommended-community-strategies-and-measurements-to-prevent-obesity-in-the-united-states.html</link><category>Rx Blog Research</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:12:23 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/recommended-community-strategies-and-measurements-to-prevent-obesity-in-the-united-states.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Approximately two thirds of U.S. adults and one fifth of U.S. children are obese or overweight. Being either obese or overweight increases the risk for many chronic diseases (e.g., heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, and stroke)....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/VW-GVlv6Gzw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/recommended-community-strategies-and-measurements-to-prevent-obesity-in-the-united-states.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>CDC Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines, 2009</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/bO3jLdrMvVQ/cdc-prevention-and-control-of-seasonal-influenza-with-vaccines-2009.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:02:14 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/cdc-prevention-and-control-of-seasonal-influenza-with-vaccines-2009.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[This report updates the 2008 recommendations by CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine for the prevention and control of seasonal influenza. The 2009 seasonal influenza recommendations...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/bO3jLdrMvVQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/cdc-prevention-and-control-of-seasonal-influenza-with-vaccines-2009.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>House healthcare talks break down in anger</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/MKBw2Pvwq_w/house-healthcare-talks-break-down-in-anger.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:36:57 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/house-healthcare-talks-break-down-in-anger.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[House healthcare negotiations dissolved in acrimony on Friday, with Blue Dog Democrats saying they were “lied” to by their Democratic leaders. The seven Blue Dogs on the Energy and Commerce Committee stormed out of a Friday meeting with their...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/MKBw2Pvwq_w" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/house-healthcare-talks-break-down-in-anger.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>CDC: ALL CHILDREN OVER 6 MONTHS SHOULD GET FLU VACCINES</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/w_7srCcr6As/cdc-all-children-over-6-months-should-get-flu-vaccines.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:28:58 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/cdc-all-children-over-6-months-should-get-flu-vaccines.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[All U.S. children aged 6 months to 18 years should get a seasonal influenza vaccine every year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. » Reuters [ Contribute: submit link / submit article ]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/w_7srCcr6As" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/cdc-all-children-over-6-months-should-get-flu-vaccines.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Flu Seizures, Brain Symptoms in Four Children Reported by CDC...</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rxblog/~3/RQG6m83Hl4c/flu-seizures-brain-symptoms-in-four-children-reported-by-cdc.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:19:35 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/flu-seizures-brain-symptoms-in-four-children-reported-by-cdc.html</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[The CDC published a report linking swine flu to seizures in two Texas children and hallucinations, difficulty standing and slowed speech in two others. "Seasonal flu can cause brain complications such as personality changes, loss of concentration,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rxblog/~4/RQG6m83Hl4c" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.rxblog.net/2009/07/flu-seizures-brain-symptoms-in-four-children-reported-by-cdc.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>
