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		<title>Sen. Brown Warns Again Against Passing Health Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown accused President Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous.]]></description>
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		<title>Tech Turns Hospitals Into Concert Halls, Diseases Into Songs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Could music improve the practice of medicine? A new sound technology by local researchers has the potential to turn operating rooms into concert halls and diseases into songs.]]></description>
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		<title>Stomach Virus Is Surging In Boston</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SACHA PFEIFFER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boston area is experiencing a surge in an extremely contagious stomach, flu called norovirus, including a new strain that comes with the usual symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.]]></description>
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		<title>When It&#8217;s Time To Choose Death For A Terminally Ill Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SACHA PFEIFFER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Boston study finds that there is a time when some parents would choose death over life for a child: in cases of fatal illness, especially when a child is in extreme pain -- and the researchers want to help families in this heart-breaking situation.]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Will Examine Drug Safety In Pregnancy</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/26/pregnancy-drugs</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SACHA PFEIFFER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new national study could give pregnant women more information about which medications are safe to take and which ones could harm their developing babies -- and Boston University's School of Medicine is playing a key role in the research.]]></description>
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		<title>Immigrants Sue Mass. Over Denial Of Subsidized Health Care</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/25/immigrant-healthcare-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RACHEL ROHR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of legal immigrants is suing Massachusetts over a law that bans them from having state-subsidized health insurance called Commonwealth Care.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Knowledge Gap Could Explain Higher Lung Cancer Rate Among Blacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SACHA PFEIFFER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to new research out of Boston that could help explain why African-Americans have higher rates of lung cancer than any other racial group, blacks are less likely than whites to seek treatment for the disease and to know how to recognize and prevent it.]]></description>
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		<title>Helping In Haiti: Questions &amp; Answers</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/18/haiti-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SACHA PFEIFFER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Haiti continues to recover from its devastating earthquake, there's a growing focus on the long-term health needs of victims and their families -- and Massachusetts is continuing to play a role.]]></description>
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		<title>Nantucket Ranks As Healthiest County, Hampden As Least Healthy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SACHA PFEIFFER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new nationwide report shows that Nantucket is the healthiest county in Massachusetts and Hampden County is the least healthy.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Chronic Health Problems Among Children On The Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/16/children</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SACHA PFEIFFER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study by Boston researchers finds that chronic health problems in children, such as asthma, obesity and diabetes, have more than doubled nationwide in the past 20 years.]]></description>
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		<title>Looking For A Chocolate High? Just Inhale</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/12/breathable-chocolate</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/12/breathable-chocolate#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ANDREA SHEA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever just wanted to inhale a bunch of chocolate? Now you can. A not-so-mad scientist from Harvard has invented Le Whif -- a no-calorie, breathable chocolate. And it's surprisingly satisfying.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. To Waive Health Care Premiums For Haiti Earthquake Helpers</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/11/haiti-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/11/haiti-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SACHA PFEIFFER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who get state-subsidized health care won't have to pay their premiums this year if they can show they're under financial pressure from helping Haiti earthquake victims.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>State Proposes New Food Allergy Rules For Restaurants</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/11/allergy</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SACHA PFEIFFER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State health officials are proposing new food safety regulations that would require restaurants to make their employees and customers more aware of food allergies.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Patrick Orders Insurers To Submit Rate Increases</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/10/patrick-insurers</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE ASSOCIATED PRESS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Deval Patrick, positioning himself as the guardian of job-creating small businesses, said Wednesday he is ordering health insurers in Massachusetts to submit proposed small business rate increases for state review - and possible rejection.]]></description>
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		<title>Where You Live, Not Just Lifestyle, May Contribute To Diabetes</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/08/diabetes</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SACHA PFEIFFER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study finds that black women in poor neighborhoods are at higher risk for diabetes regardless of how well-educated they are or how much money they earn.]]></description>
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		<title>Invasive Plants Spreading As Climate Warms, Study Says</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/04/walden</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SACHA PFEIFFER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the climate continues to change, non-native plants -- especially invasive ones -- could become even more widespread and destructive, according to a new Harvard study.]]></description>
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		<title>Listen: Dr. Hannah Kinney, SIDS Researcher, Discusses Study</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/03/sids-study-kinney</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BOB OAKES</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is the leading cause of death for babies between one month and 12 months old. But why some infants who seem totally healthy suddenly die in their sleep has mystified researchers for years. Now, a new study out of Children’s Hospital in Boston finds a possible reason.]]></description>
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		<title>Hormone Deficiency Could Cause Sudden Infant Death Syndrome</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/02/sids</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SACHA PFEIFFER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is the leading cause of death for babies between one month and 12 months old. But why some infants who seem totally healthy suddenly die in their sleep has mystified researchers for years. Now, a new study out of Children's Hospital in Boston finds a possible reason]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Doctor Tells Of Treating Haiti&#8217;s &#8216;Pure Suffering&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BOB OAKES</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following two weeks of treating patients in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, Dr. David P. Mooney, a surgeon at Children's Hospital Boston, provides a vivid description of what he saw.  ]]></description>
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		<title>A New Way To Improve Health Care, But Explaining It Is No Easy Task</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/29/medical-home</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SACHA PFEIFFER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you've been paying attention to the debate over health care, you might have heard the term "medical home." It's touted as a way to cut costs and improve primary care, and Massachusetts recently launched several programs to create medical homes. But trying to find out what a medical home is is no easy task.]]></description>
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