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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:00:51 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FDA Starts Reporting Drugs Under Safety Investigation]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=fda-starts-reporting-drugs-under-safety-investigation</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=fda-starts-reporting-drugs-under-safety-investigation</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:00:51 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aleisha</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=fda-starts-reporting-drugs-under-safety-investigation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On Friday 5th September, in line with new legislation introduced last year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted the first of its     qua<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rival Anchors Stand Up To Cancer]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=rival-anchors-stand-up-to-cancer</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=rival-anchors-stand-up-to-cancer</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:00:53 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=rival-anchors-stand-up-to-cancer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On Friday, three network news anchors teamed up in a massive campaign aimed to raise funds to...<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[4 TNF-Blockers Get Stronger Warning Labels Due To Fatal Fungal Infection]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=4-tnf-blockers-get-stronger-warning-labels-due-to-fatal-fungal-infection</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=4-tnf-blockers-get-stronger-warning-labels-due-to-fatal-fungal-infection</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:00:53 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=4-tnf-blockers-get-stronger-warning-labels-due-to-fatal-fungal-infection</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger and additional warnings about the risk of...<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Measles Vaccine Not Linked To Autism, Study Finds]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=measles-vaccine-not-linked-to-autism-study-finds</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=measles-vaccine-not-linked-to-autism-study-finds</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:00:54 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=measles-vaccine-not-linked-to-autism-study-finds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[According to a study published this week, the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine doesn t raise the...<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Main Line Dentist Charged with Illegally Dumping Medical Waste]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=main-line-dentist-charged-with-illegally-dumping-medical-waste</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=main-line-dentist-charged-with-illegally-dumping-medical-waste</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:00:58 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=main-line-dentist-charged-with-illegally-dumping-medical-waste</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New Jersey authorities have charged a Main Line dentist with unlawfully discharging a pollutant and...<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Advertising to Consumers Does Not Increase Drug Sales]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=advertising-to-consumers-does-not-increase-drug-sales</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=advertising-to-consumers-does-not-increase-drug-sales</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:02:02 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Erika</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=advertising-to-consumers-does-not-increase-drug-sales</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Only in New Zealand and the United States can pharmaceutical companies advertise their products directly to potential consumers.  Direct-to-consumer <br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Displaced Sudanese Medics Return After Training In Canada And Kenya]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=displaced-sudanese-medics-return-after-training-in-canada-and-kenya</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=displaced-sudanese-medics-return-after-training-in-canada-and-kenya</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:01:58 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aleisha</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=displaced-sudanese-medics-return-after-training-in-canada-and-kenya</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Eleven refugees, who left Sudan as children, were raised in Cuba, and  educated in medicine in Canada, now return to Sudan, where they may  help impr<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vaccinating younger population minimizes life-years lost to influenza]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=vaccinating-younger-population-minimizes-life-years-lost-to-influenza</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=vaccinating-younger-population-minimizes-life-years-lost-to-influenza</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:00:56 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=vaccinating-younger-population-minimizes-life-years-lost-to-influenza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Shifting the current vaccination strategy to target younger populations would reduce the number of years of life lost (YL<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genetically modified malaria parasite confers immunity]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=genetically-modified-malaria-parasite-confers-immunity</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=genetically-modified-malaria-parasite-confers-immunity</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:01:30 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=genetically-modified-malaria-parasite-confers-immunity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mice infected with Plasmodium yoelii, genetically engineered ...  College of Medicine, New York, told Reuters Health. &quot;It<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Asthma prescriptions often wanting in the elderly]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=asthma-prescriptions-often-wanting-in-the-elderly</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=asthma-prescriptions-often-wanting-in-the-elderly</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:01:11 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=asthma-prescriptions-often-wanting-in-the-elderly</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Compared with younger patients, elderly patients with asthma are less ... , according to researchers. &quot;Elderly patients,&quot;<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CPAP reduces seizure activity in adults with sleep apnea and epilepsy]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=cpap-reduces-seizure-activity-in-adults-with-sleep-apnea-and-epilepsy</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=cpap-reduces-seizure-activity-in-adults-with-sleep-apnea-and-epilepsy</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:01:10 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=cpap-reduces-seizure-activity-in-adults-with-sleep-apnea-and-epilepsy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults with refractory partial epilepsy and obstructive sleep apnea have a reduction in seizure activity if their obstruc<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Early maternal serum PP13 predicts early preeclampsia]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=early-maternal-serum-pp13-predicts-early-preeclampsia</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=early-maternal-serum-pp13-predicts-early-preeclampsia</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:01:04 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=early-maternal-serum-pp13-predicts-early-preeclampsia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Concentration of first-trimester maternal serum placental protein (PP ...  told Reuters Health that the results are promi<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[REFILE: Cells engineered to reduce arterial plaque]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=refile-cells-engineered-to-reduce-arterial-plaque</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=refile-cells-engineered-to-reduce-arterial-plaque</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:00:55 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=refile-cells-engineered-to-reduce-arterial-plaque</guid>
<description><![CDATA[from &quot;atherosclerosis&quot; to &quot;arterial plaque.&quot; In the first sentence of the second paragraph, &quot;Reuters&quot; has been changed to &quot;Reuters Health.&quot;] NEW YORK<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Low-level bisphenol A exposure affects brain structure and function in primates]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=low-level-bisphenol-a-exposure-affects-brain-structure-and-function-in-primates</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=low-level-bisphenol-a-exposure-affects-brain-structure-and-function-in-primates</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:01:09 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=low-level-bisphenol-a-exposure-affects-brain-structure-and-function-in-primates</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Scientists reported this week new evidence that low levels of bisphenol A (BPA) prevent synapse formation in the brains o<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[High intake of linoleic acid may keep BP in check]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=high-intake-of-linoleic-acid-may-keep-bp-in-check-1</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=high-intake-of-linoleic-acid-may-keep-bp-in-check-1</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:00:57 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=high-intake-of-linoleic-acid-may-keep-bp-in-check-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study of middle-aged adults, maintaining a diet high in linoleic ... , of Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lung Cancer Risk Prediction Differs By Race]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=lung-cancer-risk-prediction-differs-by-race</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=lung-cancer-risk-prediction-differs-by-race</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:01:05 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dale707</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=lung-cancer-risk-prediction-differs-by-race</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON (MedPage Today) -- A history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases the risk of lung cancer for African-Americans more tha<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stroke Risk Higher in RA Patients]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=stroke-risk-higher-in-ra-patients</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=stroke-risk-higher-in-ra-patients</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:01:05 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dale707</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=stroke-risk-higher-in-ra-patients</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WICHITA, Kan. (MedPage Today) -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, particularly those with severe disease, have an increased risk of stroke, accord<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Excess use of denture cream tied to nerve damage]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=excess-use-of-denture-cream-tied-to-nerve-damage-1</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=excess-use-of-denture-cream-tied-to-nerve-damage-1</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:01:00 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=excess-use-of-denture-cream-tied-to-nerve-damage-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Loading up on denture cream can be hazardous to your health, new research suggests. In the medical journal Neurology, Dr.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists Map Complete Genetic Blueprint Of Deadly Cancers]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=scientists-map-complete-genetic-blueprint-of-deadly-cancers</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=scientists-map-complete-genetic-blueprint-of-deadly-cancers</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:00:59 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aleisha</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=scientists-map-complete-genetic-blueprint-of-deadly-cancers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In what has been heralded as a significant breakthrough in the fight against two of the world's deadliest cancers, US scientists have mapped     comp<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nursing beats sugar water for easing baby's pain]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=nursing-beats-sugar-water-for-easing-babys-pain</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=nursing-beats-sugar-water-for-easing-babys-pain</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:00:57 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=nursing-beats-sugar-water-for-easing-babys-pain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Newborns who breastfeed while doctors obtain a blood sample from a heel experience much less discomfort than babies given<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[High-Normal Calcium Levels Linked to Fatal Prostate Cancer]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=high-normal-calcium-levels-linked-to-fatal-prostate-cancer</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=high-normal-calcium-levels-linked-to-fatal-prostate-cancer</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:01:07 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dale707</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=high-normal-calcium-levels-linked-to-fatal-prostate-cancer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (MedPage Today) -- The risk of fatal prostate cancer more than doubles if serum calcium is in the upper limit of normal, accordin<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Young Men With Type 2 Diabetes Have Low Testosterone]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=young-men-with-type-2-diabetes-have-low-testosterone</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=young-men-with-type-2-diabetes-have-low-testosterone</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:01:07 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dale707</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=young-men-with-type-2-diabetes-have-low-testosterone</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, N.Y. (MedPage Today) -- Young men with type 2 diabetes have low levels of testosterone, leaving them at risk for infertility, atherosclerosi<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cymbalta, Tykerb, Tysabri on U.S. drug safety list]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=cymbalta-tykerb-tysabri-on-u-s-drug-safety-list</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=cymbalta-tykerb-tysabri-on-u-s-drug-safety-list</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:01:03 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=cymbalta-tykerb-tysabri-on-u-s-drug-safety-list</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Friday they are probing safety concerns with Eli Lilly and Co's antidepressant Cymbalta, GlaxoSm<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lancet Retracts Article on Incontinence Therapy]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=lancet-retracts-article-on-incontinence-therapy</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=lancet-retracts-article-on-incontinence-therapy</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:01:06 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dale707</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=lancet-retracts-article-on-incontinence-therapy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LONDON (MedPage Today) -- Editors of The Lancet have retracted a published article describing use of autologous tissue to treat stress urinary incont<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ASCO Breast: Molecular Breast Imaging Tops Mammography for Dense Breasts]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=asco-breast-molecular-breast-imaging-tops-mammography-for-dense-breasts</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=asco-breast-molecular-breast-imaging-tops-mammography-for-dense-breasts</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:01:06 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dale707</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=asco-breast-molecular-breast-imaging-tops-mammography-for-dense-breasts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- In high-risk women with dense breast tissue, molecular breast imaging detected three times as many hard-to-find tumors <br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Embryonic stem cells still needed, panel says]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=embryonic-stem-cells-still-needed-panel-says-1</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=embryonic-stem-cells-still-needed-panel-says-1</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:00:59 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=embryonic-stem-cells-still-needed-panel-says-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Although researchers have discovered ways to make powerful stem cells without the use of human embryos, the controversial use <br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dasatinib active against Ph+ leukemia with CNS involvement]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=dasatinib-active-against-ph-leukemia-with-cns-involvement</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=dasatinib-active-against-ph-leukemia-with-cns-involvement</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:01:01 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=dasatinib-active-against-ph-leukemia-with-cns-involvement</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dasatinib, a second-generation dual-specific BCR-ABL kinase inhibitor, penetrates the blood-brain barrier and has promisi<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drug Samples Barrier to Generic Prescribing for Uninsured]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=drug-samples-barrier-to-generic-prescribing-for-uninsured</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=drug-samples-barrier-to-generic-prescribing-for-uninsured</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:01:06 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dale707</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=drug-samples-barrier-to-generic-prescribing-for-uninsured</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (MedPage Today) -- Free drug samples may help uninsured patients hold down costs initially, but set them up to pay more in the lo<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Collider Triggers End-of-World Fears]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=collider-triggers-end-of-world-fears</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=collider-triggers-end-of-world-fears</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:00:57 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dale</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=collider-triggers-end-of-world-fears</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists are dismissing critics who warn that the Large Hadron Collider could create Earth-swallowing black holes<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bone metabolism defects common in untreated children with celiac disease]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=bone-metabolism-defects-common-in-untreated-children-with-celiac-disease</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=bone-metabolism-defects-common-in-untreated-children-with-celiac-disease</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:00:56 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=bone-metabolism-defects-common-in-untreated-children-with-celiac-disease</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The calcium metabolism defects that are prevalent in children with untreated celiac disease resolve after a gluten-free d<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FDA Calls For More Warning On Arthritis Drugs]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=fda-calls-for-more-warning-on-arthritis-drugs</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=fda-calls-for-more-warning-on-arthritis-drugs</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:00:51 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, U.S. health regulators demanded stronger warnings on four prescription drugs used to...<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Measles Vaccine Cleared of Autism Charges]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=measles-vaccine-cleared-of-autism-charges</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=measles-vaccine-cleared-of-autism-charges</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:01:54 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Erika</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=measles-vaccine-cleared-of-autism-charges</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With the hope of putting to rest the question, posed in 1998, that the widely used childhood measles vaccine is linked to gastrointestinal (GI) illne<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[People Aged 18 to 25 Are Using Less Cocaine, But More Prescription Drugs]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=people-aged-18-to-25-are-using-less-cocaine-but-more-prescription-drugs</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=people-aged-18-to-25-are-using-less-cocaine-but-more-prescription-drugs</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:01:43 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=people-aged-18-to-25-are-using-less-cocaine-but-more-prescription-drugs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After the 13th annual survey on attitudesabout drug abuse released by the National Center on...<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Does Bisphenol-A Harm Infants  Health?]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=does-bisphenol-a-harm-infants-health</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=does-bisphenol-a-harm-infants-health</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:00:54 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=does-bisphenol-a-harm-infants-health</guid>
<description><![CDATA[According to a report released Wednesday by government experts, exposure to bisphenol-A, a chemical...<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cells engineered to reduce arthrosclerosis]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=cells-engineered-to-reduce-arthrosclerosis</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=cells-engineered-to-reduce-arthrosclerosis</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:01:12 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=cells-engineered-to-reduce-arthrosclerosis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Descendants of hematopoietic progenitor cells that were genetically ...  Reuters. He doesn't believe it is &quot;far-fetched t<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Parechoviruses linked with meningitis and sepsis-like illness in children]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=parechoviruses-linked-with-meningitis-and-sepsis-like-illness-in-children</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=parechoviruses-linked-with-meningitis-and-sepsis-like-illness-in-children</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:01:24 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=parechoviruses-linked-with-meningitis-and-sepsis-like-illness-in-children</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Human parechoviruses are an important viral cause of sepsis-like ...  C. Wolthers told Reuters Health, &quot;we compared the r<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Campaign '08: New Jersey Doctor- Delegate Sees Big Trouble in Universal Coverage]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=campaign-08-new-jersey-doctor-delegate-sees-big-trouble-in-universal-coverage</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=campaign-08-new-jersey-doctor-delegate-sees-big-trouble-in-universal-coverage</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:01:20 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dale707</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=campaign-08-new-jersey-doctor-delegate-sees-big-trouble-in-universal-coverage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. (MedPage Today) -- Ben Chouake, M.D., of Cliffside Park, N.J., an internist and emergency medicine specialist, is the son of holocaus<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Physician Congressman Focuses on Energy at Republican National Convention]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=physician-congressman-focuses-on-energy-at-republican-national-convention</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=physician-congressman-focuses-on-energy-at-republican-national-convention</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:02:37 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dale707</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=physician-congressman-focuses-on-energy-at-republican-national-convention</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. (MedPage Today) -- Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), an orthopedic surgeon, is pushing energy issues, not healthcare reform, at the Republican <br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CDC Releases 'Very Good' Immunization Report for 2007]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=cdc-releases-very-good-immunization-report-for-2007</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=cdc-releases-very-good-immunization-report-for-2007</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:02:37 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dale707</dc:creator>
<category>blogosphere</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=cdc-releases-very-good-immunization-report-for-2007</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- The U.S. gets top marks on its &quot;immunization report card&quot; for 2007, according to CDC director Julie Gerberding, M.D., M.P.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US. child vaccination rates hit record levels]]></title>
<link>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=us-child-vaccination-rates-hit-record-levels</link>
<comments>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=us-child-vaccination-rates-hit-record-levels</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:01:03 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
<category>general health</category>
<guid>http://www.surgicaldiscussion.com/story.php?title=us-child-vaccination-rates-hit-record-levels</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. toddlers got the recommended vaccinations against childhood diseases at record levels in 2007, federal health officials s<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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