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	<title>Seattle/LocalHealthGuide &#187; Drugs &amp; Medicines</title>
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		<title>Time for back-to-school immunizations–Department of Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pertussis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vaccines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington state health officials are urging parents to use the next few weeks to make sure their children had all the immunizations they need to attend school.
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		<title>Consumer gene tests “misleading and of little or no practical use” — GAO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Genetics & Birth Defects]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen to examples of deceptive or dangerous marketing used by genetic testing companies, obtained through undercover contact and telephone calls.
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		<title>Prescription pain medicine overdose deaths rise in Washington state</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pain Medicine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Opioids]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overdose involving prescription pain medicines has surpassed automobile crashes as the leading cause of injury death in the state for residents ages 35 to 54.
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		<title>Bad Medicine: The Real Cost of a Dangerous Drug</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Merrill Goozner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Avandia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comparative Effectiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drug Safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clinical trials that compare effectiveness--and safety--of new drugs with old drugs would not only save lives, but money as well, says Merrill Goozner]]></description>
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		<title>Health stories in the Seattle Times</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/health-stories-in-the-seattle-times/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/health-stories-in-the-seattle-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Product Recall]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fish Oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omega 3]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fish-oil supplements may lower your risk of breast cancer, but don't run out and stock up on pills just yet. QFC recalls some containers of broccoli raisin salad because they contain walnuts.
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		<title>Consumers should stop using Que She “herbal” weight-loss supplement, FDA warns</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/consumers-should-stop-using-que-she-herbal-weight-loss-supplement-fda-warns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An FDA analysis of Que She finds supplement contains the potentially dangerous drugs: fenfluramine, propranolol, sibutramine and ephedrine,]]></description>
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		<title>Hormonal contraceptives have mixed success among overweight women</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/hormonal-contraceptives-have-mixed-success-among-overweight-women/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/hormonal-contraceptives-have-mixed-success-among-overweight-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Ham - HBNS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many researchers think that metabolic changes associated with obesity — in particular, the amount of body fat — could make hormonal birth control less effective. ]]></description>
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		<title>Magic Power Coffee: potentially dangerous—not magical, FDA warns</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/magic-power-coffee-potentially-dangerous%e2%80%94not-magical-fda-warns/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/magic-power-coffee-potentially-dangerous%e2%80%94not-magical-fda-warns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>U.S. FDA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magic Power Coffee, an instant coffee sold online as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains a potentially dangerous chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra, FDA says.]]></description>
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		<title>Liquid vitamin D products pose overdose risk to infants&#8211;FDA</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/liquid-vitamin-d-products-pose-overdose-risk-to-infants-fda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Youth Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you cannot clearly determine the dose of vitamin D delivered by the dropper, talk to a health care professional before giving the supplement to the infant, the FDA says.]]></description>
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		<title>Weight-loss drugs Xenical and Alli may pose liver failure risk, FDA warns.</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/weight-loss-drugs-xenical-and-alli-may-pose-liver-failure-risk-fda-warns/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/weight-loss-drugs-xenical-and-alli-may-pose-liver-failure-risk-fda-warns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 18:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link not proven, but FDA issues warning after reviewing 12 cases of severe liver injury reported in people taking Xenical and one case reported with the use of Alli. ]]></description>
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