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		<title>Treating high cholesterol — Dr. Carolyn Clancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Carolyn Clancy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first step in controlling your cholesterol is a balanced diet and exercise. But, even with a good diet and exercise, you may need medicine to lower your cholesterol]]></description>
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		<title>Americans cut risk of heart disease death in half, prevention is key</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By smoking less, watching their cholesterol and lowering their high blood pressure, Americans halved their risk of dying from heart disease over past 20 years.
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		<title>Heart Disease: Why costs rise as prevention improves</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Merrill Goozner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of people hospitalized or killed by serious heart attacks each year is down--but the cost of treating people hospitalized with heart disease is up. 
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		<title>How&#8217;s your heart health?</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/hows-your-heart-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McCarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heart association launches 10-year program to cut heart and stroke deaths 20 percent.]]></description>
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		<title>Some Physio-Control&#8217;s external defibrillators may fail in high humidity, FDA warns</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/some-physio-controls-external-defibrillators-may-fail-in-high-humidity-fda-warns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McCarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some LIFEPAK CR Plus may fail in "extremely humid" conditions, FDA says]]></description>
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		<title>What You Need to Know about Blood Thinner Pills</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Carolyn Clancy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blood thinner pills require you to make lifestyle changes, such as taking them at the same time each day and making sure you don't injure yourself. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sound Health:  Affairs of the heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lori Whittaker, MD
I love to talk about affairs of the heart:  Not just because St. Valentine’s Day falls in February, but because this is American Heart Month.
Your heart can always use a little TLC.  And the same goes for the heart of your husband, your wife, your significant other, your kids and even your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Aspirin a Day? The Answer is Different for Men and Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Carolyn Clancy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Aspirin a Day? The Answer is Different for Men and Women
By Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.
August 4, 2009
Throughout the ages, the differences between men and women have been the subject of plays, movies, and books. Shakespeare poked fun at the topic.
And, more recently, books with titles like Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus explored [...]]]></description>
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		<title>King County reports first heat-related death</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/king-county-reports-first-heat-related-death/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seattle&#8217;s record heat wave has contributed to the death of a Seattle man, King County officials said Thursday.
The man, in his 60s, had a heart condition that may have made him more vulnerable to the effects this week&#8217;s high temperatures in the Seattle area, officials said.

Dr. David Fleming, director and health officer for Public Health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iCPR: Download cardio-pulmonary resuscitation instructions to your Apple or Google smart phones</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/icpr-download-cardio-pulmonary-resuscitation-instructions-to-your-apple-or-google-smart-phones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[King County&#8217;s Emergency Medical Services has created one-minute training videos that can be downloaded to your Apple iPod Touch phone or Google phone on how to provide cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and what to do if someone is choking .
 
“If people know CPR and choke aid procedures, they use them in an emergency.  We developed a phone application [...]]]></description>
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