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		<title>Pets Bring A Number of Health Benefits to Owners&#8217; Lives</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study confirms what all you dog and cat owners probably already new: pets can serve as important sources of social and emotional support in our lives, researchers say.
The study, conducted by Ohio researchers, found that pet owners could be just as close to their animals as to other key people in their lives.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study: More Than 50 Percent of Homeless People Suffer from Mental Health Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study estimates that eight out of 10 homeless people have at least one chronic health condition and more than half have a mental health problem.
In comparison, people classified as “vulnerably housed,” meaning that they live in unsafe, unstable or unaffordable housing, had equally poor and in some cases, worse health.
The underlying cause of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Couples Pick Up Each Other&#8217;s Bad Habits Over Time</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/couples-pick-up-each-others-bad-habits-over-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For better or for worse, in sickness and in health: A new study indicates that like adopting similar music tastes, or turns of phrase, couples also tend to pick up each other’s unhealthy habits as well.
University of Cincinnati researchers found that long-term, intimate relationships can lead couples to emulate each other’s health habits and affect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Manny Says: Despite Study Claims, Fat is Not Fit</title>
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		<comments>http://www.askdrmanny.com/dr-manny-says-despite-study-claims-fat-is-not-fit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I read a study that claims that fat people can be just as healthy as slim people, as long as they have no chronic health problems.
The study, which followed 6,000 obese people over a 16 year period, concluded that fat can indeed by healthy based on results that indicated that the overweight people lived [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the Secret Behind Living to Be 100?  Nature or Nurture?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s the secret behind living to be 100 years old?  Not a healthier lifestyle, apparently.
People who live to be 95 or older are no more virtuous than anyone else in terms of diet, exercise or smoking and drinking, according to researchers at Yeshiva University.
The researchers said results from a new study indicate that “nature,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consuming Omega 3 Fatty Acids During Pregnancy Good for Infant Health</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/consuming-omega-3-fatty-acids-during-pregnancy-reduces-infant-sickness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrmanny.com/consuming-omega-3-fatty-acids-during-pregnancy-reduces-infant-sickness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study recommends that women consume Omega 3 fatty acids during pregnancy to help protect babies against illness during early infancy.
Emory University researchers followed 1,100 women and 900 infants throughout pregnancy and early infancy.  Some women were randomly assigned to supplement their diets with 400 mg of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from 18 to 22 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lighten Up: Happy Teens Have Less Health Problems in Adulthood</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/lighten-up-happy-teens-have-less-health-problems-in-adulthood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrmanny.com/lighten-up-happy-teens-have-less-health-problems-in-adulthood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time for your angst-ridden teen to lighten up: New research suggests that people who are happy and positive during their teenage years have better general health as adults.
The study, conducted by Northwestern University researchers, also found that positive teens had a reduced risk of engaging in unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, binge drinking, using drugs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Type 1 Diabetes May Increase Risk of Heart Disease in Young Adults</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/type-1-diabetes-may-increase-risk-of-heart-disease-in-young-adults/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrmanny.com/type-1-diabetes-may-increase-risk-of-heart-disease-in-young-adults/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it’s long been known that type 2 diabetes and heart disease can go hand in hand, new research indicates that adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes may have a greater risk of cardiac problems as well.
Researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health and the Cincinnati Children&#8217;s Hospital Medical Center studied 162 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creepy Crawlies: The Worst Summer Bugs for Your Health</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/the-worst-summer-bugs-for-your-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 18:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summertime comes and it seems like everybody’s running out the door to get a healthy dose of vitamin D.  But we’re not the only ones coming out of hibernation.
With warmer temperatures come swarms and (worse) infestations of all kinds of creepy crawlies.  Check out the list below of the worst summer bugs and the health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Does Giving Birth to Twins Affect A Mother&#8217;s Health?</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/how-does-giving-birth-to-twins-affect-a-mothers-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 20:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Compared with other mothers, women who deliver twins live longer, have more children than expected, bear babies at shorter intervals over a longer time, and are older at their last birth, according to researchers at the University of Utah.
The findings do not mean having twins is healthy for women, but instead that healthier women have [...]]]></description>
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