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		<title>Popular Medications Linked With Cognitive Impairment, Risk of Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study warns consumers to beware: a number of common medications, such as Tylenol, Benadryl and Dramamine, may cause cognitive impairment and even increase the risk of death.
Medications with anticholinergic activity are frequently taken among the elderly adult population and include both over-the-counter drugs as well as prescription medicine.  Anticholinergics affect the brain by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise Can Be As Effective As Adding Second Medication in Persistent Depression</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exercise can be as effective as a second medication for depressed patients who have not been cured by a single antidepressant medication, according to a new study.
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found that moderate to intense levels of daily exercise can be as effective as prescribing a second antidepressant drugs in as many as half [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Transplant Patients Have Significant Risk of Developing Serious Skin Cancers</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/heart-transplant-patients-have-significant-risk-of-developing-serious-skin-cancers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heart transplant patients appear to have an increased risk of serious skin cancers, including cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma, according to a new study.
Scientists say this may be because when people receive heart transplants, they require immune medications to keep the body from rejecting the transplant.  The changes to the immune system as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Insulin Drug May Only Require Injections 3 Times a Week</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/new-insulin-drug-may-only-require-injections-3-times-a-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From multiple times a day to just a few times a week: Results from a preliminary study indicate that a new insulin drug only requires people with diabetes to inject themselves three times a week and has no major side effects, HealthDay News reported.
This means that people who suffer from type 2 diabetes may be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA to Remove 500 Unapproved Prescription Drugs from Pharmacies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it will remove about 500 unapproved prescription cough, cold, and allergy  medicines from pharmacies, Business Week reported.
The drugs had never been evaluated by the FDA for safety and effectiveness, and the agency warns that they may be riskier than approved over-the-counter drugs for the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lifesaving HIV Medications Harder to Come By For Low-Income Citizens</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/lifesaving-hiv-medications-harder-to-come-by-for-low-income-citizens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lifesaving HIV medications are getting costlier and rarer in cash-strapped states, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The AIDS Drug Assistance Progam, which pays for expensive HIV medications for poor and low-income citizens, has become a victim of the economy much like the rest of the country.  As the federal and state goverments look for ways to cut [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White Noise Improves Focus of Children With ADHD</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/white-noise-improves-focus-of-children-with-adhd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study, children with ADHD focus better when white noise is played in the background, Family Health Guide reported.
Researchers tested concentration and memory of normally attentive children and of children who had ADHD in situations where white noise was played in the background.  While normally attentive children found the noise distracting, concentration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survey Says College Freshmen are Stressed, Depressed</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/survey-says-college-freshmen-are-stressed-depressed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something to keep in mind as your kids go off to school this year: College freshmen are more stressed than ever before, according to an annual survey that began collecting data from students 25 years ago.
The New York Times reported that the percentage of freshmen that rated their emotional health as &#8220;below average&#8221; rose, while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Ticker: Heart Disease</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/the-big-ticker-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clench your fist—that’s about the size of your heart. Located in the center of your chest, the heart beats about one hundred thousand times a day, pumping five to six quarts of blood per minute.
Once the blood receives oxygen from the lungs, the heart sends the blood from the aorta through the arteries and into [...]]]></description>
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