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		<title>Heart Disease and Stroke Rates Closely Tied to National Income</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An analysis of heart disease and stroke statistics collected from 192 countries by the World Health Organization shows that the relative burden of the two diseases is closely linked to national income.
University of California researchers found that developing countries tend to suffer more death and disability by stroke than heart disease.  Meanwhile, the United States [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Increase Risk of Deadly Heart Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arthritis sufferers appear to be at an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
The good news, the researchers reported, is that drugs used to treat the condition are able to reduce that risk.
Researchers followed 400 rheumatoid arthritis sufferers for a period of five years, periodically measuring progression of their disease [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Tips for Avoiding SIDS</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leading cause of death in otherwise healthy babies more than a month old is SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome. It occurs in about 50 of every 100,000 births in the U.S. SIDS applies to any infant whose death is sudden and unexplained.
Usually, the infant is found dead after having been put to sleep, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fast CT Scan May Predict Individual&#8217;s Risk of Dying Early from Diabetes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 15:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Off the heels of a test that claims to be able to predict early death from heart disease, a new test says it can predict early death from diabetes.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers have followed nearly 1,500 patients as part of a diabetes heart study for a period of 13 years.  As original study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Physically Inactive Children As Young as 9 Can Show Increased Risk for Heart Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 15:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Langer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even healthy children as young as 9 can start to show an increased risk of future heart problems if they do not exercise, according to a new study.
Researchers from Sweden and Denmark assessed the level of physical activity in 200 children, with an average age of 9.8 years, over a period of four days through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Increased Your Risk of a Brain Aneurysm Today?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 19:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Langer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We run into a number of warning labels in day-to-day life, but sometimes it’s the most routine activities that can have surprising – and deadly – consequences.
A new study has compiled a list of everyday actions that can temporarily raise your risk of rupturing a brain aneurysm and suffering a stroke.
Check them out here:
-Coffee consumption [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents Support Genetic Testing for Children, Scientists Say</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Somers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to U.S. scientists, parents support having their children genetically tested for adult diseases despite the risks associated with the controversial assessments, Fox News reported.
Researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center found that more than 200 parents who were offered genetic testing supported having their children also tested for their risks of adult-onset health conditions.
Personal genetic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple-Shapes At No Greater Risk of Heart Attack Than Pear-Shapes</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/apple-shapes-at-no-greater-risk-of-heart-attack-than-pear-shapes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers once believed that people with apple-shaped figures &#8211; in other words, those who gained most of their weight in their stomach &#8211; were at higher risk of heart disease than people with other types of body figures.  A recent study suggests this may not be the case, Time.com reported.
In the study, researchers at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chronic Back Pain Can Run In Families</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/chronic-back-pain-can-run-in-families/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even if you don&#8217;t do much heavy lifting, you still may be at risk for lumbar troubles.  New studies suggest there may be a genetic component to chronic back pain, the New York Times reported.
In prior studies, it was difficult to isolate back pain among families as genetic, rather than just a product of living [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colon Cancer Rates Could Be Reduced By Screening, Healthy Lifestyle</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/colon-cancer-could-be-reduced-by-screening-healthy-lifestyle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colorectal cancer is the second most-lethal in the U.S., but could that change?  Perhaps, if it continues its steady decline.
According to an American Cancer Society study, colon cancer rates have been declining for three decades and could continue to decline even further with increased screening and lifestyle changes, Business Week reported.
As of now, only half [...]]]></description>
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