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		<title>Understanding the Symptoms and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Somers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Catherine Zeta-Jones made the surprising announcement that she suffers from bipolar disorder.  Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that is met with a lot of confusion and incorrect assumptions.  Here, we’ll clear up some common questions about the disorder.
What is bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder, according to PubMed Health, involves periods of elevated or irritable mood, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children Who See Flashing Lights During Migraines May Have Heart Condition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Langer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study, children who see flashing lights during a migraine may be twice as likely to have a hole-in-the-heart, the BBC News reported.
US doctors examined 109 children over six who suffered from migraines.  About half of those with migraines accompanied by a visual disturbance called an aura had the heart defect.
This is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Treatment of Parkinson&#8217;s Disease</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/gene-therapy-shows-promise-in-treatment-of-parkinsons-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Results from a clinical trial have shown that cutting-edge gene therapy on Parkinson&#8217;s disease patients significantly improved the tremors, rigidity and other motor skill problems that are associated with the disease, US News and World Report reported.
The study, involving 45 patients with moderate to advanced Parkinson&#8217;s disease, randomly assigned half of the patients to receive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan At Risk for Disease Outbreaks Following Tsunami</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tsunami triggered by Friday&#8217;s 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan left an impossible amount of destruction and devastation in it&#8217;s wake &#8211; and the aftereffects could last for even longer.  Following a natural disaster, food and water supplies are often contaminated and people are forced to live in deplorable conditions.
This, naturally, can lead to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hypertension: The Silent Killer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hypertension is known as the silent killer for good reason. Some 50 million Americans have high blood pressure and one-third of those don’t even know it, despite the fact that it’s very easy to diagnose.
Hypertension kills some 40,000 Americans each year, and another 200,000 die annually of a high-blood-pressure-related illness. People with hypertension are seven [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stroke: Know the Signs, Save Lives</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your heart is not the only potential victim of cardiovascular disease. Your brain can be, too. Stroke is a type of cardiovascular disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. A stroke occurs when the blood vessels that carry the oxygenated blood and nutrients to the brain are either blocked by a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Migraine: Not Just a Bad Headache</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are headaches, and then there are migraine headaches. Any headache can make you miserable, but a migraine can be excruciating. In fact, the most severe migraine headaches can just about bring you to your knees.
More than 28 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches. Their frequency and severity varies from person to person, but they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Ticker: Heart Disease</title>
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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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