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            <title><![CDATA[Heartland hospital shows off its new women's center]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vanessa Alonso]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 21:12:18 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Northeast Regional Medical Center invited the community to tour the newly renovated Women's Center and brand new Vein Center.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Do sunscreen SPF ratings really mean anything?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Consumer watchdog group warns that most sunscreens meet FDA standards, but questionable SPF ratings persist]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jolie: From girl with tattoos to girl with a cause]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Once the girl with the Billy Bob tattoo, Jolie now inspires with mastectomy revelation]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mental health system transition progresses in Wapello County]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Simon]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Wapello County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday evening discussing the next steps in the transition from a county-based mental health delivery system to a regional system consisting of three regions.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes 12 years after similar Monsanto push failed]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mosquitos eating away at declines from 2012]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Puricelli]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 20:17:51 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Mosquitoes populations are forecasted to rise compared to last year.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ottumwa Regional Health Center hosts open house]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The open house had items ranging from anything like dressing supplies and skin care products, to wound vacuums and artificial skin grafts.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[State of the art long term living facility opens in Macon]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[New cottages open for long term care in Macon.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[High hospital bills go public, but will it help?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Why does one hospital charge 40 times more than another? New data underscore cost mysteries]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Millions in grant money available for Missouri Health Centers]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Puricelli]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 22:21:24 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Grant money will be available soon to help people get health insurance.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Local organizations shine light on mental health]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Monisha Bruner]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 17:15:24 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[It's Children's Mental Health Awareness Week.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Largest workforce in U.S. healthcare celebrates important week]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Puricelli]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[May 6th maked the start of National Nurses Week.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New York City judge rips opposition to Plan B order]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Judge in New York rips government for opposing his order giving broader access to morning-after pill]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Melanoma Monday brings awareness to deadly skin cancer]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Puricelli]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 22:12:49 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[There are over 10,000 deaths each year from Melanoma. Awareness helps curb deaths.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bashful? Buy the little blue pill online]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 07:05:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Pfizer sells Viagra on its website in a drug industry first]]></description>
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