<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<rdf:RDF
 xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
 xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/"
 xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
 xmlns:taxo="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/taxonomy/"
 xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
 xmlns:syn="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
 xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/"
>

<channel rdf:about="http://www.gourt.com/Health/Organizations.html">
<title>Organizations RSS : Gourt</title>
<link>http://www.gourt.com/Health/Organizations.html</link>
<description></description>
<dc:language>en-us</dc:language>
<dc:rights>Copyright 2007, Gourt.com</dc:rights>
<dc:date>2009-07-04T22:35+37:00
</dc:date>
<dc:publisher>rtruog@gourt.com</dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>rtruog@gourt.com</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Organizations RSS : Gourt</dc:subject>
<syn:updatePeriod>hourly</syn:updatePeriod>
<syn:updateFrequency>1</syn:updateFrequency>
<syn:updateBase>1901-01-01T00:00+00:00</syn:updateBase>
<items>
 <rdf:Seq>
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/river_blindness_20090701/en/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/notes/2009/DG_Putin_20090626/en/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/disaster_risk_reduction_20090618/en/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/vaccine_donation_20090617/en/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/road_safety_report_20090615/en/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/health_policies_20090615/en/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_pandemic_phase6_20090611/en/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/rotavirus_vaccines_20090605/en/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/no_tobacco_day_20090529/en/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/prince_asturias_award_20090527/en/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6b32a4c0d8e97bf20fc878f8eef54549" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=56f8144a53bcd16ec56fdcd80b87419d" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=35aa35e7058fb26226ad6a1dc7dd1a96" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=81f2863d765e427d2b9508b018b03bb8" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7365e232c513d72d52de5a83e66eb107" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ddcc6139a88347b2b38f2e1104be4c42" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cc04fedfa1da445f42ae468c99626b7d" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=75fe005cf4050b518297a8d4d77b9ebe" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=24b188deeb2bc6c0bf7076f756868bf5" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c1dc34fe011b04a4bd47586fb87dfd79" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f3c4c96681f0b8e46ae54d843651ebfb" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cf746b49b63548d9d6bcd868744875d9" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2bcd79e56a5ff576b45ed28940309b41" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6ca3957bc21c4cdd43ff9ad900c609e7" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=fca4234f8891522aaa54db266bd331ba" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=30f4cb16cd3dd21858fe9e31fd4ac382" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c7c7c12ecbd974791294366e47f7e4ed" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=88557133c96aa69f3b2c42e1f11656c5" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=eb9847a34367ecfa6a1ecf7bb7258e5d" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=39bb163acc9e01f52fc952526ae0e4f6" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b5ce54c2386baca81127633a28040288" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d58f5f6ae3362fa4dcb10c9c9ccd3b43" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=704b1cbc13ee72c5f68ac66d77c10dfe" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f9a139d94ecc47003b2bb8f4b7266b1f" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ce1f85ebc3975de106f55409830e55be" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=375f0adc22f3bf4cbf35b2539ac544ab" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c9def3009125a07f424db450fb96df4b" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=41024efb987bd4bb8b97d149e9c7dc0e" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b7d385927be09c9da719b0f03d900aa0" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=5a0ddb9383fd4f09fb977c11dc8c896e" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=fe786a97b4d969e1ee8ca6075b6e1ef4" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=972a9c1026c55fcf59c3887ac5bcc703" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2290520d6cb556faf6ee5e2d3aaf40ca" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9367d3cd8895b9be222cb2ab7c64ef5f" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=5d818fc1f24d25d5b123ff53595832f8" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a036b67806adae096a165624fc9b0a6f" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=946acec8f3537d627f5b99d885a13ad6" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=4f9f4ffecc3ae6ed3ac8f6227de682a8" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8f079fe951238ea027987f7f359590ef" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=355efbc99e735d65cd8809698a68149c" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cb359e747ee78f2bc816a99d3b9cadba" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=31d6cef1ec6de77395235ad26f5f8d27" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=95abd3a087d0c7d08a1119d8ad228f60" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3de0c26409c85b747166f83039c1647b" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8765ebed236b67641694425d52541582" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0a674892b7b290e2a2ce4d3dc8e74926" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=36a4add27b4e3d356e7e761fabf59f65" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=131c68f7534e2fc9654912e34e2615fa" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/LepFS0ab6hI/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/D2AF272uEvw/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/2OUgPY7fMlA/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/-qKdTu3U5nk/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/SMdEJCEAIwk/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/-Qb_a5uMTZo/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/6Sv3L-rkepg/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/eiHQS3X4yMw/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/9NxMR69tpDE/index.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/BOfswHdwZCQ/index.html" />
 </rdf:Seq>
</items>
</channel>

<item rdf:about="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/river_blindness_20090701/en/index.html">
<title>New drug being tested in Africa for river blindness</title>
<link>http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/river_blindness_20090701/en/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[1 July 2009 -- The clinical trial of a drug that could eliminate river blindness is being launched in three African countries. Also known as onchocerciasis, this disease is one of the leading infectious causes of blindness across Africa.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/notes/2009/DG_Putin_20090626/en/index.html">
<title>Working relationship between the Russian Federation and WHO strengthened</title>
<link>http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/notes/2009/DG_Putin_20090626/en/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[26 June 2009 -- Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of  WHO, today met Mr Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, during an official visit to the country. The visit has seen the strengthening of the working relationship between the Russian Federation and WHO.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/disaster_risk_reduction_20090618/en/index.html">
<title>Call to protect hospitals, schools from impact of disasters</title>
<link>http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/disaster_risk_reduction_20090618/en/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[18 June 2009 -- WHO and UNICEF today called on governments to strengthen risk reduction measures so that health and education systems are able to cope with disasters.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/vaccine_donation_20090617/en/index.html">
<title>WHO welcomes sanofi-aventis&#x27;s donation of vaccine</title>
<link>http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/vaccine_donation_20090617/en/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[17 June 2009 -- WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan has welcomed the announcement by sanofi-aventis to donate 100 million doses of vaccine against the pandemic H1N1 2009 virus.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/road_safety_report_20090615/en/index.html">
<title>Pedestrians, cyclists among main road traffic crash victims </title>
<link>http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/road_safety_report_20090615/en/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[15 June 2009 -- The first global assessment of road safety finds that almost half of the estimated 1.27 million people who die in road traffic crashes every year are pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists. While progress has been made towards protecting people in cars, the needs of these vulnerable groups of road users are not being met.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/health_policies_20090615/en/index.html">
<title>Greater equity in health should be a progress indicator</title>
<link>http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/health_policies_20090615/en/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[15 June 2009 -- Greater equity in the health status of populations, within and between countries, should be regarded as a key measure of how we are making progress, said WHO Director-eneral Dr Margaret Chan today, speaking at the UN Headquarters in New York.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_pandemic_phase6_20090611/en/index.html">
<title>World now at the start of 2009 influenza pandemic</title>
<link>http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_pandemic_phase6_20090611/en/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[11 June 2009 -- On the basis of available evidence and expert assessments of the evidence, the scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met. The Director-General of WHO has therefore decided to raise the level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 5 to phase 6.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/rotavirus_vaccines_20090605/en/index.html">
<title>Global use of rotavirus vaccines recommended</title>
<link>http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/rotavirus_vaccines_20090605/en/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[5 June 2009 -- Rotavirus vaccination should be included in all national immunization programmes to protect children from a virus that kills more than 500 000 children every year, an advisory group of experts has recommended.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/no_tobacco_day_20090529/en/index.html">
<title>Call for pictorial warnings on tobacco packs</title>
<link>http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/no_tobacco_day_20090529/en/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[29 May 2009 -- WHO today urged governments to require that all tobacco packages include pictorial warnings to show the sickness and suffering caused by tobacco use.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/prince_asturias_award_20090527/en/index.html">
<title>WHO awarded for international cooperation</title>
<link>http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/prince_asturias_award_20090527/en/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[27 May 2009 -- WHO has been given the 2009 Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation. The jury for the award announced its decision today in Oviedo, Spain.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6b32a4c0d8e97bf20fc878f8eef54549">
<title>Patient Money: For a Frugal Dieter, Weight Loss on a Sliding Scale</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6b32a4c0d8e97bf20fc878f8eef54549</link>
<description><![CDATA[A dieter’s commitment to weight loss can sometimes be linked to how much money he or she is willing to spend.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=56f8144a53bcd16ec56fdcd80b87419d">
<title>Medicare&#x2019;s Mixed Legacy</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=56f8144a53bcd16ec56fdcd80b87419d</link>
<description><![CDATA[The government can lower medical costs, but may limit innovation.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=35aa35e7058fb26226ad6a1dc7dd1a96">
<title>Global Update: Tuberculosis: TB Vaccine Too Dangerous for Babies With AIDS Virus, Study Says</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=35aa35e7058fb26226ad6a1dc7dd1a96</link>
<description><![CDATA[A common tuberculosis vaccine is too risky to give to those born infected with the AIDS virus, says a new study published by the World Health Organization.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=81f2863d765e427d2b9508b018b03bb8">
<title>Observatory: The Case of the Shrinking Sheep</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=81f2863d765e427d2b9508b018b03bb8</link>
<description><![CDATA[On a remote Scottish island, the sheep are shrinking, and the cause appears to be the warming of winter.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7365e232c513d72d52de5a83e66eb107">
<title>Swine Flu Death Toll in Argentina Climbs</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7365e232c513d72d52de5a83e66eb107</link>
<description><![CDATA[Argentina’s president said she would not rule out closing major public venues where swine flu could spread more quickly.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ddcc6139a88347b2b38f2e1104be4c42">
<title>Revisions to Health Bill Are Unveiled by Democrats</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ddcc6139a88347b2b38f2e1104be4c42</link>
<description><![CDATA[Action by the leaders of the Senate health committee cleared the way for a vote by the panel next week.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cc04fedfa1da445f42ae468c99626b7d">
<title>Sanofi Drug for Heart Rhythm Disorder Is Approved</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cc04fedfa1da445f42ae468c99626b7d</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sanofi plans to begin marketing Multaq, generically known as dronedarone, in the United States this summer.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=75fe005cf4050b518297a8d4d77b9ebe">
<title>Suicide Warnings for 2 Anti-Smoking Drugs</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=75fe005cf4050b518297a8d4d77b9ebe</link>
<description><![CDATA[Federal drug regulators warned that patients should be watched closely for signs of serious mental illness.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=24b188deeb2bc6c0bf7076f756868bf5">
<title>Well: Eating to Fuel Exercise</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=24b188deeb2bc6c0bf7076f756868bf5</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sports nutrition expert Leslie Bonci talks about the best time to eat before and after exercise.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c1dc34fe011b04a4bd47586fb87dfd79">
<title>Senator Grassley Asks Aetna About Limited Health Policy</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c1dc34fe011b04a4bd47586fb87dfd79</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Iowa Republican is seeking details about insurance the company sold to a man in Texas that left him owing nearly $200,000 in medical bills.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f3c4c96681f0b8e46ae54d843651ebfb">
<title>The Work-Up: Insured, but Bankrupted by Health Crises</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f3c4c96681f0b8e46ae54d843651ebfb</link>
<description><![CDATA[Some people counted as medically insured have coverage so meager that a medical crisis means financial calamity.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cf746b49b63548d9d6bcd868744875d9">
<title>President Pushes Health Plan as an Economic Boon</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cf746b49b63548d9d6bcd868744875d9</link>
<description><![CDATA[At a town-hall-style meeting, President Obama pushed his proposal for a health care overhaul as a cost-saver rather than an expenditure.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2bcd79e56a5ff576b45ed28940309b41">
<title>Skin Deep: Seeking Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2bcd79e56a5ff576b45ed28940309b41</link>
<description><![CDATA[From fertile to post-fertile, many women are using natural methods to ease menopause symptoms.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6ca3957bc21c4cdd43ff9ad900c609e7">
<title>TierneyLab: Hoopla, and Disappointment, in Schizophrenia Research</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6ca3957bc21c4cdd43ff9ad900c609e7</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hoopla for new research on the genetics of schizophrenia is misplaced. The findings dash cold water on the hope of finding a simple genetic basis for the illness.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=fca4234f8891522aaa54db266bd331ba">
<title>Ban Is Advised on 2 Top Pills for Pain Relief</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=fca4234f8891522aaa54db266bd331ba</link>
<description><![CDATA[A federal advisory panel voted to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin because of their effects on the liver.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=30f4cb16cd3dd21858fe9e31fd4ac382">
<title>Wal-Mart Says It Backs a Mandate on Insurance</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=30f4cb16cd3dd21858fe9e31fd4ac382</link>
<description><![CDATA[The nation’s largest private employer said cuts in health care costs must be part of the reform package.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c7c7c12ecbd974791294366e47f7e4ed">
<title>TierneyLab: In the Kidney Trade: Seller Beware</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c7c7c12ecbd974791294366e47f7e4ed</link>
<description><![CDATA[A report by the Hastings Center on the selling of kidneys in Pakistan suggests that the sellers often regret their decision and are often not paid what was promised.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=88557133c96aa69f3b2c42e1f11656c5">
<title>World Briefing | The Americas: U.S. to Donate Drug to Combat Swine Flu</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=88557133c96aa69f3b2c42e1f11656c5</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United States will donate 420,000 packets of the antiviral drug Tamiflu to the Pan-American Health Organization to help fight the swine flu pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=eb9847a34367ecfa6a1ecf7bb7258e5d">
<title>Panel Suggests U.S. Medical Priorities</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=eb9847a34367ecfa6a1ecf7bb7258e5d</link>
<description><![CDATA[The report recommended priorities for the Obama administration as it spends $1.1 billion to compare the effectiveness of drugs, medical devices, surgeries and other treatments.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=39bb163acc9e01f52fc952526ae0e4f6">
<title>Study Dismisses Protein&#x2019;s Role in Heart Disease</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=39bb163acc9e01f52fc952526ae0e4f6</link>
<description><![CDATA[A blood protein thought to play an important role in heart disease is little more than a bystander, researchers say.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b5ce54c2386baca81127633a28040288">
<title>How Old Do You Feel? It Depends on Your Age</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b5ce54c2386baca81127633a28040288</link>
<description><![CDATA[The older Americans are, the younger they feel, a large new survey found.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d58f5f6ae3362fa4dcb10c9c9ccd3b43">
<title>Cases: Losing a Comforting Ritual: Treatment</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d58f5f6ae3362fa4dcb10c9c9ccd3b43</link>
<description><![CDATA[The radiation clinic, where everybody knows your name.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=704b1cbc13ee72c5f68ac66d77c10dfe">
<title>New Flu Vaccine Approved &#x2014; for Dogs</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=704b1cbc13ee72c5f68ac66d77c10dfe</link>
<description><![CDATA[A vaccine has been approved for a new form of the flu virus which has affected horses first, then dogs, but no humans so far.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f9a139d94ecc47003b2bb8f4b7266b1f">
<title>Books: The Puzzle of Spaces That Soothe</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f9a139d94ecc47003b2bb8f4b7266b1f</link>
<description><![CDATA[How Walt Disney cheered the brain, and Lourdes enraptured it.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ce1f85ebc3975de106f55409830e55be">
<title>Vital Signs: Aging: Remaining Socially Active Aids Motor Skills</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ce1f85ebc3975de106f55409830e55be</link>
<description><![CDATA[Older adults who remain socially engaged are less likely to experience declines in motor skills like strength, speed and dexterity, a new study finds


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=375f0adc22f3bf4cbf35b2539ac544ab">
<title>Oncologist Defends His Work at a V.A. Hospital</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=375f0adc22f3bf4cbf35b2539ac544ab</link>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. Gary D. Kao, accused of mishandling treatment for prostate cancer, spoke before a Congressional panel.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c9def3009125a07f424db450fb96df4b">
<title>Vital Signs: Patterns: Drinking Age Affects Bingeing, to a Point</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c9def3009125a07f424db450fb96df4b</link>
<description><![CDATA[A new study finds that as the drinking age has gone up, binge drinking has gone down — except among college students.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=41024efb987bd4bb8b97d149e9c7dc0e">
<title>Bone-Growth Proteins Show Risk in New Study</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=41024efb987bd4bb8b97d149e9c7dc0e</link>
<description><![CDATA[Patients who received a bioengineered protein during spinal fusion procedures had far more complications than patients who did not, according to a study released Tuesday.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b7d385927be09c9da719b0f03d900aa0">
<title>Study Warns of Hazards for Elderly Using Walking Aids</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b7d385927be09c9da719b0f03d900aa0</link>
<description><![CDATA[About 47,000 elderly Americans are treated in emergency rooms each year from falls associated with walkers and canes, according to a study.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=5a0ddb9383fd4f09fb977c11dc8c896e">
<title>Weight-Loss Surgery May Be Beneficial for Diabetes</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=5a0ddb9383fd4f09fb977c11dc8c896e</link>
<description><![CDATA[Two new diabetes studies lend further support to the idea that weight-loss surgery may benefit those with Type 2 disease.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=fe786a97b4d969e1ee8ca6075b6e1ef4">
<title>Excess Pounds, but Not Too Many, May Lead to Longer Life</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=fe786a97b4d969e1ee8ca6075b6e1ef4</link>
<description><![CDATA[A Canadian study adds to a growing body of evidence that being overweight, but not obese, may help you live longer.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=972a9c1026c55fcf59c3887ac5bcc703">
<title>Personal Best: That Little Voice Inside Your Twinge</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=972a9c1026c55fcf59c3887ac5bcc703</link>
<description><![CDATA[Everyone tells you to listen to your body, but what are you supposed to listen to? Turns out it’s not so obvious.


 ]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2290520d6cb556faf6ee5e2d3aaf40ca">
<title>Recipes for Health: Mediterranean Vegetable Pies</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2290520d6cb556faf6ee5e2d3aaf40ca</link>
<description><![CDATA[Rustic vegetable pies are a great way to work vegetables into your diet.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9367d3cd8895b9be222cb2ab7c64ef5f">
<title>NYC: Aiming Wide in City War on Smoking</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9367d3cd8895b9be222cb2ab7c64ef5f</link>
<description><![CDATA[The city wants to require shops that sell cigarettes to post health notices that will include a photo of blackened lungs.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=5d818fc1f24d25d5b123ff53595832f8">
<title>Abbott Loses Drug Patent Suit</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=5d818fc1f24d25d5b123ff53595832f8</link>
<description><![CDATA[A unit of Johnson & Johnson said that a jury has ordered Abbott Laboratories to pay $1.67 billion in a patent infringement suit over rheumatoid arthritis drugs.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a036b67806adae096a165624fc9b0a6f">
<title>Obama Steers Health Debate Out of Capital</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a036b67806adae096a165624fc9b0a6f</link>
<description><![CDATA[The White House is trying to shift the health care debate away from Washington and to the states.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=946acec8f3537d627f5b99d885a13ad6">
<title>Poison Control Centers May Be Budget Victims</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=946acec8f3537d627f5b99d885a13ad6</link>
<description><![CDATA[As part of an effort to close a $24.3 billion budget deficit, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed eliminating the state’s $6 million contribution to its four poison control centers.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=4f9f4ffecc3ae6ed3ac8f6227de682a8">
<title>Database Takes Patients for Billions, Study Finds</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=4f9f4ffecc3ae6ed3ac8f6227de682a8</link>
<description><![CDATA[A Congressional investigation found that insurers used a flawed database to underpay some doctors, driving up the cost to patients.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8f079fe951238ea027987f7f359590ef">
<title>Well: A 3,000-Mile Triumph, Spurred on by Diabetes</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8f079fe951238ea027987f7f359590ef</link>
<description><![CDATA[Eight cyclists show what vigilance about health can accomplish.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=355efbc99e735d65cd8809698a68149c">
<title>Personal Health: The Damage of Reflux (Bile, Not Acid)</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=355efbc99e735d65cd8809698a68149c</link>
<description><![CDATA[The symptoms are similar to heartburn, but failure to properly diagnose bile reflux can result in serious, sometimes life-threatening problems


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cb359e747ee78f2bc816a99d3b9cadba">
<title>Really?: The Claim: Drinking Tea Can Lower Your Levels of Iron</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cb359e747ee78f2bc816a99d3b9cadba</link>
<description><![CDATA[Can compounds in tea affect iron levels in your body?


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=31d6cef1ec6de77395235ad26f5f8d27">
<title>Mind: Where Can the Doctor Who&#x2019;s Guided All the Others Go for Help?</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=31d6cef1ec6de77395235ad26f5f8d27</link>
<description><![CDATA[After working as a psychiatrist, finding help for oneself can become complicated.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=95abd3a087d0c7d08a1119d8ad228f60">
<title>Cases: In a Lifeless Birth, a Midwife&#x2019;s Opened Eyes</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=95abd3a087d0c7d08a1119d8ad228f60</link>
<description><![CDATA[My new job had been to usher in life. Then came the day death intruded.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3de0c26409c85b747166f83039c1647b">
<title>1952 Outbreak Has Echoes for 2009</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3de0c26409c85b747166f83039c1647b</link>
<description><![CDATA[When typhoid struck a day camp, New York rose to the challenge.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8765ebed236b67641694425d52541582">
<title>Cases: Basic and Vital: A Struggle to Breathe</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8765ebed236b67641694425d52541582</link>
<description><![CDATA[Alone in a hospital room with a patient gasping for air.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0a674892b7b290e2a2ce4d3dc8e74926">
<title>Doctor and Patient: Letting the Patient Call the Shots</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0a674892b7b290e2a2ce4d3dc8e74926</link>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. Donald Berwick talks about transferring control from doctors to patients.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=36a4add27b4e3d356e7e761fabf59f65">
<title>Cases: In Talks With a Dying Patient, Affirming Life</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=36a4add27b4e3d356e7e761fabf59f65</link>
<description><![CDATA[The value of speech when death is near.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=131c68f7534e2fc9654912e34e2615fa">
<title>Books: Epidemics, Fearsome and Fascinating</title>
<link>http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=131c68f7534e2fc9654912e34e2615fa</link>
<description><![CDATA[An insatiable fascination with contagious illness is hard-wired into all of us, as two new books make clear.


]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/LepFS0ab6hI/index.html">
<title>Police: Hospital worker swiped shots, spread hep C</title>
<link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/LepFS0ab6hI/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds or thousands of surgical patients to hepatitis C when she replaced clean needles filled with the powerful painkiller fentanyl with her own dirty needles filled with saline solution.
    
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/D2AF272uEvw/index.html">
<title>Health.com picks top beach, lake getaways</title>
<link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/D2AF272uEvw/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[We know your summer vacation time is precious: You want to land where you can truly relax, breathe fresh air, get in some exercise and eat well -- without breaking the bank. That's why we teamed up with a panel of travel and health experts to help us find the healthiest of the nation's most popular beach and lake towns.
    
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/2OUgPY7fMlA/index.html">
<title>Suit: Toxic plane air sickens flight attendant</title>
<link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/2OUgPY7fMlA/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The last time Terry Williams can remember being headache-free was in December. A chronic migraine has plagued her ever since. So have balance and vision problems, a tremor in her left arm, a prickly sensation in her feet and a loss of childhood memories.
    
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/-qKdTu3U5nk/index.html">
<title>Immigrant mom sees fruits of healthy baby food</title>
<link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/-qKdTu3U5nk/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Agatha Achindu's life-changing career move started out simply enough -- she wanted a healthy baby.
    
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/SMdEJCEAIwk/index.html">
<title>July 4th fireworks: Fun but dangerous, feds warn</title>
<link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/SMdEJCEAIwk/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Before lighting up that patriotic sparkler this weekend, remember to play it safe.
    
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/-Qb_a5uMTZo/index.html">
<title>AMA open to government-funded insurance option</title>
<link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/-Qb_a5uMTZo/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The new president of the American Medical Association, which represents the interests of the nation's doctors, said Wednesday the group is open to a government-funded health insurance option for people without coverage.
    
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/6Sv3L-rkepg/index.html">
<title>Anti-smoking drugs to carry mental-health warnings</title>
<link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/6Sv3L-rkepg/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Two popular anti-smoking drugs will now carry warnings about the risk of severe mental health problems, the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
    
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/eiHQS3X4yMw/index.html">
<title>Mississippi tops U.S. obesity rankings</title>
<link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/eiHQS3X4yMw/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mississippi has kept its U.S. heavyweight title for a fifth straight year, among both adults and children.
    
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/9NxMR69tpDE/index.html">
<title>Swine flu fears hit Wimbledon tournament</title>
<link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/9NxMR69tpDE/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A total of 28 staff at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships have been asked to stay at home with suspected swine flu.
    
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/BOfswHdwZCQ/index.html">
<title>Poll: Obama health plan has support</title>
<link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/BOfswHdwZCQ/index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A new national poll suggests that a bare majority of Americans support President Obama's health care plan.
    
]]></description>
</item>

</rdf:RDF>