<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wcco.com/health/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV</title><link>http://wcco.com/health</link><description><![CDATA[Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:36:08 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Democrats At Odds Over Health Bill]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/health.care.senate.2.1327355.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/health.care.senate.2.1327355.html</link><description><![CDATA[Senate Democrats on Sunday sparred with each other over how to fix the
nation's troubled health care system, the moderates threatening to
scuttle legislation if their demands weren't met and the more liberal
members warning their party leaders not to bend.
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:44:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insurer Halts Woman's Benefits Over Facebook Photo]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/Nathalie.Blanchard.Manulife.2.1327309.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/Nathalie.Blanchard.Manulife.2.1327309.html</link><description><![CDATA[A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost
her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on
Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:30:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Votes To Move Health Care Debate Forward]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/senate.vote.health.2.1326019.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/senate.vote.health.2.1326019.html</link><description><![CDATA[Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday
night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle
over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat
on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. The
60-39 vote cleared the way for a bruising, full-scale debate beginning
after Thanksgiving on the legislation, which is designed to extend
coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down on insurance
company practices that deny or dilute benefits and curtail the growth
of spending on medical care nationally.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Minnesota Dairy Farms Warned For Drug Misuse]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/dairy.farms.antibiotics.2.1326536.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/dairy.farms.antibiotics.2.1326536.html</link><description><![CDATA[Federal officials have sent warning letters to two Minnesota dairy farms for allegedly using high levels of antibiotics in cows. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:30:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some H1N1 Patients Resistant To Tamiflu In N.C.]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/h1n1.patients.resistant.2.1325237.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/h1n1.patients.resistant.2.1325237.html</link><description><![CDATA[Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a
type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said
Friday. The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks make up the biggest cluster seen so far in the U.S. Tamiflu -- made by Switzerland's Roche Group -- is one of two flu
medicines that help against swine flu, and health officials have been
closely watching for signs that the virus is mutating, making the drugs
ineffective.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:47:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[H1N1 Vaccine Clinics In Hennepin, Ramsey Counties]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/h1n1.vaccine.flu.2.1325259.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/h1n1.vaccine.flu.2.1325259.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control is reminding folks to keep their guard up when it comes to holidays and the flu. It says the cases of H1N1 may be coming down, but the threat is still there. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:12:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test Vote Set For Senate Health Care Bill]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</link><description><![CDATA[A wavering centrist Democrat said Friday he'd stand with Senate
Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping
health care bill amid indications other moderates would fall in line. The
announcement from Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., came as Senate leaders
pushed ahead toward the make-or-break vote with no margin for rebellion
on President Obama's signature issue.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bacteria Prompts Vicks Nasal Spray Recall]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/vicks.sinex.nasal.2.1324617.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/vicks.sinex.nasal.2.1324617.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Procter &amp; Gamble Co. has recalled some 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex
nasal spray after the company found bacteria in samples during routine
testing.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panel Recommends Less Frequent Pap Smears]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/pap.smear.guidelines.2.1323922.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/pap.smear.guidelines.2.1323922.html</link><description><![CDATA[Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military Attempting To Predict PTSD]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/post.traumatic.stress.2.1324203.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/post.traumatic.stress.2.1324203.html</link><description><![CDATA[A military experiment is underway to try to predict who's most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Understanding underlying triggers might help reduce the burden of those who return psychologically wounded - if they can get early help. PTSD is a crippling condition that can emerge after a terrifying event - car accident, sexual assault, terrorist attack or combat. It's thought to affect as many as one in five veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. 
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