<?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>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:14:17 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[4 N.C. H1N1 Positive Patients Resistant To Tamiflu]]></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>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:29:26 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. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:04:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Augsburg Student Hospitalized With Meningitis]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/augsburg.college.meningitis.2.1324114.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/augsburg.college.meningitis.2.1324114.html</link><description><![CDATA[A student at Augsburg College in Minneapolis is hospitalized with a case of bacterial meningitis. The college says the freshman female has been admitted to North Memorial Medical Center.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Question: Are We Ordering Too Many Tests?]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/medical.tests.many.2.1323347.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/medical.tests.many.2.1323347.html</link><description><![CDATA[A group of scientists and researchers have changed their recommendation
for when women get mammograms. The change provoked anger and hurt.
However, the science indicates that mammograms are not effective in
saving lives of women in the 40s. The controversy brings up
the idea of the abundance and cost of medical tests. Are we testing too
much? And if so, what's the harm?<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:33:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind-The-Scenes Of Public H1N1 Vaccine Clinic]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/h1n1.vaccine.clinic.2.1323093.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/h1n1.vaccine.clinic.2.1323093.html</link><description><![CDATA[The scene on Wednesday as Hennepin County hosted its first ever public vaccination clinic for H1N1 was hundreds of people lining the sidewalk. They stood at a public clinic in Hopkins waiting for a chance to protect their children from the newest flu virus. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:17:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fingernails: Windows Into Your Overall Health]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/fingernails.health.discoloration.2.1323052.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/fingernails.health.discoloration.2.1323052.html</link><description><![CDATA[Many women keep them covered in polish, or pay little attention to them at all, but fingernails are a window into overall health, CBS station WCBS-TV reports. Depending on their texture, shape, color and strength, the condition of your nails provides important clues about illness.&nbsp;
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:58:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Movie Popcorn, Soda Pack Surprising Calorie Wallop]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/movie.popcorn.calories.2.1321782.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/movie.popcorn.calories.2.1321782.html</link><description><![CDATA[Ordering a medium popcorn and soda combo from a major national movie theater chain is the equivalent of eating three McDonald's Quarter Pounders with 12 pats of butter, according to a new study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:51:08 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>