<?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>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:49:43 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Appeals For Votes, Health Debate Underway]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</link><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama has made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation. His appeal came during a visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday as the House
began debating a bill to expand coverage to millions who lack it. Obama made his trip to the Capitol complex as abortion rights lawmakers
voiced anger at a last-minute concession granted to foes of the
procedure.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:28:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minn. To Cover Patients After Health Program Ends]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/minnesota.cover.patients.2.1296641.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/minnesota.cover.patients.2.1296641.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Department of Human Services outlined a plan Friday to
maintain health insurance for more than 30,000 low-income adults whose
coverage runs out March 1, by moving them from one state program into
another.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:32:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dems Fear Not Enough Health Bill Votes For Sat.]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/democrats.health.bill.2.1296461.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/democrats.health.bill.2.1296461.html</link><description><![CDATA[House Democrats acknowledged they don't yet have the votes to pass a
sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system, and signaled they
may push back the vote until Sunday or early next week. Majority
Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters in a conference call Friday
that the make-or-break vote on President Barack Obama's top priority
that had been set for Saturday could face delay.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dallas Clinic Gives Doses Of H1N1 Vaccine, For Fee]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/h1n1.dallas.vaccine.2.1296445.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/h1n1.dallas.vaccine.2.1296445.html</link><description><![CDATA[Weeks late, and with only a third of the doses expected, Dallas county
recently began mass vaccination of high risk residents against H1N1 Flu. It
was the first free walk-in shot clinic in Dallas. But at private
clinics, which can charge patients for their shots or nasal mist, the
vaccine has been available - in some cases for days or weeks, reports
CBS News correspondent Don Teague.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:24:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Question: Are There Foods That Fight The Flu?]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/flu.fighting.foods.2.1296218.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/flu.fighting.foods.2.1296218.html</link><description><![CDATA[We know that vaccinations can help protect us from the flu. And
sanitizing can kill the virus if it gets on our hands. But are there
more natural ways to protect ourselves? Are there foods that fight the
flu?
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michele Bachmann Leads 'Kill The Bill' Protest]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/michele.bachmann.protest.2.1296030.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/michele.bachmann.protest.2.1296030.html</link><description><![CDATA[Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives incensed over the
Democrats' health care overhaul protested at the Capitol on Thursday,
arguing that the legislation amounts to a government takeover of the
nation's medical system.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:20:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final Radiation Dose Expected For Minn. Teen]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/court.cancer.case.2.1295867.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/court.cancer.case.2.1295867.html</link><description><![CDATA[The end of cancer treatment and court hearings could be in sight for Sleepy Eye teen Daniel Hauser.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:37:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robotic Hands Help Improve Heart Surgery Recovery]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/robotics.heart.surgery.2.1295464.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/robotics.heart.surgery.2.1295464.html</link><description><![CDATA[Thousands of heart surgeries are performed every day. In fact, an
estimated 253,000 Americans undergo heart bypass procedures every year.
Those surgeries traditionally take a good amount of time to heal. But
robotic hands are making recovery quicker and easier.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:29:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pets And The Flu: Iowa Cat Gets H1N1]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/pets.h1n1.flu.2.1295161.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/pets.h1n1.flu.2.1295161.html</link><description><![CDATA[A 13-year-old Iowa cat was believed to be the first confirmed case of H1N1 in a feline. It appears the cat got the virus from humans. At the Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley, preventing the spread of illness is always a top priority. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:55:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Experts: Another Wave Of H1N1 Flu Possible]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/health/H1N1.pandemic.season.2.1295365.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/health/H1N1.pandemic.season.2.1295365.html</link><description><![CDATA[Is the worst of the H1N1 flu behind us?&nbsp; While local health officials say the number of confirmed cases has been declining, it doesn't mean we're out of the woods yet, CBS station KDKA-TV reported.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:58:55 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>