<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wbztv.com/health/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV</title><link>http://wbztv.com/health</link><description><![CDATA[Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Corporation. All rights reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:33:53 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[2 New H1N1 Deaths In Mass., Including Child]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/swine.flu.h1n1.2.1324553.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/health/swine.flu.h1n1.2.1324553.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed that two more Massachusetts residents died in the last week of H1N1 flu. One of those who died was a young child. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:17:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some H1N1 Patients Resistant To Tamiflu In N.C.]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/h1n1.patients.resistant.2.1325237.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.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[First Mammograms, Now Changes For Pap Smears]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/pap.smear.guidelines.2.1323949.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/health/pap.smear.guidelines.2.1323949.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 22:33:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test Vote Set For Senate Health Care Bill]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.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://wbztv.com/health/vicks.sinex.nasal.2.1324617.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.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[Military Attempting To Predict PTSD]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/post.traumatic.stress.2.1324203.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.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[Movie Theater Popcorn Loaded With Fat, Calories]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/movie.theater.popcorn.2.1322950.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/health/movie.theater.popcorn.2.1322950.html</link><description><![CDATA[At the theater, many of us savor that big tub of popcorn (or bag) just as much as we enjoy the actual movie. 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:36:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fingernails: Windows Into Your Overall Health]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/fingernails.health.discoloration.2.1323052.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.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[Report: Senate Health Bill To Cost $849B]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/reid.health.care.2.1319997.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/health/reid.health.care.2.1319997.html</link><description><![CDATA[The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid launched long-awaited health care legislation Wednesday estimated to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans at a cost of $849 billion. Initial maneuvering on the Senate floor was expected later in the week on the measure, bitterly opposed by Republicans eager to deny President Barack Obama a victory on his top domestic priority.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:05:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sebelius Confronts Confusion Over Mammograms]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/kathleen.sebelius.mammograms.2.1320700.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/health/kathleen.sebelius.mammograms.2.1320700.html</link><description><![CDATA[Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, moving to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation two days earlier. Sebelius issued her statement following a government panel's recommendation on Monday, that said most women don't need mammograms in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50.<br />
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