<?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, 07 Nov 2009 17:19:21 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[House Begins Health Care Bill Debate]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/health/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</link><description><![CDATA[The House has opened debate on President Barack Obama's landmark health
care overhaul that would extend insurance to tens of millions of
Americans and enact dramatic changes to the country's medical system. In the opening moments of debate, Democrats hailed the legislation as
an advance for the nation's social fabric and a moral and economic
imperative.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:53:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obesity Causes 100,000 Cancer Cases Annually]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/obesity.causes.cancer.2.1296997.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/health/obesity.causes.cancer.2.1296997.html</link><description><![CDATA[Experts say obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the US every year and that number will rise as rates of obesity continue to rise. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:45:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poll: 2 In 3 People Can't Get Swine Flu Vaccine]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/swine.flu.vaccine.2.1296549.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/health/swine.flu.vaccine.2.1296549.html</link><description><![CDATA[Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:59:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dems Fear Not Enough Health Bill Votes For Sat.]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/democrats.health.bill.2.1296461.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.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://wbztv.com/health/h1n1.dallas.vaccine.2.1296445.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.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[Health Experts: Another Wave Of H1N1 Flu Possible]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/H1N1.pandemic.season.2.1295365.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.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><item><title><![CDATA[Study: Exercise Alone Not Enough For Weight Loss]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/weight.loss.exercise.2.1294758.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/health/weight.loss.exercise.2.1294758.html</link><description><![CDATA[A recent study finds that very few people can lose a significant amount of weight by just exercising alone, without changing their eating habits as well. 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:06:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands Protest Health Care Bill At Capitol]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/protest.health.care.2.1294094.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/health/protest.health.care.2.1294094.html</link><description><![CDATA[Thousands of conservatives are rallying at the Capitol against the Democrats' health care overhaul plan. Protesters
chanted, "Kill the bill," as they awaited speeches by Republican
leaders on Thursday. The campaign-style event kicked off as President Obama lauded the AARP for endorsing the House version of the health care bill, which may get a vote as early as this weekend. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:08:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials Confirm World's 1st Case Of H1N1 In Cat]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/Swine.Flu.feline.2.1292449.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/health/Swine.Flu.feline.2.1292449.html</link><description><![CDATA[A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday in what is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline in the world.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:55:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Mass. Must Step Up Fight Against Overdoses]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/health/overdoses.drug.deaths.2.1294149.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/health/overdoses.drug.deaths.2.1294149.html</link><description><![CDATA[Tamper-proof prescription pads, jail diversion programs and school-based drug counselors are some of the steps Massachusetts should adopt to stem OxyContin and heroin overdoses, according to a new report. 
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