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  <title><![CDATA[Omega 3 curbs precancerous growths in those prone to bowel cancer]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A purified form of an omega 3 cuts the number and size of precancerous bowel growths (polyps) in people whose genetic make-up predisposes them to bowel cancer, finds research published ahead of print in the journal Gut.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:34:59 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Getting turned on]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Scientists have identified Rab35 which act as a switch mechanism controlling traffic in our body cells. Defects in this trafficking pathway can have severe consequences, leading to numerous diseases such as high cholesterol, neuropathies, sterility and complications in immune response. Understanding the mechanisms underlying these disorders is crucial to developing possible treatments and new ther...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:23:01 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Efforts to steer patients to lower-cost physicians may be based on misleading rankings, study finds]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Insurance plans that uses financial incentives and other methods to encourage patients to receive care from doctors who keep medical costs lower are becoming increasingly common. But these efforts may not be based on reliable estimates of doctor performance and may not achieve the intended savings, according to the to a new RAND Corporation study.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:11:28 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Selenium protects men against diabetes]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The role of selenium in diabetes has been controversial, with some studies suggesting that it raises diabetes risk and others finding that it is protective. Now, research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism, has shown that, for men, high plasma selenium concentrations are associated with a lower occurrence of dysglycemia.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:36:26 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fungi can change quickly, pass along infectious ability]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Fungi have significant potential for "horizontal" gene transfer, a new study has shown, similar to the mechanisms that allow bacteria to evolve so quickly, become resistant to antibiotics and cause other serious problems.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:25:59 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Olympians encourage Australian kids to stay healthy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[It's frightening that one in four Australian children is overweight, says former Olympic champion Cathy Freeman, and she counts herself lucky to have grown up a healthy and active kid.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:51:57 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Kids bombarded with sexual images]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The self-regulation of advertising, and other media industries, has failed to protect children from an onslaught of sexualized content, says the professional body for Australia's psychiatrists.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:27:32 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bowlers prone to getting back fractures]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[About up to 10 times of the bowler's body weight is sent up through his spine, each time a fast bowler slams his front foot on the turf and slings a speeding cricket ball.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:57:50 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rudd’s health reform model may close down small hospitals]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[According to expert researched commissioned by the NSW Labor government, Kevin Rudd's activity-based funding model, may cause more than a quarter of Australia's hospitals to go broke.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:54:20 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Liver transplant patient Claire Murray gets healthy liver]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Claire Murray, a 25-year-old former heroin addict has undergone a successful live-liver transplant operation that lasted more than six hours in a Singapore hospital. Sources cited that bother Claire and her aunty, Carolyn, the donor, are recovering well.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:51:30 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Man from NSW dies from meningococcal disease]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A man from the New South Wales Hunter Valley has died from meningococcal disease. Within three years, it has been the first death, and the third confirmed case, in the Hunter-New England region this year.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:47:51 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama wins first convert in healthcare push]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - President Barack Obama picked up his first convert in the push for healthcare reform on Wednesday as Democrats in the House of Representatives prepared for a close weekend vote on final passage.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:46:05 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Breast cancer study aims to speed drugs, cooperation]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Researchers launched a unique collaboration aimed at getting cancer drugs to the market more quickly on Wednesday -- one in which three companies will cooperate with government and non-profit groups to test five experimental breast cancer drugs.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:32:08 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Government’s Help Called By Parkinson’s Disease Victims]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Help the Parkinson's sufferers in Australia cope up with the trauma of having the disease early in life]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:56:39 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Kids To Start Fighting Against Obesity]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Kids should now take an active part in the stop obesity campaign in Australia]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:27:43 EDT</pubDate>
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