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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:04:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chef launches healthy food delivery service for cancer patients</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A Houston chef is offering a service that delivers nutrient-packed meals to help cancer patients combat treatment side effects]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:38:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Doctor cuts, reshapes infant's skull</title>
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<title>UTMB studies seeks link between testosterone users, illness</title>
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<description><![CDATA[UTMB is now conducting studies on the risk of heart attack, stroke -- even prostate cancer -- among testosterone users]]></description>
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<title>Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:16:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Son donates kidney in six-way swap to save father's life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Doctors say multi-way kidney swaps are helpful when there isn't a good match in the family. It gave one dad a new chance at life]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:31:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New techniques at UTMB saving burn patients</title>
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<description><![CDATA[At UTMB's Blocker Burn Unit, they're better now at handling the complications that kill burn patients and better at skin grafts, too]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:06:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First grader who pierced heart with pencil graduates high school</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Houston first grader who fell on her pencil, stabbing herself in the heart 12 years ago, is recalling that one fateful day]]></description>
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<title>McDonald's CEO: I lost weight by being more active</title>
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<title>Court to allow girls to buy morning-after for now</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has decided to permit girls of any age to buy generic versions of emergency contraception without prescriptions while the federal government appeals a judge's ruling allowing the sales]]></description>
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<title>Houstonians needed for Cancer Prevention Study-3</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The American Cancer Society needs more Houstonians to enroll in a historic, nationwide study that has the potential to save future generations from cancer]]></description>
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<title>Gene flaws common in blacks with breast cancer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Gene flaws that raise the risk of breast cancer are surprisingly common in black women with the disease, according to the first comprehensive testing in this racial group. The study found that one-fifth of these women have BRCA mutations, a problem usually associated with women of Eastern European Jewish descent but recently highlighted by the plight of Angelina Jolie]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:25:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FDA considers lifting safety limits on Avandia</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A former blockbuster diabetes pill that is subject to major safety restrictions may not be as dangerous as once thought, according to the latest analysis of the much-debated GlaxoSmithKline drug]]></description>
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<title>Texas Medical Center may soon be hiring more nurse practitioners</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A newly passed state bill is relaxing the rules for nurse practitioners, and that means more help could be on the way]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 19:37:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Scientists step closer to stopping organ failure?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[U.S. scientists have taken skin cells and used them to clone a human embryo -- not to make a cloned baby but to repair organs]]></description>
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<title>Cancer drugs for children remain scarce in U.S.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It's one area where medicine is lagging behind. In fact, there's only been one new drug for kids approved in the past 20 years]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 03:16:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Houston doctor wants tougher laws on dog maulings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It's National Dog Bite Prevention Week. One girl's story is just one example why a Houston doctor wants stricter laws on attacks]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 23:53:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Health department pinpoints cause of College Station's E. coli cases to restaurant</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Mexican restaurant cooperated fully throughout the probe and is now making changes to improve food safety, officials say]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:40:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Healthcheck reporter Christi Myers recognized by medical groups for reporting</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ABC13 Healthcheck reporter Christi Myers was been honored by two Houston medical groups for her outstanding medical/health reporting]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 23:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Laser procedure new option for cancer treatment?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Doctors hope a non-invasive laser procedure may soon become a treatment option for patients with small cancers]]></description>
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<title>In utero spinal surgery proves successful for toddler</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A 2-year-old who underwent surgery before she was born to prevent many spinal bifida disabilities is, miraculous, walking around]]></description>
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<title>New type of facelift garners attention from women, doctors alike</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It's called the fusion facelift. But what makes it different from the typical facelift, and how do its results compare? We find out]]></description>
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<title>Brazos County: Five confirmed cases and five probable cases of E. coli</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Brazos County Health Department continues to investigate several cases of E. coli.]]></description>
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<title>Varicose vein laser procedure promises fast, pain-free results</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Shorts season is upon us, and painful procedures to remove varicose veins may be a thing of the past]]></description>
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<title>Teaching your children water survival skills could save a life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tragedies like the death of a child in a pool can be avoided. There are some life-saving water skills that even toddlers and babies can learn]]></description>
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<title>Tiny preemies get a boost from live music therapy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed. Now, new approaches are dramatically changing the way these operations are done, giving women more options, faster treatment, smaller scars, fewer long-term side effects and better cosmetic results]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Doctors say a mysterious medical condition was behind a traffic accident that killed 3 people. And anyone is susceptible to it]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The Affordable Care Act is increasing funding for some area clinics. And come January 1, even more changes will happen]]></description>
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<title>At least 5 people have been diagnosed with E. Coli in Brazos County</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Two brothers are in a Houston hospital, and three adults were hospitalized and released. Three other cases are under investigation]]></description>
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