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		<title>Can anger be an illness?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The debate is on.]]></description>
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		<title>FDA may end program that allows medical device manufacturers to hire firms to conduct their reviews</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The program was formed to save money and time, but it's no longer serving its purpose, and may even be unsafe, say those who want to end it.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthpointpa.com/archives/fda-may-end-program-that-allows-medical-device-manufacturers-to-hire-firms-to-conduct-their-reviews/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>U.S. court rules that vaccine ingredient alone can&#8217;t cause autism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The decision is a blow to parents who say that vaccines were the cause of their children's autism.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthpointpa.com/archives/u-s-court-rules-that-vaccine-ingredient-alone-cant-cause-autism/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>PA&#8217;s insurance commissioner is helping President Obama shape health care reform messages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Writes the Philadelphia Inquirer: "I've been working with the White House and Health and Human Services on messaging," says Ario, who is vice chairman of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners health-care committee.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthpointpa.com/archives/pas-insurance-commissioner-is-helping-president-obama-shape-health-care-reform-messages/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>FDA boosts its warning on Plavix</title>
		<description><![CDATA["Certain patients with a genetic variation cannot metabolize the drug, putting them at higher risk for heart attack and stroke, the FDA said."]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthpointpa.com/archives/fda-boosts-its-warning-on-plavix/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Anti-health care reform groups are swarming PA&#8217;s U.S. legislators</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right now, their weapon of choice is television commercials.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthpointpa.com/archives/anti-health-care-reform-groups-are-swarming-pas-u-s-legislators/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Lupus fundraiser tonight at the Dragonfly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Come support a worthy cause.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthpointpa.com/archives/lupus-fundraiser-tonight-at-the-dragonfly/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Study:  Women who take the birth control pill live longer and are less likely to die from disease</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The epic study followed 46,000 women for 40 years.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthpointpa.com/archives/study-women-who-take-the-birth-control-pill-live-longer-and-are-less-likely-to-die-from-disease/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Are U.S. doctors overtreating and overtesting patients?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some experts say yes.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthpointpa.com/archives/are-u-s-doctors-overtreating-and-overtesting-patients/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>PA&#8217;s U.S. Rep. Murphy introduces bill to cut down on gov&#8217;t healthcare overpayments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act would reduce waste, fraud and abuse resulting from lack of oversight on the part of federal agencies, reports the Bucks County Courier Times.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthpointpa.com/archives/pas-u-s-rep-murphy-introduces-bill-to-cut-down-on-govt-healthcare-overpayments/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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