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<title><![CDATA[Health Highlights: Dec. 2,  2008 (HealthDay)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,  compiled by editors of HealthDay: &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:03:14 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gene Which Protects Against Lung Cancer Identified]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists have identified a gene that protects the body from lung cancer. The research has found that the tumour suppressor gene, LIMD1, is responsible for protecting the body from developing lung cancer - paving the way for possible new treatments and ea... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Combining Targeted Therapy Drugs May Treat Previously Resistant Tumors]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cancer researchers have discovered a potential treatment for a group of tumors that have resisted previous targeted therapy approaches. They found that blocking 2 cell signaling pathways leads to a dramatic shrinkage of K-Ras-mutated tumors in an animal mo... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cancer Cell 'Bodyguard' Turned Into Killer]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[If you're a cancer cell, you want a protein called Bcl-2 on your side because it decides if you live or die. It's usually a trusted bodyguard, protecting cancer cells from programmed death and allowing them to grow and form tumors. But sometimes it turns i... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tumor Environment Determines Whether The Cellular Process Autophagy Enables Cancer Cells To Live Or Die]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Confusingly, the cellular process autophagy (essentially self-eating) has been implicated in both cancer cell death and survival. New insight into this paradox has now been provided by work which indicates that the context in which the process occurs deter... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir.asp?cat=health&cat2=Lungs&d=11/28/2008 02:00:00&id=33293633302922]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span (HealthDay)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- During Lung Cancer Awareness  Month in November, female smokers should take advantage of available  resources, pick a quit day, and start taking steps toward kicking the  habit, urges The American College o... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir.asp?cat=health&cat2=Lungs&d=11/27/2008 20:47:42&id=092469396297]]></link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:47:42 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTC tosses guidance on tar, nicotine in cigarettes (AP)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AP - The cigarette industry for 42 years has made factual claims about tar and nicotine levels based on machine testing blessed by the Federal Trade Commission. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:09:09 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists doubt utility of CT scan as heart test (Reuters)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. health insurance program for the elderly, Medicare, is spending money on state-of-the-art CT scanners without clear evidence showing their usefulness in combating heart problems, commentators in the New England Journal of Medicine said on Wednesda... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir.asp?cat=health&cat2=Lungs&d=11/26/2008 14:05:35&id=492618594991549]]></link>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:05:35 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Encouraging dip in rate of new cancers, deaths (AP)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AP - The rate of new cancer cases finally may be inching down &#151; cautiously optimistic news but a gain that specialists worry could be derailed by economic turmoil. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir.asp?cat=health&cat2=Lungs&d=11/26/2008 04:43:58&id=54251845490770]]></link>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:43:58 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Cancer Rate-Death Rate Combo Drops for 1st Time (HealthDay)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time since  such statistics were released in 1998, the number of men and women in the  United States getting and dying from cancer has dropped. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir.asp?cat=health&cat2=Lungs&d=11/25/2008 20:48:01&id=56110656441993]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:48:01 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cancer rates and cancer-related deaths drop in U.S. (Reuters)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[For the first time ever, the overall cancer incidence and death rates have declined for men and women in the United States, according to an annual report released Tuesday by the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and other groups. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:29:41 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asbestos Survey Types Posted By : Paul Phlorum]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The regulations are very tough and strict when it comes to asbestos, and the regulation 4 is one example. Being so dangerous because the asbestos fibres can damage your lungs and cause cancers, this is something that should be considered seriously and that... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Only Some Former Smokers Develop Lung Cancer]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Canadian researchers are trying to answer why some smokers develop lung cancer while others remain disease free, despite similar lifestyle changes. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir.asp?cat=health&cat2=Lungs&d=11/21/2008 14:00:00&id=33293633947399]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dangerous 'Two-faced' Protein Crucial To Breast Cancer Spread And Growth Identified]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Two critical properties of cancer cells are their ability to divide without restraint and to spread away from the primary tumor to establish new tumor sites. Now, researchers have found a protein they say acts as a deadly master switch, both freeing cancer... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iressa Proves Just As Effective As Chemotherapy For Lung Cancer]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Gefitinib, also known as Iressa, the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer, has proven as effective as chemotherapy as a second-line therapy for the disease with far fewer side effects, according to an international... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir.asp?cat=health&cat2=Lungs&d=11/20/2008 00:00:00&id=34293634230840]]></link>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma, The Greatest Workplace Hazard Ever Posted By : Marc Dean]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mesothelioma is type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos was being used in the construction industry for a long time due to its fire resistant characteristic and cheap cost. A major problem started arising when the asbestos particles inhaled... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/redir.asp?cat=health&cat2=Lungs&d=11/12/2008 00:00:00&id=131421213951911]]></link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The History of Asbestos Use Posted By : Marc Dean]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Asbestos was called the miracle mineral by the Greeks especially because it could withstand heat. Due to this characteristic of this element, it was widely used in the construction industry until the late 1900s. Until recently, the bad effects of using thi... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asbestos Related Diseases Posted By : Paul Phlorum]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Asbestos is something very dangerous and a lot of people are still unaware of that. Asbestos surveys need to be carried into buildings if it has not be done yet in order to identify if asbestos was used or not in the building. A recent survey carried out a... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Financial Burden of Mesothelioma Posted By : J. Baad]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mesothelioma requires a lot of money for treatment. Professional fees for medical doctors, laboratory expenses and medicines need money. Since the patient is unable to earn an income because of his incapacity to work, all the more money is needed. This dre... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asthma Complexities]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Title: Asthma ComplexitiesCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 4/10/2001Last Editorial Review: 9/9/2008 &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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