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<title><![CDATA[Low intelligence among top heart health risks: study (source: Reuters) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - Intelligence comes second only to smoking as a predictor of heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, suggesting public health campaigns may need to be designed for people with lower IQs if they are to work. (source: Reuters) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feed widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:11:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Surgery better than diet, exercise in obese teens (source: Reuters) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (Reuters) - Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did an intensive lifestyle program, researchers said on Tuesday. (source: Reuters) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/r/FF3AA316B4F8A16D50A3CAE9C7ED858F44132901]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:41:43 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Researchers find sex-specific lung cancer genes (source: Reuters) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lung cancer is often dramatically different in women than it is in men, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday in another study that suggests ways to tailor treatment for cancer patients. (source: Reuters) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:38:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First Lady tackles child obesity (source: BBC) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[First Lady Michelle Obama launches a nationwide campaign to tackle child obesity, which she says threatens America's future. (source: BBC) - <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, 09 Feb 2010 19:45:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Unearthing Anthrax's Dirty Secret: Its Mysterious Survival Skills May Rely on Help from Viruses--and Earthworms (source: Scientific American) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK--Using a pipette as a makeshift rolling pin, Raymond Schuch spent some of his lab time last summer pressing the guts out of earthworms that he had collected, fresh from Manhattan soil. For his efforts,  The Rockefeller University  microbiologist e... (source: Scientific American) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>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, 09 Feb 2010 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Blood pressure, ''rich'' blood affect baby's growth (source: Reuters) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women with high blood pressure and blood over-rich in red blood cells are more likely to give birth to babies who are too small or born too early, researchers in the Netherlands reported on Tuesday. (source: Reuters) - <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/r/144DF8F6AD138225A65E33D78C53C7442884DAA6]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:53:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Social care flat fee plan denied (source: BBC) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health Secretary Andy Burnham denies planning a £20,000 compulsory inheritance levy to pay for social care in England. (source: BBC) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>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/r/AEEC9C7E0CF3CD91B9154F8C0E26C83E8CA980AF]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:01:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Study Finds Specialized Support Programs Can Increase Treatment Adherence And Persistence, Reduce Relapses For People With Multiple Sclerosis (source: Medical News Today) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A new study reveals that multiple sclerosis (MS) patients enrolled in a seven-month disease therapy management (DTM) program show greater adherence to injectable MS medications and treatment persistence than patients who receive injectable MS medications t... (source: Medical News Today) - <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/r/DE844EEB015E1285E3B07B90FC3D7CA72B495A5E]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Even when treated, depression costs employers (source: Reuters) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Workers with depression stay home sick more often than healthy colleagues, even when their disease is treated, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Tuesday. (source: Reuters) - <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, 09 Feb 2010 15:05:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Michelle Obama takes centre stage, tackles childhood obesity (source: Earth Times) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Washington - US First Lady Michelle Obama stepped into the limelight Tuesday to lead a campaign that will seek ways of reducing childhood obesity, which affects nearly one third of children in the United States. The new public awareness campaign mark... (source: Earth Times) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feed widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:48:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Providence Medical Centers Host 16th Annual Cardiovascular Symposium (source: Medical News Today) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Designed for a wide spectrum of generalists and specialists who diagnose and manage cardiovascular conditions, the Providence Medical Centers' 16th Annual Cardiovascular Symposium will explore new advances in preventive and interventional cardiology, elect... (source: Medical News Today) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>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, 09 Feb 2010 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nerve Graft Transplant Can Prove Successful In Eliminating Many Life-Threatening Pressure Ulcers (source: Medical News Today) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Plastic Surgery Center today announced that an innovative nerve graft transplant performed by Dr. Andrew Elkwood has proven to be successful in treating and preventing posterior pressure ulcers - one of the leading causes of mortality among paraplegics... (source: Medical News Today) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asian Carp Battle: Foreign Fish Threaten Great Lakes (source: TIME) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Invasive species of Asian carp may be infiltrating the Great Lakes. If they establish themselves in Midwestern waterways, scientists say, they will destroy the existing ecosystem (source: TIME) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feed widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Family Routines Can Help Control Obesity in Children (source: TIME) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Simple changes in lifestyle habits are associated with a lower risk of obesity in children, a long-term study finds (source: TIME) - <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, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Study: Eastern Trees in the Midst of a Growth Spurt (source: TIME) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Two decades' worth of careful measurements of hardwood forests in Maryland show their growth has accelerated significantly over the past two decades. Is it good for global warming? (source: TIME) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>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, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A baby on Christmas Eve is special, figures in Britain show (source: Earth Times) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[London - Whether by accident or design, more babies are born on Christmas Eve in Britain than on any other day of the year, statistics published Tuesday showed. The data, released by the Information Centre of the National Health Service (NHS), relate... (source: Earth Times) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS 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, 09 Feb 2010 13:54:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A New Clean Economy -- With Old Sources of Energy (source: Time) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Increasingly, President Obama's new clean economy seems to rely on old sources of energy. The plan may reduce oil dependence and create jobs, but carbon reduction is another matter (source: Time) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>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, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lancet Retracts Vaccine-Autism Study, but Debate Goes On (source: Time) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With the Lancet's formal retraction of a flawed study linking childhood vaccines and autism, the question is whether the vaccine theory of autism may finally be put to rest (source: Time) - <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, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cancer Patients at Greater Risk of Suicide, Heart Attack (source: Time) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Getting a cancer diagnosis is a stressful and shocking experience. But is it stressful enough to increase a patient's risk of suicide and heart attack? (source: Time) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Backless hospital gown redesigned (source: BBC) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Backless hospital gowns get a Hollywood-style makeover to preserve patients' dignity. (source: BBC) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:15:59 GMT</pubDate>
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function purify(t)


SmallWords = " aol takes normal you why would wouldn't told t s doesn de vs begins bengin among fa td  afp (reuters)  gmt drd doesnt isnt wont didnt cant wouldnt shant bln eur do really real want called sadc goes go daily know knew known become becomes allafrica com allafricacom set shall should nd my am pm our is im going done gone dont know make made makes cant per at enter soon sk al its he would us the as of world within tb himself could case action possible special fell theres hes help  yourself need might your remain remaining o good she today yesterday sent likely across area many another under yet while read further item amid away been between both create created half make most being just never maybe perhaps today continue continues center centre year month week day million thousand years months weeks millions billion billions thousands shows show search searching searches searched using well online taking took just time hours times long longer watch watched watching their take give smell story stories full main how before where after find finding link linked linking & top bottom left right article corrected articles information info forward near email emails start use end against news new plan meet apr only ongoing some same way zone general nothing from minute minutes second seconds hour hours ago return through hence therefore agothe monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday allafricacom than sunday super hyper clear end begin latest least  her his pm next previous real said since so first second third fourth has have by are about also ahead ap  •  which reuters if inc the you me him them with last largest large high higher may month months offer real day days had into includes itself other out say says were when who very was what in a an and or but for to it that this those these all on off can will no not we will be more new up down over you they get one two three four five six seven eight nine ten nobody now back after yes no like "


SmallWords = lcase(SmallWords)

t = replace(t,"1","")
t = replace(t,"2","")
t = replace(t,"3","")
t = replace(t,"4","")
t = replace(t,"5","")
t = replace(t,"6","")
t = replace(t,"7","")
t = replace(t,"8","")
t = replace(t,"9","")
t = replace(t,"0","")
t = replace(t,":"," ")
t = replace(t,";"," ")
t = replace(t,","," ")
t = replace(t,"'"," ")
t = replace(t,"."," ")
t = replace(t,"?","")
t = replace(t,"!","")
t = replace(t,"[","")
t = replace(t,"]","")
t = replace(t,"(","")
t = replace(t,")","")
t = replace(t,"+","")
t = replace(t,"-","")
t = replace(t,"&","")
t = lcase(t)

sm = split(SmallWords)

for kk=0 to ubound(sm)

	t = replace(t, " " & sm(kk) & " "," ")

	
next


purify = t

end function

Function RemoveHTML( strText )
    Dim TAGLIST
    TAGLIST = ";!--;!DOCTYPE;A;ACRONYM;ADDRESS;APPLET;AREA;B;BASE;BASEFONT;" &_
              "BGSOUND;BIG;BLOCKQUOTE;BODY;BR;BUTTON;CAPTION;CENTER;CITE;CODE;" &_
              "COL;COLGROUP;COMMENT;DD;DEL;DFN;DIR;DIV;DL;DT;EM;EMBED;FIELDSET;" &_
              "FONT;FORM;FRAME;FRAMESET;HEAD;H1;H2;H3;H4;H5;H6;HR;HTML;I;IFRAME;IMG;" &_
              "INPUT;INS;ISINDEX;KBD;LABEL;LAYER;LAGEND;LI;LINK;LISTING;MAP;MARQUEE;" &_
              "MENU;META;NOBR;NOFRAMES;NOSCRIPT;OBJECT;OL;OPTION;P;PARAM;PLAINTEXT;" &_
              "PRE;Q;S;SAMP;SCRIPT;SELECT;SMALL;SPAN;STRIKE;STRONG;STYLE;SUB;SUP;" &_
              "TABLE;TBODY;TD;TEXTAREA;TFOOT;TH;THEAD;TITLE;TR;TT;U;UL;VAR;WBR;XMP;"

    BLOCKTAGLIST =  ";!--;!DOCTYPE;A;ACRONYM;ADDRESS;APPLET;AREA;B;BASE;BASEFONT;" &_
              "BGSOUND;BIG;BLOCKQUOTE;BODY;BR;BUTTON;CAPTION;CENTER;CITE;CODE;" &_
              "COL;COLGROUP;COMMENT;DD;DEL;DFN;DIR;DIV;DL;DT;EM;EMBED;FIELDSET;" &_
              "FONT;FORM;FRAME;FRAMESET;HEAD;H1;H2;H3;H4;H5;H6;HR;HTML;I;IFRAME;IMG;" &_
              "INPUT;INS;ISINDEX;KBD;LABEL;LAYER;LAGEND;LI;LINK;LISTING;MAP;MARQUEE;" &_
              "MENU;META;NOBR;NOFRAMES;NOSCRIPT;OBJECT;OL;OPTION;P;PARAM;PLAINTEXT;" &_
              "PRE;Q;S;SAMP;SCRIPT;SELECT;SMALL;SPAN;STRIKE;STRONG;STYLE;SUB;SUP;" &_
              "TABLE;TBODY;TD;TEXTAREA;TFOOT;TH;THEAD;TITLE;TR;TT;U;UL;VAR;WBR;XMP;"
    
    Dim nPos1
    Dim nPos2
    Dim nPos3
    Dim strResult
    Dim strTagName
    Dim bRemove
    Dim bSearchForBlock
    
    nPos1 = InStr(strText, "<")
    Do While nPos1 > 0
        nPos2 = InStr(nPos1 + 1, strText, ">")
        If nPos2 > 0 Then
            strTagName = Mid(strText, nPos1 + 1, nPos2 - nPos1 - 1)
	    strTagName = Replace(Replace(strTagName, vbCr, " "), vbLf, " ")

            nPos3 = InStr(strTagName, " ")
            If nPos3 > 0 Then
                strTagName = Left(strTagName, nPos3 - 1)
            End If
            
            If Left(strTagName, 1) = "/" Then
                strTagName = Mid(strTagName, 2)
                bSearchForBlock = False
            Else
                bSearchForBlock = True
            End If
            
            If InStr(1, TAGLIST, ";" & strTagName & ";", vbTextCompare) > 0 Then
                bRemove = True
                If bSearchForBlock Then
                    If InStr(1, BLOCKTAGLIST, ";" & strTagName & ";", vbTextCompare) > 0 Then
                        nPos2 = Len(strText)
                        nPos3 = InStr(nPos1 + 1, strText, "</" & strTagName, vbTextCompare)
                        If nPos3 > 0 Then
                            nPos3 = InStr(nPos3 + 1, strText, ">")
                        End If
                        
                        If nPos3 > 0 Then
                            nPos2 = nPos3
                        End If
                    End If
                End If
            Else
                bRemove = False
            End If
            
            If bRemove Then
                strResult = strResult & Left(strText, nPos1 - 1)
                strText = Mid(strText, nPos2 + 1)
            Else
                strResult = strResult & Left(strText, nPos1)
                strText = Mid(strText, nPos1 + 1)
            End If
        Else
            strResult = strResult & strText
            strText = ""
        End If
        
        nPos1 = InStr(strText, "<")
    Loop
    strResult = strResult & strText
    strResult = replace(strResult,"<A HREF=""","")
	strResult = replace(strResult,chr(10),"")
    RemoveHTML = strResult
End Function


function f_articles(title)

if len(title)>0 then
fname=title

for i=0 to 31 
  fname=Replace(fname,CHR(i),"_") 
next 
for i=33 to 47 
  fname=Replace(fname,CHR(i),"_") 
next 
for i=58 to 64 
  fname=Replace(fname,CHR(i),"_") 
next 
for i=91 to 96 
  fname=Replace(fname,CHR(i),"_") 
next 
for i=123 to 255 
  fname=Replace(fname,CHR(i),"_") 
next 

fname = replace(fname," ","_")


fname = replace(fname," / ","_")
fname = replace(fname,"(","_")
fname = replace(fname,")","")
fname = replace(fname,"__","")

fname = left(fname,150)

fname = trim(fname)

fname=  fname & ".asp"

f_articles = replace(fname,"_.asp",".asp")
else
f_articles=""
end if
end function
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