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<title><![CDATA[Concessions won by lawmakers, interest groups in health bill]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Here's a look at some of the concessions lawmakers and interest groups won in the latest version of the Senate's health care overhaul bill.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:11:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama welcomes progress on health care reform]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/21/obama-welcomes-progress-health-care-reform/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Well on the way to winning passage before Christmas after clearing its biggest hurdle in the wee hours of the morning, the Senate's health care bill will make a "tremendous difference for families, for seniors, for businesses and for the country as a whole," President Barack Obama said today.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:24:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beauty Board: Cleansing towelettes]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/21/beauty-board-cleansing-towelettes/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[This week: cleansing towelettes. Did they wipe away the day's dirt or make us wish we'd left our poor pores alone?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:53:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health care bill clears Senate hurdle with 60 votes]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/20/210544/first-vote-health-reform-due-early-monday/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Senate Democrats won a crucial test vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, putting them on track for passage before Christmas of the historic legislation to remake the nation's medical system and cover 30 million uninsured.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:44:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Seniors at home, but not alone]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/20/200033/na-seniors-at-home-but-not-alone/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Get me out of here. That's all Bill Moore thought as he lay in a nursing home bed a few years ago. An aneurism had sidelined him, and he hated being there, waiting 15 or 20 minutes for a nurse to help him get to and from the bathroom.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:33:15 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama hails 60th Senate vote for health care]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/19/191740/sen-ben-nelson-says-hell-vote-yes-health-bill/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Democratic leaders secure the support of Sen. Ben Nelson to provide the 60th and deciding vote for sweeping health care legislation in the Senate, capping a year of struggle and a final burst of deadline bargaining on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:40:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lifelike mannequins help train medical professionals]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/19/use-lifelike-mannequins-growing-fast-florida/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[ It was a high-stress situation for three nurses who had never delivered babies: A woman was 32 weeks pregnant, in pain and having contractions.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What's new in fitness products]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/19/4u-whats-new-in-fitness-products/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Armpocket Sport 20 with touch-through screen for smart phone, iPod and other items]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nation study signals rise in autism]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/19/na-nation-study-signals-rise-in-autism/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The number of children with autism disorders appears to be increasing in Florida and across the nation, research released today shows.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Keep energy up during the holidays]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/19/4u-keep-energy-up-during-the-holidays/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The busiest time of the year has arrived. With holiday shopping, cooking, cleaning and entertaining, you'll need to keep your energy levels up. Try these tips for enjoying the season without running out of steam.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health and fitness events]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/19/4u-health-and-fitness-events/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[DONATIONS AND FITNESS OPPORTUNITY: Lifestyle Family Fitness invites members and non-members to donate gently used clothing at their fitness centers through Wednesday in exchange for a free boot camp session in January. The "Shed the Pounds, Donate the Clothes" donation drive benefits Goodwill Industries. Donation collection carts will be placed at Lifestyle health clubs throughout Pinellas, Hillsborough and Polk counties. For the location of the nearest Lifestyle Family Fitness center, visit www.lff.com or call 1-800-543-3793. Donations to Goodwill Industries support programs that help people who are disabled, elderly or unemployed.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Autism in Florida children is on the rise, new research shows]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/18/autism-florida-children-rise-new-research-shows/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The number of children with autism disorders appears to be increasing in Florida and across the nation, research released today shows.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:44:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Prolific prescriptions from Miami doctor prompted Medicaid probe]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/17/172218/prolific-prescriptions-miami-doctor-prompted-medic/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[MIAMI (AP) — The federal government has stopped reimbursing a Miami doctor who wrote nearly 97,000 prescriptions for mental health drugs to Medicaid patients over 18 months, in a case that prompted a key senator to call for a nationwide investigation.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:18:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Colorado food bank pioneers gluten-free donations]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/17/colo-food-bank-pioneers-gluten-free-donations/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As a mother of seven, Anne Miller already had a whopping grocery bill. When doctors recommended her teenage daughter go on a gluten-free diet, the family food bill went higher than Miller could afford.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:39:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How to get through the holidays with energy to spare]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/17/get-through-holidays-energy-spare/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Try these tips for enjoying the season without running out of steam.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Life is good for TGH's first triple-organ recipient]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/16/life-good-tghs-first-triple-organ-transplant-recip/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Christmas came early for Guadalupe "Louie" Olivarez.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:02:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Patients meet donors from largest-ever kidney swap ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Thirteen patients with healthy new kidneys from what's believed to be the world's largest kidney exchange met today with the donors who made it happen - including three who are sure to face the question, "Why?"]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:10:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Crispy kale chips make for good snacking]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/16/crispy-kale-chips-make-good-snacking/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I have no reason to dislike kale, but it's one of those vegetables I don't usually buy. It probably has everything to do with location. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:13:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brain-fitness games can sharpen mental muscles for all ages]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/16/brain-fitness-games-can-help-sharpen-mental-muscle/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[One of the smartest gifts you can give this Christmas requires the recipient to flex his or her cranium.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Charges dropped against doctor who ignored patient's pleas]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/15/charges-dropped-against-doctor-who-ignored-patient/life-health/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE — If a doctor's already started a procedure, then the patient begs him to stop, does he have to? Apparently not, attorneys for the Florida Department of Health say, if the patient signed a consent form giving permission for the procedure.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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