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		<title>Superbug with NDM-1 May Be From India, More Dangegrous than MRSA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the world of microbiology, it is not uncommon to find bacteria that have evolved so well that they resist certain antibiotics.  Once in a while however, a bug is discovered to be resistant to the best and most powerful antibiotic drugs known to man.  That&#8217;s when things get scary because if someone is infected [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.imedblog.com/?p=68</link>
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		<title>Pea Growing Inside a Man&#8217;s Lungs Instead of Tumor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This one is for the record books!  A man in Massachusetts thought he was suffering from lung cancer only to find out that a pea seed going down the wrong tube was indeed the problem!  According to AOL health Ron Sveden was sick with emphysema so lung problems were an everyday thing for him &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.imedblog.com/?p=46</link>
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		<title>FDA: Aseptic Meningitis Risk with Use of Seizure Drug Lamictal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned that the drug Lamictal (lamotrigine), approved to treat seizures and bipolar disorder, can cause aseptic meningitis, an inflammation of the protective membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord not caused by bacterial infection.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.imedblog.com/?p=17</link>
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		<title>Restricting Sugary Food May Lead to Overeating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people try to lose weight by periodically forbidding themselves from eating certain foods. But depriving yourself of tasty food can backfire, new research in rats suggests. It can activate the brain&#8217;s stress system, causing anxiety and withdrawal-like symptoms, and leading you to overeat the forbidden foods when you get a chance.
Much of the research [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.imedblog.com/?p=61</link>
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		<title>Mental Decline Thwarted in Aging Rats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered a compound that restores the capacity to form new memories in aging rats, likely by improving the survival of newborn neurons in the brain&#8217;s memory hub. The research, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, has turned up clues to a neuroprotective mechanism that could lead to a treatment for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.imedblog.com/?p=34</link>
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		<title>Progress Toward an Artificial Liver Transplant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Liver transplantation is currently the only available treatment for severe liver failure, but there aren?t enough donors to fill the need. Researchers have now made transplantable liver grafts for rats that may point the way toward a successful liver transplant substitute for humans.
Your liver&#8217;s job is to help fight infections and clean your blood. It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.imedblog.com/?p=56</link>
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		<title>Genes Play Role in Alzheimers Disease Afterall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By comparing genome-wide data and brain MRIs from more than 700 people, scientists have confirmed that 4 suspect genes are tied to Alzheimer?s disease. The researchers also linked the disease to 2 new genes, offering unexpected targets for future research.  Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disease. It starts with mild memory problems and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.imedblog.com/?p=39</link>
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		<title>Welcome to iMedBlog!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to iMedblog!  We are re-launching with a lot of great ideas in mind.  Today&#8217;s health and medical news can often be lengthy and complex.  The goal here is to first focus on health news that&#8217;s important and then to break  it down so that it is easy to understand.
iMedblog is a service by Healthimize [...]]]></description>
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