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		<title>New Federal Policy Initiatives To Boost Health Literacy Can Help The Nation Move Beyond The Cycle Of Costly ‘Crisis Care’ [With Related Resources]</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health literacy used to be thought of as a problem individuals had in understanding health information and making health decisions. Now health literacy is beginning to be viewed in more holistic terms. For example, health care providers (from nurses to institutions) now view themselves as having roles in providing relevant understandable information to patients and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jflahiff.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3119573&amp;post=8075&amp;subd=jflahiff&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The microbiome and disease: Gut bacteria influence the severity of heart attacks in rats</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The microbiome and disease: Gut bacteria influence the severity of heart attacks in rats Excerpt from the 12 January 2012 news article New research published online in the FASEB Journal suggests that the types and levels of bacteria in the intestines may be used to predict a person&#8217;s likelihood of having a heart attack, and that manipulating [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jflahiff.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3119573&amp;post=8037&amp;subd=jflahiff&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Discrimination may harm your health</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discrimination may harm your health Excerpt from the 12 January 2012 Science Daily news item Racial discrimination may be harmful to your health, according to new research from Rice University sociologists Jenifer Bratter and Bridget Gorman. n the study, &#8220;Is Discrimination an Equal Opportunity Risk? Racial Experiences, Socio-economic Status and Health Status Among Black and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jflahiff.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3119573&amp;post=8039&amp;subd=jflahiff&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The biology of politics: Liberals roll with the good, conservatives confront the bad</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The biology of politics: Liberals roll with the good, conservatives confront the bad New study brings to light physiological, cognitive differences of political left and right Excerpt from the 23 January 2012 Eureka news alert &#160; &#160; English: Number of self-identified Democrats vs. self-identified Republicans, per state, according to Gallup, January-June 2010 [1].    18+ point [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jflahiff.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3119573&amp;post=8045&amp;subd=jflahiff&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BETAH Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Solutions for a nitrogen-soaked world</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice Flahiff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[environmental health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solutions for a nitrogen-soaked world Excerpts from the press release Interdisciplinary panel reviews US nitrogen pollution trends, risks, and mitigation strategies Nitrogen is both an essential nutrient and a pollutant, a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion and a fertilizer that feeds billions, a benefit and a hazard, depending on form, location, and quantity. Agriculture, industry [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jflahiff.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3119573&amp;post=8051&amp;subd=jflahiff&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A family history of alcoholism may make adolescent brains respond differently</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice Flahiff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A family history of alcoholism may make adolescent brains respond differently Excerpts from the press release &#160; Adolescents with a family history of alcoholism (FHP) are at risk for developing alcohol use disorders. A new study has compared the brain activity of FHP youth to peers with no family history of alcoholism. Two areas of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jflahiff.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3119573&amp;post=8053&amp;subd=jflahiff&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NIH study shows 32 million Americans have autoantibodies that target their own tissues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice Flahiff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NIH study shows 32 million Americans have autoantibodies that target their own tissues From the 13 January 2012 Eureka news alert More than 32 million people in the United States have autoantibodies, which are proteins made by the immune system that target the body&#8217;s tissues and define a condition known as autoimmunity, a study shows. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jflahiff.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3119573&amp;post=8055&amp;subd=jflahiff&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Research prevents eco-fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice Flahiff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research prevents eco-fraud From the 12 December Eureka news alert In recent years, the growing demand for organic food products has led to the faking of food and fraud. Headed by the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, a European research project will now develop methods capable of both determining the geographical origin of a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jflahiff.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3119573&amp;post=8059&amp;subd=jflahiff&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Designing Healthy Communities — Improving our nation’s public health by re-designing and restoring our built environment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice Flahiff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Designing Healthy Communities — Improving our nation’s public health by re-designing and restoring our built environment This project strives to &#8220; offer best practice models to improve our nation’s public health by re-designing and restoring our built environment&#8221; [From their about page] The present focus areas are Health,Transportation, Design, Food, and People. Links in each of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jflahiff.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3119573&amp;post=8071&amp;subd=jflahiff&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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