<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://cbs2.com/health/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News,  Weather, Traffic, Sports</title><link>http://cbs2.com/health</link><description><![CDATA[CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News,  Weather, Traffic, Sports]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:05:57 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Votes To Move Health Care Debate Forward]]></title><guid>http://cbs2.com/health/senate.vote.health.2.1326019.html</guid><link>http://cbs2.com/health/senate.vote.health.2.1326019.html</link><description><![CDATA[Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday
night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle
over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat
on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. The
60-39 vote cleared the way for a bruising, full-scale debate beginning
after Thanksgiving on the legislation, which is designed to extend
coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down on insurance
company practices that deny or dilute benefits and curtail the growth
of spending on medical care nationally.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some H1N1 Patients Resistant To Tamiflu In N.C.]]></title><guid>http://cbs2.com/health/h1n1.patients.resistant.2.1325237.html</guid><link>http://cbs2.com/health/h1n1.patients.resistant.2.1325237.html</link><description><![CDATA[Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a
type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said
Friday. The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks make up the biggest cluster seen so far in the U.S. Tamiflu -- made by Switzerland's Roche Group -- is one of two flu
medicines that help against swine flu, and health officials have been
closely watching for signs that the virus is mutating, making the drugs
ineffective.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:47:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panel Recommends Less Frequent Pap Smears]]></title><guid>http://cbs2.com/health/pap.smear.guidelines.2.1325420.html</guid><link>http://cbs2.com/health/pap.smear.guidelines.2.1325420.html</link><description><![CDATA[Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Least 17 Farmer's Markets Are Under Quarantine ]]></title><guid>http://cbs2.com/health/farmers.markets.medfly.2.1324652.html</guid><link>http://cbs2.com/health/farmers.markets.medfly.2.1324652.html</link><description><![CDATA[At least 17 Farmers' Markets are under quarantine after Mediterranean fruit flies were found in a backyard near Interstate 10. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:55:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test Vote Set For Senate Health Care Bill]]></title><guid>http://cbs2.com/health/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</guid><link>http://cbs2.com/health/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</link><description><![CDATA[A wavering centrist Democrat said Friday he'd stand with Senate
Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping
health care bill amid indications other moderates would fall in line. The
announcement from Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., came as Senate leaders
pushed ahead toward the make-or-break vote with no margin for rebellion
on President Obama's signature issue.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bacteria Prompts Vicks Nasal Spray Recall]]></title><guid>http://cbs2.com/health/vicks.sinex.nasal.2.1324617.html</guid><link>http://cbs2.com/health/vicks.sinex.nasal.2.1324617.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Procter &amp; Gamble Co. has recalled some 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex
nasal spray after the company found bacteria in samples during routine
testing.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military Attempting To Predict PTSD]]></title><guid>http://cbs2.com/health/post.traumatic.stress.2.1324203.html</guid><link>http://cbs2.com/health/post.traumatic.stress.2.1324203.html</link><description><![CDATA[A military experiment is underway to try to predict who's most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Understanding underlying triggers might help reduce the burden of those who return psychologically wounded - if they can get early help. PTSD is a crippling condition that can emerge after a terrifying event - car accident, sexual assault, terrorist attack or combat. It's thought to affect as many as one in five veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:04:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fingernails: Windows Into Your Overall Health]]></title><guid>http://cbs2.com/health/fingernails.health.discoloration.2.1323052.html</guid><link>http://cbs2.com/health/fingernails.health.discoloration.2.1323052.html</link><description><![CDATA[Many women keep them covered in polish, or pay little attention to them at all, but fingernails are a window into overall health, CBS station WCBS-TV reports. Depending on their texture, shape, color and strength, the condition of your nails provides important clues about illness.&nbsp;
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:58:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Breast Implant Offers More Natural Look]]></title><guid>http://cbs2.com/health/ideal.implant.silicon.2.1321378.html</guid><link>http://cbs2.com/health/ideal.implant.silicon.2.1321378.html</link><description><![CDATA[Silicone or saline? It's a question many women ask themselves when they decide on breast augmentation surgery. 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:29:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Movie Popcorn, Soda Pack Surprising Calorie Wallop]]></title><guid>http://cbs2.com/health/movie.popcorn.calories.2.1321782.html</guid><link>http://cbs2.com/health/movie.popcorn.calories.2.1321782.html</link><description><![CDATA[Ordering a medium popcorn and soda combo from a major national movie theater chain is the equivalent of eating three McDonald's Quarter Pounders with 12 pats of butter, according to a new study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. <br />
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