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		<title>Our Best Defense against Whooping Cough</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marissa Camilon, MD 2011 - You may have seen the commercials and heard the rumors. It’s true. In California, we are in the middle of an “outbreak” of Whooping cough. On August 24, 2010 the California Department of Health reported a 7-fold increase in the number of cases of Whooping cough over the past year.  This puts California at the highest number of cases in the past 52 years. With that being said, this is a big deal for Californians and a potential “big deal” for the rest of the country.]]></description>
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		<title>The Thyroid Demystified: Time to have it checked?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jtgoldman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exophthalmos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goiter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grave's Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hashimoto's Thyroiditis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Rebecca Shatsky, MD 2011 - We hear it all too often, “No, the weight gain wasn’t my fault.  My doctor told me I have a gland problem!”  Seems like a reasonable explanation right?  Mass media around the globe continues to remind you that hormones are involved in weight loss and that glands make hormones so…who cares if I haven’t hit the gym in six months and the pizza place knows me by name.  It has to be my glands that caused me to gain a few pounds last winter, right?  While “glandular problem” is not the technical term, colloquially when someone says they have a glandular problem they are most commonly referring to an underactive thyroid.]]></description>
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		<title>The Low-Down on Vitamin C</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jtgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antioxidant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broccoli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brussel sprouts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cabbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cauliflower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Cold]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marissa Camilon, MD 2011 - When we were kids, vitamin C lozenges were the equivalent of candy. Actually, they were even better than candy because they tasted great and they were healthy. As we grow older (and become more educated), we have to ask ourselves if this is really true.  Is all that delicious vitamin C actually good for our bodies?

Vitamin C, also called ascorbic acid, is a “water-loving” vitamin that, like other vitamins, cannot be made in your body and must be consumed as part of your diet. Luckily, vitamin C can be found in lots of foods (not just citrus fruits). Other sources of vitamin C include potatoes, brussel sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, cabbage, strawberries and spinach. Once inside your body, vitamin C plays a role in a number of metabolic reactions, including making collagen, transferring fatty acids into specific parts of your cells, assisting in hormone production and helping your immune response.  It is also considered one of the “antioxidant” vitamins.]]></description>
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		<title>Breakfast: How to Properly Fuel Up for the Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jtgoldman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Leah Frankel, MS, RD - We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day but did you ever stop and wonder why? With so many wise tales out there suggesting why you should eat breakfast, it can be difficult to understand the real benefits.  Once you’ve decided that breakfast is a good idea, you’re faced with the task of deciding exactly what you’re suppose to eat in the morning for this vital meal. We’re here to discuss the benefits of eating breakfast as well as what to include in your well-balanced morning-starter. Finally, we’ll tackle some common excuses for skipping breakfast and debunk them with some helpful time-saving tips.]]></description>
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		<title>Generic Drugs: What&#8217;s in a Name?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jtgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Pharmacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acetominophen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aspirin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Tania Houspian, PharmD 2011 - Most patients know their medications by one of their two names. Even more patients will wonder why their medications need two names. Is it a first and a last name? Are they having an identity crisis? Why in the world can’t we just pick one name and all call it that? The answers to the questions above: are no, no and we do. For further explanation keep reading.]]></description>
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		<title>TRAINER: The August Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jtgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Courtney Walberg RD, NASM-CPT - We hope that you were able to dedicate some time and energy to the July Training Program to start off the summer on the right foot. Jumping into the month of August, your training plan includes a variety of exercises including endurance, agility, speed and strength training, muscle building and core strengthening exercises.  Keep up the good work!]]></description>
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		<title>ADD/ADHD: The Condition We All Think We Have</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jtgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Conditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Pharmacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adderall]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Atomoxetine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nortriptyline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prefrontal Cortex]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Georgina Lee, PharmD 2011 - Does your mind wander when you’re trying to study or read the newspaper?  Do you tend to switch the subject often when you’re having a conversation?  Do people call you “hyper” or “energetic” when you go out?  If the answer is yes to any of those questions, we’d like to congratulate you on being just like the rest of us who exhibit normal behavioral tendencies (like constantly flipping between radio stations while driving).  Then how exactly is one diagnosed with ADD or ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)?  Currently, about 3-10% of children and 4% of adults worldwide have ADD/ADHD with a strong propensity for boys over girls (4 boys to every 1 girl).]]></description>
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		<title>Oncology 101: The Basics of Cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jtgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Conditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Mythology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adenocarcinoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adenoma]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sarcome]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kelly Erickson, MD - We all know what “cancer” is, but when you or a loved one hears it as a diagnosis in the physician’s office, the word suddenly takes on a whole new meaning.  Not only may you become overwhelmed with emotions and the notion of mortality, but also with an entirely new vocabulary.  The number of words the medical community has conjured up to describe cancer is astounding.  As scary as it sounds, your understanding of cancer and the terms we use to describe it are paramount to your personal decisions and treatment.  Here we will explain the basics of cancer as well as outline some of the most commonly used terminology in the field of oncology (a.k.a. cancer…and the vocabulary lesson begins).]]></description>
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		<title>Trouble with Baby-Making: Understanding Infertility</title>
		<link>http://www.myhousecallmd.com/archives/3336#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jtgoldman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marissa Camilon, MD 2011 - In a world where one woman can become famous for having eight children and celebrities can have children at practically any age, some people lose sight of why this aspect of medicine even exists. Despite the media’s glamorization of the subject, infertility is not a condition taken lightly by the medical community. Infertility is a serious condition, just like diabetes, asthma or cancer, with proven medical treatments available. Many of us take the ability to become pregnant for granted; something we think happens with the blink of an eye. We have to remember that the chance of becoming pregnant is 20% per month of unprotected intercourse (not 100%). As physicians, we begin to investigate infertility after a couple tries a year of regular, unprotected intercourse that does not lead to a pregnancy. We pick one year as the cutoff because 85% of couples will conceive within that time frame. If you and your partner have been trying for that long, or even longer in some cases, it may be time to see a Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility specialist.]]></description>
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		<title>Tanning Beds &amp; Skin Cancer: Shedding New Light on a Dangerously Popular Habit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jtgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Conditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Mythology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Albinism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carcinogen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DNA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eumelanin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jersey Shore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melanin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melanocyte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melanoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pheomelanin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Redhead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skin Cancer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Snooki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunburn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunscreen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rebecca Shatsky, MD 2011 - It’s one of the great paradoxes of life: what we perceive as beautiful has a tendency to be bad for us. Tan skin, while masking cellulite and stretch marks, is quite literally a sign of skin damage. Tanning is a fashion trend. Throughout history, tan skin has fallen in and out of fashion. Unfortunately, for the past forty or fifty years, since the days of fashion icon Coco Chanel, tan skin has been a status symbol that we equate with health, happiness and the lavish life the wealthy can afford filled with luxurious vacations.]]></description>
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