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    <title><![CDATA[Tougher drug controls get bipartisan support in Kentucky legislature]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/06/2058302/bipartisan-support-shown-in-kentucky.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:02 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT   Signaling their resolve to try to beat back rising prescription-drug abuse in Kentucky, state officials and lawmakers from both parties gathered Monday to tout proposals aimed at reducing improper prescribing.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[After thousands of years, we're unlocking the secrets of epilepsy]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/05/2058050/after-thousands-of-years-were.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:41 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Few medical conditions have attracted so much attention and generated so much debate as epilepsy. Observations on epilepsy can be traced to ancient writings dating back to 2000 years B.C. Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting about 50 million people worldwide. Nearly 3 million Americans suffer from epilepsy, and at least 2.2 percent of Kentuckians have the diagnosis.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[State denies neonatal intensive care unit at St. Elizabeth Healthcare]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/03/2054908/state-denies-neonatal-intensive.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:50 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The number of hospital beds reserved for Kentucky's sickest newborns will remain the same, for now. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kentucky's Planned Parenthood, Komen groups caught in whirlwind of national debate]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/03/2054688/kentuckys-planned-parenthood-reaps.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:09 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[What a difference a day makes. On Thursday, Kentucky anti-abortion and pro-choice advocates alike were all atwitter, many on Twitter, proclaiming joy or dismay over the news that the giant breast-cancer awareness group Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation had pulled funding for Planned Parenthood, the sexual and reproductive health provider. By Friday, what had been done was undone. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[New heart gives Lexington man renewed purpose]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/03/2054289/new-heart-gives-lexington-man.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:36 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Heart disease was the furthest thing from Dr. Charles Shelton's mind as his shortness of breath forced him to stop swimming and take up walking as a form of  exercise. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Even dogs have their day with the flu]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/01/2050162/even-dogs-have-their-day-with.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:32 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Just as schools send parents a cautionary text message when the flu hits especially hard, Steve Robinson decided earlier this winter to make sure dog parents were aware of the canine flu. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[YMCA offers diabetes prevention scholarships]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/31/2049756/ymca-offers-diabetes-prevention.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:38 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Stolen Lexington Clinic laptop contained patient information]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/31/2049109/stolen-lexington-clinic-laptop.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:26 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Six weeks after a medical clinic laptop was stolen, the Lexington Clinic is notifying the public of a privacy breach involving 1,018 patients. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Commentary: Don't ignore signs of depression in seniors]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/29/2047717/commentary-dont-ignore-signs-of.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:49 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Depression affects more than 6.5 million of the 35 million Americans over 65, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Don't let carbon monoxide or radon sneak up on you]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/28/2045574/dont-let-carbon-monoxide-or-radon.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:48 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[There's nothing like  staying warm and cozy in front of the fire on a cold winter day. But fireplaces that aren't vented properly   and a host of other things   can produce  potentially deadly carbon  monoxide.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lexington council resolution does not resolve issues surrounding new health clinic location]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/27/2045033/lexington-council-resolution-does.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:56 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The question of who will cover an estimated $367,000 to relocate Community Action Council from a city-owned building desired for a health clinic remains unanswered.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[UK unveils its hybrid operating room]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/26/2043068/hybrid-operating-room-opens-at.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:47 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The region's first hybrid operating room, one that adds imaging and robotics to traditional surgery, will reduce recovery time and the risk of postoperative complications when it opens this week at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, officials said.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Program seeks volunteers to drive cancer patients to and from treatments]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/25/2040806/program-seeks-volunteers-to-drive.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:44 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Peggy Sebastian used to be a fast-food restaurant manager with energy to spare.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Weight loss, gain? Check the thyroid]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/23/2039795/weight-loss-gain-check-the-thyroid.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:56 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[If you have been struggling to lose or gain weight, it doesn't hurt to get your thyroid checked. Thyroid problems are extremely common, affecting approximately 30 million Americans, and they are five times more common in women than in men.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moving costs cloud plans for new Lexington health clinic for poor]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/20/2035525/moving-costs-cloud-plans-for-new.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:56 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Using part of a federal grant to put a new health clinic in a city-owned building on Georgetown Street seemed to be well under way, but now a new question looms: Who will pay relocation costs for the current tenant?]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Q&A with Gary Payne, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital president and CEO]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/16/2030427/q-a-with-gary-payne-cardinal-hill.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:03 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Gary Payne has been at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital since late October. Although new to Lexington, Payne, a pharmacist who later became a hospital administrator, has been working to familiarize himself with his new home hospital and city.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Having most of stomach removed among surgical weight-loss options]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/16/2030423/having-most-of-stomach-removedamong.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:34 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two-thirds of Americans are overweight, and more than 100 million are obese. Morbid obesity is defined as having a body mass index, or BMI, greater than 35, or being at least 80 pounds overweight. Kentucky is the sixth-most obese state in the nation, with an obesity rate greater than 35 percent.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[With city approval, new Fayette public health clinic site could open this fall]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/14/2028065/with-city-approval-new-fayette.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:56 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[After more than a year of waiting, a new public health clinic funded by an $11.7 million federal grant could be under construction by spring.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Flu not widespread but shots still the best prevention]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/12/2025408/flu-not-widespread-but-shots-still.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:30 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[It's the height of the flu season, but so far Kentuckians appear to be dodging the worst of it.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[City's employee wellness center opens Wednesday on Trade Street]]></title>
    <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/11/2023199/citys-employee-wellness-center.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:05 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The city of Lexington's first employee wellness center opens Wednesday, a step to reduce health care costs for employees and the city and to improve the health of the work force. ]]></description>
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