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	<title>Bakersfield Express &#187; health</title>
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		<title>Dr. Hans Einstein honored in Bakersfield ceremony</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Hans Einstein, a relative of the great physicist Albert Einstein, was recently honored for his pioneering work in the treatment and prevention of valley fever. The author of this article is President of the Kern County Medical Society; her own father, the Rev. Young Y. Choi, was cured of cocci by Dr. Einstein's diagnosis and treatment.]]></description>
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		<title>The search for a cure: Juvenile diabetes</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2011/07/15/the-search-for-a-cure-juvenile-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every day in the U.S., about 40 children are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. To research a possible cure, recent human trials have experimented with an 80-year old tuberculosis vaccine.]]></description>
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		<title>Cancer survivors share stories at Relay for Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily09</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2011 Relay for Life, writer Emily Shapiro met many people, young and old, whose lives have been deeply affected by cancer. Read these moving stories of love, loss and survival.]]></description>
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		<title>As Valley Fever cases spike, vaccine is still elusive</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2011/06/03/as-valley-fever-cases-spike-vaccine-is-still-long-way-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily09</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coccidiodomycosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Hans Einstein]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kern County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kern County Public Health Services Department]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valley Fever]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valley Fever Vaccine Project]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bakersfield's Valley Fever Conference in April featured personal stories of those affected by the sometimes deadly disease.]]></description>
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		<title>Valley hospitals choose C-sections over malpractice suits</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2011/01/17/valley-hospitals-choose-c-sections-over-malpractice-suits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Births by C-section have been rising since the 1970s and, in the Central Valley, several hospitals have rates that are higher than the state average. But health care professionals are working to decrease unnecessary C-sections, though some say the surgery is a safeguard against malpractice lawsuits.]]></description>
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		<title>Autism Awareness Conference features subject of HBO movie</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2011/01/09/autism-awareness-conference-features-subject-of-hbo-movie/</link>
		<comments>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2011/01/09/autism-awareness-conference-features-subject-of-hbo-movie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 22:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Asperger's Syndrome]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[conference]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Elder Robison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kern Autism Network]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kern Autism Network's annual Autism Awareness Conference on Feb. 4 will feature Dr. Temple Grandin, the world-famous animal scientist and autism self-advocate whose life story was made into an HBO movie starring Claire Danes.]]></description>
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		<title>When winter blues set in, take them seriously</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/10/20/when-winter-blues-set-it-take-them-seriously/</link>
		<comments>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/10/20/when-winter-blues-set-it-take-them-seriously/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shellie Branco]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The shorter, darker days of winter can lead to a form of depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder. One woman recently won a lawsuit against her employer for not accommodating her needs under the Americans with Disabilities Act.]]></description>
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		<title>Folk medicine can be a spiritual benefit for patients</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/10/04/folk-medicine-can-be-a-spiritual-benefit-for-patients/</link>
		<comments>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/10/04/folk-medicine-can-be-a-spiritual-benefit-for-patients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hmong]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While assimilated members of the Valley's Hmong population embrace Western medicine, many who fled Laos during the communist take-over of their government in the 1970s brought their traditional beliefs with them. At least one Fresno hospital is working with Hmong shamans to make room for folk medicine.]]></description>
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		<title>In Season Now: Inspiring school lunch ideas</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/09/15/in-season-now-inspiring-school-lunch-ideas/</link>
		<comments>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/09/15/in-season-now-inspiring-school-lunch-ideas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MBeck</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bento boxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bento boxes turn school lunches into a creative source of healthy eating for children - and for parents, too. Columnist Michelle Beck shares tips on finding good-for-you foods and packing them in easy and fun ways for all ages.]]></description>
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		<title>Out-of-work nurses hoping for demand to boomerang</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/08/16/out-of-work-nurses-hoping-for-demand-to-boomerang/</link>
		<comments>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/08/16/out-of-work-nurses-hoping-for-demand-to-boomerang/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fresno City College]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nursing shortage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fresno City College nursing instructor Colleen Grande and nursing graduate Stefania Tutino-Eslow both expect another nursing shortage to hit when the economy improves. Until then, jobs are scarce even though graduations from nursing schools are at an all-time high.]]></description>
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