<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://cbs4.com/health/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for Breaking News, Weather, and Sports</title><link>http://cbs4.com/health</link><description><![CDATA[CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for Breaking News, Weather, and Sports]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Television Stations Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:32:46 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[4 N.C. H1N1 Positive Patients Resistant To Tamiflu]]></title><guid>http://cbs4.com/health/h1n1.patients.resistant.2.1325237.html</guid><link>http://cbs4.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>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:29:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test Vote Set For Senate Health Care Bill]]></title><guid>http://cbs4.com/health/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</guid><link>http://cbs4.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[Miami-Dade To Give Free H1N1 Vaccinations Saturday]]></title><guid>http://cbs4.com/health/H1N1.Vaccine.florida.2.1324711.html</guid><link>http://cbs4.com/health/H1N1.Vaccine.florida.2.1324711.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Miami-Dade County Health Department is offering free H1N1 vaccinations this weekend. The free vaccines will be given Saturday, November 21st, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Miami-Dade County Fair Expo Center located at 10901 Coral Way in the Fuchs Pavilion. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:05:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bacteria Prompts Vicks Nasal Spray Recall]]></title><guid>http://cbs4.com/health/vicks.sinex.nasal.2.1324617.html</guid><link>http://cbs4.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[Panel Recommends Less Frequent Pap Smears]]></title><guid>http://cbs4.com/health/pap.smear.guidelines.2.1323922.html</guid><link>http://cbs4.com/health/pap.smear.guidelines.2.1323922.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>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military Attempting To Predict PTSD]]></title><guid>http://cbs4.com/health/post.traumatic.stress.2.1324203.html</guid><link>http://cbs4.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[Mixed Methods Can Help Smokers Put Down Cigarettes]]></title><guid>http://cbs4.com/health/smoke.smoking.smoker.2.1322126.html</guid><link>http://cbs4.com/health/smoke.smoking.smoker.2.1322126.html</link><description><![CDATA[Each day, three thousand children in the United States start smoking.Globally there are 1.1 billion smokers. Most say the addiction tonicotine makes it tough to quit, but former smokers say it is possible to kick the habit. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:11:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Mammogram Guidelines Generating Confusion]]></title><guid>http://cbs4.com/health/mammogram.guidelines.cancer.2.1323048.html</guid><link>http://cbs4.com/health/mammogram.guidelines.cancer.2.1323048.html</link><description><![CDATA[Some of the biggest breast cancer champions have a new cause to fight. Many are focusing their efforts on debunking new recommendation from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. The independent panel of experts announced this week that women should wait until the age of 50 to get a mammogram and then have one every two years. That's a change from the old recommendation that said women should begin getting screened for breast cancer at the age of 40. <br />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:02:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fingernails: Windows Into Your Overall Health]]></title><guid>http://cbs4.com/health/fingernails.health.discoloration.2.1323052.html</guid><link>http://cbs4.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[Movie Popcorn, Soda Pack Surprising Calorie Wallop]]></title><guid>http://cbs4.com/health/movie.popcorn.calories.2.1321782.html</guid><link>http://cbs4.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 />
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:51:08 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>