<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://kdka.com/health/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports</title><link>http://kdka.com/health</link><description><![CDATA[KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:37:06 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Allegheny County Holding Four H1N1 Clinics]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/health/H1N1.vaccine.clinics.2.1316094.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/health/H1N1.vaccine.clinics.2.1316094.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Allegheny County Health Department is planning to hold four H1N1 vaccine clinics this weekend.&nbsp; The clinics are free and are only open to people in priority groups. Both the nasal spray and injectable forms of the vaccine will be available.
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:25:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 N.C. H1N1 Positive Patients Resistant To Tamiflu]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/health/h1n1.patients.resistant.2.1325237.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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[Panel Changes Recommendations For Pap Smears]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/health/Pap.smear.guidelines.2.1325152.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/health/Pap.smear.guidelines.2.1325152.html</link><description><![CDATA[Cervical cancer rates have fallen by more than 50 percent in the past
30 years due to widespread use of Pap tests where cells from the
cervix, or the opening to the womb, are looked at under the microscope
for signs of cancer.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:56:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test Vote Set For Senate Health Care Bill]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/health/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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[State Health Dept. Holds H1N1 Vaccine Clinics]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/health/H1N1.vaccine.clinics.2.1324418.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/health/H1N1.vaccine.clinics.2.1324418.html</link><description><![CDATA[Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Health are trying to fight the spread of H1N1 flu by holding vaccination clinics this weekend. Four sites have been designated in Allegheny County, while many others have been set up statewide.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:20:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bacteria Prompts Vicks Nasal Spray Recall]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/health/vicks.sinex.nasal.2.1324617.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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://kdka.com/health/pap.smear.guidelines.2.1323922.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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://kdka.com/health/post.traumatic.stress.2.1324203.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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[New Kit Tests DNA, Recommends Diet & Exercise]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/health/DNA.Diet.kit.2.1321759.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/health/DNA.Diet.kit.2.1321759.html</link><description><![CDATA[Differences in DNA can have an impact on why some people can eat certain foods and not seem to gain weight, while others can pack on the pounds. But a new at-home kit can test your DNA and determine what kind of diet and exercise would work better for your body.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:29:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Dept. To Hold Four H1N1 Vaccine Clinics]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/health/H1N1.vaccine.clinic.2.1323028.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/health/H1N1.vaccine.clinic.2.1323028.html</link><description><![CDATA[If you're looking for a swine flu shot, the Allegheny County Health
Department finally has some and organizers of this weekend's vaccine
clinic are eager to get the people who need it most immunized.
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:00:45 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>