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                <title><![CDATA[The dangers of hospital delirium in older people]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Many older people develop delirium when they are hospitalized. Delirium is a sudden change in mental status characterized by confusion, disorientation, altered states of consciousness (from hyperalert to unrousable), an inability to focus, and sometimes hallucinations. Hospital delirium is especially common among older people who’ve had surgeries such as hip replacement or heart surgery, or those who are in intensive care. Inflammation, infection, and medications can trigger hospital delirium as can potentially disorienting changes common to hospital stays, including sleep interruptions, unfamiliar surroundings, disruption of usual routines, separation from family and pets, and being without eyeglasses or dentures. Although delirium often recedes, it may have long-lasting aftereffects, including premature death and poorer outcomes, such as dementia and institutionalization.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Study supports alcohol, breast cancer link]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A 28-year study of 106,000 women found that moderate alcohol slightly increases a woman&#8217;s risk of developing breast cancer. Women who had the equivalent of three to six drinks a week had a modest increase in their risk of breast cancer (15%) compared to women who never drank alcohol. That would translate into an extra 3 cases of breast cancer per 1,000 women per year. The risks were the same for wine, beer, and spirits. Because moderate drinking appears to prevent some types of heart disease—which affects more women than breast cancer does—it&#8217;s important for women to think about alcohol in light of their own personal health situation.]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Carolyn Schatz]]></author>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:57:55 -0400</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Breast Cancer</category>
                                    <category>Women&#039;s Health</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Tinnitus: What to do about ringing in the ears]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Sometimes chronic tinnitus can be fixed by taking care of the underlying cause, like grinding your teeth at night or taking aspirin. Otherwise, one of the simplest approaches is masking the noise by listening to music or having a radio, fan, or white-noise machine going in the background. Some companies make devices worn like hearing aids that generate low-level white noise. Hearing experts often recommend masking before turning to more expensive options such as cognitive behavioral therapy, tinnitus retraining therapy, biofeedback and stress management, and transcutaneous electrical stimulation of parts of the inner ear.]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Carolyn Schatz]]></author>
                
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                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:58:04 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Painful, disabling interstitial cystitis often goes undiagnosed]]></title>
                <link>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/painful-disabling-interstitial-cystitis-often-goes-undiagnosed-201108043219</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Millions of Americans—most of them women—suffer from a bladder condition known as interstitial cystitis. According to a new study of this disorder, fewer than 10% of women with symptoms of interstitial cystitis are actually diagnosed with the disorder, even though it severely affects their lives. Without a proper diagnosis, women with interstitial cystitis are missing [&hellip;]]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Carolyn Schatz]]></author>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:07:59 -0400</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Women&#039;s Health</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Mindfulness meditation improves connections in the brain]]></title>
                <link>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/mindfulness-meditation-improves-connections-in-the-brain-201104082253</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Mindfulness meditation can ease stress. It also seems to do a lot more, like help with physical and psychological problems from high blood pressure and chronic pain to anxiety and binge eating. New research shows that mindfulness meditation changes the way nerves connect.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:15:48 -0400</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Men&#039;s Health</category>
                                    <category>Stress</category>
                                    <category>Women&#039;s Health</category>
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