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                                                    <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Harvey B. Simon, MD Feed]]></title>
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                                <subtitle>Harvard Health Blog: You'll find posts from Harvard Medical School physicians and our editors on a variety of health news and issues.</subtitle>
                                                    <updated>2012-02-15T17:51:29-05:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sleep helps learning, memory]]></title>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Harvey B. Simon, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Sleep may be time off for the body, but it&#8217;s part of a day&#8217;s work for the brain. During sleep, the brain is hard at work processing the events of the day, sorting and filing, making connections, and even solving problems. New research suggests that dreaming can improve memory, boost performance, and even improve creativity. Naps have been shown to improve recall. Napping won&#8217;t make you smart or assure success, but it can help improve your memory and solve problems. Sleeping well at night, and long enough, is associated with good health. The combination is a two-step approach that should give everyone something to sleep on.]]>
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                        <updated>2012-02-15T17:51:29-05:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Electronic cigarettes: Help or hazard?]]></title>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Harvey B. Simon, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Smokers who want to quit can turn to a nicotine replacement products, prescription medications, and counseling. What about the newest stop-smoking aid, the electronic cigarette? Despite its appeal, we don’t know enough about the safety or effectiveness of electronic cigarettes to give them the green light. Preliminary studies from the FDA, New Zealand, and Greece raise some concerns about the dose of nicotine delivered and potentially harmful chemicals that might be in the vapor. Until good studies have been done on electronic cigarettes, the best way to quit involves using nicotine replacement or a medication along with some sort of counseling or support, either in person, by telephone, or even by text message.]]>
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                        <category term="Addiction" />
                        <updated>2011-09-22T14:07:46-04:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Belly fat is the shape of cardiovascular risk]]></title>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Harvey B. Simon, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Extra fat that accumulates around the abdomen goes by many names: beer belly, spare tire, love handles, apple shape, middle-age spread, and the more technical &#8220;abdominal obesity.&#8221; No matter what the name, it is the shape of risk.]]>
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                        <category term="Diet &amp; Weight Loss" />
                        <category term="Men&#039;s Health" />
                        <category term="Women&#039;s Health" />
                        <updated>2011-04-19T14:35:10-04:00</updated>
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