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                                                    <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nisa Desai, 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>2022-10-31T10:30:00-04:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Weighing the new approaches to treating Crohn&#039;s and ulcerative colitis]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/weighing-the-new-approaches-to-treating-crohns-and-ulcerative-colitis-202210312841" />
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                    <name><![CDATA[Nisa Desai, MD]]></name>
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                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[In recent years, treatment options for inflammatory bowel disease have expanded rapidly, with new types of drugs, new medications within existing classes, and new combinations of treatments for some patients.]]>
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                        <category term="Digestive Health" />
                        <category term="Medications and treatments" />
                        <updated>2022-10-31T10:30:00-04:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Inflammatory bowel disease: Issues outside the gut]]></title>
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            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/inflammatory-bowel-disease-issues-outside-the-gut-202210112831</id>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Nisa Desai, MD]]></name>
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                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Nearly half of all people with inflammatory bowel disease have symptoms that occur outside of the gastrointestinal tract. These conditions, known as extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs), can affect the musculoskeletal system, eyes, lungs, and other areas of the body.]]>
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                        <category term="Digestive Health" />
                        <category term="Eye Health" />
                        <category term="Lung cancer" />
                        <updated>2022-10-11T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Proton-pump inhibitors: Should I still be taking this medication?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/proton-pump-inhibitors-should-i-still-be-taking-this-medication-202209062809" />
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                    <name><![CDATA[Nisa Desai, MD]]></name>
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                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Proton-pump inhibitors are a commonly prescribed anti-acid medication, but new guidelines from the American Gastroenterological Association recommend that they should be taken at the lowest dose and shortest duration for the condition being treated.]]>
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                        <category term="Diseases &amp; Conditions" />
                        <category term="Digestive Health" />
                        <category term="Medications and treatments" />
                        <updated>2022-09-06T10:30:00-04:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Inflammatory bowel disease and family planning: What you need to know]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/inflammatory-bowel-disease-and-family-planning-what-you-need-to-know-202207142777" />
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                    <name><![CDATA[Nisa Desai, MD]]></name>
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                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Inflammatory bowel disease is commonly diagnosed at a point in life when many people are planning families. People who have been diagnosed with IBD are likely to have questions and concerns regarding fertility, conception, pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding.]]>
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                        <category term="Digestive Health" />
                        <category term="Pregnancy" />
                        <category term="Medications and treatments" />
                        <updated>2022-07-14T10:30:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Colon cancer screening decisions: What&#039;s the best option and when?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/colon-cancer-screening-decisions-whats-the-best-option-and-when-202206152762" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/colon-cancer-screening-decisions-whats-the-best-option-and-when-202206152762</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Nisa Desai, MD]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and rates are rising, particularly in younger people. It can be prevented with screening tests; there are several different types of tests that are performed in different ways, and guidelines for when testing should begin and how often people should be tested.]]>
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                        <category term="Colorectal Cancer" />
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <updated>2022-06-15T10:30:00-04:00</updated>
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