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		<title>Eau Claire Teen Finds Joy in Comforting Other Sick Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four years ago, the Rhoten family started their trip to Florida to enjoy a Disney family vacation. The trip ended after four days in a Florida children&#8217;s hospital where they learned their daughter, Katie, had type 1 diabetes. &#8220;It was scary for all of us,&#8221; explained Kristin Everett, Katie&#8217;s mom. &#8220;In all of the tests, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsblog.marshfieldclinic.net&amp;blog=11455557&amp;post=1291&amp;subd=marshfieldclinicnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nine in 10 U.S. adults get too much sodium every day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Little</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly all Americans consume much more sodium than they should, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Most of the sodium comes from common restaurant or grocery store items. The latest Vital Signs report finds that 10 types of foods are responsible for more than 40 percent of people’s sodium [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsblog.marshfieldclinic.net&amp;blog=11455557&amp;post=1285&amp;subd=marshfieldclinicnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Expert: What Is Gout?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Little</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: I’ve seen a lot of advertising for gout medication recently. What is gout and what causes it? A: Martina Ziegenbein, M.D.:  Gout is a form of arthritis caused by deposits of uric acid crystals in the joints and other tissues, such as the skin or kidney. Uric acid is produced when the body breaks [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsblog.marshfieldclinic.net&amp;blog=11455557&amp;post=1272&amp;subd=marshfieldclinicnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Memory Loss: When to Be Concerned</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Little</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Age-related memory loss and dementia are not the same. Dementia-related memory loss affects your ability to do daily activities on your own; such as pay bills on time, manage a checkbook or take medications as prescribed. Age-related memory loss is more of a nuisance than a problem. Follow us on Facebook<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsblog.marshfieldclinic.net&amp;blog=11455557&amp;post=1267&amp;subd=marshfieldclinicnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Need Never Ends &#8211; Clinic Nurse, Others Head to Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Little</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marshfield Clinic Eau Claire Center Infectious Disease Nurse Kathy Kivlin has been going to Haiti on annual medical relief missions since long before Haiti was in the international spotlight. This is her seventh trip to Haiti as part of a Marshfield Clinic team that spends a week each winter bringing much-needed medical supplies and expertise [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsblog.marshfieldclinic.net&amp;blog=11455557&amp;post=1263&amp;subd=marshfieldclinicnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Family Medical History Key in Identifying Risks</title>
		<link>http://newsblog.marshfieldclinic.net/2012/01/11/family-medical-history-key-in-identifying-risks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Little</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve heard the old says that goes something like: &#8220;You can choose your friends and you can choose your job, but you can&#8217;t choose your family.&#8221; Of course most of us would gladly choose our family if that were an option (with the possible exception of that weird cousin). However, no matter how great your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsblog.marshfieldclinic.net&amp;blog=11455557&amp;post=1258&amp;subd=marshfieldclinicnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You May Have Glaucoma and Not Know It</title>
		<link>http://newsblog.marshfieldclinic.net/2012/01/09/you-may-have-glaucoma-and-not-know-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Little</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Glaucoma is an often painless group of diseases that is robbing the vision of an estimated 2.2 million people, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH). Since many people who have glaucoma, may not even know it, it is important to have regular eye examinations. January is Glaucoma Awareness Month and a great time [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsblog.marshfieldclinic.net&amp;blog=11455557&amp;post=1254&amp;subd=marshfieldclinicnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teen in Driver’s Seat, Controlling Diabetes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Little</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Academics and sports are usually central to a young man’s high school career. For 15-year-old Gabe Miesbauer, Butternut, his focus includes one more area: his health. Earlier this year, Miesbauer was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. The first warning sign affected his eyesight. “One weekend everything got blurry,” said Miesbauer. He normally had 20/20 vision. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsblog.marshfieldclinic.net&amp;blog=11455557&amp;post=1250&amp;subd=marshfieldclinicnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Expert: Should I Be Taking Vitamin D Supplements?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Little</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people living in a northern climate like ours should probably be taking vitamin D. This vitamin is a nutrient that the body needs, primarily to maintain strong bones but also for general health. People who get too little vitamin D may develop soft, thin and brittle bones, a condition known as rickets in children [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsblog.marshfieldclinic.net&amp;blog=11455557&amp;post=1247&amp;subd=marshfieldclinicnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Preventable Disease: Lifestyle Change Is Key to Controlling Type 2 Diabetes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Little</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most preventable diseases in America is on the rise and may affect one in three Americans by 2050, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some experts predict more than half of Americans could have diabetes or prediabetes by 2020. Follow us on Facebook.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsblog.marshfieldclinic.net&amp;blog=11455557&amp;post=1243&amp;subd=marshfieldclinicnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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