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		<title>AAOS: Osteoporosis Drugs May Weaken Bones in Long Term (CME/CE)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- The gains bisphosphonate use brings in the structural integrity of the femur decay over time in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, researchers found.]]></description>
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		<title>AAOS: Nurse Staffing Level Matters in Hip Fracture Outcomes (CME/CE)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Older patients with a hip fracture are more likely to die when admitted to hospitals with lower nurse staffing levels, a retrospective study showed.]]></description>
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		<title>Metabolic Meds Top Medicare Drug Spending</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Metabolic drugs (MedPage Today) -- namely cholesterol and diabetes meds -- account for the greatest Medicare prescription expenses, researchers say.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Metabolic drugs (MedPage Today) -- namely cholesterol and diabetes meds -- account for the greatest Medicare prescription expenses, researchers say.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>FDA Panel Gives Nod to IPF Drug</title>
		<link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/GeneralPulmonary/18940</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON  (MedPage Today) -- An FDA panel of lung experts endorsed what would be the first U.S. drug for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), despite mixed clinical evidence of the drug's efficacy.]]></description>
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		<title>Novel Thyroid Hormone Analogue Aids Lipid Lowering (CME/CE)</title>
		<link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Dyslipidemia/18948</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An experimental agent that mimics thyroid hormone in the liver enhanced the lipid-lowering effect of statins in a randomized, controlled trial.]]></description>
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		<title>Docs Often Miss Lipid Targets, More So With Women (CME/CE)</title>
		<link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Dyslipidemia/18947</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Primary care doctors may only treat to recommended cholesterol targets about half the time, and even less when the patient is a woman, a survey of German physicians showed.]]></description>
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		<title>Older Hyperkalemia Agents Don&#8217;t Pass Muster (CME/CE)</title>
		<link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/Nephrology/GeneralNephrology/18939</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drugs long used to treat patients with high blood levels of potassium are ineffective and potentially dangerous, a new report concluded.]]></description>
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		<title>White House Expands Program to Fight Fraud and Waste</title>
		<link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/Washington-Watch/18944</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- President Barack Obama has  announced new measures aimed at cracking down on fraud and waste in government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid.]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Bans Mandatory Health Insurance</title>
		<link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/Washington-Watch/18942</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Virginia has become the first state in the country to ban any requirement that its residents carry health insurance policies.]]></description>
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		<title>Obstructive Disease Not Found on Most Angiograms (CME/CE, with audio)</title>
		<link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/PCI/18941</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For patients without known heart disease, the diagnostic yield of coronary angiography appears to be low, researchers found.]]></description>
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