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		<title>Post-embryonic stem cell treatments currently available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Minnesota Christian Chronicle, Mar. 10, 2010] Within two months of taking office last year, President Barack Obama lifted the ban on federal funding of new lines of embryonic stem cell research. It was a policy put in place in 2001 by former President George W. Bush.
While the debate about the ethics of destroying an embryo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/03/10/post-embryonic-stem-cell-treatments-currently-available/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Non-drugs&#8217; ease hospital pain</title>
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[United Press International, Mar. 10, 2010] Non-traditional techniques are effective in reducing pain in hospitalized patients, U.S. researchers say.
The therapies did not involve medication and were observed to relieve pain as much as 50 percent in a wide range of hospitalized patients.
&#8220;Roughly 80 percent of patients report moderate to severe pain levels after surgery,&#8221; a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/03/10/non-drugs-ease-hospital-pain/</link>
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		<title>Vitamin D shows promise but research still lagging</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Chicago Tribune, Mar. 10, 2010] As far as Dr. Joseph Mercola is concerned, vitamin D is the magic bullet we&#8217;ve all been looking for. A lack of this wonder nutrient, the controversial natural health advocate said, can set the stage for no fewer than 33 disorders, including autism, cancer, diabetes and infertility.
&#8220;Vitamin D appears to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/03/10/vitamin-d-shows-promise-but-research-still-lagging/</link>
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		<title>Allina using new tool to let patients call the shots at end of their lives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Star Tribune, Mar. 10, 2010] Doug State entered hospice care two years ago knowing exactly how he wanted to die: at home in Cambridge, Minn., with his wife, Carol, and his dog, Teddy.
He got his wish a year ago at age 83, when his failing heart finally stopped just as he was sitting down to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/03/10/new-allina-tool-lets-patients-call-the-shots-at-end-of-their-lives/</link>
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		<title>Abbott Northwestern study shows non-drug techniques reduce pain in hospitalized patients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Allina Newsroom, March 5, 2010] Non-traditional therapies relieve pain among a wide range of hospitalized patients as much as 50 percent, according to a first-of-a-kind study in the Journal of Patient Safety.
&#8220;Roughly 80 percent of patients report moderate to severe pain levels after surgery,&#8221; says Gregory Plotnikoff, M.D., one of the study’s authors and medical director [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/03/05/abbott-northwestern-study-shows-non-drug-techniques-reduce-pain-in-hospitalized-patients/</link>
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		<title>Mercy patient working hard to recover from deer accident</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[CTN Studios, March 4, 2010]  There were more than 2,000 car accidents involving deer in Minnesota in 2008.  More than 300 people were injured, and nine died.  This story profiles Lynne Dorr, a patient at Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute at Mercy Hospital, whose life took a sudden change after hitting a deer she never saw coming. 
See [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/03/04/mercy-patient-working-hard-to-recover-from-deer-accident/</link>
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		<title>Kids, ear infections and antibiotics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[KSTP-TV, March 3, 2010] There is a debate in the medical community over whether children should be given antibiotics if they get an ear infection. There is some concern it can do more harm than good.
Dr. Eric Barth, a pediatrician with Allina Medical Clinic in Ramsey, spoke to Megan Newquist about the controversy. Watch the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/03/03/kids-ear-infections-and-antibiotics/</link>
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		<title>First Anniversary of the Backyard Initiative</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[The Alley, March 1, 2010] Community residents celebrated the first year of the BYI at the Cultural Wellness Center (CWC) on January 30th. Atum Azzahir, CWC Executive Director and facilitator of BYI community meetings, reviewed the progress that has been made:

A community-authored definition of health
A set of guiding principles for BYI work in the community
An understanding [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/03/03/1st-anniversary-of-the-backyard-initiative/</link>
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		<title>Jackie Crosby : His heart was failing. That was 24 years ago.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Star Tribune, Feb. 26, 2010] &#8220;I&#8217;m celebrating a birthday today for my friend Genard Lane. Actually, we&#8217;re toasting his heart, which has reached the ripe old age of 45. And what a heart it is.&#8221;
The story began in 1986, when Genard was 47 and his own diseased heart was failing. Things looked so bleak that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/26/jackie-crosby-his-heart-was-failing-that-was-24-years-ago/</link>
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		<title>Thygeson named president of Allina&#8217;s Center for Health Care Innovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Allina Newsroom, Feb. 25, 2010] N. Marcus Thygeson, M.D., has been named President of the Center for Health Care  Innovation at Allina Hospitals &#38; Clinics.
Launched in June, 2008, the Center  for Health Care Innovation at Allina supports the organization’s research  activities by incubating new ideas and accelerating the adoption of  evidence-based [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/25/thygeson-named-president-of-allinas-center-for-health-care-innovation/</link>
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		<title>Good Question: How can you have 5 heart attacks?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[WCCO-TV, Feb. 24, 2010] Surviving one heart attack is a pretty exciting thing, but five of them? Former vice-president Dick Cheney is now out of the hospital after having his fourth attack in 32 years. So is Dick Cheney a superman or have doctors just gotten that good at treating heart attacks?
&#8220;There are heart attacks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/25/good-question-how-can-you-have-5-heart-attacks/</link>
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		<title>Allina&#8217;s Dr. Scott Tongen in Haiti caring for rural earthquake victims</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[WCCO Radio, Feb. 25, 2010] More than a month after the devastating Haiti earthquake, relief workers are still just reaching people in need in rural areas. Allina&#8217;s Dr. Scott Tongen, a hospitalist at United Hospital, is one of the volunteer physicians in Haiti. He spoke live from Haiti with WCCO&#8217;s Telly Mamayak and Adam Carter [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/25/allinas-dr-scott-tongen-in-haiti-caring-for-rural-earthquake-victims/</link>
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		<title>Blockage breakthrough</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Star Tribune, Feb. 22, 2010] Last summer, Steven Erickson was in such sad shape he could barely make it out to his vegetable garden without huffing and puffing. To combat frequent chest pain, he was popping about 100 nitroglycerin pills every three days or so.
The conundrum facing Erickson&#8217;s doctor and many others &#8212; finding a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/22/blockage-breakthrough/</link>
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		<title>Goodbye, stress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Minneapolis, Feb. 22, 2010] Everyday choices such as what you eat and whether you exercise directly influence your physiology, brain chemistry and mood, making stress seem insurmountable to some and manageable to others.
Adequate downtime, along with simple choices about food, sleep and exercise directly influence your physiology, brain chemistry, mood and ability to cope with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/22/goodbye-stress/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Cold Cap&#8221; may prevent hairloss from chemo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[KSTP-TV, Feb. 18, 2010] Before Shirley Billingmeyer underwent her final round of chemotherapy at Abbott Northwestern Hospital her daughter spent time brushing her mother&#8217;s hair. Even after six rounds of treatment, Billingmeyer retained the hair on her scalp, a fact she attributes to experimental headwear.
&#8220;My hair is all there. It definitely works,&#8221; Billingmeyer said.
Watch the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/19/cold-cap-may-prevent-hairloss-from-chemo/</link>
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		<title>Allina psychologist Alan Steed on the depression-diabetes link</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[KSTP-TV, Feb. 17, 2010] Studies have shown patients with diabetes have a greater risk of suffering from depression. Sometimes it&#8217;s a challenge to correctly diagnose depression for people with diabetes.
Dr. Alan Steed, a psychologist with Allina Medical Clinic, talked about the issue with KSPT-TV&#8217;s Megan Newquist. Watch the interview below and see more at kstp.com.

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		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/18/allina-psychologist-alan-steed-on-the-depression-diabetes-link/</link>
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		<title>Allina doc back from the Olympics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[WCCO Radio, Feb. 18, 2010] After two weeks in Vancouver caring for  Olympic athletes in the Olympic Village clinic, Allina Medical Clinic-Northfield physician Scott Koehler, MD,  is home. He was interviewed on his experience at the Olympics on the WCCO Radio News Hour today. Listen to the interview below.

								
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								Allina Medical Clinic&#8217;s Dr. Scott Koehler on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/18/allina-doc-back-from-the-olympics/</link>
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		<title>Health study gives Brown County mixed results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[New Ulm Journal, Feb. 18, 2010] Brown county received a mix of good and bad news Wednesday when a health rankings study was released by the University of Wisconsin&#8217;s Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Each county was ranked within its state on how healthy people are and how long they live.
&#8220;I think [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/18/health-study-gives-brown-county-mixed-results/</link>
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		<title>Former president Bill Clinton&#8217;s angioplasty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Fox 9 News, Feb. 11, 2010]  When former president Bill Clinton was hospitalized recently in New York, cardiologist Wes Pedersen, M.D., an interventional cardiologist at the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital talked to local reporters about the kind of procedure he underwent.
See one story here on myfoxtwincities.com.
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		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/17/former-president-bill-clintons-angioplasty/</link>
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		<title>Go Home Gorgeous adds hospitals, including Allina&#8217;s United, Mercy and Unity Hospitals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Finance &#38; Commerce, Feb. 15, 2010] Go Home Gorgeous is growing and expects to keep on expanding. The Edina-based provider of luxury massages and other post-partum relief for new mothers has added its in-hospital services this month at United Hospital in St. Paul.
Go Home Gorgeous founder and owner Rachel Swardson expects several other hospitals soon [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/16/go-home-gorgeous-adds-hospitals-including-allinas-united-mercy-and-unity-hospitals/</link>
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		<title>You can die of a Broken Heart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[WCCO Radio, Feb. 16, 2010] Can you die of a broken heart? Turns out you can according to a growing body of research. The latest study comes from Allina’s Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.
MHI&#8217;s Dr. Scott Sharkey discussed that research on WCCO Radio&#8217;s Mondale &#38; Jones program today. Listen below or at wccoradio.com.

								
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		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/16/you-can-die-of-a-broken-heart/</link>
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		<title>Allina&#8217;s Minneapolis Heart Institute cardiologist on Pres. Clinton&#8217;s heart surgery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[WCCO Radio, Feb. 12, 2010] Former President Bill Clinton had two stents inserted into a coronary artery Thursday and was released from the hospital a day later. Cardiologist Kevin Graham, from Allina&#8217;s Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital visited with WCCO Radio&#8217;s Susie Jones and John Hines about the procedures performed on Clinton and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/16/allinas-minneapolis-geart-institute-cardiologist-on-pres-clintons-heart-surgery/</link>
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		<title>CMC physician supports new database designed to combat epidemic of painkiller abuse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Isanti County News, Jan. 20, 2010] A doctor prescribes a long-lasting narcotic, such as Vicodin,  Percocet or OxyContin, to a patient complaining of chronic pain.     The patient, with a smaller dosage, faces an empty pill bottle in no  time and is denied refills. A search then begins and evolves [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/13/cmc-physician-supports-new-database-designed-to-combat-epidemic-of-painkiller-abuse/</link>
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		<title>Auxiliary sees increase in volunteers, still has shifts open</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Owatonna People's Press, Feb. 12, 2010] Operations are running smoothly at the Owatonna Hospital, which relocated to 26th Street in October. So smoothly, in fact, that some of the patients who have been treated at the facility are coming back to volunteer their services.
That’s one of the experiences that Sue Simons, volunteer services supervisor for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/12/auxiliary-sees-increase-in-volunteers-still-has-shifts-open/</link>
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		<title>Allina ER doc says man trapped in silo faced serious injury</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Farmington Independent, Feb. 11, 2010] From the outside of the Feely Elevator silos, onlookers were left to wonder what was happening inside the silo where Mark Malecha was trapped. Inside, though, ALF (Apple Valley, Lakeville, Farmington) paramedics worked diligently to save Malecha not only from being crushed by the shifting corn, but from toxins that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allinanews.com/2010/02/11/allina-er-doc-says-man-trapped-in-silo-faced-seriouos-injury/</link>
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