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	<title>NewDao Health Answers</title>
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	<description>Clear Answers for Common Questions about Health.</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Why should you breathe into a paper bag when hyperventilating?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a classic home remedy and something that we occasionally rely on in the emergency room, but not everyone who is hyperventilating should be given the bag. Hyperventilation is a fancy word for rapid deep breathing. It is usually caused by anxiety or panic, but many conditions can cause hyperventilation including: asthma, heart attack, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does washing your hands really prevent disease?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do those instant hand sanitizers really work?
The answer is a resounding yes! Few things are as certain as this in medicine. There is no doubt that washing your hands can prevent disease.
The problem is getting people to do it. A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine looked at the rate of hand washing among [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does laughter have healing powers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NewDao</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[You might be surprised to know that there is significant evidence that humor can do a body good. Perhaps you have read “Modulation of Neuroimmune Parameters During the Eustress of Humor-associated Mirthful Laughter” in the March 2001 issue of Alternative Therapies in Health &#038; Medicine. This study tested blood samples of over fifty men, before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can we still not cure the common cold?</title>
		<link>http://www.newdao.com/cure-common-cold.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cold]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We can map the human genome, clone a sheep, send a man t the moon, and even infuse bottled water with 100 percent of the daily recommended allowance of vitamins and minerals… So how is it that we still can’t cure the common cold?
It’s not as though scientists haven’t tried. It’s just that the odds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why don’t people who take nitroglycerin for their heart ever blow up?</title>
		<link>http://www.newdao.com/why-dont-people-who-take-nitroglycerin-for-their-heart-ever-blow-up.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NewDao</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a fan of the old Roadrunner cartoons, you probably remember the coyote blowing himself up time and time again trying to handle explosive nitroglycerin. If the coyote had so many troubles, why can heart patients carry around their nitroglycerin pills without any danger?
This question is made even more intriguing by the fact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do dog and cat farts smell so bad?</title>
		<link>http://www.newdao.com/why-do-dog-and-cat-farts-smell-so-bad.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NewDao</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A carnivore&#8217;s protein-rich diet produces relatively small amounts of intensely stinky gas because proteins contain lots of sulfur. A dog&#8217;s or cat&#8217;s farts are rarely audible, but the odor is overwhelming.  I have asked biologists why dogs and cats generally fart silently, and their theories include: 

the amount of gas produced is small, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Propecia or Rogaine helpful for hair loss?</title>
		<link>http://www.newdao.com/propecia-or-rogaine-helpful-for-hair-loss.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NewDao</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hair Loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are many options for people who are suffering from hair loss. Options include: shaving it all off like Kojak or Michael Jordan, growing the remaining hair as long as possible and attempting a “comb-over”, or enrolling in the Hair Club for Men and taking the toupee route. If none of these choices work for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do magnets work to cure pain?</title>
		<link>http://www.newdao.com/magnets-cure-pain.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NewDao</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a variety of questionable claims, the medical magnet business is booming. Annual sales are about $300 million in the United States alone and over $1 billion worldwide. Magnets have been said to increase circulation, reduce inflammation, speed recovery from injuries, relieve low back pain, and even increase longevity and aid in cancer treatment. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At what time of day is a gentleman most likely to fart?</title>
		<link>http://www.newdao.com/at-what-time-of-day-is-a-gentleman-most-likely-to-fart.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NewDao</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Fart]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A gentleman is mostly likely to fart first thing in the morning, while in the bathroom. This is known as &#8220;morning thunder,&#8221; and if the gentleman gets good resonance, it can be heard throughout the household.
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		<title>What is Maggot Therapy and Leech Therapy?</title>
		<link>http://www.newdao.com/what-is-maggot-therapy-and-leech-therapy.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NewDao</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leech Therapy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Maggot Therapy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Maggot Therapy and Leech Therapy
It is not uncommon for us to see a homeless patient come in with a leg infection that is covered in maggots. After we brush away the “bugs” (maggots are actually flies at a larval stage), the wounds are surprisingly clean.
Yes, maggots eat away dead tissue and leave only the healthy [...]]]></description>
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