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<title>Kaiser Permanente Study Reveals Further Correlation between Farmers Markets and Healthy Eating</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Duke University Global Health Institute early last week released new forecasts on obesity in America, warning that nearly 42 percent of Americans may end up obese by 2030 (up from 36 percent in 2010), given current trends. The forecast sounded a resounding alarm about the nation's health and cast a spotlight on the overabundance of environments that promote cheap junk food and fast-food options known to contribute to obesity.]]></description>
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<title>Lifelong Depression may Increase Risk of Vascular Dementia, while Late-Life Depression may Signal Alzheimer's Disease</title>
<description><![CDATA[Depressive symptoms that occur in both midlife and late life are associated with an increased risk of developing vascular dementia, while symptoms that occur in late life only are more likely to be early signs of Alzheimer's disease, according to University of California at San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente researchers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Culturally Tailored Program Helps Mexican-American Women Lose Weight</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mexican-American women who participated in a culturally tailored weight management program lost weight, reduced their fat and sugar consumption and improved their eating habits, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in the 'Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.' At the end of the yearlong 'De Por Vida' (For Life) program, the women had lost an average of nearly 16 pounds.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Shingles Vaccine is Safe, According to New Study</title>
<description><![CDATA[The herpes zoster vaccine, also known as the shingles vaccine, is generally safe and well tolerated according to a Vaccine Safety Datalink study of 193,083 adults published online in the 'Journal of Internal Medicine.']]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Young Girls more Likely to Report Side Effects after HPV Vaccine</title>
<description><![CDATA[Younger girls are more likely than adult women to report side effects after receiving Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine. The side effects are non-serious and similar to those associated with other vaccines, according to a new study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the Journal of Women's Health.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Measles-Containing Vaccines not Associated with Increased Risk of Febrile Seizures in Children Ages 4-6</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vaccines for measles were not associated with an increased risk of febrile seizures among 4-6 year olds during the six weeks after vaccination, according to a study by the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center that appears in the current issue of Pediatrics.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente's Educational Theatre Teaches Kids about Healthy Eating and Physical Activity, According to Study</title>
<description><![CDATA[Live productions involving music, puppets and plays are effective ways of teaching young children about the importance of eating healthy and being physically active, an independent study of Kaiser Permanente's Educational Theatre Program found. The Center for Community Health and Evaluation's article was published online March 8 in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mar, 12 Feb 2012 13:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Obesity-Asthma Link in Children Varies by Race/Ethnicity</title>
<description><![CDATA[Children and adolescents who are overweight or obese are more likely to have asthma than their healthy weight counterparts, according to a new Kaiser Permanente Southern California study published in the online edition of Obesity. The study, which included more than 681,000 children between ages 6 and 19, found that the association between asthma and body mass index varied by race and ethnicity.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente a Model for Labor Management Partnership, Cornell Study Reports</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kaiser Permanente's Labor Management Partnership has shown other health care organizations a way to improve patient care, affordability and the work environment, according to a new study by Cornell University's Institute of Labor Relations.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Computer-Assisted Tools Alert Pediatricians to Obese Patients</title>
<description><![CDATA[Electronic health records and embedded tools can alert and direct pediatricians so they can better manage the weight of children and teenagers, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published online in The Journal of Pediatrics.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Injectable Treatment for Blood Clots in Advanced Cancer Patients Increases, According to New Research</title>
<description><![CDATA[The use of an injectable, clot-preventing drug known as Low Molecular Weight Heparin to treat patients with advanced cancer complicated by blood clots increased steadily between 2000 and 2007, according to a new study published in 'The Oncologist,' funded by the National Cancer Institute and led by Kaiser Permanente Colorado. However, despite previous research indicating LMWH is the preferred first-line treatment for cancer patients experiencing blood clots, use of LMWH is low compared to another commonly used anticoagulant, warfarin.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Primary Care Intervention Helps Obese Teen Girls Manage Weight, Improve Body Image and Change Behavior</title>
<description><![CDATA[Teenage girls gained less weight, improved their body image, ate less fast food and had more family meals after participating in a six-month program that involved weekly peer meetings, consultations with primary-care providers and separate meetings for parents. Those results are from a Kaiser Permanente study published online today in the journal 'Pediatrics.']]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:01:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Chronic Kidney Disease Linked to Higher Risk of Kidney and Urinary Tract Cancer</title>
<description><![CDATA[Chronic kidney disease is associated with a higher risk of kidney and urothelial cancer, but not other types of cancer, according to research being presented this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco. Urothelial cancers affect the bladder, ureters and renal pelvis.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 4 Feb 2012 10:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>New Research Finds Substantial Variability in Rate of Additional Surgery after Partial Mastectomy</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kaiser Permanente Colorado contributed to new research that reveals substantial differences - by both surgeon and institution - in the rates of follow-up surgeries for women who underwent a partial mastectomy for treatment of breast cancer.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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