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		<title>Keeping your resolutions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of us look for a fresh start at the dawn of a new year and that often means resolving to eat healthier and get fit. Doing so doesn't need to stress us out. Kyle Schmoyer reports from the WHYY Health and Science Desk.]]></description>
		<link>http://whyy.org/blogs/healthscience/2008/12/31/keeping-your-resolutions/</link>
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		<title>End-of-life preferences</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A University of Pennsylvania researcher says cancer patients often have to choose between life-prolonging treatments and hospice.]]></description>
		<link>http://whyy.org/blogs/healthscience/2008/12/31/end-of-life-preferences/</link>
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		<title>Avoiding holiday weight gain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For many people the holidays are all about family and food. For the next week and a half it will be hard not to overindulge. So how can we eat smarter to avoid packing on the pounds? Kyle Schmoyer reports.]]></description>
		<link>http://whyy.org/blogs/healthscience/2008/12/26/avoiding-holiday-weight-gain/</link>
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		<title>Somewhere to go for Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The doors are open Christmas Day at several Philadelphia centers for people with mental illness.]]></description>
		<link>http://whyy.org/blogs/healthscience/2008/12/25/somewhere-to-go-for-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Body image and pregnancy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A woman's sense of her weight status before conception may influence her risk for excessive pounds during pregnancy.]]></description>
		<link>http://whyy.org/blogs/healthscience/2008/12/24/body-image-and-pregnancy/</link>
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		<title>Illness at Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A serious medical illness can tamp down mood during the holidays.]]></description>
		<link>http://whyy.org/blogs/healthscience/2008/12/23/illness-at-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Suicide and the Web</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Experts say the internet can widen the circle of acquaintances who are vulnerable to suicidal thoughts after a young person takes his or her life.]]></description>
		<link>http://whyy.org/blogs/healthscience/2008/12/19/suicide-and-the-web/</link>
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		<title>1 in 4 mammals may face extinction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A United Nations report paints an alarming picture about the possible extinction of hundreds of species of mammals in the coming years.  WHYY Morning Edition's Brenda Jorett talked with science and environment expert Mike Weilbacher. 
Photo: Wikicommons user Ber'Zophus
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		<link>http://whyy.org/blogs/healthscience/2008/12/19/1-in-4-mammals-may-face-extinction/</link>
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		<title>Scientists build largest neutrino detector</title>
		<description><![CDATA[University of Delaware scientists are down in Antarctica building a machine that may be able to detect particles from outer space that are almost undetectable.]]></description>
		<link>http://whyy.org/blogs/healthscience/2008/12/18/scientists-build-largest-neutrino-detector/</link>
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		<title>Holiday Blues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not everyone is anticipating a merry mood this holiday.]]></description>
		<link>http://whyy.org/blogs/healthscience/2008/12/17/holiday-blues/</link>
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