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	<title>Dr Ward Robinson</title>
	<link>http://www.askguilfordhealth.com</link>
	<description>Medical Director of Guilford County talks about H1N1 and Influenza Topics</description>
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		<title>Eggs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Salmonella are bacteria that live in the intestinal tract of animals.  Certain strains tend to attach themselves to certain animal types (e.g. pigs, chickens).  Because they thrive in animal poop and because there is so much animal poop made and distributed in and around confined animal feeding organizations (CAFOs), the poop is on and in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.askguilfordhealth.com/?p=666</link>
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		<title>Reminder &#8211; Low Cost Animal Rabies Vaccination Clinic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coming Up!
Low Cost Animal Rabies Vaccination Clinic
Fire District #28, 6619 NC 61 North, Gibsonville
Saturday, August 28, 9am-1pm
Shots $5.00 per pet
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		<link>http://www.askguilfordhealth.com/?p=664</link>
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		<title>Health Department to Offer Living Healthy Chronic Disease Self Management Program (Health Event)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease and diabetes are among the top ten leading causes of death in Guilford County.  They all have something in common.  They are examples of a chronic health condition – a personal medical issue that a person may have to deal with for years.
Chronic health conditions are some of our most common and costly health problems.  Diseases such as diabetes, arthritis or lupus take a physical, emotional and financial toll on the individuals who have them as well as their family members.  Patients and caregivers often struggle with quality of life issues as well as lost or reduced productivity at work and at home.
 
The Guilford County Department of Public Health, with support from the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging, is offering Living Healthy Chronic Disease Self-Management Program series for individuals with chronic health issues and their caregivers.  The series will be held on six consecutive Thursdays, beginning September 23 and ending October 28 from 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. at the Roy B. Culler Senior Center, 600 North Hamilton Street in High Point.   There is no cost to participate, but interested individuals must pre-register.  Attendance is limited to 15 people due to the high level of interaction during each session.
 
Living Healthy is an evidence-based program created and evaluated by the Stanford Patient Education Research Center.  It is designed to help individuals better manage their chronic conditions and live healthier and happier lives.  Topics covered include:  symptom management; communicating effectively with your health care provider and family; fighting fatigue; problem solving; and action planning. 
 
For more information or to register for Living Healthy, interested persons should contact Connie Lawson at the Guilford County Department of Public Health at 845-7722.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.askguilfordhealth.com/?p=661</link>
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		<title>From DHHS (Raleigh) &#8211; Young Athletes Should Take Precautions In Extreme Heat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Heat stroke is the third leading cause of death among athletes in the United States.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.askguilfordhealth.com/?p=658</link>
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		<title>This too has passed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic has been declared over by the World Health Organization.
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		<link>http://www.askguilfordhealth.com/?p=656</link>
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		<title>August is National Immunization Awareness Month (Health Information)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guilford County Department of Public Health would like to remind the community of the important role immunizations play in the fight against life-threatening illness and disease during National Immunization Awareness Month, and encourage all residents to check their vaccination status.
Immunizations are one of the greatest public health accomplishments of the 20th century.  There are many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.askguilfordhealth.com/?p=654</link>
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		<title>So what is a heat index?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick post to explain what is a heat index.
When your body becomes hot from ambient temperature (the thermometer reading outside) and muscle movement (exercise or work), we get rid of the body heat by sweating.  The sweat on the surface of our bodies goes from water phase to gas phase and in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.askguilfordhealth.com/?p=650</link>
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		<title>Heat Advisory for today 5 August 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory today for our area with forecasted heat indices to range from 105- 109 degrees this afternoon. Please see below from the National Weather Service:
&#8230;HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING&#8230;
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.askguilfordhealth.com/?p=648</link>
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		<title>Seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Virus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The CDC just issued a Health advisory warning that there has already been two small localized outbreaks of seasonal flu in the US.  No details about locations were given, but they want docs to recognize that influenza like illnesses seen now may indeed be influenza itself.
We anticipate receiving our vaccine supply in a couple of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.askguilfordhealth.com/?p=645</link>
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		<title>Guns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thursday&#8217;s edition of the New England Journal of Medicine includes an editorial by Dr. Julie Cantor about recent Supreme Court rulings on the rights of private citizens to purchase handguns.
When I was a medical student, my wife and I did a community medicine rotation in Lumberton, NC.  She worked with one of the surgeons and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.askguilfordhealth.com/?p=642</link>
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