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	<title>The Nurse Lady</title>
	<link>http://www.thenurselady.com</link>
	<description>Tips and stories from a health professional.</description>
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		<title>Health Careers:  Recession Proof!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, we may be in the middle of a recession, but did you know that one of the most recession proof jobs is one in the health industry?
The reason that health careers are so stable is that they meet a fundamental human need.  Unlike big screen televisions and big gas guzzling cars,  a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenurselady.com/2008/health-careers-recession-proof/</link>
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		<title>Mysterious Rash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ross wrote:
I have an extremely itchy rash that occurs in small patches.  It comes
 and goes. It usually lasts a few weeks and then disappears for a few months.
 Over the years it has appeared in many different places on my body- front
 thighs, upper arms, top of chest and now below my naval. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenurselady.com/2007/mysterious-rash/</link>
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		<title>Belly Piercing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chyna wrote:
i got my belly pierced on july 31st (7 1/2 weeks).I clean my piercing
 with spectro jel every evening in the shower,and i noticed a redness in the
 center of the piercing and i used sea salt to give it a salt cleaning one night
 and now the pus and blood started pouring out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenurselady.com/2007/87/</link>
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		<title>Infected Piercing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LB Casey wrote:
I had nipple piercings for 2 years and when my left nipple started
 swelling and oozing clear fluid, i took the piercing out. this started happening
 after i was on penicillin for 3 days. i stopped taking penicillin and have been
 using antibiotic cream over the counter for the past 4 days, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenurselady.com/2007/86/</link>
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		<title>Menstrual Probles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[alison  wrote:
i have been getting my period every 2 weeks lately and its really
 heavy.  i have
been feeling really dizzy and breaking out in cold sweats.  i even
 fainted last
night.  Should I be concerned?
Dear Alison,
It sounds to me like you need to go to the ER or your doctor ASAP. You [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenurselady.com/2007/85/</link>
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		<title>19 Technologies That Changed Nursing Careers Forever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the very beginning of nursing as a formal career with standardized education programs in the late 19th century, there have been several points of rapid change thanks to new health-related technologies. What has been called the “germ revolution” and the understanding of the sources of infection was one such turning point, the introduction of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenurselady.com/2007/19-technologies-that-changed-nursing-careers-forever/</link>
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		<title>Giving medication to the elderly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarah wrote:
Do you have some helpful hints on giving the elderly medicine?
Dear Sarah,
If the medication can be given in liquid form that may be easier.  If it is a small pill you may be able to put it in applesauce or pudding to help it go down easier.  You need to check the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenurselady.com/2007/giving-medication-to-the-elderly/</link>
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		<title>Scabs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Drew wrote: Does picking your scabs cause skin cancer?
Dear Drew,
To the best of my knowlege there is no correlaton between picking scabs and skin cancer. I do know that picking scabs can cause scarring.
One concern is how often and why you pick at the scabs. It has been documented that chronic scab picking may be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenurselady.com/2007/scabs/</link>
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		<title>History of Diabetes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Joy Simpson wrote:
I&#8217;m worried that I might get diabetes.  It runs in my family.  I&#8217;m only in my 30s but could you tell me some basic tips for preventing the onset of diabetes?  Are things I can do for my diet or exercises i can do?
Dear Joy,
Yes, Joy, there are things that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenurselady.com/2007/history-of-diabetes/</link>
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		<title>Foot Problem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bethany wrote:
I have noticed a red, painful raised area that is warm to the touch on my feet(ankle, insole) 3 separate times. The areas go away after a day or two. I&#8217;m 27, don&#8217;t smoke, am on birth control but wasn&#8217;t on it when the first 2 welts occurred. I&#8217;m concerned about blood clots but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thenurselady.com/2007/foot-problem/</link>
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