<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://cbs5.com/health/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>CBS 5  - San Francisco Bay Area's source for news, weather, traffic and sports</title><link>http://cbs5.com/health</link><description><![CDATA[CBS 5  - San Francisco Bay Area's source for news, weather, traffic and sports]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:18:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend H1N1 Clinics Planned For The Bay Area]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/health/swine.flu.clinics.2.1296523.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/health/swine.flu.clinics.2.1296523.html</link><description><![CDATA[Health officials are holding free H1N1 flu vaccinations throughout the Bay Area Saturday, but the vaccines will only be available for people at the highest risk for illness from the virus. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:49:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Care Debate Clears Major Obstacle]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/health/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/health/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</link><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama's health care initiative has cleared its first big hurdle in the House, with lawmakers voting to advance the debate. The House voted 242-192 in favor of a must-pass procedural measure setting the terms for the debate. All 177 Republicans, joined by Democrats, voted to block the debate. With Obama urging them on in a rare personal visit to Capitol Hill, Democrats pushed toward a final vote late Saturday on the bill, which would reshape the U.S. health care system and extend coverage to millions of the uninsured.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:03:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obesity Causes 100,000 Cancer Cases Yearly]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/health/obesity.causes.cancer.2.1298462.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/health/obesity.causes.cancer.2.1298462.html</link><description><![CDATA[Experts say obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the US every year and that number will rise as rates of obesity continue to rise.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:11:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats Clear Impasse Blocking Health Care Vote]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/health/democrats.health.bill.2.1297885.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/health/democrats.health.bill.2.1297885.html</link><description><![CDATA[Capping months of struggle, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a vote on sweeping health care legislation late Friday and officials expressed optimism they had finally lined up the support needed to pass President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:13:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Technology May Put End To Bitter Pills]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/health/bitter.pill.blocker.2.1297765.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/health/bitter.pill.blocker.2.1297765.html</link><description><![CDATA[Millions of cancer patients experience a bad taste in their mouth as they undergo treatment. New technology promises to put an end to that bitter medicine. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:47:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dems Fear Not Enough Health Bill Votes For Sat.]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/health/democrats.health.bill.2.1296461.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/health/democrats.health.bill.2.1296461.html</link><description><![CDATA[House Democrats acknowledged they don't yet have the votes to pass a
sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system, and signaled they
may push back the vote until Sunday or early next week. Majority
Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters in a conference call Friday
that the make-or-break vote on President Barack Obama's top priority
that had been set for Saturday could face delay.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dallas Clinic Gives Doses Of H1N1 Vaccine, For Fee]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/health/h1n1.dallas.vaccine.2.1296445.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/health/h1n1.dallas.vaccine.2.1296445.html</link><description><![CDATA[Weeks late, and with only a third of the doses expected, Dallas county
recently began mass vaccination of high risk residents against H1N1 Flu. It
was the first free walk-in shot clinic in Dallas. But at private
clinics, which can charge patients for their shots or nasal mist, the
vaccine has been available - in some cases for days or weeks, reports
CBS News correspondent Don Teague.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:24:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer Patient Caught in Medi-Cal Backlog]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/health/medi.cal.backlog.2.1295034.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/health/medi.cal.backlog.2.1295034.html</link><description><![CDATA[Patients are calling, but nobody's answering at Medi-Cal's customer service center in Sacramento. That's because huge state budget cuts have shut down the help lines, leaving patients without the healthcare they need. Sue Kwon reports on a Bay Area woman who found her coverage denied when she needed it most. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:07:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Germs May Fight Colds & Flu]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/health/probiotics.prebiotics.germs.2.1295101.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/health/probiotics.prebiotics.germs.2.1295101.html</link><description><![CDATA[With the NA Swine Flu widespread in the Bay Area, and, vaccines still scarce, what's your backup plan? Some folks may wash their hands frequently, get plenty of sleep, and stay away anyone who is sneezing or coughing. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:41:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge Demand For H1N1 Shots At San Pablo Clinic]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/health/san.pablo.h1n1.2.1295403.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/health/san.pablo.h1n1.2.1295403.html</link><description><![CDATA[A drive-thru clinic offering H1N1 flu shots Thursday at Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo closed early, due to high demand. 
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