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		<title>Can we be &quot;Citizens&quot; Rather than &quot;Consumers&quot; of Health Care?</title>
		<link>http://healthewoman.org/2009/04/04/can-we-be-citizens-rather-than-consumers-of-health-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Binkley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inhabiting your health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was a child I remember my school textbooks and public figures on television referring to the American &#8220;citizen&#8221;. At some point in the 1970&#8242;s or 80&#8242;s I stopped hearing the word &#8220;citizen&#8221; and started hearing the American people referred to as &#8220;consumers&#8221;. A &#8220;consumer&#8221; is defined* as &#8220;a person or thing that consumes&#8221;; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Health Care: What is it and How do We Get There?</title>
		<link>http://healthewoman.org/2009/03/04/sustainable-health-care-what-is-it-and-how-do-we-get-there/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Binkley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the United States we pay more per person (double) for our health care than in any other nation, yet we get less for our money in terms of prevention of deaths that could have been averted by medical care: From Davis, Karen. Oct 23, 2008 New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) When broken down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Choice Cesarean Section (PCCS): Look Before You Leap</title>
		<link>http://healthewoman.org/2009/02/27/patient-choice-cesarean-section-pccs-look-before-you-leap/</link>
		<comments>http://healthewoman.org/2009/02/27/patient-choice-cesarean-section-pccs-look-before-you-leap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Binkley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[incontinence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The March 2, 2009 article in Time Magazine on VBAC&#8217;s and the January 2009 New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) study on elective cesarean delivery give you much to consider as you evaluate your options for delivery. What is patient choice cesarean section (PCCS)? PCCS, also termed &#8220;cesarean delivery on maternal request&#8221; (CDMR) is &#8220;defined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get the Most out of Internet Medicine</title>
		<link>http://healthewoman.org/2009/02/20/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-internet-medicine/</link>
		<comments>http://healthewoman.org/2009/02/20/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-internet-medicine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Binkley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Health Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why I Love Patients Who Use the Internet Ten years ago when I was in a group medical practice and patients would bring in reams of paper printed off the Internet, my partner and I would look at each other and we&#8217;d roll our eyes. Killing trees aside, we didn&#8217;t attribute our dismay to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Medicine be Green?</title>
		<link>http://healthewoman.org/2009/01/28/can-medicine-be-green/</link>
		<comments>http://healthewoman.org/2009/01/28/can-medicine-be-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Binkley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[global health care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Define &#8220;Green&#8220; The answer to any question depends on how you define the terms. In this case, how do you define green? What are these people dressed in green doing in such earnest? Obviously some high tech surgical procedure, at the top of the pyramid in medical expenditures. Notice the surgical gowns, masks, hats and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Free Ways to Engage Responsibly in Your Health and Reduce the Cost of Health Care</title>
		<link>http://healthewoman.org/2009/01/20/ten-free-ways-to-engage-responsibly-in-your-health-and-reduce-the-cost-of-health-care/</link>
		<comments>http://healthewoman.org/2009/01/20/ten-free-ways-to-engage-responsibly-in-your-health-and-reduce-the-cost-of-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Binkley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[end-of-life plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal responsibility]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[weight control]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In his inauguration speech today President Barack Obama  encouraged us to assume personal responsibility for our lives and ultimately the course of our country. His words inspired me to think of ways we can assume personal responsibility for our health, improve the overall health of our nation and reduce the cost of healthcare. Here&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Easy Ways to Maximize Your Health Care Dollar</title>
		<link>http://healthewoman.org/2008/12/12/seven-easy-ways-to-maximize-your-health-care-dollar/</link>
		<comments>http://healthewoman.org/2008/12/12/seven-easy-ways-to-maximize-your-health-care-dollar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Binkley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[end-of-life care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health care debt is one of the top reasons for families to declare bankruptcy. Here are seven ways to maximize your health care dollar and tame this financial beast: 1. Emergency Room: The Most Expensive Clinic Unless you think you&#8217;re dying don&#8217;t go to the Emergency Room. An E.R. visit will cost you a minimum [...]]]></description>
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