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	<title>Health News Florida &#45; Columns &amp;amp; Blogs</title> 
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	<dc:creator>Health News Florida</dc:creator> 
	<dc:rights>Copyright 2012</dc:rights> 
	<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:52:54 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Rebates coming if ACA stays</title> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul Gionfriddo writes that if Affordable Care Act stays in place, a lot of consumers will get rebates from insurers, including more than 325,000 in Florida.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:52 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Hazing doesn&#8217;t typify FAMU band</title> 
		<link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/11/2795437/hazing&#45;doesnt&#45;typify&#45;marching.html#storylink=misearch</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Ennis Leon Jacobs Jr., a former member of the Florida A&amp;M Marching 100, writes that the only future that the school&#39;s marching band can have is one where no tolerance for hazing exists.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:13 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Health policy hasn&#8217;t made many strides in past 25 years</title> 
		<link>http://pgionfriddo.blogspot.com/2012/05/confused&#45;and&#45;confusing.html</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul Gionfriddo writes that presidents and presidential candidates have long taken confused and confusing positions on health policy. And Obama and Romney are no different.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:24 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Myth&#45;busting her own disease</title> 
		<link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/08/2788153/having&#45;cancer&#45;means&#45;being&#45;a&#45;myth.html</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrea Torres, chronicling her breast cancer experiences, writes that the rumors, e-mails and bogus stories about causes, miracle cures and treatments are often overwhelming but nothing a &quot;delete&quot; button can&#39;t handle.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:02 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Floridians don&#8217;t care about innocence; they want retribution</title> 
		<link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/07/2788432/dollars&#45;and&#45;sense&#45;of&#45;capital&#45;punishment.html</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Columnist Fred Grimm says Florida&#39;s shameful record of sending innocent men to prison should make citizens wary of the death penalty. It doesn&#39;t.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 13:47 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Hazing&#8217;s not going to go away as long as we tolerate it</title> 
		<link>http://www.floridavoices.com/columns/andrew&#45;j&#45;skerritt/hazing&#45;bullying&#45;college&#45;credit</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Columnist Andrew J. Skerritt writes that state hazing statutes tie the hands of state&#39;s attorneys and police, keeping them from prosecuting thugs as the murderous bullies they are.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:44 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Out of tragedy, girl&#8217;s legacy shines</title> 
		<link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/the&#45;legacy&#45;of&#45;a&#45;girl&#45;called&#45;carly&#45;pie/1228490</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Sue Carlton writes that after something went horribly wrong during a routine tonsillectomy, the parents of Carly Jane Liptak make sure her memory lives on.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:44 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>End stigma, increase hope for mental illness</title> 
		<link>http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120507/OPINION03/120509824?p=all&amp;tc=pgall</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Bob Sharpe, CEO and president of the Florida Council for Community Mental Health, writes that mental illness can happen to anyone, so ending stigma and increasing access to care will help ensure that we all have the opportunity to lead productive and fulfilling lives.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:37 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Keep trying for ALF reform</title> 
		<link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/03/2781994/dont&#45;let&#45;the&#45;sun&#45;set&#45;on&#45;alf&#45;reform.html</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[The executive director of Families for Better Care writes that the need for reform in the assisted-living industry remains, even though legislators and the governor let it die&nbsp;during the 2012 session.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:44 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Many VA patients face delays in mental health care</title> 
		<link>http://pgionfriddo.blogspot.com/2012/05/iraq&#45;and&#45;back&#45;veterans&#45;experience.html</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul Gionfriddo writes that where veterans&rsquo; mental health is concerned, playing catch-up seems to be the norm at the Veterans Administration. And for William Hamilton, his treatment never seemed to catch up with his disease.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 12:56 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Republicans denounce &#8216;Obamacare,&#8217; but disagree on alternatives</title> 
		<link>http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002323.html</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Paduda writes that now that there&#39;s a real possibility that the Supreme Court will overturn some or all of the health law, there&#39;s pressure on the GOP to come up with its own plan. But that could be tough.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 12:28 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Look for &#8216;Monkey Law&#8217; to make its way to FL</title> 
		<link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/30/2776207/fighting&#45;evolution&#45;one&#45;monkey.html</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Given their recent history, columnist Fred Grimm writes,&nbsp;Florida lawmakers are likely to embrace&nbsp;an anti-evolution law similar to the one enacted&nbsp;in Tennessee.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:12 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>The face of gun owners is changing</title> 
		<link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/get&#45;ready&#45;for&#45;new&#45;face&#45;of&#45;gun&#45;owners/1227497</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[John Romano writes that chances are, someone in your neighborhood carries a gun. And the number of people with a concealed weapon permit is rising, many more of them women.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:59 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>&#8216;Suspicion&#45;less drug testing&#8217; gets 2 thumbs down</title> 
		<link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/two&#45;judges&#45;two&#45;strikes&#45;against&#45;bad&#45;drug&#45;testing&#45;edicts/1227319</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Sue Carlton writes that Gov. Scott thought it a great idea to make people who apply for welfare pee in a cup to prove they were worthy of aid. Well, two judges have decided that it&#39;s an unnecessary intrusion]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:47 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Scott pays lip service to good causes, then yanks funding</title> 
		<link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/cerabino&#45;gov&#45;scott&#45;has&#45;way&#45;of&#45;backing&#45;causes&#45;2327318.html</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Cerabino writes that Gov. Scott has a strange way of supporting causes like rape-crisis centers: He&nbsp;cuts their funds.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:32 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Controlling health costs will be ever more painful</title> 
		<link>http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002320.html</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Paduda writes that he change from the easily-gamed &quot;usual and customary&quot; system to one based on Medicare is appropriate and necessary. Yes, it&#39;s also painful.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:28 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Public&#45;health spending: big bang for the bucks</title> 
		<link>http://pgionfriddo.blogspot.com/</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Health consultant Paul Gionfriddo writes that&nbsp;half of the&nbsp;improvement in U.S. mortality rates in recent decades&nbsp;is linked to public-health spending,&nbsp;yet 95% of the dollars in the system go elsewhere.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:35 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Simple solution to health care: Never get sick</title> 
		<link>http://www.news&#45;press.com/article/20120422/COLUMNISTS55/304220047/Health&#45;care&#45;woes&#45;everyone&#45;s&#45;minds?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Columnists|p</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[David Plazas writes that health-care woes seem to be on everyone&#39;s mind, regardless of party affiliation. The common ground -- the system is broken as is and needs fixing.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:07 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Media rushes to judge Zimmerman</title> 
		<link>http://floridavoices.com/florida&#45;politics/columns/lloyd&#45;brown/absent&#45;facts&#45;media&#45;rushed&#45;judge</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Lloyd Brown writes that the media has tried and convicted and George Zimmerman before it was even determined whether a crime had occurred in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin. The time for pontificating will come after the facts are revealed in court.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>AIDS isn&#8217;t nearly as under control as we might think</title> 
		<link>http://pgionfriddo.blogspot.com/2012/04/jim&#45;hurleys&#45;forgotten&#45;aids&#45;message.html</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul Gionfriddo writes that the message of a friend who died of AIDS has resonated with him over the years. He said it didn&#39;t matter how he got the disease. What matters is what we can do to prevent others from getting it. And we have not done nearly enough.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:21 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>The rules in FL: Scared? Shoot</title> 
		<link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/cerabino&#45;in&#45;war&#45;zones&#45;shooters&#45;must&#45;use&#45;restraint&#45;2305423.html</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Cerabino writes that U.S. troops in war zones need to obey the military&#39;s rules of engagement. In Florida? Not so much.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:42 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Prescription&#45;drug addiction: a national crisis</title> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Workers&#39; compensation expert Joe Paduda, a speaker at this week&#39;s National Rx Drug Abuse Summit in Orlando,&nbsp;says no other national health issue has as much potential impact on society.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:35 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Get rid of mandate; it forces us into broken system</title> 
		<link>http://floridavoices.com/florida&#45;politics/columns/pierre&#45;tristam/why&#45;i&#45;m&#45;opposed&#45;health&#45;mandate</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Pierre Tristam, editor of FlaglerLive, writes that the answer to America&#39;s health-insurance crisis is to expand Medicare to all.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:04 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Even Texas has a saner gun policy than Florida</title> 
		<link>http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012&#45;04&#45;09/news/os&#45;concealed&#45;weapons&#45;beth&#45;kassab&#45;041012&#45;20120409_1_weapon&#45;license&#45;gun&#45;owners&#45;florida&#45;licenses</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Columnist Beth Kassab says that even Texas shows a lot more prudence in requiring training for those who apply for concealed weapons permits. In Florida, it&#39;s all about convenience. In fact, you can mail-order your license without even setting foot in the Sunshine State.
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:37 GMT</pubDate> 
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		<title>Make the call, write the note&#8230;it&#8217;s not too late</title> 
		<link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/its&#45;never&#45;too&#45;late&#45;to&#45;reconnect&#45;with&#45;family/1223973</link> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Columnist Jan Glidewell writes honestly about his too-long separation from his son and his re-connection at the hour of his son&#39;s brave last stand in the fight against cancer.]]></description> 
		 
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:39 GMT</pubDate> 
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