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    <description><![CDATA[Rethinking Healthcare examines innovation in the health care industry covering topics such as electronic and personal health records, treatment, privacy, regulation and using information technology to manage and monitor chronic conditions.]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Paralyzed rats walk days after nerve reattachment]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/paralyzed-rats-walk-days-after-nerve-reattachment/7882]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A salty, calcium-free solution helps reattach severed nerves. Rat patients moved their limbs within minutes after the surgery and up to 70% of leg function were recovered in a month. Video!]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A salty, calcium-free solution helps reattach severed nerves. Rat patients moved their limbs within minutes after the surgery and up to 70% of leg function were recovered in a month. Video!]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-09T04:08:24Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Portable device detects HIV, tuberculosis in 30 minutes]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/portable-device-detects-hiv-tuberculosis-in-30-minutes/7874]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Two Cornell engineers have combined their work to create a handheld device that could offer speedy results to healthcare workers detecting pathogens in developing countries.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Two Cornell engineers have combined their work to create a handheld device that could offer speedy results to healthcare workers detecting pathogens in developing countries.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T04:54:55Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[DIY test for cervical cancer]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/diy-test-for-cervical-cancer/7868]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Qiagen's do-it-yourself kit that lets women take their own cell samples to be tested for DNA of the human papillomavirus (HPV), better enabling women in poorer countries.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Qiagen's do-it-yourself kit that lets women take their own cell samples to be tested for DNA of the human papillomavirus (HPV), better enabling women in poorer countries.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/diy-test-for-cervical-cancer/7868]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-28T05:04:05Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[DNA sequencing used in the clinic for the first time]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/dna-sequencing-used-in-the-clinic-for-the-first-time/7860]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In the last few years, labs around the world have used sequencing to uncover genes related to diseases. Now it's moved into a clinical setting, focused on difficult-to-diagnose disorders in infants.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the last few years, labs around the world have used sequencing to uncover genes related to diseases. Now it's moved into a clinical setting, focused on difficult-to-diagnose disorders in infants.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/dna-sequencing-used-in-the-clinic-for-the-first-time/7860]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-26T05:25:43Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Contact lenses release anesthesia to your eyeballs]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/contact-lenses-release-anesthesia-to-your-eyeballs/7854]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ For laser eye surgery patients, eye drops with pain medications could actually lead to drug overdose. New bandage contact lenses with vitamin E could help extend the release over days.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ For laser eye surgery patients, eye drops with pain medications could actually lead to drug overdose. New bandage contact lenses with vitamin E could help extend the release over days.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/contact-lenses-release-anesthesia-to-your-eyeballs/7854]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-23T06:10:21Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Cheap malaria drug made from waste product]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/cheap-malaria-drug-made-from-waste-product/7844]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Researchers have found a simpler way to synthesize the antimalarial drug artemisinin. Using throwaway parts, the method promises to produce larger life-saving amounts, inexpensively.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Researchers have found a simpler way to synthesize the antimalarial drug artemisinin. Using throwaway parts, the method promises to produce larger life-saving amounts, inexpensively.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/cheap-malaria-drug-made-from-waste-product/7844]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-20T06:56:47Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Wearable robot helps paraplegics walk; exoskeleton hits the market]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/wearable-robot-helps-paraplegics-walk-exoskeleton-hits-the-market/7837]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ No more wheelchairs! An algorithm responds to gestures, making use of 15 sensors: as weight is shifted on to one crutch, the leg on the opposite side steps forward. At rehab clinics this year.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ No more wheelchairs! An algorithm responds to gestures, making use of 15 sensors: as weight is shifted on to one crutch, the leg on the opposite side steps forward. At rehab clinics this year.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/wearable-robot-helps-paraplegics-walk-exoskeleton-hits-the-market/7837]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-19T05:09:23Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[New pill with ingestible microchip monitors you from the inside]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/new-pill-with-ingestible-microchip-monitors-you-from-the-inside/7828]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Once it's activated by your stomach acid, the tiny sensor sends out digital signals about things like heart rate and temperature to show how you're responding to prescribed medication.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Once it's activated by your stomach acid, the tiny sensor sends out digital signals about things like heart rate and temperature to show how you're responding to prescribed medication.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/new-pill-with-ingestible-microchip-monitors-you-from-the-inside/7828]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-18T07:24:45Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Nanomicrophone: World's tiniest ear can hear viruses, bacteria]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/nanomicrophone-worlds-tiniest-ear-can-hear-viruses-bacteria/7822]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A gold sphere about 60 nanometers in diameter, the nano-ear is the most sensitive listening device ever created. It can detect sound a million times fainter than anything we can hear.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A gold sphere about 60 nanometers in diameter, the nano-ear is the most sensitive listening device ever created. It can detect sound a million times fainter than anything we can hear.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/nanomicrophone-worlds-tiniest-ear-can-hear-viruses-bacteria/7822]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-17T06:31:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The healing power of digital technology?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/the-healing-power-of-digital-technology/7803]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Many of us assume that more data -- from iPhone apps and telemonitoring, for example -- means better health care. But do all these technologies benefit patients? The evidence is mixed.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Many of us assume that more data -- from iPhone apps and telemonitoring, for example -- means better health care. But do all these technologies benefit patients? The evidence is mixed.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/the-healing-power-of-digital-technology/7803]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-13T05:32:56Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Cloud-based home health monitoring service works with your phone]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/cloud-based-home-health-monitoring-service-works-with-your-phone/7795]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Independa's Health Measures is their new CloudCare service that helps monitor patients at home using any landline or cellphone. No new hardware, no installations.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Independa's Health Measures is their new CloudCare service that helps monitor patients at home using any landline or cellphone. No new hardware, no installations.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/cloud-based-home-health-monitoring-service-works-with-your-phone/7795]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-12T00:27:02Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[A polio-free India]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/a-polio-free-india/7788]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The last child paralyzed by polio got sick exactly one year ago this week. India's success was due to a more effective vaccine and creative ways of finding high-risk children.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The last child paralyzed by polio got sick exactly one year ago this week. India's success was due to a more effective vaccine and creative ways of finding high-risk children.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/a-polio-free-india/7788]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-11T07:35:03Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Birds with the longest chromosome caps live the longest]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/birds-with-the-longest-chromosome-caps-live-the-longest/7778]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The best evidence yet that telomere length correlates with life span: zebra finches with longer telomeres live longer. Longevity was best predicted in prepubescent chicks. Human tests still iffy.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The best evidence yet that telomere length correlates with life span: zebra finches with longer telomeres live longer. Longevity was best predicted in prepubescent chicks. Human tests still iffy.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/birds-with-the-longest-chromosome-caps-live-the-longest/7778]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-10T07:26:08Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Check your kid's glucose level from the next room]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/check-your-kids-glucose-level-from-the-next-room/7769]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The FDA just okayed Medtronic's mySentry Remote Glucose Monitor, which sends alerts when blood sugar levels hit dangerous lows. The device allows you to keep watch from 50 feet away.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The FDA just okayed Medtronic's mySentry Remote Glucose Monitor, which sends alerts when blood sugar levels hit dangerous lows. The device allows you to keep watch from 50 feet away.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/check-your-kids-glucose-level-from-the-next-room/7769]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-07T02:05:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The man behind Stephen Hawking's voice]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/the-man-behind-stephen-hawkings-voice/7752]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The famed physicist speaks through a computer and voice synthesizer by twitching his cheek. But progressive nerve decay means he must move on to some new technology. And technician.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The famed physicist speaks through a computer and voice synthesizer by twitching his cheek. But progressive nerve decay means he must move on to some new technology. And technician.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/the-man-behind-stephen-hawkings-voice/7752]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-06T06:06:37Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Biopixels: neon displays of glowing bacteria to detect toxins]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/biopixels-neon-displays-of-glowing-bacteria-to-detect-toxins/7743]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Because bacteria are sensitive to many kinds of pollutants, they can be engineered as low cost biosensors that detect disease-causing organisms and contaminants like arsenic. With video!]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Because bacteria are sensitive to many kinds of pollutants, they can be engineered as low cost biosensors that detect disease-causing organisms and contaminants like arsenic. With video!]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/biopixels-neon-displays-of-glowing-bacteria-to-detect-toxins/7743]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-05T01:10:22Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Anti-vaccine ad to run in Times Square on New Year's Eve]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/anti-vaccine-ad-to-run-in-times-square-on-new-years-eve/7734]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A 15-second spot by the National Vaccine Information Center will light up on a 5,000 square-foot megatron. The ad is criticized as spreading "needless fear about childhood vaccinations."]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A 15-second spot by the National Vaccine Information Center will light up on a 5,000 square-foot megatron. The ad is criticized as spreading "needless fear about childhood vaccinations."]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/anti-vaccine-ad-to-run-in-times-square-on-new-years-eve/7734]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-12-30T06:21:06Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[iPads still scarce in hospitals; Apple's secret plan to change that]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/ipads-still-scarce-in-hospitals-apples-secret-plan-to-change-that/7729]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Only 1% of hospitals have fully functional tablet systems. But Apple is pushing the iPad into the healthcare market, playing against its image as the world's most successful consumer gadget company.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Only 1% of hospitals have fully functional tablet systems. But Apple is pushing the iPad into the healthcare market, playing against its image as the world's most successful consumer gadget company.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/ipads-still-scarce-in-hospitals-apples-secret-plan-to-change-that/7729]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-12-29T10:02:17Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[AeroShot inhalable caffeine: handy boost or party drug?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/aeroshot-inhalable-caffeine-handy-boost-or-party-drug/7717]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Invented by a Harvard biomedical engineer, the pocket-sized inhaler contains 100 mg of caffeine. It avoids overdosing by letting you control the dosage, but some call it a health hazard.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Invented by a Harvard biomedical engineer, the pocket-sized inhaler contains 100 mg of caffeine. It avoids overdosing by letting you control the dosage, but some call it a health hazard.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/aeroshot-inhalable-caffeine-handy-boost-or-party-drug/7717]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-12-28T08:49:02Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[At a busy airport, practice run helps autistic kids fly]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/at-a-busy-airport-practice-run-helps-autistic-kids-fly/7711]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ All the noise, lights, and close quarters sometimes spell trouble. A Philadelphia program offers practice runs, from curb to cabin, to help autistic kids fly more comfortably.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ All the noise, lights, and close quarters sometimes spell trouble. A Philadelphia program offers practice runs, from curb to cabin, to help autistic kids fly more comfortably.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/at-a-busy-airport-practice-run-helps-autistic-kids-fly/7711]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2011-12-27T08:17:09Z</pubDate>
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