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16:16:04 EDT</pubDate><title>Hospitals close to agreeing to accept Medicare cuts</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292768-98.html</link><description>According to Kaiser Health News, the hospital industry is about to agree to accept federal funding cuts of $150 billion to $170 billion over the next decade to help pay for efforts to reform the national healthcare system.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292768-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:16:04 EDT</pubDate><title>Hormone may affect neurological disease risk in women</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-292642-98.html</link><description>Fluctuating hormone levels make women more vulnerable to ADHD, Alzheimer's, and schizophrenia at certain times of life.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-292642-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:06:03 EDT</pubDate><title>ADHD meds may have a placebo effect on caregivers</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/news-292641-98.html</link><description>Researchers in New York say that ADHD medications such as Ritalin and Adderall may have a placebo effect, but not on children--on caregivers.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/news-292641-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:34:04 EDT</pubDate><title>Panel urges U.S. to compare Alzheimer's, ADHD therapies</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-292632-98.html</link><description>An Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee is urging the U.S. government to fund studies to compare treatment options for ADHD, Alzheimer's disease, and other conditions.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-292632-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:40:01 EDT</pubDate><title>Wal-Mart supports employer health 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