<rss xmlns:cm="http://choicemedia.com/content/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>OsteoporosisConnection.com - Latest Osteoporosis News</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/</link><description>Latest Osteoporosis News from OsteoporosisConnection.com</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>OsteoporosisConnection.com</title><width>120</width><height>19</height><url>http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif</url><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/</link></image><item><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:02:03 EST</pubDate><title>Boomers may be more disabled than their parents: study</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416828-98.html</link><description>According to a new study, U.S. Baby Boomers are likely to enter their 60s with more physical disabilities than previous generations, and this could place an enormous burden on the American healthcare system.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416828-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:46:01 EST</pubDate><title>What to expect for Medicare Part D open enrollment</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416821-98.html</link><description>An analysis by the Henry J. 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