<rss xmlns:cm="http://choicemedia.com/content/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>SkinCancerConnection.com - Latest Skin Cancer News</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/</link><description>Latest Skin Cancer News from SkinCancerConnection.com</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>SkinCancerConnection.com</title><width>120</width><height>19</height><url>http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif</url><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/</link></image><item><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:42:04 EST</pubDate><title>Rare Disease Makes 13-Year-Old Look 50</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/news-461407-98.html</link><description>Many people worry about their appearance as they reach middle age, but for Zara Hartshorn, a rare disease has caused her look middle-aged at only age 13.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/news-461407-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:37:01 EST</pubDate><title>Researchers Turn Skin Cells Into Nerve Cells</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/news-461406-98.html</link><description>Stanford University scientists have developed a way to turn skin cells taken from the tails of mice into brain nerve cells.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/news-461406-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:31:04 EST</pubDate><title>Guidelines Recommend Botox for Cerebral Palsy</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/caregiver/news-461400-98.html</link><description>Doctors with the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society are recommending that Botox (botulinum toxin) injections be used to treat children and teens who suffer from cerebral palsy.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/caregiver/news-461400-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:25:01 EST</pubDate><title>Most Cancer Patients Experience Severe Flares of Pain: Study</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/news-461129-98.html</link><description>Results from a new survey suggest that 75 percent of adult cancer patients experience severe flares of breakthrough pain, and these can affect the quality of life for both patients and their families.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/news-461129-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:50:00 EST</pubDate><title>FTC Warns Indoor Tanning Industry on 'Misleading' Campaigns</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/news-460751-98.html</link><description>The Federal Trade Commission is warning the indoor tanning industry to cease marketing campaigns that seek to hide the risks of skin cancer associated with tanning bed use.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/news-460751-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:40:03 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