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        <copyright>Copyright 2009 by Barrington Broadcasting Group, LLC</copyright>
        
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            <title><![CDATA[Controversial recommendation on mammograms angers women]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=378659]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Mike Woolfolk]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T03:22:10 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force says women should start getting mammograms at 50-years of age and repeat them every other year until age 70. That contradicts the current norm of starting annual exams at age 40.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Study: Half SC population obese by 2018]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=378332]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Bryan Cox]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T16:04:16 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The findings by an Emory University economist estimate 48.1 percent of South Carolinians will be obese by 2018.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[H1N1 vaccine arrives in Midlands]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=377725]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Bryan Cox]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-16T15:56:40 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Vaccines for the H1N1 flu are now available in Richland County and Lexington County for residents who meet certain criteria.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Human waste reported in the Saluda River]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=376475]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Sara Jane Harris]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-12T23:41:12 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Rain – and lots of it in the capitol city.
DHEC officials say wastewater utilities in the great Columbia area have reported spills of untreated and partially treated sewage discharges resulting from problems associated with heavy rains over the past few days.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[We're talking HIV/AIDS]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=374628]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Jerrita Patterson]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-10T01:38:37 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The number or HIV infected people continues to climb, as health officials continue to fight the virus. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Camden teacher dies after swine flu]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=372725]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Sara Jane Harris]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-05T15:22:50 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A 7th grade math teacher at Camden Middle School, Leon Kats, has died after testing positive for swine flu.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Efforts to vaccinate children for the H1N1 virus continues]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=371731]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Sara Jane Harris]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-03T21:19:36 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The massive effort to vaccinate children for the H1N1 virus in South Carolina public schools continues..]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[When it comes to sex, USC is on top]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=368474]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Sara Jane Harris]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-10-27T20:45:52 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[When it comes to sex the University of South Carolina is on top.           That's according to a national survey released Tuesday by condom maker Trojan.         The survey ranks USC first out of 141-colleges and universities...when it comes to sexual health.
That's encouraging news for a state with the 8th highest aids ranking in the US.Sex is all the rage at the university of South Carolina sexual health, that is.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hearts and Hands Forever Walk]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=364586]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-10-19T04:42:51 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The one-fourth mile memorial walk was designed for anyone who has been affected by the loss of a baby.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Columbia Medical Center looking to hire]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=364513]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-10-18T23:29:29 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Columbia's Dorn Veterans Medical Center has a few nursing positions available.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Seasonal flu shortage in the midlands]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=363109]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Sara Jane Harris]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-10-14T22:29:19 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A shortage of seasonal flu vaccine… has some people in the midlands... Scrambling. 

October is the official start to flu season...and less than two weeks into it...panic over a possible pandemic has caused a big shortage...
It seems that so many people have gotten the message about getting a seasonal flu shot...that hospitals and private health care providers are running out..]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers review structure of health agency]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=362879]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-10-14T14:55:01 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[South Carolina lawmakers plan to review the structure of the state agency that handles both health and environmental issues.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[NC-based Sandwich Company Issues Recall‎]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=361660]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-10-12T04:18:56 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The company is recalling some of it's pre-packaged sandwiches.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[H1N1 vaccines arrive in South Carolina]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=361485]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Rob Starkey]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-10-11T03:12:25 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[H1N1 vaccines arrive in South Carolina]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[State Fair swine flu fears]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=361225]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Sara Jane Harris]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-10-09T21:19:36 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The battle against the H1N1 virus got some reinforcements today.
The first vaccines have arrived in South Carolina and there are more to come.
But - chances are good you won't have access to those vaccines before one of the largest public gatherings in the state...the state fair.
Every year hundreds of thousands visit the annual event which means a whole lot of germs.
Fair officials say they are doing their part to keep you safe.]]></description>
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