<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://cbs2chicago.com/health/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM</title><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/health</link><description><![CDATA[Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:21:45 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Health Care Debate Clears Major Obstacle]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</link><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama's health care initiative has cleared its first big hurdle in the House, with lawmakers voting to advance the debate. The House voted 242-192 in favor of a must-pass procedural measure setting the terms for the debate. All 177 Republicans, joined by Democrats, voted to block the debate. With Obama urging them on in a rare personal visit to Capitol Hill, Democrats pushed toward a final vote late Saturday on the bill, which would reshape the U.S. health care system and extend coverage to millions of the uninsured.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:03:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obesity Causes 100,000 Cancer Cases Yearly]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/obesity.causes.cancer.2.1298462.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/obesity.causes.cancer.2.1298462.html</link><description><![CDATA[Experts say obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the US every year and that number will rise as rates of obesity continue to rise.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:11:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA['Rebounding' May Burn More Calories Than Running]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/rebounding.mini.trampoline.2.1298528.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/rebounding.mini.trampoline.2.1298528.html</link><description><![CDATA[It's called "rebounding" -- an exercise where one jumps up and down on a mini-trampoline. Some say it's the best full-body exercise you can get. According to NASA, rebounding is 68-percent more effective than jogging.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:18:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor: H1N1 Vaccine Demand 'Has Been A Stampede']]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/h1n1.vaccine.demand.2.1297391.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/h1n1.vaccine.demand.2.1297391.html</link><description><![CDATA[At the Northwestern Children's Practice, the pediatricians there had a lot of doses of the H1N1 vaccine when CBS 2 News visited two weeks ago, and Dr. Daniel Weissbluth said they got it the right way. But now their entire supply is gone. They have just given out their last shot.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:21:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elgin Woman Dies From H1N1 Complications]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/Elgin.H1N1.woman.2.1297224.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/Elgin.H1N1.woman.2.1297224.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Kane County Health Department announced Friday that a northwest suburban woman has died of H1N1 flu complications. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:03:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dems Fear Not Enough Health Bill Votes For Sat.]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/democrats.health.bill.2.1296461.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/democrats.health.bill.2.1296461.html</link><description><![CDATA[House Democrats acknowledged they don't yet have the votes to pass a
sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system, and signaled they
may push back the vote until Sunday or early next week. Majority
Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters in a conference call Friday
that the make-or-break vote on President Barack Obama's top priority
that had been set for Saturday could face delay.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dallas Clinic Gives Doses Of H1N1 Vaccine, For Fee]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/h1n1.dallas.vaccine.2.1296445.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/h1n1.dallas.vaccine.2.1296445.html</link><description><![CDATA[Weeks late, and with only a third of the doses expected, Dallas county
recently began mass vaccination of high risk residents against H1N1 Flu. It
was the first free walk-in shot clinic in Dallas. But at private
clinics, which can charge patients for their shots or nasal mist, the
vaccine has been available - in some cases for days or weeks, reports
CBS News correspondent Don Teague.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:24:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Experts: Another Wave Of H1N1 Flu Possible]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/H1N1.pandemic.season.2.1295365.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/H1N1.pandemic.season.2.1295365.html</link><description><![CDATA[Is the worst of the H1N1 flu behind us?&nbsp; While local health officials say the number of confirmed cases has been declining, it doesn't mean we're out of the woods yet, CBS station KDKA-TV reported.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:58:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands Protest Health Care Bill At Capitol]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/protest.health.care.2.1294094.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/protest.health.care.2.1294094.html</link><description><![CDATA[Thousands of conservatives are rallying at the Capitol against the Democrats' health care overhaul plan. Protesters
chanted, "Kill the bill," as they awaited speeches by Republican
leaders on Thursday. The campaign-style event kicked off as President Obama lauded the AARP for endorsing the House version of the health care bill, which may get a vote as early as this weekend. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:08:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Got A Crying Kid? Stick'em In A Baby Bucket]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/baby.bucket.infant.2.1294156.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/health/baby.bucket.infant.2.1294156.html</link><description><![CDATA[Parents will probably consider this one of the coolest creations for babies in decades.&nbsp; It may look a little strange but it does wonders for soothing a crying infant and babies seem to to love it. <br />
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