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<title>Health Research | Kaiser Permanente News Center</title> 
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<description>Health Research from Kaiser Permanente</description> 
<copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright> 
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<title>Survey: Americans Expect Schools to Lead in Preventing Childhood Obesity</title>
<description><![CDATA[Americans view obesity as a serious problem among both the overall public and among children and teens, and most people believe that local K-12 schools need to take a leading role in combating the epidemic, according to a recent survey conducted by Field Research Corp. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>BPA Linked to Obesity Risk in Puberty-Age Girls</title>
<description><![CDATA[Girls between 9 and 12 years of age with higher-than-average levels of bisphenol-A in their urine had double the risk of being obese than girls with lower levels of BPA, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal PLOS ONE.]]></description>
<link>http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2013/061213-girls-bpa-exposure-obesity-risk.html</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Rate of Chorioamnionitis More than Doubled since 1995</title>
<description><![CDATA[The incidence of chorioamnionitis - an infection of the amniotic fluid, fetal membranes and placental tissues, and one of the most frequent causes of preterm birth and infant illness - more than doubled between 1995 and 2010, according to a Kaiser Permanente Southern California study published today in the International Journal of Reproductive Medicine.]]></description>
<link>http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2013/060613-infant-illness-preterm-birth-causes.html</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 6 Jun 2013 07:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Young Children Who Miss Well-Child Visits are More Likely to be Hospitalized</title>
<description><![CDATA[Young children who missed more than half of recommended well-child visits had up to twice the risk of hospitalization compared to children who attended most of their visits, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Managed Care. The study included more than 20,000 children enrolled at Group Health Cooperative.]]></description>
<link>http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2013/052413-missing-appointments-risks-childrens-health.html</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente Study Finds New Pneumococcal Vaccine Appears to be as Safe as Previously Used Vaccine</title>
<description><![CDATA[The new 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) appears to be as safe as the previous version used prior to 2010, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7), according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in Vaccine.]]></description>
<link>http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2013/052213-pcv13-vaccine.html</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Study Shows Whole-Cell Vaccine was More Effective Than Acellular Vaccine During California Pertussis Outbreak</title>
<description><![CDATA[Whole-cell pertussis vaccines were more effective at protecting against pertussis than acellular pertussis vaccines during a large recent outbreak, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in Pediatrics.]]></description>
<link>http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2013/052013-most-effective-pertussis-vaccine.html</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 21:01:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Erectile Dysfunction More Common in Men Who Regularly Take Prescription Painkillers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Regularly taking prescription painkillers, also known as opioids, is associated with a higher risk of erectile dysfunction, according to a study published online today in the journal Spine.]]></description>
<link>http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2013/051513-painkillers-and-erectile-dysfunction.html</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Fun and Friends Help Ease the Pain of Breast Cancer</title>
<description><![CDATA[Breast cancer patients who say they have people with whom they have a good time, or have "positive social interactions" with, are better able to deal with pain and other physical symptoms, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published today in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.]]></description>
<link>http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2013/050813-breast-cancer-social-internations-pain.html</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 18:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Black Women Have Higher Incidence of Multiple Sclerosis than White Women</title>
<description><![CDATA[Multiple sclerosis is more common in black women than in white women, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal Neurology. The findings run contrary to the widely accepted belief that blacks are less susceptible to MS, according to the researchers.]]></description>
<link>http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2013/050613-multiple-sclerosis-in-women.html</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Visiting the Doctor Boosts Colon Cancer Screening Rates</title>
<description><![CDATA[Patients who visited their doctor for any reason were nearly six times more likely to get screened for colon cancer compared to those who didn't visit their doctor, according to a study funded by the National Cancer Institute and published online today in the American Journal of Managed Care. ]]></description>
<link>http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2013/042913-boosting-colon-cancer-screenings.html</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente Colorado Study on Health360</title>
<description><![CDATA[Uncontrolled high blood pressure, or hypertension, affects approximately 1 in 3 adults. In 2008 it was listed as a primary or contributing cause of death for nearly 350,000 Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The good news is that a recent Kaiser Permanente Research study found that patients can benefit from using online tools to measure and track their blood pressure from home.]]></description>
<link>http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/co/2013/042413-health360-hypertension-study.html</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Varied Reasons Why Patients Do Not Fill their Initial Statin Prescriptions</title>
<description><![CDATA[Patients who do not fill their first prescription for cholesterol-lowering statins give a wide range of reasons for not doing so, including perceived concerns about the medication, a fear of side-effects and a decision to try lifestyle modifications instead of prescription medication, according to a Kaiser Permanente Southern California study published in The American Journal of Managed Care. ]]></description>
<link>http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2013/042313-cholesterol-medication-adherence.html</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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