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<rss version='2.0'><channel><title>VUMC In The News</title><link>http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu</link><description>News about Vanderbilt Medical Center</description><item><guid>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6508247/Limits-on-surgeons-working-hours-will-harm-training-and-place-patients-at-risk.html</guid><title>Limits on surgeons' working hours 'will harm training and place patients at risk'  - London Telegraph</title><link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6508247/Limits-on-surgeons-working-hours-will-harm-training-and-place-patients-at-risk.html</link><description>Controversial new European working laws mean all doctors, including surgeons, are allowed to work only 48 hours a week. John Tarpley and Gretchen Jackson, both from Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville, warn that limited hours cause &quot;alarming trends&quot; in surgery.

</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20091105/APA/911051247?tc=autorefresh</guid><title>Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine - Associated Press</title><link>http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20091105/APA/911051247?tc=autorefresh</link><description>Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged. William Schaffner, M.D., chair of Preventive Medicine, comments.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091106/NEWS07/911060336/1001/NEWS</guid><title>Vanderbilt medical center's new Critical Care Tower opens - The Tennessean</title><link>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091106/NEWS07/911060336/1001/NEWS</link><description>With a patient growth rate of about 4 percent each year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center opened the doors Thursday to a new building that will allow it to serve more critical-care patients. The new building, an 11-story, $169 million project, is the largest expansion in adult patient care on the hospital campus since the 1980s. C. Wright Pinson, chief executive officer, and Jeff Balser, vice chancellor for health affairs, are quoted. </description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.scrantontimes.com/news/study_cholesterol_drugs_may_improve_flu_survival</guid><title>Cholesterol drugs may improve flu survival - Associated Press</title><link>http://www.scrantontimes.com/news/study_cholesterol_drugs_may_improve_flu_survival</link><description>A new treatment for swine flu may already be on pharmacy shelves - cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091030/NEWS07/910300375/Young+mom+s+death+exposes+H1N1+dangers</guid><title>Young mom's death exposes H1N1 dangers - The Tennessean</title><link>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091030/NEWS07/910300375/Young+mom+s+death+exposes+H1N1+dangers</link><description>The night before Jamie Loveless got sick, she ate at a little pizza place in Madeira Beach, Fla., with her family. She walked along the boardwalk, visited the shops and had some ice cream.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.fox2now.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-med-swine-flu-vaccine-cheaters,0,846721.story</guid><title>Swine flu vaccine seekers on their honor - Associated Press</title><link>http://www.fox2now.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-med-swine-flu-vaccine-cheaters,0,846721.story</link><description>It was bound to happen: Some people who aren't at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.philly.com/inquirer/health_science/daily/20091030_Studies_find_pregnant_mothers__flu_shots_help_babies.html</guid><title>Studies find pregnant mothers' flu shots help babies - Philadelphia Inquirer</title><link>http://www.philly.com/inquirer/health_science/daily/20091030_Studies_find_pregnant_mothers__flu_shots_help_babies.html</link><description>Newborns whose mothers got seasonal flu shots during pregnancy were less likely to be born premature, underweight, and in need of hospital care for respiratory illnesses, three new studies found.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/doctors-treat-baby-cry/story?id=8952753</guid><title>Baby Who Can't Cry Has Uncertain Future - ABC News</title><link>http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/doctors-treat-baby-cry/story?id=8952753</link><description>From the moment Joshua Sutterfield's son was born, he knew that something wasn't right. One-week-old Devon has never cried, and now doctors can't tell him if Devon ever will. </description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.wztv.com/newsroom/top_stories/wztv_vid_1824.shtml</guid><title>What You Need to Know About Trick-or-Treat Safety - WZTV Fox 17</title><link>http://www.wztv.com/newsroom/top_stories/wztv_vid_1824.shtml</link><description>Tomorrow is Halloween and whether you've already decided what costume you want or are still on the fence, safety is an important issue, especially when it comes to your little trick-or-treaters. Joining us with more is Sarah Haverstick from Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091027/NEWS01/910270324/1001/NEWS/Halloween+can+be+walking+nightmare+for+kids</guid><title>Halloween can be walking nightmare for kids - The Tennessean</title><link>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091027/NEWS01/910270324/1001/NEWS/Halloween+can+be+walking+nightmare+for+kids</link><description>With Halloween falling on Saturday, more children will be out on Nashville streets and they need to be supervised, said Purnima Unni, coordinator for the pediatric trauma injury prevention program at Vanderbilt's Children Hospital.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item></channel></rss>