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		<title>Basic Information on Alzheimers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Background





This page, entitled &#8216;Basic Information on Alzheimers&#8217; is the next in our series of dementia and healthcare articles published by The Croft Health and Fitness. The intention behind its release, as with the whole series of mental illness articles, is to help educate and inform our visitors on mential deterioration and alzheimers news, and to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Tell if Someone Has Dementia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary




This is yet another article in our series of demntia and alzheimers essays, this particular one is entitled &#8216;How To Tell if Someone Has Dementia&#8217;. We trust it will develop your understanding of mental detrioration. In spite of the fact that we take great care in researching and preparing these mental health articles, we must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Arthritis also is the leading cause of disability. Nearly 7 million people in the U.S., including 20% of people with arthritis, are unable to perform major life activities such as working or housekeeping because of this disease. Arthritis sufferers endure more days in severe pain, experience more days with limited ability to perform daily activities, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Diet to Help Arthritis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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There is a great deal of debate in the medical world about the effects of overall diet on arthritis and using diet toward alleviating the condition.
Doctors have known for a long time that diet affects gout, a specific type of arthritic condition, however the jury remained out for a long time on other common types [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Information on Skin Allergies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allergies]]></category>

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A skin allergy, or what is correctly called contact dermatitis, occurs when your skin comes in contact with something it is allergic to. There are many things that can cause contact dermatitis such as latex, hair dye, perfumes, make ups, bath powders and some household cleaning products. Latex skin allergies are becoming more common as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Cause of Food Allergies?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
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An allergy takes place when the immune system suddenly has an abnormal response to a certain material that is usually not detrimental to most individuals except those who have allergies. When an allergy is triggered by a substance or allergen, a person’s body recognizes this as a trespasser and subsequently releases chemicals to fight off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With Food Allergies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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An allergy can be described as a malfunction of the immune system, an exaggerated response to certain substances. Your body mistakenly believes that something it has touched, smelled or eaten is harmful to it and your body releases massive amounts of chemicals, such as histamine to protect itself.
It is believed that 11 million Americans suffer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Losing Weight to Fight Diabetes Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may be common knowledge that losing weight helps to reduce the risk of diabetes, but recent research appears to put that beyond any doubt.
Recent research appears to prove that shedding weight is the most important factor in reducing diabetes risk for elevated-risk, severely obese individuals.
In short, Weight Loss helps lower the risk of becoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sleep Deprivation and Diabetes May Be Linked</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another somewhat alarming report seems to suggest that sleep deprivation and diabetes may be connected.
It seems that a busy life style that causes you to lose sleep may also have you heading towards diabetes mellitus.
But don&#8217;t be tempted to have too many &#8216;lie ins&#8217;, because excessive sleep could lead to just the same end result.
This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There a Link Between Beta Blockers and Diabetes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is there a link between taking beta blockers and developing diabetes?
It seems that there may be.
Patients prescribed beta-blockers to control blood pressure have a 50 percent increased probability of becoming a sufferer of diabetes compared to being on newer medication, diabetes experts have discovered.
In a major break through, a recent study illustrates the risks of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There a Link Between Alzheimers and Diabetes?</title>
		<link>http://thecroft.org.uk/content/7</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Diabetes and Alzheimers may be connected  - recent research suggests that there may be direct connection between how well blood sugar levels are controlled and the onset of Alzheimers.
For almost half of her life, ever since her last pregnancy 40 years ago, Christine Miller has been a sufferer of Type-two diabetes. Because she was not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Deal With a Diabetic Crisis</title>
		<link>http://thecroft.org.uk/content/5</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you have someone in your family who is diabetic, and injecting insulin, you need to be aware of how to deal with a diabetic crisis should it arise.
Here are a few guidelines adn bit of background information on diabetes.
Food is your body&#8217;s fuel to provide enough energy to command a busy lifestyle. Healthy bodies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About The Croft</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog was started as a way to encourage debate and discussion on health and fitness issues.
We read so much information in the newspapers, (and hear and see it on TV), about the latest health FADS - much of it is sensationalist nonesense, but how can we tell the valid health information from a fake [...]]]></description>
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