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	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Ask the Doctor: Why is my asthma worse at night?</title>
		<link>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/11/17/ask-the-doctor-why-is-my-asthma-worse-at-night/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Beth Hogan, M.D.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Allergies]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[asthma]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[heartburn]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mary Beth Hogan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reno]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reno allergist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Mary Beth Hogan answers the question: &#8220;Why is my asthma worse at night?&#8221;
This is a frequent frustration for asthma patients who make doctor appointments for sick visits and by the time they arrive at the doctor they are no longer wheezing. It is commonly known that asthma symptoms may actually be worse at night [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ask the Doctor: Why is my asthma worse at night?", url: "http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/11/17/ask-the-doctor-why-is-my-asthma-worse-at-night/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Doctor: As a parent, what should I know about child immunizations?</title>
		<link>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/11/10/ask-the-doctor-as-a-parent-what-should-i-know-about-child-immunizations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kami Larsen, M.D.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Pediatrics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chicken pox]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[child immunizations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[child vaccinations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[child vaccines]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas pediatrician]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[measles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mumps]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pediatrician]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[side effects]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[whooping cough]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Kami Larsen answers the question: &#8220;As a parent, what should I know about child immunizations?&#8221;
In my practice as a pediatrician, I encounter concerned parents every day. Many times their concerns are about common illnesses, diet and sleep patterns. Lately however the same question keeps recurring—How safe are my child’s vaccinations?
It’s a question I hear [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ask the Doctor: As a parent, what should I know about child immunizations?", url: "http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/11/10/ask-the-doctor-as-a-parent-what-should-i-know-about-child-immunizations/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Doctor: Can thyroid disease affect your mood?</title>
		<link>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/11/03/ask-the-doctor-can-thyroid-disease-affect-your-mood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/11/03/ask-the-doctor-can-thyroid-disease-affect-your-mood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Klass, M.D.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Endocrinology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[endocrinologist]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Evan Klass]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hyperthyroidism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[overactive thyroid]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reno]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reno endocrinologist]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[symptoms of hyperthyroidism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[thyroid disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Evan Klass answers the question: &#8220;Can thyroid disease affect your mood?&#8221;
Thyroid disease can definitely affect your mood. We often think that thyroid disorders affect only metabolism- weight gain if the thyroid is underactive and weight loss if overactive- but thyroid hormone is definitely active in the brain.
An overactive thyroid or hyperthyroidism may make one [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ask the Doctor: Can thyroid disease affect your mood?", url: "http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/11/03/ask-the-doctor-can-thyroid-disease-affect-your-mood/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Doctor: What can I expect before and after surgery?</title>
		<link>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/29/ask-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect-before-and-after-surgery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/29/ask-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect-before-and-after-surgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Coates, D.O.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jay Coates]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas surgeon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[preparing for surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[surgeon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[trauma]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UMC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Jay Coates answers the question: &#8220;What can I expect before and after surgery?&#8221;
Few events in life create as much anxiety as having to undergo surgery. To help allay some of your anxieties with ‘going under the knife’ I&#8217;d like to offer some general guidelines for undergoing surgery with general anesthesia.
Consent
First of all, before surgery, [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ask the Doctor: What can I expect before and after surgery?", url: "http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/29/ask-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect-before-and-after-surgery/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Doctor: Is it possible to develop a food allergy as an adult?</title>
		<link>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/27/ask-the-doctor-is-it-possible-to-develop-a-food-allergy-as-an-adult/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/27/ask-the-doctor-is-it-possible-to-develop-a-food-allergy-as-an-adult/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Beth Hogan, M.D.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Allergies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[allergic reactions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[allergists]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[anaphylaxis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[developing allergy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[epipen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[food allergy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mary Beth Hogan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reno]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reno allergist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Mary Beth Hogan answers the question: &#8220;Is it possible to develop a food allergy as an adult?&#8221; 
It is possible to develop allergies as an adult. In fact, shellfish allergy is one of the most common foods for adults to develop allergy too. Approximately half of a percent of adults nationwide report allergy specifically [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ask the Doctor: Is it possible to develop a food allergy as an adult?", url: "http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/27/ask-the-doctor-is-it-possible-to-develop-a-food-allergy-as-an-adult/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Doctor: Gastric bypass versus gastric band: Is one or the other better for long-term weight loss results?</title>
		<link>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/20/ask-the-doctor-gastric-bypass-versus-gastric-band-is-one-or-the-other-better-for-long-term-weight-loss-results/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/20/ask-the-doctor-gastric-bypass-versus-gastric-band-is-one-or-the-other-better-for-long-term-weight-loss-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Tsuda, M.D.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bariatric surgeon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bariatric surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fat reduction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gastric bypass]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lap band]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas surgeon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shawn Tsuda]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[weight loss surgeon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Shawn Tsuda answers the question: &#8220;Laparoscopic gastric bypass versus the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band: Is one or the other better for long term weight loss results?&#8221;
The number of weight loss procedures performed over the past ten years has increased by more than a ten-fold in the U.S., exceeding 200,000 operations in 2006. The laparoscopic [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ask the Doctor: Gastric bypass versus gastric band: Is one or the other better for long-term weight loss results?", url: "http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/20/ask-the-doctor-gastric-bypass-versus-gastric-band-is-one-or-the-other-better-for-long-term-weight-loss-results/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Doctor: What is heart rehabilitation?</title>
		<link>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/13/ask-the-doctor-what-is-heart-rehabilitation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/13/ask-the-doctor-what-is-heart-rehabilitation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Hunt, M.D.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cardiac rehab]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[family doctor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[heart attack]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[heart rehab]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas family doctor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tom Hunt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Thomas Hunt answers the question: &#8220;What is heart rehabilitation?&#8221;
According to the American Heart Association high blood pressure affects 70 million Americans—and more than one in three don’t even know they have it. If undiagnosed or untreated, hypertension can lead to the hardening of arteries, which can lead to heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ask the Doctor: What is heart rehabilitation?", url: "http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/13/ask-the-doctor-what-is-heart-rehabilitation/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Doctor: What’s the difference between being overweight and obesity?</title>
		<link>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/10/ask-the-doctor-what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-being-overweight-and-obesity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/10/ask-the-doctor-what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-being-overweight-and-obesity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Lau, M.D.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bariatric surgeon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bariatric surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fat reduction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gastric bypass]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[information on weight loss]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[James Lau]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas weight loss surgeon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[obesity risks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[seminar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. James Lau answers the question: &#8220;What&#8217;s the difference between being overweight and obesity?&#8221;
Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. Both terms mean that your weight is greater than what’s considered healthy.
Obesity most often occurs over time when you eat more calories than you [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ask the Doctor: What’s the difference between being overweight and obesity?", url: "http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/10/ask-the-doctor-what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-being-overweight-and-obesity/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Doctor: In general, do young children need a multivitamin supplement?</title>
		<link>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/06/ask-the-doctor-in-general-do-young-children-need-a-multivitamin-supplement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/06/ask-the-doctor-in-general-do-young-children-need-a-multivitamin-supplement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kami Larsen, M.D.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Pediatrics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[child]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[children's diet]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kami Larsen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas pediatrician]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[multivitamin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pediatrician]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[vitamins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Kami Larsen answers the question: &#8220;In general do young children need a multivitamin supplement?&#8221;
This really depends on the age of the child and on their dietary habits. For infants of breast feeding mothers, it is extremely important to start a multivitamin with vitamin D at two months of age. This is particularly important if [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ask the Doctor: In general, do young children need a multivitamin supplement?", url: "http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/10/06/ask-the-doctor-in-general-do-young-children-need-a-multivitamin-supplement/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Doctor: Is food intolerance the same thing as food allergy?</title>
		<link>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/09/29/ask-the-doctor-is-food-intolerance-the-same-thing-as-food-allergy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/09/29/ask-the-doctor-is-food-intolerance-the-same-thing-as-food-allergy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Beth Hogan, M.D.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Allergies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pediatrics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[allergist]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[allergy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[allergy specialist]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[food allergy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[immunologist]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[immunology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lactose intolerance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mary Beth Hogan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reno]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reno allergist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Mary Beth Hogan answers the question: &#8220;Is food intolerance the same thing as food allergy?&#8221;
Many people have abnormal responses to foods. Food intolerance refers to responses that are not caused by an overreaction of the immune system. For example, lactose intolerant people experience abdominal distension and diarrhea after drinking milk or eating dairy products. [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ask the Doctor: Is food intolerance the same thing as food allergy?", url: "http://www.uhsnevada.org/innovation/2008/09/29/ask-the-doctor-is-food-intolerance-the-same-thing-as-food-allergy/" });</script>]]></description>
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