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		<title>The Business Case for Prevention</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ There is a great business case for prevention.  And the government is making the argument, and putting our money, towards it.
Starting 2011, small companies&#8212;those with 100 employees or fewer, and no existing wellness program in place&#8211;will be able to  get grants for up to five years to establish employee wellness programs.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Coming of Prevention: What&#8217;s Covered</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrLaPuma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Get ready for a boom in prevention. Many benefits will be covered. But which?
Health plans established on or after Sept. 23, 2010 will need to cover preventive services rated &#8220;A&#8221; or &#8220;B&#8221; by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ditto Medicare/Medicaid by January 1, 2011.
Which services are those for You? Fill in the quick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Trip to Sacto: Obesity Testimony</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Tomorrow I&#8217;m testifying at a Legislative Informational Hearing on Diabetes and Obesity at the California State Capitol in Sacramento on what works in practice.
It&#8217;s not unfamiliar, but still a challenge. I did testify before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aging about the care near the end of life in the 1990s.
Now the time seems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salt Much? Discussion 1-on-1 For You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Several sneak peaks&#8211;including my statement to the Information Hearing on Diabetes and Obesity in Sacramento 8.25.10 are in the newsletter tomorrow (quick sign-up to get it, top right!).
It was challenging to say something new, practical, and responsible&#8230;to decisionmakers about policy.   Let me know what you think.
The news that the average American ingests 3366 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrity Weight Loss: Powerful!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrLaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Obesity and Weight Loss]]></category>
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Celebrity is like royalty in the U.S.  Some are going public in creating positive role models for weight loss and health.  And they&#8217;re doing it with lifestyle, diet and exercise.  Not drugs or fads.
Drew Carey, according to the medical journal People, has &#8220;cured&#8221; his type 2 diabetes with weight loss of [...]]]></description>
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