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		<title>Stripping Membranes to Induce Labor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	When your pregnancy is considered full term, traditionally at 38 to 42 weeks, your doctor or midwife may suggest a procedure called “stripping” or “sweeping” of the membranes to naturally induce labor. This procedure takes just a few moments but can be quite painful, with lots of pressure and pulling sensations from inside your cervix. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving Psychological Violence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	One of the most difficult aspects of psychological (non-physical) violence is that it is so hard to identify.  People in psychologically violent relationships tend to see things from the perspective of the abuser (whether that is a spouse, a family member, a co-worker, or a supervisor) because doing so is a key way of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthtouches.com/271/surviving-psychological-violence/</link>
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		<title>Documenting Problematic Behavior</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	When a person at work is having problems, unfortunately these problems may have a negative effect on your job and job performance.  When this is the case, it is time to document your interactions and your observations of that person so that you can share this information with the higher ups in your workplace, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthtouches.com/270/documenting-problematic-behavior/</link>
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		<title>Anger Issues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	People who are angry have a high need for control and an unrealistic set of expectations about the extent of their control.  For example, they do not see a real need to control themselves (something that is reasonably within their abilities) and at the same time, they have the idea that if they control [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthtouches.com/269/anger-issues/</link>
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		<title>Keeping Your Mental Health:  Depression</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	When a co-worker has a problem with depression, it can frequently become another person&#8217;s problem.  People with depression have little energy, are likely to procrastinate, passive, and negative.  This means if you are excited about a project, they will tell you all the things that will go wrong.  If you have a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthtouches.com/268/keeping-your-mental-health-depression/</link>
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		<title>Do It Yourself Health:  What are the Limits?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	A number of factors influence the decision to make health care a &#8220;Do It Yourself&#8221; project.  Many people do not have health insurance, which means a visit to the doctor is rarely an option.  The Web has a huge amount of information about medical conditions and their symptoms and treatment.  And, many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthtouches.com/267/do-it-yourself-health-what-are-the-limits/</link>
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		<title>Cycles of Health-related Behaviors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Have you ever noticed that when you are doing well with something, you tend to get even more motivated about it?  When you start a new habit such as eating in a more healthy manner, each day that you do well motivates you the next day to do the same.  The same is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthtouches.com/266/cycles-of-health-related-behaviors/</link>
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		<title>Admitting the Problem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	At three in the morning you wake up and brood about it.  You feel a cold chill down your spine when the thought occurs to you randomly during the day.  You don&#8217;t want to think about it.  And yet it worries you and eats at you.  It makes you wonder what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthtouches.com/265/admitting-the-problem/</link>
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		<title>Alternatives to Carbohydrates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Many people, including people with diabetes and people who are trying to lose weight, need to avoid eating simple carbohydrates such as sugar, pasta, bread, and potatoes.  While a person facing a low carbohydrate life-style may cringe at the thought of giving up these comfort foods, there are some alternatives that make the transition [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthtouches.com/264/alternatives-to-carbohydrates/</link>
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		<title>Understanding Doc Talk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Doctors are highly educated people, having completed four years of college, four years of medical school, and sometimes advanced training for a specialty.  Of course, this is a good characteristic because we want highly educated people to be making diagnoses and suggesting treatments. 
	
	
The challenging part of this is that doctors frequently use &#8220;doctor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.healthtouches.com/263/understanding-doc-talk/</link>
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