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		<title>The Growing Epidemic of Binge Drinking in the United States</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Growing Epidemic of Binge Drinking in the United States Recent estimates done by groups that measure binge drinking have argued that the problem is more serious than recently thought. A staggering 38 million US adults binge drink, occasionally 4 times a month. Reports show that the largest amount of drinks consumed is at about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2275&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Misconceptions on Tap Water</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many people throughout the state of Massachusetts who fear drinking tap water. The beliefs we hear at the Mayor’s Health Line include misconceptions that the water is dirty, it is unsafe to drink, and pipe breaks pollute the water. This blog should help relieve some of those fears and help people to feel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2269&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor&#8217;s Health Line Reaches Out to Help Enroll Families Into Healthcare Coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; To increase their capacity to reach uninsured individuals, many states utilize out-stationed eligibility workers to help enroll individuals into Medicaid. “Out-stationed” at community-based organizations (e.g. health centers, clinics, hospitals, schools, community centers), these workers enable individuals to apply for public assistance benefits at locations other than the typical Medicaid or social services offices; optimally in locations [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2258&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Bad Habits</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why It’s So Hard to Change Habits can arise through repetition. They are part of life, and are often helpful. For example when we wake up in the morning and get ready to start your day (brush your teeth, comb hair, makeup and breakfast). Most of the stuff you do during that time period is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2255&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First-Class, Standard Mail Rates to Increase on January 22</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We always hear about the rising costs of health care – but now sending the payments into the doctor or paperwork pack to the health insurance company will also be increasing. The price of a First-Class stamp will rise by a penny—to 45 cents—and the cost of Standard Mail will increase on Jan. 22. Prices [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2246&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Absentee Ballot Applications Now Available in Boston</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Request or Renew your Absentee Ballot Application for the March 6 Presidential Primary Will you be voting for US President this year? Absentee ballot applications for 2012 are now available. Since an application for an absentee ballot must be submitted and/or renewed by each voter every calendar year, The Board advises voters considering the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2244&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kick Butts Day Grant Now Available</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kick Butts Day is a campaign for tobacco-free kids that will take place this year on March 21st. Energize your 2012 Kick Butts Day event with a $500 or $1000 mini-grant from the United Health Foundation. Applications must be submitted by January 27, 2012. Mini grants may be used for: Local transportation for youth participating [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2240&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>January is Glaucoma Awareness Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology and EyeCare America are urging people to learn about and take steps to protect themselves from this potentially blinding disease. Through EyeCare America, thousands of volunteer ophthalmologists throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico are providing free eye exams at no out-of-pocket cost to eligible participants. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2235&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Hands</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holiday season brings many opportunities to eat, drink and be merry with family, friends and colleagues. We also find ourselves exchanging handshakes or hugs with friends, which can make you more susceptible to viruses that could leave us bedridden for the remainder of 2011. Good hand hygiene and infection prevention is a sound public [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2226&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lets Practice Hand Washing Safety!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All you have to do is wash your hands to prevent &#8211; Flu, flu-like illness, common cold, conjunctivitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, Coxsackie virus, Streptococcus, Pneumoccous, TB and more. Do not tough the T Zone! It is the only portal of entry into the human body for ALL respiratory infections! Practicing the 4 Principles of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2223&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hubway closes first season with over 140,000 rides</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston’s popular new bike-sharing program, the Hubway, packed up for the winter on December 1st, and will return in spring 2012 with additional stations in Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville.  Hubway closed out its first season with over 140,000 rides taken by Hubway members, Boston residents and visitors to the City.  The bike share program is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2220&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Renew Boston: Save $$$ on Winter Heating Bills!!!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 31st marks the deadline to sign-up for a no-cost home energy assessment and energy efficiency upgrades to qualifying Boston residents.   Signing-up for a Renew Boston no-cost home energy assessment is easy, either call 617-635-SAVE or go online to www.renewboston.org and  click “Request an Energy Assessment.”  Qualifying Boston residents may also be eligible for no-cost home energy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2205&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>News Around the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Syria Today, a pipeline in central Homs, Syria was attacked.  President Bashar al-Assad blamed the attack on unnamed terrorists.  The pipeline, which carried oil to a refinery, is the second pipeline to be targeted during the Syrian civil unrest. Homs is a site already known to be one battleground of the violent clashes between state forces and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2197&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>8 *BUSTED* Myths About Flu Vaccines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of information about flu vaccines and the effects it has on the human body.  Most of the information regarding flu vaccines is true and factual, and is often disseminated through publications and fact sheets authored by members of such organizations as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Massachusetts Department [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2193&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Offers Medical Nutrition Therapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medicare covers medical nutrition therapy services prescribed by a doctor for people with diabetes or kidney disease. This benefit includes an initial assessment of nutrition and lifestyle assessment, nutrition counseling, lifestyle management to help you control factors that affect diet, and follow-up visits to monitor your progress managing diet. Medicare covered 3 hours of counseling your first year and then decreases to 2 for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mayorshealthline.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10295140&amp;post=2189&amp;subd=mayorshealthline&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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