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      <title><![CDATA[WVU School of Medicine earns Top 10 recognition for promoting family medicine ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has named West Virginia University School of Medicine one of the nation&rsquo;s Top 10 medical schools for producing graduate... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=873">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
      <link><![CDATA[http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=873]]></link>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 9 May 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Amy Johns, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[johnsa@wvuh.com]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[State?s aging public health workforce identifies training gaps, WVU professors find]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; West Virginia&rsquo;s public health workforce is an aging population with a strong desire for additional training, according to a West Virginia University Department of Commu... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=874">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 9 May 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Cassie Waugh, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[waughc@wvuh.com ]]></author>
      <guid>http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=874</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU Hospitals Nursing Services Community Drive ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; The Nursing Services Department at West Virginia University Hospitals will hold its 10th annual community clothing drive this month, in conjunction with the United Way Day of... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=875">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 9 May 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Stephanie Bock, WVU Hospitals, (304) 598-6335]]></category>
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      <guid>http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=875</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU dentistry student wins trip to ADA Annual Session   ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; Morgantown natives and third-year dental students Wesley Phillips and Nathaniel Nicholson took first place honors for their dental-implant research poster in the West Virgini... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=870">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 7 May 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Cassie Waugh, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[waughc@wvuh.com]]></author>
      <guid>http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=870</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU study analyzes risks for communal group ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; Thousands of members of the Rainbow Family of Living Light gather annually on federal land to celebrate peace and alternative lifestyles.&nbsp; A new study led by a West Virg... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=871">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 7 May 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Cassie Waugh, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[waughc@wvuh.com ]]></author>
      <guid>http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=871</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Leadership change at BRNI]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Leadership change at BRNI
Max Francis is new Director of Operations
MORGANTOWN, WV - D. Max Francis has been appointed director of operations for the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=872">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 7 May 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Amy Johns, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[johnsa@wvuh.com]]></author>
      <guid>http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=872</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU researchers prove accuracy of PET in determining stages of small cell lung cancer]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &mdash; Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is effective in determining progression of small cell lung cancer, a West Virginia University study shows. <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=868">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 2 May 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Sherry Stoneking, MBRCC, (304) 293-4599]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[sstoneking@rcb.hsc.edu ]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU Eye Institute receives two grants ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; The West Virginia University Eye Institute recently received $25,000 in grants from two foundations &ndash; the Ross Foundation and the Alcon Foundation, Inc. &ndash; to deli... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=869">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 2 May 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Amy Johns, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[johnsa@wvuh.com]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU Hospitals announces ?Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!? poster contest winners]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In celebration of Earth Day, April 22, West Virginia University Hospitals held a &ldquo;Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!&rdquo; poster contest for area children, ages five to 13.&nbsp; Participants were eligib... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=867">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Stephanie Bock, WVU Hospitals, (304) 598-6335]]></category>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU Professor named Clinician of the Year]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Douglas Slain, Pharm. D., associate professor in the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, has been selected as the 2007 Clinician of the Year by The Society of Infectious ... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=866">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Amy Newton, School of Pharmacy, (304) 293-7192]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[anewton@hsc.wvu.edu]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU researcher named 2008 Young Investigator ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; West Virginia University&rsquo;s Han-Ting Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., has received the 2008 Young Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depr... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=864">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Cassie Waugh, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[waughc@wvuh.com ]]></author>
      <guid>http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=864</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU Department of Community Medicine sponsors student poster presentations ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; The West Virginia University Department of Community Medicine will host its annual student poster presentation session from 6:30 p.m. &ndash; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in ... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=865">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Cassie Waugh, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[waughc@wvuh.com ]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU announces Camp NEW You ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Camp to focus on physical activity and nutrition <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=862">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Cassie Waugh, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[waughc@wvuh.com ]]></author>
      <guid>http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=862</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Study finds possible legal barriers to national implementation of end-of-life program ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; Potential legal barriers could stand in the way of more states implementing the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Paradigm. That&rsquo;s according to a s... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=863">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Amy Johns, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[johnsa@wvuh.com]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gala dinner and dance proceeds to benefit WVU nursing scholarship]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; Members of the nursing community and local residents will gather for an evening of dinner and ballroom dancing, Saturday, May 3, during the 2008 Gala Dinner and Dance sponsor... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=861">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Cassie Waugh, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Workshop offered to caregivers of cancer patients]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va.&mdash;The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University is collaborating with the National Family Caregivers Association to offer a free workshop for individuals and h... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=860">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Sherry Stoneking, MBRCC, (304) 293-4599]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[sstoneking@hsc.wvu.edu ]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; One in four women will be sexually assaulted during her college career.&nbsp; Almost ninety percent of those victims will know their offender whether it is a classmate, ex-bo... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=858">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Cassie Waugh, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
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      <guid>http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=858</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Area nurses invited to 2008 Nursing Symposium]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; Area nurses are invited to attend the 2008 West Virginia University Hospitals Nursing Symposium, April 30 to May 1, at the WVU Touchdown Terrace. <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=859">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Cassie Waugh, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[waughc@wvuh.com ]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU Children?s Hospital 10th annual Kids Fair Saturday]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - What do the Clifford the Big Red Dog, Troo the Traumaroo, the Tooth Fairy and therapy dogs have in common? <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=856">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Amy Johns, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
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      <guid>http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=856</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU School of Nursing hosts annual honors event]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; The West Virginia University School of Nursing honored students and faculty during the annual Spring Honors Event featuring the Judy C. Kandzari Memorial Nursing Lectureship,... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=855">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
      <link><![CDATA[http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=855]]></link>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Cassie Waugh, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU Eye Institute doctor awarded $1.29 million NIH grant]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; Tony Realini, M.D., a glaucoma specialist at the West Virginia University Eye Institute, has been awarded a $1.29 million research training grant from the National Eye Instit... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=857">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Amy Johns, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU School of Medicine leadership changes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; James E. Brick, M.D., has been appointed interim dean of the West Virginia University School of Medicine.&nbsp; He takes the position vacated this week by John E. Prescott, M... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=854">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
      <link><![CDATA[http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=854]]></link>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Amy Johns, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
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      <guid>http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=854</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU School of Dentistry awarded for improving access to dental care in West Virginia ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
WVU School of Dentistry awarded for improving access to dental care in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University School of Dentistry has received a prestigious national award... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=853">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 7 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Amy Johns, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
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      <title><![CDATA[WVU to offer Open MRI ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[WVU to offer Open MRI 
Patients can choose their own &ldquo;ambient experience&rdquo; 
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &ndash; Patients who once feared going into the tube of the magnetic resonance imager (MRI) w... <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=852">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 7 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Amy Johns, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Media Advisory: WVU unveils the ?Open MRI Ambient Experience?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[WHAT: Media open house to launch the West Virginia University Open MRI service.&nbsp; Demonstrations of the MRI&rsquo;s unique &ldquo;ambient experience&rdquo; are available. <a href="http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=851">Read more ...</a>]]></description>
      <link><![CDATA[http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=851]]></link>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 4 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Amy Johns, HSC News Service, (304) 293-7087]]></category>
      <author><![CDATA[johnsa@wvuh.com]]></author>
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