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	<title>Ask Dr. Marie</title>
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		<title>How to Gain More Control Over Urination</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 2008 article in the &#8220;New England Journal of Medicine&#8221; revealed that 25 percent of perimenopausal women and 40 percent of postmenopausal women report leakage of urine. ThirdAge medical expert Marie Savard, M.D., author of &#8220;Ask Dr. Marie,&#8221; says that the main causes of this annoying condition are decreased estrogen levels and aging pelvic muscles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many Medical Tests, Procedures Not Always Needed</title>
		<link>http://myblog.drsavard.com/2012/04/12/many-medical-tests-procedures-not-always-needed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major medical and consumer groups are coming together to question the carte blanche use of many commonly ordered tests and procedures, including MRI for low back pain and exercise EKG tests in people with no symptoms and low risk for heart disease.
Sometimes these tests can be lifesavers. Other times they are unlikely to do anything [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Marie&#8217;s Guide to Preventing and Treating Constipation</title>
		<link>http://myblog.drsavard.com/2011/12/05/dr-maries-guide-to-preventing-and-treating-constipation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re not always &#8220;regular,&#8221; you&#8217;re definitely not alone. ThirdAge&#8217;s resident women&#8217;s health expert, Marie (Dr. Marie) Savard M.D., says that women are much more likely to suffer from constipation than men are. The reason is that the contractions of the digestive tract &#8212; a process called peristalsis &#8212; are slower in females. Dr. Marie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Health Guide for Every Decade of Your Life</title>
		<link>http://myblog.drsavard.com/2011/09/30/a-health-guide-for-every-decade-of-your-life/</link>
		<comments>http://myblog.drsavard.com/2011/09/30/a-health-guide-for-every-decade-of-your-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of our favorite experts, Marie Savard, M.D., Medical Contributor to &#8220;Good Morning America&#8221; and the author most recently of &#8220;Ask Dr. Marie,&#8221; has given us a comprehensive checklist to help you stay as healthy as possible and catch any problems early.	In addition to recommending tests and immunizations, Dr. Marie urges you to request copies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Straight Talk About Aphrodisiacs</title>
		<link>http://myblog.drsavard.com/2011/08/17/straight-talk-about-aphrodisiacs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People have been searching for libido enhancers ever since ancient times, but most methods have turned out to be bogus. There&#8217;s no evidence that the ancient Chinese practice of swallowing ground rhinoceros horns improved sexual prowess. More recently, the hype about bottled pheromones &#8212; the odorless secret to many animals&#8217; attraction &#8212; proved unfounded.
Even so, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Get The Most Out Of Your Doctor Visit by Sondra Forsyth</title>
		<link>http://myblog.drsavard.com/2011/08/02/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-doctor-visit-by-sondra-forsyth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marie Savard, M.D., Medical Contributor to Good Morning, America and the author most recently of Ask Dr. Marie, says that when she was in a group practice she had a &#8220;panel&#8221; of literally thousands of patients. That&#8217;s typical of most doctors – probably yours. No wonder office visits are limited to a mere fifteen minutes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Ignore These Ten Red-Flag Health Symptoms by Sondra Forsyth</title>
		<link>http://myblog.drsavard.com/2011/07/29/dont-ignore-these-ten-red-flag-health-symptoms-by-sondra-forsyth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plenty of women with five-alarm health symptoms put off calling the doctor in the hope that whatever is bothering them will just go away. Big mistake! Marie Savard, M.D., Medical Contributor to Good Morning America and the author most recently of  Ask Dr. Marie, urges you to trust your &#8220;doctor within&#8221; by paying attention when your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Menopause Changes Your Body by Sondra Forsyth</title>
		<link>http://myblog.drsavard.com/2011/07/19/how-menopause-changes-your-body-by-sondra-forsyth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some women pretty much breeze through menopause while others have to deal with hot flashes, night sweats, memory lapses, and other pesky symptoms. Yet no matter which camp you fall into, &#8220;the change&#8221; truly does change you. According to women&#8217;s health expert Marie Savard, M.D., Medical Contributor to Good Morning America and the author most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marie Savard&#8217;s Rules For A Healthy Hospital Stay</title>
		<link>http://myblog.drsavard.com/2011/07/08/marie-savards-rules-for-a-healthy-hospital-stay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one is in a better position than a nurse to give you insider information about your hospital stay – unless she&#8217;s a nurse who went on to become a doctor. Marie Savard, M.D., medical contributor to Good Morning America and the author of  Ask Dr. Marie and  How to Save Your Own Life, offers these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not So (O) Lean: Eating Faux Fat Makes Rats Real Fat</title>
		<link>http://myblog.drsavard.com/2011/06/26/not-so-o-lean-eating-faux-fat-makes-rats-real-fat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another diet myth bites the dust: Products containing the calorie-less fake fat Olean, of fat-free potato chips fame, may make you gain weight, not lose it.
In a new study released today by Purdue University, researchers found that rats who were fed Olean-containing potato chips as part of a high-fat diet ate more overall and gained [...]]]></description>
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