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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/palliative-care/2010/09/barbara-coombs-lee-medical-society-of-new-york-fights-palliative?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Barbara Coombs Lee: Medical Society of New York Fights Palliative...</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>The ink of Governor Paterson\'s signature is barely dry on New York\'s Palliative Care Information Act , drafted and sponsored by Compassion &amp; Choices and its New York affiliate , yet evidence mounts daily for its vast and dramatic impact on end-of-life care.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/palliative-care/2010/09/aging-at-home-strategy-questioned?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Aging at Home Strategy questioned</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Though there is money to support Alzheimer\'s and respite care for Kenora in the $3 million North West Local Health Integration Network \'s Aging At Home strategy, the plan opens no new long-term care beds in the city.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/palliative-care/2010/09/justifying-death-panels?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Justifying Death Panels</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Millions of patients with advanced disease in palliative care settings receive oxygen therapy to help them breathe more easily.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/palliative-care/2010/09/golfers-raise-135-000?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Golfers raise $135,000</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Water was no hazard for golfers who helped raise a whopping $135,000 at Wednesday\'s Friends of Palliative Care Golf Tournament.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/palliative-care/2010/09/value-of-oxygen-therapy-in-end-of-life-care-challenged-in-new-study?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Value of oxygen therapy in end-of-life care challenged in new study</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>But a new study from Duke University Medical Center says roughly half of them don\'t benefit from the intervention, and among those who do benefit, it doesn\'t make a bit of difference whether they get pure oxygen or just plain old room air -- both offer equal benefit.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/palliative-care/2010/09/hospice-volunteer-training-set?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Hospice volunteer training set</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>A free nine-week training class for individuals who wish to become hospice and palliative care volunteers in Rutland County, Dorset and Rupert will take place from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/palliative-care/2010/09/hospice-seminar-coming-to-cheers-chalet-in-october?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Hospice seminar coming to Cheers Chalet in October</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>FairHoPe Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc is presenting a seminar entitled, \'Now What Do I Do? -- Helping Children Cope with Grief &amp; Loss\' from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/palliative-care/2010/09/better-palliative-care-would-end-euthanasia-debate-group-says?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Better palliative care would end euthanasia debate, group says</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Instead of debating the decriminalization of euthanasia, what Quebec needs is better palliative care, says a group representing the province\'s retired public-sector employees.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/palliative-care/2010/09/boston-globe-the-value-of-palliative-care?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Boston Globe: The value of palliative care</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Published: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 6:04 p.m. This editorial is from the Boston Globe : All too often, patients with terminal illnesses turn to the pain medication and counseling of palliative care only after enduring wrenching treatments that have little chance of extending their ...</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/palliative-care/2010/09/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-hospice-care?fromrss=1"  target="feed">7 things you may not know about hospice care</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Death is not a comfortable subject for most of us. So, it\'s no surprise that many people lack basic knowledge about hospice care.</p>');
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