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		<title>What lies beneath: Toxic Turf under our toes</title>
		<link>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/07/03/what-lies-beneath-toxic-turf-under-our-toes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janelle Sorensen</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[artificial turf]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My kids love the first opportunity of the season to kick off their shoes, peel off their socks, and run around outside with bare feet. I admit, my toes appreciate a little dirt in between them now and then, too, but more and more these days, I am wondering about what lies beneath. Not so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pollution Comes Home and Gets Personal</title>
		<link>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/07/02/pollution-comes-home-and-gets-personal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janelle Sorensen</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[chemicals]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[pollution]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pollution in the home]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you would have asked me to draw a picture of pollution fifteen years ago, it would have been something along the lines of a factory with smokestacks billowing and litter strewn around the surrounding grounds. Pollution was outside, over there. I was not a part of it.

(image courtesy of mhaithaca)
According to a recent study, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chemicals Increasingly Linked to Obesity and How You Can Fight Fat</title>
		<link>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/07/01/chemicals-increasingly-linked-to-obesity-and-how-you-can-fight-fat/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/07/01/chemicals-increasingly-linked-to-obesity-and-how-you-can-fight-fat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janelle Sorensen</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[chemicals and obesity]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[preventing obesity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obesity has become a national epidemic and it is increasingly creeping into the youngest of our population. In fact, an alarming new study reports that 1 in 5 American 4-year-olds is obese, up 300% since the 1980s, and many more are considered seriously overweight. This epidemic has compelled many to predict that our children will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Daughter Had Lyme Disease: Was it My Fault?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/30/my-daughter-had-lyme-disease-was-it-my-fault/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/30/my-daughter-had-lyme-disease-was-it-my-fault/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janelle Sorensen</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[bug bites]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[insect repellant]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lyme disease]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[preventing lyme disease]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[signs of lyme disease]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[tic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[tic bites]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I spent New Year&#8217;s Eve 2007 in the emergency room with my seven year-old daughter. For several days she had been complaining of an achy knee. The day before she had been limping around the house. And by late afternoon on New Year&#8217;s Eve, she could barely stand up. I rolled up her pant leg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Stand Up for Your Kids?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/29/do-you-stand-up-for-your-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/29/do-you-stand-up-for-your-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janelle Sorensen</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[advocacy]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[how to be a chld advocate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marian Wright Edelman said, &#8220;If we don&#8217;t stand up for children, we don&#8217;t stand for much.&#8221; Truly, speaking up for our kids is probably one of the most primal instincts we have, but what exactly does it mean? What is thing called child advocacy?
It sounds daunting, but the word &#8220;advocacy&#8221; really only means actively voicing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Homes – Simple Steps to Reduce Mold</title>
		<link>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/26/healthy-homes-%e2%80%93-simple-steps-to-reduce-mold/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/26/healthy-homes-%e2%80%93-simple-steps-to-reduce-mold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Taggart</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[how to remove mold]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mold]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mold dangers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mold in the home]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[removing mold]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mold isn&#8217;t a toxic chemical like the others we&#8217;ve discussed, but it can make your home unhealthy and negatively impact your home&#8217;s air quality. Molds can cause health problems. Mold exposure to a range of adverse health effects, from minor allergic reactions to brain damage. One in 5 asthma cases in the U.S. is attributable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Homes – Simple Steps to Reduce Asbestos</title>
		<link>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/25/healthy-homes-%e2%80%93-simple-steps-to-reduce-asbestos/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/25/healthy-homes-%e2%80%93-simple-steps-to-reduce-asbestos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Taggart</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[asbestos]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[how to remove asbestos]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[remodel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[renovation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[what is asbestos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Asbestos can be found in many building materials, including those in our homes, offices and daycare centers. The sprayed on ceiling in your living room? The floor tile in your kitchen? Both may contain asbestos. Building products that may contain asbestos include resilient floor tiles, the backing on vinyl sheet flooring, and adhesives used to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Homes – Simple Steps to Address Radon</title>
		<link>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/24/healthy-homes-%e2%80%93-simple-steps-to-address-radon/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/24/healthy-homes-%e2%80%93-simple-steps-to-address-radon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Taggart</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[cause of lung cancer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chemicals in the home]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lymphoblastic leukemia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[radioactive gas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[radon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[what is radon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/?p=1292</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the Environmental Protection Agency, radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. Surprising? Had I&#8217;d ever been asked about the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, I would have guessed secondhand smoke. Moreover, for lung cancer, smoking is the leading cause, but radon is the second leading cause, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Homes – Simple Steps to Get the Lead Out</title>
		<link>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/23/healthy-homes-%e2%80%93-simple-steps-to-get-the-lead-out/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/23/healthy-homes-%e2%80%93-simple-steps-to-get-the-lead-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Taggart</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[chemicals in the home]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[how to remove lead paint]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lead paint]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[reducing exposure to lead paint]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[removing lead paint]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we talked about the problems of lead in the home. Today, let&#8217;s talk about simple steps to reduce or eliminate exposure to lead in the home:

Take off your shoes. One study found that simply taking off your shoes can reduce the amount of lead contaminated dirt in your home by 60%.
Invest in good quality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Homes – The Problem of Lead</title>
		<link>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/22/healthy-homes-%e2%80%93-the-problem-of-lead/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.drgreene.com/perspectives/2009/06/22/healthy-homes-%e2%80%93-the-problem-of-lead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Taggart</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[dangers of lead]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lead]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lead paint]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[remodling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[removing lead paint]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[renovations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sources of lead]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On June 9, 2009, Acting Surgeon General Steven K. Galson, MD, MPH, issued The Surgeon General&#8217;s Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes. The Call to Action tackles a host of safety issues in the home, from falls down stairs to burn injuries to drowning in bathtubs. It also tackles important environmental issues, including lead [...]]]></description>
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