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		<title>Peanut Allergies: What Parents Should Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 19:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recognition of Food Allergies Awareness Week, May 13-19, check out these helpful facts about one of the most common food allergies – peanuts. Peanuts often find their way into things you wouldn&#8217;t imagine. Chili, for example, may be thickened with ground peanuts. Other foods that can contain peanuts or peanut products are baked goods,<a href="http://blog.chocchildrens.org/peanut-allergies-what-parents-should-know/"> <br /><br /> Read More…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Safe Alternatives to Tanning for Your Teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recognition of Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, check out these helpful tips for your teens from our guest blogger, Angela Bishop. This make-up connoisseur and mommy of two, usually shares her beauty tips and tricks on her blogs, Beauty Store Dropout and Nine More Months. With summer around the corner, many people are<a href="http://blog.chocchildrens.org/safe-alternatives-to-tanning-for-your-teens/"> <br /><br /> Read More…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>CHOC Nurse Shares Compassionate and Courageous Glimpse of the OICU</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of National Nurses Week, and the remarkable dedication and care that CHOC nurses provide to our patients and families every day, we’d like to share this narrative by one of our nurses, Kerry Jauregui, from our Oncology Intensive Care Unit. Walking onto this unit, is like walking into another world. If you don’t live<a href="http://blog.chocchildrens.org/choc-nurse-shares-compassionate-and-courageous-glimpse-of-the-oicu/"> <br /><br /> Read More…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tips To Prevent Allergy Symptoms</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. Check out this video with Dr. Christina Schwindt, Allergist, explaining what parents can do around the house to help prevent allergy symptoms for their families.]]></description>
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		<title>CHOC Recommends Tips for Choosing the Right Shoes and Avoiding Injury</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 18:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. To avoid pain and injury while participating in athletic activities, check out the following guidelines to ensure that you and your family are wearing the proper shoes for your body and foot type, as recommended by the experts at the CHOC Children’s Orthopaedic Institute.  The alignment of<a href="http://blog.chocchildrens.org/choc-recommends-tips-for-choosing-the-right-shoes-and-avoiding-injury/"> <br /><br /> Read More…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What is Eosinophilic Esophagitis?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 18:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recogniton of National Eosinophil Awareness Week, coming up May 13-19th, Shonda Brown, RD, CNSC, clinical dietician at CHOC Children&#8217;s, explains what Eosinophilic Esophagitis is, and how this unique condition is treated. Imagine having abdominal pain so severe you are taken to the emergency department in fear of yourself having a heart attack, or unable to<a href="http://blog.chocchildrens.org/what-is-eosinophilic-esophagitis/"> <br /><br /> Read More…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 10 Questions Every Parent Should Ask Their NICU Care Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHOC Children&#8217;s Hospital and CHOC Children&#8217;s at Mission Hospital are excited to host a reunion for our NICU families this Sunday, April 29 at the March of Dimes March for Babies in Fashion Island. To join our Walk team, or to learn more, please visit the March for Babies website. And, in light of this<a href="http://blog.chocchildrens.org/the-top-10-questions-every-parent-should-ask-their-nicu-care-team/"> <br /><br /> Read More…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Children and Fractures &#8211; What Every Parent Should Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Young wrists, forearms and elbows are vulnerable to injury. Did you know up to 30 percent of all childhood fractures involve the growth plate? Growth plate fractures require prompt treatment to avoid surgery or life-long deformity. Few kids grow up without breaking something. Prompt, expert care of fractures, especially those involving a bone’s growth plate, ensures<a href="http://blog.chocchildrens.org/children-and-fractures-what-every-parent-should-know/"> <br /><br /> Read More…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate Earth Day &#8211; Eco-Friendly Tips for Your Family</title>
		<link>http://blog.chocchildrens.org/celebrate-earth-day-eco-friendly-tips-for-your-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recognition of Earth Day this Sunday, April 22, check out these easy tips that you and your family can do to help protect our environment. Eliminate packaging – One way to eliminate the amount of packaging we use, is to buy necessities in bulk. If it’s something you use a lot, it’s worth it<a href="http://blog.chocchildrens.org/celebrate-earth-day-eco-friendly-tips-for-your-family/"> <br /><br /> Read More…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Protect Your Child With Vaccinations</title>
		<link>http://blog.chocchildrens.org/protect-your-child-with-vaccinations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Infant Immunization Week (April 21-28) is coming up, and highlights the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases. This important campaign is a call to action for parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers to ensure that infants are fully immunized against 14 vaccine-preventable diseases, such as influenza, hepatitis, pertussis, and more. In the United States, vaccines have reduced or<a href="http://blog.chocchildrens.org/protect-your-child-with-vaccinations/"> <br /><br /> Read More…</a>]]></description>
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