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		<title>How to enjoy a colposcopy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come on &#8211; cold fingers, cold instruments, and one rather large telescope &#8211; what&#8217;s not to like? If you get a call from your doctor saying they have to take a look-see based on an abnormal pap smear, here&#8217;s how to get through a colposcopy without unraveling psychologically. Try not to imagine the worst: If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome, Canyon News readers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[View from the Hill, my popular column about the joys of getting older and the indignities of dry skin, is now syndicated and set to debut this Sunday in Canyon News, a newspaper serving the greater Los Angeles area. Every Friday, I will post a sneaky peek to get the party going. Longtime readers will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ladies, we are worth it</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m sick of women who spend hours putting on makeup, coloring their hair, and squeezing themselves into industrial-strength undergarments only to turn around and rail against cosmetic surgery because, really, we should love ourselves and our bodies just as they are. A few years ago, after losing all the weight I’d gained while pregnant with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“But I’ve been drinking cranberry juice.”</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 19:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven months ago, my doctor’s office called about a blood test. Focused on my platelet count and thyroid numbers, I didn’t really pay attention to her other concerns. “The test shows you have a urinary tract infection,” she said. “But I’ve been drinking cranberry juice for years,” I said. &#8220;Cosmopolitans don&#8217;t count, Catherine.&#8221; “Besides, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immunize me or you’ll catch it too</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aren’t new parents funny? They finally get their beautiful and fresh-smelling bundle of joy to sleep, go online to brag about Apgar scores with 500 of their closest Facebook friends, and advocate some of the most bizarre and mind-baffling ideas since the womb song. Believe me, I’m only a drunken evening and missed period away [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More prune juice, please.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Good God, why is Mommy shouting from the bathroom?” For the second time in two months, my hemoglobin is down. The numbers aren&#8217;t quite as low as NBC&#8217;s ratings, but still, we&#8217;re concerned. My doctor says this is common among pre-menopausal women. &#8220;You know what else is common?&#8221; I snapped, &#8220;required medication for women who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts and concerns (while fighting the good fight)</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/12/02/thoughts-and-concerns-while-fighting-the-good-fight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m not comfortable posting details about my health right now. Not sure why. Maybe because writing a scene is challenging when you don’t know how the story ends? (Besides, you have my number.) If you don’t, scour the restrooms at Skipper’s Smokehouse. Or wait until I write about it (when I’m damn good and ready.) [...]]]></description>
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