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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>AANP SmartBrief</title><description>Designed specifically for nurse practitioners and health care professionals like you, AANP SmartBrief is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest news and information you need to stay informed about important health care issues.&amp;nbsp;Click&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/aanp/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe.</description><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/aanp?sb_code=rss</link><image><url>http://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gif</url><title>AANP SmartBrief</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/aanp?sb_code=rss</link></image><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Study ties excess weight to higher risk of joint surgery</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D7A410D1B-D86B-47B9-9A6A-4B79272E562F%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D7A410D1B-D86B-47B9-9A6A-4B79272E562F%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">People who gained weight or were overweight during early to middle adulthood were more likely to need total knee or hip repla&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D7A410D1B-D86B-47B9-9A6A-4B79272E562F%26brief%3DAANP%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</pubDate><category>Health Care News</category></item><item><title>Intensive therapies may not benefit older prostate cancer patients</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DB24541CA-4FBA-4078-8545-63B98FD6E9CD%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DB24541CA-4FBA-4078-8545-63B98FD6E9CD%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Intensive prostate cancer treatments may not yield benefits for older patients with comorbidities, according to a study in th&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DB24541CA-4FBA-4078-8545-63B98FD6E9CD%26brief%3DAANP%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</pubDate><category>Health Care News</category></item><item><title>Study associates depression with hypoglycemic episodes</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D65DE132F-E104-4339-9C60-429FE2B3AF5F%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D65DE132F-E104-4339-9C60-429FE2B3AF5F%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A study published in the Annals of Family Medicine found depression was linked to the timing of first severe hypoglycemic epi&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D65DE132F-E104-4339-9C60-429FE2B3AF5F%26brief%3DAANP%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</pubDate><category>Health Care News</category></item><item><title>Study: CPAP improves prediabetes patients' glucose control</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DC4C4A9AC-C84E-44DD-A135-879157DE8750%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DC4C4A9AC-C84E-44DD-A135-879157DE8750%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A small study found significant improvement in the glucose levels of prediabetes patients with obstructive sleep apnea follow&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DC4C4A9AC-C84E-44DD-A135-879157DE8750%26brief%3DAANP%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</pubDate><category>Health Care News</category></item><item><title>Study links childhood asthma to increased risk of sleep apnea</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D8E5CFE4D-DC92-4D9B-BCF3-F57BE495B050%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D8E5CFE4D-DC92-4D9B-BCF3-F57BE495B050%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Children with asthma were 2.34 times more likely to develop obstructive sleep apnea in adulthood than those without asthma, a&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D8E5CFE4D-DC92-4D9B-BCF3-F57BE495B050%26brief%3DAANP%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</pubDate><category>Health Care News</category></item><item><title>Proximity to major roads in pregnancy tied to respiratory infection</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D71BED820-5768-491B-A283-C766056EFE97%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D71BED820-5768-491B-A283-C766056EFE97%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Living within 100 meters from a major roadway during the first trimester of pregnancy was linked to a 1.74 times greater risk&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D71BED820-5768-491B-A283-C766056EFE97%26brief%3DAANP%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div><p><div style="background-image:url('/images/briefs/common/graphicbox_top.gif');background-repeat:no-repeat;clear:both;margin:0 auto;margin-top:14px;border:1px solid #000000;padding:4px;padding-top:18px;"><a href="http://connexion360.cvent.com/Diabetes?Refid=AANPbanner&utm_source=AANP&utm_medium=Banner&utm_term=Connexion360%2BAANP%2Bbanner&utm_content=300x250&utm_campaign=AANP%2Bbanner"><img border="0" src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/i/FCE3A99F-BB93-457A-9B66-CB8EE0897092/AANP_300x250.gif"/></a></div></p>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</pubDate><category>Health Care News</category></item><item><title>Shorter steroid therapy works as well as 14-day course in COPD</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D87BACEEB-0256-4C0C-9AA1-237AF2895FA8%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D87BACEEB-0256-4C0C-9AA1-237AF2895FA8%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A five-day glucocorticoid therapy with prednisone was as effective as the standard 14-day course in treating patients sufferi&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D87BACEEB-0256-4C0C-9AA1-237AF2895FA8%26brief%3DAANP%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</pubDate><category>Pharmaceutical News</category></item><item><title>Higher bleeding risk is tied to SSRIs, surgery study finds</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D42DEE962-1D80-4B02-BCD0-B2EA53D06DAB%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D42DEE962-1D80-4B02-BCD0-B2EA53D06DAB%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A study in JAMA Internal Medicine has found a link between the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a common class&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D42DEE962-1D80-4B02-BCD0-B2EA53D06DAB%26brief%3DAANP%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</pubDate><category>Pharmaceutical News</category></item><item><title>CDC: U.S. adults continue to make unhealthy lifestyle choices</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DE76C362A-53A2-44BC-8A06-913E4BE44351%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DE76C362A-53A2-44BC-8A06-913E4BE44351%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">CDC researchers surveyed almost 77,000 adults between 2008 and 2010 and found that about 6 in 10 of them are either overweigh&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DE76C362A-53A2-44BC-8A06-913E4BE44351%26brief%3DAANP%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</pubDate><category>Emerging Trends, Products and Technologies</category></item><item><title>Final MLR rule for Medicare Advantage and Part D released by CMS</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D4FAE82F1-3083-4F12-8733-3B86D3BE5F6F%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D4FAE82F1-3083-4F12-8733-3B86D3BE5F6F%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A final rule was issued by the CMS to enforce medical loss ratio requirements for the Medicare's prescription drug benefit an&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D4FAE82F1-3083-4F12-8733-3B86D3BE5F6F%26brief%3DAANP%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</pubDate><category>Health Policy and Legislative News</category></item><item><title>Don't wait -- get an early view</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D4278BBAA-CCDE-4532-962B-ADBA1F5F7079%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D4278BBAA-CCDE-4532-962B-ADBA1F5F7079%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Check out what is coming in future JAANP issues by accessing Early View. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3D4278BBAA-CCDE-4532-962B-ADBA1F5F7079%26brief%3DAANP%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</pubDate><category>AANP News</category></item><item><title>Update on glioblastoma</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DB119F84F-6344-4091-9669-227B3F81D8F1%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DB119F84F-6344-4091-9669-227B3F81D8F1%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A free CancerCare Connect Education Workshop for people living with glioblastoma, their families, friends and health care pro&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DB119F84F-6344-4091-9669-227B3F81D8F1%26brief%3DAANP%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</pubDate><category>AANP News</category></item><item><title>Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DF2231D20-8125-48FE-9967-191020AA855D%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DF2231D20-8125-48FE-9967-191020AA855D%26brief%3Daanp%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">H. Jackson Brown,American writer&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8B061D6D-D379-449A-B8E0-3428FB5A4A38%26copyid%3DF2231D20-8125-48FE-9967-191020AA855D%26brief%3DAANP%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:52:43 CDT</pubDate><category>SmartQuote</category></item></channel></rss>