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              <title><![CDATA[10 cancer signs you should never ignore]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Cancer Research UK has warned that 100,000 cancer patients are being diagnosed too late every year.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 3 Sep 2019 16:28:10 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Almost half of all working age stroke survivors facing financial woes, report shows]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[A Co Antrim man has told how he has been left facing financial hardship after suffering a stroke just a few months after he was made redundant.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 06:30:26 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Danger to Health: Met Office issues highest level warning for hay fever sufferers in Northern Ireland - Here's what we know about pollen]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[For the second consecutive day people with a pollen intolerance have been urged to take action to reduce symptoms of hay fever]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:07:20 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[The Met Office have issued an enhanced warning for pollen levels for Northern Ireland today]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/health/the-met-office-have-issued-an-enhanced-warning-for-pollen-levels-for-northern-ireland-today-1-8977888</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The latest forecast, issued this morning, sets the pollen level warning as &#8216;Very High&#8217;. ]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:59:50 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Children’s charity Barnardo’s NI has praised its volunteers across the country, after they donated an incredible 160,000 hours last year]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/health/children-s-charity-barnardo-s-ni-has-praised-its-volunteers-across-the-country-after-they-donated-an-incredible-160-000-hours-last-year-1-8947769</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[This Volunteers’ Week (June 1-7), Barnardo’s NI is celebrating the incredible work of their dedicated and passionate volunteers, who play a vital role within the organisation.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2019 15:29:22 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life at Stormont Estate]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/health/cancer-research-uk-s-race-for-life-at-stormont-estate-1-8942081</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Cancer Research UK&#8217;s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring series of events which raise millions of pounds every year to help beat cancer by funding crucial research. (insert number) of Runners of all abilities descended on Stormont Estate to take part in the 5k and 10k events]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 13:19:20 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Heartbroken father from Co Down on walk of hope in memory of baby daughter]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/health/heartbroken-father-from-co-down-on-walk-of-hope-in-memory-of-baby-daughter-1-8909522</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[GRAEME COUSINS talks to a Co Down dad about the tragic loss of his baby daughter and how he is combating the heartache]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2019 09:00:37 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Time to take a walk from ‘Darkness into Light’]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/health/time-to-take-a-walk-from-darkness-into-light-1-8908475</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s Darkness into Light event will take place at V36, Newtownabbey, on Saturday, May 11, at 4.15am.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:00:55 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Jersey trip for Ballymena Walking Club]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Eighty-seven members of Ballymena Walking Club have just returned from a walking trip to the Channel Island of Jersey. ]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 12:00:45 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Missing Yacht unaccounted for..can you help?]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[A yacht believed to be on it&#8217;s way to Rathlin Island has been reported missing!]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 15:52:39 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[New drive to stress importance of MMR vaccine for children]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/health/new-drive-to-stress-importance-of-mmr-vaccine-for-children-1-8877765</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A new social media video launched by the Public Health Agency (PHA) highlights the importance of getting the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, particularly given recent measles outbreaks in continental Europe.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2019 12:56:57 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[PHA programme to tackle type 2 diabetes]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/health/pha-programme-to-tackle-type-2-diabetes-1-8877728</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A new programme to tackle the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes has been launched by the Public Health Agency. The programme has been developed as part of Northern Ireland&#8217;s approach to providing innovative services which have a focus on prevention and has been supported by investment from the transformation fund.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2019 12:46:02 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Almost 40% of urgent suspected cancer referrals missing 62-day treatment target]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/health/almost-40-of-urgent-suspected-cancer-referrals-missing-62-day-treatment-target-1-8869260</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Almost 40% of patients who were told by their GP that they had suspected cancer are still not being treated within the official target of two months, a cancer charity has noted.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 19:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Muckamore Abbey Hospital: Patient’s father insists only public inquiry will uncover full extent of scandal]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/health/muckamore-abbey-hospital-patient-s-father-insists-only-public-inquiry-will-uncover-full-extent-of-scandal-1-8816640</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The father of a young man who is a patient at Muckamore Abbey Hospital has insisted that nothing short of a public inquiry will uncover the full extent of the abuse scandal.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[‘Get screened - it saved my life’]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/lifestyle/get-screened-it-saved-my-life-1-8810097</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[For Susan Keatings, going along for a mammogram with her best friend had become a routine outing every two years.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 08:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Concerns raised about insulin supplies after Brexit]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/people/concerns-raised-about-insulin-supplies-after-brexit-1-8801962</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A diabetes charity has raised concerns that Brexit may impact on the availability of life-saving insulin supplies.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 7 Feb 2019 16:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Should I renew my EHIC card or will Brexit make it invalid?]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/health/should-i-renew-my-ehic-card-or-will-brexit-make-it-invalid-1-8799524</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Q. I have received reminders to renew my EHIC 111.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2019 13:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Emergency department at Antrim Hospital ‘extremely busy’]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/health/emergency-department-at-antrim-hospital-extremely-busy-1-8787555</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The Northern Health and Social Care Trust has advised that there are currently 83 people in the &#8220;extremely busy&#8217; emergency department at Antrim Area Hospital.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Commissioner’s ‘deep concerns’ after inspection at ‘yet another’ Runwood care home]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/health/commissioner-s-deep-concerns-after-inspection-at-yet-another-runwood-care-home-1-8778671</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The commissioner for older people has said he is &#8220;deeply concerned&#8221; after &#8220;yet another&#8221; facility operated by a troubled care home company was found to be failing minimum standards.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2019 18:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Antrim emergency department ‘under extreme pressure’]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[The Northern Health and Social Care Trust has issued advice to residents as 30 people continue to wait for beds at Antrim Area Hospital. ]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 14:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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