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		<title>Stepping up safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published: UF Health Science Center Web site
Aired: Health in a Heartbeat Radio Series
By Melissa M. Thompson
Warmer weather is just around the corner. But before you fire up the barbecue, roast marshmallows around a crackling campfire or burn yard debris, consider some common precautions to help snuff out a serious childhood health risk.
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		<title>Breezin&#8217; Hot List: Viva Las Vegas Wedding Reception</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published: July 2, 2009, Breezin&#8217; Entertainment Blog
Goal: Publicize Tampa event entertainment agency&#8217;s services while providing creative information about wedding trends
By Melissa M. Thompson
Maybe you&#8217;ve always wanted to elope on a whim in Vegas but never followed through. Maybe you&#8217;re a sucker for all things kitschy and cool, finding yourself drawn to the grit and glamor [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissathompson.wordpress.com&blog=2765457&post=223&subd=melissathompson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coming to America</title>
		<link>http://melissathompson.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/coming-to-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link to article: http://news.health.ufl.edu/Post/ThePost9_2008.pdf (see page 23)
Published: September 2008, The Post, University of Florida
By Melissa M. Thompson
UF assistant professor earns her stars and stripes after 15 years
Driving on the wrong side of the road &#8212; or learning to drive an American car, in five days, period &#8212; was hard enough to get used to, but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissathompson.wordpress.com&blog=2765457&post=131&subd=melissathompson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Science&#8217;s next generation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link to article: http://news.health.ufl.edu/Post/ThePost9_2008.pdf

Published: September 2008, The Post, University of Florida Health Science Center
By Melissa M. Thompson
UF program gives undergrads research experience
When most 12-year-olds were doing their homework or playing pickup games of basketball with their friends, Dennis McLeod was in a lab surrounded by white coats and microscopes.
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		<title>Obesity risk linked to history of chronic ear infections</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Link to release: http://news.ufl.edu/2008/08/14/ear-infection/
Published: Aug. 14, 2008, University of Florida and Health Science Center Web sites
Press generated: Calgary Herald (Canada), Vancouver Sun (Canada), Medical News Today, Middleton Journal (Ohio), Daily Advance (North Carolina), Austin American Statesman (Texas), Gainesville Sun, KTBS-TV ABC 3 Shreveport (LA)
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — More than 5 million children cope [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissathompson.wordpress.com&blog=2765457&post=88&subd=melissathompson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers find cancer-inhibiting compounds under the sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link to release: http://news.ufl.edu/2008/08/07/marine/
Published: Aug. 07, 2008, University of Florida Web site and Health Science Center Web site
Press generated: St. Petersburg Times, Tampabay.com, WUFT Gainesville, Gainesville Sun, Science Daily (Natl), Therapeutics Daily, Environmental News Network, Yahoo! India
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida College of Pharmacy researchers have discovered a marine compound off [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissathompson.wordpress.com&blog=2765457&post=79&subd=melissathompson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Into the sunset</title>
		<link>http://melissathompson.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/into-the-sunset/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link to article: http://news.health.ufl.edu/Post/ThePost_JULY08.pdf (SEE PAGE 23)
Published: July 2008, The POST, University of Florida Health Science Center
By Melissa M. Thompson
Longtime administrator Jerry Kidney retires
It&#8217;s the middle of May and Jerry Kidney is so close to retirement he can almost smell it. But instead of dreaming about the brisk air surrounding his 20-acre surrogate home in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissathompson.wordpress.com&blog=2765457&post=34&subd=melissathompson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unmasking Gonzo</title>
		<link>http://melissathompson.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/unmasking-gonzo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link to article: http://www.jou.ufl.edu/pubs/communigator/index.php?id=67
Published: May 2008, communigator, UF College of Journalism and Communications Alumni Magazine
By Melissa M. Thompson
McKeen&#8217;s Thompson Tome Due out in July
It seemed fitting to pay tribute to the Kentucky-born journalist who lived life fast and hard by pouring two fingers of his favorite bourbon: Wild Turkey.
Department of Journalism Chair William McKeen sat [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissathompson.wordpress.com&blog=2765457&post=23&subd=melissathompson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Rookies</title>
		<link>http://melissathompson.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/the-rookies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link to article: http://www.news.health.ufl.edu/Post/ThePost_May08.pdf (SEE PAGES 12-15)
Published: May 2008, The POST, University of Florida Health Science Center
By Melissa M. Thompson
Impending grads may have mastered the books, but many will learn it takes years to cope with the pressure of professional life when their reputations and patients&#8217; lives are on the line.

Nestled on a foam mattress [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissathompson.wordpress.com&blog=2765457&post=15&subd=melissathompson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Learning To Throw&#8230;Again</title>
		<link>http://melissathompson.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/learning-to-throwagain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link to article:http://news.health.ufl.edu/Post/ThePost_March08.pdf (PAGES 6-7)
Published: March 2008, The POST, University of Florida Health Science Center
By Melissa M. Thompson
David Lowenthal, M.D., Ph.D., stared intently at his nemesis — a dried red bean resting on the table in front of him — while his right hand, the stronger, more dominant hand, was constrained by a thick white [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissathompson.wordpress.com&blog=2765457&post=13&subd=melissathompson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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