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   <title>Foot Pain Blog</title>
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   <description>Various type of foot pain along with ankle and lower leg pain are discussed, in easy to understand language, by a podiatrist with over 25 years of clinical experience.</description>
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   <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:28:20 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, i had back surgury 2 weeks</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/i-had-back-surgury-2-weeks.html</link>
    <description>i had back surgery 2 weeks ago. now my leg and foot are all red and swolen i had a disk pushed against my spine. i think the operation came undone i bent</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:28:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, Top of Foot Pain Cramp</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/top-of-foot-pain-cramp.html</link>
    <description>Frequency: sporadic  Time: night Location: between 1st and 2nd Metatarsal Symptom: severe pain and cramping Duration: about 5 minutes Resolution: massage</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:24:50 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, How long can a broken ankle be in a splint before you see an orthopedic doctor?</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/how-long-can-a-broken-ankle-be-in-a-splint-before-you-see-an-orthopedic-doctor.html</link>
    <description>I broke the top of my ankle 11 days ago. The ER told me to wait a week, because of the swelling, before I go to an Orthopedic doctor.  They put my leg</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:21:56 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, heel pain</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/heel-pain14.html</link>
    <description>I have been having heel pain now for almost 1 1/2 years on the right foot. The majority of the extreme pain is directly behind the heel and mild to sometimes</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:17:50 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, swollen and painful pinky toe</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/swollen-and-painful-pinky-toe.html</link>
    <description>i broke my little toe on my right foot this last summer it is still swollen and very painful i cannot wear any shoes that put pressure on it for more than</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, In the recently months I have had to endure awful heel pain</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/in-the-recently-months-i-have-had-to-endure-awful-heel-pain.html</link>
    <description>Sometimes the heel pain is experienced after standing in one place for a duration and other times it hurts more after I have been sitting down - resting</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:10:58 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, bluish purple feet toenails falling off</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/bluish-purple-feet-toenails-falling-off.html</link>
    <description>My mom who is 89 years old and has hyperthyroidism and has been seing an endocrinologist for about 6 years has nows got bluish purple looking feet.  Her</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:06:34 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, piede_dolore</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/piede_dolore.html</link>
    <description>Una discusin de fiebre y dolor de tobillo por un podlogo</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:28:56 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 13, Scars</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/scars.html</link>
    <description>A discussion on scars with specific reference to the foot</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:46:52 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 13, Insoles for foot protection</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/insole.html</link>
    <description>Insoles are a simple device added to shoes to give more comfort to aching feet.</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:40:53 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 7, foot pain</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/foot-pain52.html</link>
    <description>I have a sore spot on my left foot looks kinda like a blister but its not and it have a red line coming out from it going toward my leg   Hi William, </description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:42:11 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 7, Toe numbness</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/toe-numbness3.html</link>
    <description>This started a few months ago. All except the big toe on my right foot go numb from time to time when walking. I ignored it but after leave I was at the</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:40:14 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 7, Black spot under big toenails</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/black-spot-under-big-toenails.html</link>
    <description>I have a black spot under my toenail that I noticed about 3 months ago after removing nail polish that I had for probably about 4 months.  It started out</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:36:12 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 7, Pain beside Right big toe</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/pain-beside-right-big-toe.html</link>
    <description>I&#39;ve never had an ingrown toe nail, and I don&#39;t think this is one, as my toe nail is fully grown out and manicured.  I have a small knot (a little red)</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:28:50 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 7, a pain in my left heel only when i put it on the ground</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/a-pain-in-my-left-heel-only-when-i-put-it-on-the-ground.html</link>
    <description>I have this pain in my heel a while, before christmas I gave up running for about 9 weeks in order to see if it would be ok but in actual fact it got worse,</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:24:14 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 7, My feet hurt when I walk.</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/my-feet-hurt-when-i-walk.html</link>
    <description>When I wake up in the morning and stand up from the bed, my feet hurt.  They hurt until I walk around for a while. When I stand up from my chair at work</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:22:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 7, base 5th metatarsal fracture</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/base-5th-metatarsal-fracture.html</link>
    <description>i recently fractured my left base of 5th metatarsal. I have gone for surgical fixation whereby a screw was inserted last week. I would like to know what</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:17:32 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 7, I broke mmy toe and have an aircast... can i get crutches?</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/i-broke-mmy-toe-and-have-an-aircast-can-i-get-crutches.html</link>
    <description>i went to the doctor and he didnt say anything about crutches. He gave me an aircast for my toe. it goes to my ankle. Can i get crutches if it STILL hurts</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:16:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 7, gout</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/gout1.html</link>
    <description>i was told that if i take medicine my gout would go away in three or four days but it has not gone away but has gotten worse now my whole foot is red and</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:14:17 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 7, Corns on my toes and the dark spot that covers it</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/corns-on-my-toes-and-the-dark-spot-that-covers-it.html</link>
    <description>My problem is since I been a little girl and now 31 years old,I have corns on my toes.I never wore sandles and would like to wear them this summer.What</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:11:19 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 7, The Child&#39;s Way</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/the-childs-way.html</link>
    <description>When I was 11 years old, I got a wart on the ball of my foot. I started using Dr. scholl&#39;s one step corn removal. After a week, it hade only become worse</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:02:12 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 1, pain, bleeding</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/pain-bleeding.html</link>
    <description>OKay two years ago a corn looking thing popped up on my foot. Well I keep picking it and now two years later it&#39;s as round as half dollar and bleeds when</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:18:40 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 1, heavy object fell on foot</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/heavy-object-fell-on-foot.html</link>
    <description>I was working in my home when a piece of drywall fell on my left foot it become swollen so fast it looks like I have an egg inside my foot. It&#39;s not broken</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:14:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 1, Foot and Toe pain</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/foot-and-toe-pain.html</link>
    <description>Have  had pain  and swellingin the top rightfoot, expecially at base of toes,radiating out to whole of toes. Whole of the top right foot is painful and</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:09:28 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 1, my left foot is darker in color than my right foot.</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/my-left-foot-is-darker-in-color-than-my-right-foot.html</link>
    <description>also my left foot is not as flexible to bend as my right  foot is. do you know why?  Hi, Usually a difference in color is due to a circulation problem.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:06:54 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 1, heel pain</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/heel-pain13.html</link>
    <description>Three weeks ago I stood on a piece of wire that pierced my shoe and went into my heel.  I am now on crutches, because I can&#39;t put any weight on my foot.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:04:49 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 1, Severe, but brief, pain in right heel.</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/severe-but-brief-pain-in-right-heel.html</link>
    <description>I sometimes have sudden and severe pain in right heel. It seems to come after sitting awhile, and only lasts for about a minute.  Hi Don, Pain in the heel</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:02:56 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 1, Medial ankle pain</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/medial-ankle-pain.html</link>
    <description>Hi,     I recently began running on the treadmill doing about 3 miles each time 5 days a week.  The last time I ran, my ankles hurt and I attributed it</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:00:50 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 22, FOOT PAIN</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/foot-pain51.html</link>
    <description>AFTER BREAKING MY LEG THE CAST WAS APPLIED AND TOO MUCH PRESSURE  WAS APPLIED TO THE SMOOTHING IT DOWN AND CAUSED HHE NERVES TO BECOME ENTRAPPED.  NOW</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:28:19 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 22, swollen index toe</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/swollen-index-toe.html</link>
    <description>The first week of Jan,I bumped my toe then flew for 2 hour. I noticed my toe was swollen and slightly red and it has been occuring off and on since that</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:25:44 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 22, foot pain</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/foot-pain50.html</link>
    <description>I had bunion surgery 11 weeks ago. four week into the surgery my grandson broke my foot at the joint. I had to wear a cast for 6 weeks. I has been a week</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:24:16 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 22, Discomfort from recently corrected bunion.</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/discomfort-from-recently-corrected-bunion.html</link>
    <description>I had a bunion op last August &#39;09 and I&#39;ve recently discovered that the screw at the base of the bone is impinging on the joint, which is causing discomfort.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:22:41 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 22, intense pain in calves</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/intense-pain-in-calves.html</link>
    <description>play tennis several hours each day.At night I am awaken with intense pain in both calves. What can you tell me concerning this problem?  Hi, You really</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:05:58 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 22, post hammertoe surgery complications-toe pain</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/post-hammertoe-surgery-complicationstoe-pain.html</link>
    <description>I have written before regarding pain and stiffness in toes 6 months after hammertoe surgery.  I went back to doctor and We noticed that the 2nd and 3rd</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:01:10 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 22, Cold purple and blue colored feet.  </title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/cold-purple-and-blue-colored-feet.html</link>
    <description>Hi,  I am a 21 year old female, I had bunion surgery on each of my feet, both at the age of 15.  My issue is that my feet, especially my toes and nail</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:56:46 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 22, Second toe swelling and tenderness</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/second-toe-swelling-and-tenderness.html</link>
    <description>I have swelling and tenderness in my second toe on my right foot. The swelling occurs for a few hours after I wake up in the morning and has occurred for</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:33:10 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 22, Had big toenail removed, but swelling still there</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/had-big-toenail-removed-but-swelling-still-there.html</link>
    <description>My daughter had her big toenail removed, but the area where the nail used to be is still swollen. the podiatrist gave her a cortisone injection and a week</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:29:19 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 22, dry hole  on the bottom of foot</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/dry-hole-on-the-bottom-of-foot.html</link>
    <description>My daughter is 13 years old and has this this sore open hole filled with dry skin, and she does not complain at all about any pain, so i suppose it is</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 22, Pulled gastrocnemius tear/pull with concomitant leg and foot numbness?</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/pulled-gastrocnemius-tearpull-with-concomitant-leg-and-foot-numbness.html</link>
    <description>Approximately 5 days ago, I experienced a pop and a sharp pain in my calf muscle while doing sprints.  I have been using ice, rest, and anti-inflammatories.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:25:24 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 15, Sprained ankle</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/sprained-ankle.html</link>
    <description>I sprained my ankle 4 months ago.  It was a bad roll.  I was running and I stepped on a uneven cobble stone and I rolled right ankle.  Black and blue and</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:39:17 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 15, Burning in toe and joint</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/burning-in-toe-and-joint.html</link>
    <description>2 1/2 years after having the great toe fused (due to arthritis) I am having such burning pain in the outer edge of the toe and the area where the joint</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:29:30 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 15, Recurring foot pain in front of 3 middle toes</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/recurring-foot-pain-in-front-of-3-middle-toes.html</link>
    <description>For the past 6 months, I have experienced recurring foot pain. It starts out with pain in my toes.  Then, as it progresses, the pain becomes more acute</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:24:58 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 15, Fracture to fourth metatarsal</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/fracture-to-fourth-metatarsal.html</link>
    <description>I broke my foot about a week ago and now off and on it gets really cold like ice. It does not happen all the time but it is off and on. I dont know what</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:22:48 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 15, small pea-sized lump on sole of foot</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/small-peasized-lump-on-sole-of-foot.html</link>
    <description>Fiv days ago I felt the sensation of a small lump under the outer edge of the arch of my right foot (I was barefoot at the time).  Upon examination I noticed</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:19:42 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 14, Get rid of your plantar warts at home!</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/get-rid-of-your-plantar-warts-at-home.html</link>
    <description>First of all I&#39;d like to apologize for my mistakes, because English isn&#39;t my mother-tongue. I had plantar warts for 10 years: they appeared when I was</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:44:47 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 8, Toe pain</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/toe-pain3.html</link>
    <description>I had a bone spur removed from my big toe in April 2008.I still experienced pain, so in April 2009, I had the big toe fused because of cartlidge loss.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:55:33 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 8, purple painful feet</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/purple-painful-feet.html</link>
    <description>Back in October, I noticed that when I sit for even a few minutes, the bottoms of my feet turn a dark, dark purple.  There was no pain at that time.  I</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:09:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 8, Stabbing/Shooting Pain in left big toe</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/stabbingshooting-pain-in-left-big-toe.html</link>
    <description>I use to have this shooting pain from the inside of my left big toe once in a while. All day today I&#39;ve been having this same pain and it&#39;s driving me</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:05:16 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 8, Lump on top of foot, pain and tingling? Help..</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/lump-on-top-of-foot-pain-and-tingling-help.html</link>
    <description>I have been having problems with my right foot. I wore Danskos which might have contributed to this problem. Although it?s getting worse  and I stopped</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:01:55 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 8, Two Neuromas</title>
    <link>http://www.foot-pain-explained.com/two-neuromas.html</link>
    <description>Hi,   I have 2 neuromas in my left foot. They are very painful and I have tried the anti-inflamatory injections and the series of 7 alcohol injections</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:58:21 GMT</pubDate>
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