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DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic
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Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms and safer sex pamphlets, calling to women passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared."
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Hire scheme aims to get Londoners on bikes
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A fleet of 6,000 bicycles for hire will hit the streets of central London on Friday when the city's mayor Boris Johnson launches a scheme intended to fuel a cycling revolution in the congested capital.
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Stemcells coaxed to rebuild bone, cartilage
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Scientists have shown for the first time that it may be possible to replace a human hip or knee with a joint grown naturally inside the body using the patient's stem cells.
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Can secondhand smoke hurt kids' grades?
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Children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes, a study of Hong Kong students suggests.
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New York to spend big to kill bloodsucking guests
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In the city that never sleeps there is one increasingly busy nocturnal resident who New York wants to evict -- the bedbug.
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Damp house linked to kids' risk of nasal allergies
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Children who live in damp, water-damaged homes may be more likely than other kids to develop nasal allergies, a new study suggests.
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Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers
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More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.
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New TB test must reach more people: expert
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A new diagnostic tool that reduces to two hours the time needed to detect drug-resistant tuberculosis must be made available to populations vulnerable to the disease, a World Health Organization expert said.
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Pregnancy-related diabetes likely to recur: study
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Pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related diabetes, also called gestational diabetes, have a good chance of developing the condition again, suggests a large new study.
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Meth use in pregnancy endangers mom and baby
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New research shows that babies born to methamphetamine-using moms face much higher risks of serious complications, compared to babies not exposed in the womb to this illegal street drug.
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Health Tip: Is Your Blood Sugar High?
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(HealthDay News) -- Hyperglycemia, the medical term for high
blood sugar, is a prime cause of complications among people with
diabetes.
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FDA finds problems at Sanofi vaccine plant
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Sanofi-Aventis failed to follow proper manufacturing procedures at a vaccine plant in France, U.S. regulators said in a letter released on Thursday.
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Cuvposa Approved for Chronic Drooling in Children
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THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Cuvposa (glycopyrrolate)
Oral Solution has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
to treat chronic drooling in children aged 3 to 16.
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Kids Adopted By Same-Sex Couples 'Thriving': Researcher
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THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Children adopted by gay or
lesbian parents develop as well as those adopted by heterosexual couples,
a new study has found.
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EMS systems catch cardiac arrests, and a lot more
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San Francisco sends out seven ambulances in response to people thought to be in cardiac or respiratory arrest for every one person that is actually in cardiac arrest, according to a new study of the city's Emergency Medical Dispatch system.
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Health Tip: Dealing With Separation Anxiety
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(HealthDay News) -- It's common for young children to have a
tough time when mom or dad leaves them with someone else.
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Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug
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Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen's experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study
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THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss has been noted
among patients who've had a knee or hip replacement, a new study says.
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US Army failing troubled troops at home: general
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The US Army on Thursday said leadership and discipline have deteriorated at bases in the United States, with officers missing warning signs of soldiers on the verge of suicide.
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Americans Still Confused About Health Reform
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THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Will the new health-reform
legislation mean higher taxes for the middle class? Will panels decide
what care very sick, older people should receive?
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Health Highlights: July 29, 2010
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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Alcohol eases rheumatoid arthritis: study
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Drinking alcohol may help reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis and cut the risk of developing the painful and crippling disease, a study published Wednesday has shown for the first time.
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AstraZeneca bloodthinner goes before U.S. experts
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AstraZeneca Plc's experimental blood thinner goes before U.S. advisers on Wednesday, facing questions over why a trial of the potential blockbuster drug failed to cut heart attacks and deaths in North American patients.
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China trains fur farm foxes to combat rat plague
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Authorities in China's far west have bred and trained "an army" of silver foxes bought from a fur farm to fight a plague of rats threatening a huge expanse of grasslands, state media said on Wednesday.
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Hospital denies suspected killer got new liver
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The widely reported liver transplant at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital to alleged killer Johnny Concepcion never took place, a spokesperson told Reuters Health on Tuesday.
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Mom's pregnancy diet not tied to wheezing risk
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A woman's overall diet during pregnancy may not be related to her child's risk of developing wheezing problems by preschool age, a new study suggests.
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Philippines claims success on organ trafficking
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The Philippines said Wednesday that efforts to stop poor people from selling their kidneys to rich and mostly foreign patients had worked.
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Health group sues FDA over antimicrobial soap
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A nonprofit environmental group has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, claiming the agency failed to regulate toxic chemicals found in "antimicrobial" soap and other personal care products.
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Africa must focus on maternal health: ex-Irish president
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Ex-Irish president Mary Robinson urged African leaders Wednesday to boost support for maternal health, during a visit to Sierra Leone where mortality rates are among the highest in the world.
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Mental health experts ask: Will anyone be normal?
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An updated edition of a mental health bible for doctors may include diagnoses for "disorders" such as toddler tantrums and binge eating, experts say, and could mean that soon no-one will be classed as normal.
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