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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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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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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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Indian minister warns of fruit and veg hormone injections
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Indian farmers are injecting a hormone sometimes given to women during childbirth into vegetables and fruits to make the produce ripen sooner and gain weight, an Indian minister has warned.
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Heatwave smog turns Muscovites into heavy smokers
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The worst smog to hit Moscow in almost a decade has sent pollution 10 times above safe levels and Russia's chief lung doctor on Wednesday said residents were inhaling the equivalent of 40 cigarettes every few hours.
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For persistent fibroids, a less invasive option
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A procedure that stops the blood supply to fibroids could be a safe and effective alternative to hysterectomy for women whose fibroid symptoms won't go away, according to a new study.
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Sports often possible after shoulder replacement
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Many older adults who were active in recreational sports like swimming and golfing can get back into the game after having a total shoulder replacement, a new study suggests.
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'Excellence' centers no better for bariatric surgery
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For weight-loss surgery, "Centers of Excellence" may not be any safer than their undistinguished peers, a study of 25 Michigan hospitals suggests.
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U.N. assembly asserts water rights, some disagree
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The U.N. General Assembly asserted a global right to water and sanitation in a resolution on Wednesday, but more than 40 countries abstained, saying no such right yet existed in international law.
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Bystander CPR -- no breaths necessary, studies say
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When someone collapses suddenly, mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing may not be necessary and could lower the chances of survival, researchers said in two studies on Wednesday that found chest compression alone is enough.
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El Salvador hospitals overwhelmed by respiratory diseases
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Hospitals in El Salvador have been overwhelmed by an unexpected rise in respiratory diseases including pneumonia and dengue fever, health authorities said Wednesday.
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Rabbits grow their own joint replacements in study
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Rabbits implanted with artificial bones re-grew their own joints, complete with cartilage, researchers reported on Thursday.
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New York introduces sanitary grades for restaurants
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The 24,000 New York City restaurants began showing their grades Wednesday -- A, B, or C -- under a new system of ranking sanitary conditions by the city's health department.
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Test designed to screen resistance to cancer drug
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Researchers in Japan have designed a test to identify patients who are likely to be resistant to imatinib, the standard drug for treating leukemia or cancer of the blood cells.
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FDA considering changes to risky drug safeguards
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Safeguards to protect patients from risky drugs should have less paperwork and more consistency, drugmakers and pharmacy representatives said this week during a U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting.
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Court ruling could pave way for Gemzar generics
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A decision by a U.S. appeals court could pave the way for cheaper generic forms of Eli Lilly and Co's Gemzar cancer drug to be launched in the United States beginning in mid-November.
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NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations
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One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort.
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UK finds extra 50 million pounds for cancer drugs
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Britain is providing an extra 50 million pounds ($78 million) to pay for cancer medicines from October, bringing forward a government promise to give access to drugs even if they have not been approved by cost watchdog NICE.
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Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better
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Facing surgery? You could receive blood that's been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six — and there's growing concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as well.
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This wheelchair is nothing to sniff at
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A device that detects the subtle movements needed to sniff air through the nose or mouth can steer a wheelchair or allow completely paralyzed people to type messages, Israeli researchers reported on Monday.
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