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12/31/1969 DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic 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." Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Hire scheme aims to get Londoners on bikes 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Stemcells coaxed to rebuild bone, cartilage 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Can secondhand smoke hurt kids' grades? 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 New York to spend big to kill bloodsucking guests In the city that never sleeps there is one increasingly busy nocturnal resident who New York wants to evict -- the bedbug. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Damp house linked to kids' risk of nasal allergies Children who live in damp, water-damaged homes may be more likely than other kids to develop nasal allergies, a new study suggests. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 New TB test must reach more people: expert 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Pregnancy-related diabetes likely to recur: study 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Meth use in pregnancy endangers mom and baby 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Increased Risk of Violence Among Unsupervised Teen Groups THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Even in so-called "good" neighborhoods, there's a significantly increased risk of violence if teens gather with nothing to do and no adult supervision, a new study suggests. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Black Teens May Need Higher Vitamin D Supplementation THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Among black teens, vitamin D deficiency is associated with arterial stiffness -- a risk factor for heart disease and stroke -- but adequate supplementation may resolve the problem, a new study has found. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss has been noted among patients who've had a knee or hip replacement, a new study says. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 FDA finds problems at Sanofi vaccine plant Sanofi-Aventis failed to follow proper manufacturing procedures at a vaccine plant in France, U.S. regulators said in a letter released on Thursday. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 EMS systems catch cardiac arrests, and a lot more 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 US Army failing troubled troops at home: general 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Health Tip: Is Your Blood Sugar High? (HealthDay News) -- Hyperglycemia, the medical term for high blood sugar, is a prime cause of complications among people with diabetes. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Cuvposa Approved for Chronic Drooling in Children 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Kids Adopted By Same-Sex Couples 'Thriving': Researcher 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Scientists Use Stem Cells to Help Rabbits Grow New Joints WEDNESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, scientists have been able to grow an entire joint from stem cells, albeit in rabbits not humans. And the joints worked. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Health Tip: Dealing With Separation Anxiety (HealthDay News) -- It's common for young children to have a tough time when mom or dad leaves them with someone else. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Americans Still Confused About Health Reform 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? Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Health Highlights: July 29, 2010 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 EMS systems catch cardiac arrests, and a lot more 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Protein in urine can forecast kidney disease Doctors may be able to watch for kidney injury and protect patients by looking for protein in urine, researchers reported on Thursday. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Calcium supplements may raise risk of heart attack Calcium supplements, which many people consume hoping to ward off osteoporosis, may increase the risk of heart attack by as much as 30 percent, researchers reported Friday. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 Alcohol eases rheumatoid arthritis: study 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. Read more at this website... 12/31/1969 AstraZeneca bloodthinner goes before U.S. experts 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. Read more at this website... |
