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Friday, July 30, 2010 |
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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 all >>
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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 all >>
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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 all >>
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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 all >>
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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 all >>
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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 all >>
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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 all >>
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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 all >>
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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 all >>
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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 all >>
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