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Editor changes industry-backed tanning pill study
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A journal editor has scrubbed a line supporting the use of a L'Oreal-Nestle tanning pill from the conclusion of a company-sponsored study.
07/30/2010 02:29 PM
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Chicken producers debate 'natural' label
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A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as "natural" has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines.
07/30/2010 04:47 AM
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Two die in Florida from mosquito-borne disease
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Two Florida residents have died from Eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease that is rare among humans but has infected a rising number of horses in the state, health officials said on Friday.
07/30/2010 03:01 PM
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Little harm seen from painkiller shots for pro athletes
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When professional athletes in sports like football and rugby are injured, they commonly get injections of pain-numbing anesthetics to help them stay in the game. Now a new study suggests that, while safety concerns remain, most athletes may not su...
07/30/2010 11:25 AM
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Doctors: Transplant advance in windpipe cancer
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Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original, they said Friday.
07/30/2010 11:35 AM
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Eastern Africa polio-free, but cases found in Russia
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Eastern Africa is free of polio again, with four countries -- Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda -- having reported no cases of the crippling disease for more than a year, U.N. and other aid agencies said Friday.
07/30/2010 11:27 AM
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Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study
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Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.
07/29/2010 07:04 PM
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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.
07/29/2010 05:22 PM
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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.
07/29/2010 07:21 AM
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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."
07/29/2010 03:20 AM
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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.
07/29/2010 07:25 AM
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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.
07/29/2010 04:20 PM
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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.
07/29/2010 06:26 AM
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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.
07/29/2010 04:18 PM
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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.
07/29/2010 06:41 PM
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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.
07/29/2010 01:38 PM
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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.
07/29/2010 04:19 PM
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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.
07/29/2010 05:31 PM
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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.
07/29/2010 05:47 PM
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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.
07/29/2010 01:39 PM
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