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Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers July 28, 2010 ATLANTA (AP) -- 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  Read Story.

DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic July 28, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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   Read Story.

Flooded Dominican towns fight disease outbreaks July 27, 2010 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- Officials in the Dominican Republic are warning people living near low-lying areas flooded by recent rainstorms to be on alert for two diseases that have   Read Story.

New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans July 27, 2010 SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Master Sgt. Todd Nelson lost his right eye and ear in a flash when a car bomb in Afghanistan exploded, sending fire up his arm and over his head....  Read Story.

Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better July 26, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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   Read Story.

Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high July 26, 2010 TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese women are expected to live almost 86 1/2 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the government reported Monday....  Read Story.

Full face transplant Spaniard displays new look July 26, 2010 MADRID (AP) -- A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant has gone before TV cameras for the first time since his surgery....  Read Story.

Medical device problems hurt 70,000+ kids annually July 26, 2010 CHICAGO (AP) -- More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first de  Read Story.

Contact lenses top cause of device problem in kids July 26, 2010 CHICAGO (AP) -- More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first det  Read Story.

DISREGARD July 25, 2010 Disregard Device Injuries-Kids. This story was not intended to move....  Read Story.

FDA approves larger dose of Pfizer's Aricept July 24, 2010 NEW YORK (AP) -- Drugmakers Eisai Inc. and Pfizer Inc. said on Saturday that government regulators have given them permission to make a larger dose of its Alzheimer's disease drug Aricept for pati  Read Story.

FDA panel wants more restrictions on painkillers July 23, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health advisers say a government proposal to curb misuse of powerful painkillers does not go far enough to fix a problem linked to hundreds of fatal overdoses annually..  Read Story.

Duke scientist's cancer research is questioned July 23, 2010 Concerns are being raised about the validity of research done by a Duke University cancer scientist who recently was placed on leave while the school investigates whether he falsely claimed to be a Rh  Read Story.

Obama, Clinton pledge US support for AIDS fight July 23, 2010 VIENNA (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are pledging the support of the United States in the global fight against AIDS....  Read Story.

UN expert: AIDS crisis in the world's prisons July 23, 2010 VIENNA (AP) -- The U.N.'s top investigator on torture and punishment warned Friday that overcrowded prisons are breeding grounds for AIDS....  Read Story.

UN warning on AIDS in prisons July 23, 2010 VIENNA (AP) -- The U.N.'s top investigator on torture and punishment warned Friday that overcrowded prisons are breeding grounds for AIDS....  Read Story.

CDC: 15 US deaths tied to rare tropical fungus July 22, 2010 ATLANTA (AP) -- U.S. health officials say a fungus usually found in the tropics has taken root in the Pacific Northwest and has been blamed for at least 60 illnesses and 15 deaths....  Read Story.

Funding woes overshadow AIDS conference July 22, 2010 VIENNA (AP) -- Rich countries must give more for the fight against AIDS or risk jeopardizing progress in battling the disease, participants at an international conference urged Thursday....  Read Story.

New guidelines aim to reduce repeated C-sections July 21, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most women who've had a C-section, and many who've had two, should be allowed to try labor with their next baby, say new guidelines - a step toward reversing the "once a cesarea  Read Story.

FDA issues hold on much-debated Avandia study July 21, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health officials are barring new patients from enrolling in a safety study of GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes pill Avandia, a week after a panel of experts rule  Read Story.

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