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Today's Health News: Chicken producers debate 'natural' label Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better The pill equally effective in obese, thin women New Study Finds HPV Vaccine Protects Against Genital Warts Clinical Trials Update: July 29, 2010 Pregnancy denial syndrome: a case for defence? Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study Breast Cancer's DNA Yields More Secrets Prostate Cancer 'Cell of Origin' Identified Health Tip: Dealing With Separation Anxiety New fronts in AIDS war, but funding foe is back Health Tip: Is Your Blood Sugar High? Experts identify three culprits for gluten allergy Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study Chicken producers debate 'natural' label Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:25 am PDT AP - 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. Full Story Top Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:25 am PDT 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-mouth, according to new research. Full Story Top DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:20 am PDT 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 passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared." Full Story Top NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:53 pm PDT AP - 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. Full Story Top New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:44 am PDT 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. Full Story Top Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:03 am PDT 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 fare as well. Full Story Top The pill equally effective in obese, thin women Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:21 pm PDT Reuters - Despite studies suggesting that birth control pills might not work as well in obese women, a new study suggests that they prevent pregnancy the same no matter what a woman weighs. Full Story Top New Study Finds HPV Vaccine Protects Against Genital Warts Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:47 pm PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects not only against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, but also helps prevent genital warts and low-grade cervical growths. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: July 29, 2010 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:08 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Pregnancy denial syndrome: a case for defence? Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:04 pm PDT AFP - Whether the French woman who killed eight of her newborns suffered from a syndrome known as pregnancy denial may determine if she faces major prison time or intensive psychiatric care. Full Story Top Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:04 pm PDT AFP - Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday. Full Story Top Breast Cancer's DNA Yields More Secrets Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:08 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- The genetic makeup of breast cancer tumors may be a better predictor of how well a woman will fare than a tumor's size and appearance, which has been the traditional way of looking at cancers, new research suggests. Full Story Top Prostate Cancer 'Cell of Origin' Identified Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:10 pm PDT LiveScience.com - For researchers, a key to studying any cancer is finding its "cell of origin." Now scientists at the University of California at Los Angeles say they've found just that -- a specific type of cell that gives rise to prostate cancer. Full Story Top Health Tip: Dealing With Separation Anxiety Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:08 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- It's common for young children to have a tough time when mom or dad leaves them with someone else. Full Story Top New fronts in AIDS war, but funding foe is back Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:43 pm PDT AFP - The 18th council of war on AIDS has opened up new fronts in a nearly three-decade-old campaign but in the grim awareness that a battle-hardened enemy -- the money crunch -- is back. Full Story Top Health Tip: Is Your Blood Sugar High? Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:08 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Hyperglycemia, the medical term for high blood sugar, is a prime cause of complications among people with diabetes. Full Story Top Experts identify three culprits for gluten allergy Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:27 am PDT Reuters - Researchers have identified three fragments in gluten that appear to trigger a disorder in people who are allergic to the wheat protein. Full Story Top Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:08 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss has been noted among patients who've had a knee or hip replacement, a new study says. 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