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Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study (HealthDay)

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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Meth use in pregnancy endangers mom and baby (Reuters)

Reuters - 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.

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NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations (AP)

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.

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U.S. a Leader in Tension Between Adults and Their Parents (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Parents in the United States are more likely to have conflict in their relationships with their adult children than are parents in European countries, a new study finds.

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Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers (AP)

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.

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‘Excellence’ centers no better for bariatric surgery (Reuters)

Reuters - For weight-loss surgery, “Centers of Excellence” may not be any safer than their undistinguished peers, a study of 25 Michigan hospitals suggests.

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Indian minister warns of fruit and veg hormone injections (AFP)

AFP - Indian farmers are injecting a hormone sometimes given to women during childbirth into vegetables and fruits to make the produce ripen sooner and gain weight, an Indian minister has warned.

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DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic (AP)

AP - Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex.

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Delirious Hospital Patients a High-Risk Group, Study Finds (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) — Elderly hospital patients with delirium are at increased risk for dementia, institutionalization and death, a new study has found.

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Genetic Risk Score Can Predict Odds For Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) — Taking advantage of recent discoveries of more genetic variants that raise the risk for breast cancer, European scientists have analyzed those variants in relation to breast cancer and found that the risk is greater with certain variants and for certain tumor types.

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