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Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers (AP)
July 29, 2010
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.
DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic (AP)
July 29, 2010
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."
NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations (AP)
July 29, 2010
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.
New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans (AP)
July 29, 2010
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.
Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better (AP)
July 29, 2010
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.
Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high (AP)
July 29, 2010
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.
'Excellence' centers no better for bariatric surgery (Reuters)
July 29, 2010Reuters - For weight-loss surgery, "Centers of Excellence" may not be any safer than their undistinguished peers, a study of 25 Michigan hospitals suggests.
New Study Finds HPV Vaccine Protects Against Genital Warts (HealthDay)
July 29, 2010HealthDay - 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.
FDA considering changes to risky drug safeguards (Reuters)
July 29, 2010Reuters - Safeguards to protect patients from risky drugs should have less paperwork and more consistency, drugmakers and pharmacy representatives said this week during a U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting.
U.S. a Leader in Tension Between Adults and Their Parents (LiveScience.com)
July 29, 2010LiveScience.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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