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Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:25:02 GMT

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2006 file photo a person participates in an American Red Cross CPR training in Washington. Two new studies conclude that 'hands only' chest compression is enough to save a life. The American Heart Association has been promoting 'hands only' CPR for two years, though it's not clear how much it's caught on. The new studies should help, experts say. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)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)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:20:59 GMT
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)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:53:08 GMT

FILE - In this undated photo released by the University of Florida, a common bedbug is engorged with blood after feeding on a human. One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday, July 28, 2010, as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort. (AP Photo/University of Florida, File)  NO SALESAP - 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)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:44:19 GMT

In this photo taken June 23, 2010, Master Sgt. Todd Nelson is reflected in a mirror as Dr. Joe Villalobos makes adjustments to a prosthetics ear at Wilford Hall Medical Center, in San Antonio. Nelson was injured in 2007 by an explosion while serving in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)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)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:03:09 GMT

Dr. Wenche Jy, research assistant professor, watches as Eleanor De Asis, assistant lab manager, washes blood, Friday, July 23, 2010, at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. This summer, hospitals around the country are launching major new research to settle if fresher blood really is better for at least some patients. And if so, they're also hunting ways to turn back the clock for older blood — like the University of Miami's work to wash away some cellular debris — and offset any deterioration. The University of Miami at Jackson Memorial Hospital is testing whether 'washing' blood before transfusing it could help, by ridding blood of microparticles that accumulate the longer it's stored.  (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)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)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:22:33 GMT

Elderly people work out with wooden dumb-bells at a temple in Tokyo in September 2008. Japanese people are living longer than ever, with the average life expectancy now a world-record 86.44 years for women and 79.59 years for men, the health and welfare ministry said Monday.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)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)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:14:04 GMT
Reuters - 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)
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:47:51 GMT
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.

FDA considering changes to risky drug safeguards (Reuters)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:43:23 GMT
Reuters - 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)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:26:50 GMT
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.

Delirious Hospital Patients a High-Risk Group, Study Finds (HealthDay)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:48:52 GMT
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.

Genetic Risk Score Can Predict Odds For Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:48:50 GMT
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.

Technology May Explain Mammogram's Poorer Performance in Younger Women (HealthDay)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:48:47 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- The poorer tumor detection rate offered by mammography for women in their 40s is due more to the technology itself than characteristics of a younger woman's cancer, according to a new study.

Indian minister warns of fruit and veg hormone injections (AFP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:59:04 GMT

Indian customers purchase vegetables and food items from a vendor at a night market in New Delhi. 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.(AFP/File/Raveendran)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.



New fronts in AIDS war, but funding foe is back (AFP)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:43:02 GMT

Picture shows new HIV protection gel for women on July 21 during the 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna. 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.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)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.



Consumer gene test results misleading (Reuters)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:34:55 GMT
Reuters - People who send off their saliva to genetic testing companies to find out their risk for prostate cancer or diabetes are likely to get different results, depending on the company they choose, government investigators told lawmakers on Thursday.

Mediterranean diet may not protect against asthma (Reuters)
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:17:56 GMT
Reuters - Countries on the Mediterranean might enjoy low asthma rates, but their typical diet shouldn't take the credit, suggests a new study.

Complications From Weight-Loss Surgery 'Relatively Low' (HealthDay)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:48:53 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, in the state of Michigan has a relatively low rate of serious complications, a new study suggests.

 
 
 
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