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Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 06:25
By MIKE STOBBE 2010-07-29T11:25:08Z 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-mouth, according to new research....

DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 02:21
By JESSICA GRESKO 2010-07-29T07:21:06Z 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 passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared."...

NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 20:53
By SARA KUGLER FRAZIER 2010-07-29T01:53:10Z NEW YORK (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....

NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 20:53
By SARA KUGLER FRAZIER 2010-07-29T01:53:10Z NEW YORK (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....

Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 17:28
By MIKE STOBBE 2010-07-28T22:28:36Z 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-mouth, according to new research....

DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 04:00
By JESSICA GRESKO 2010-07-28T09:00:14Z 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 passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared."...

New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 05:44
By MICHELLE ROBERTS 2010-07-27T10:44:27Z 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....

New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 05:44
By MICHELLE ROBERTS 2010-07-27T10:44:27Z 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....

New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 05:44
By MICHELLE ROBERTS 2010-07-27T10:44:27Z 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....

Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 02:03
By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-07-27T07:03:15Z 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 fare as well....

Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 02:03
By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-07-27T07:03:15Z 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 fare as well....

Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 02:03
By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-07-27T07:03:15Z 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 fare as well....

Full face transplant Spaniard displays new look

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 14:32
By DANIEL WOOLLS 2010-07-26T19:32:15Z MADRID (AP) -- A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras Monday for the first time since his surgery, thanking his doctors and the family of the donor....

Full face transplant Spaniard displays new look

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 14:32
By DANIEL WOOLLS 2010-07-26T19:32:15Z MADRID (AP) -- A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras Monday for the first time since his surgery, thanking his doctors and the family of the donor....

Full face transplant Spaniard displays new look

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 14:32
By DANIEL WOOLLS 2010-07-26T19:32:15Z MADRID (AP) -- A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras Monday for the first time since his surgery, thanking his doctors and the family of the donor....

Full face transplant Spaniard displays new look

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 14:32
By DANIEL WOOLLS 2010-07-26T19:32:15Z MADRID (AP) -- A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras Monday for the first time since his surgery, thanking his doctors and the family of the donor....

Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 12:22
By MARI YAMAGUCHI 2010-07-26T17:22:45Z 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....

Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 12:22
By MARI YAMAGUCHI 2010-07-26T17:22:45Z 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....

Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 12:22
By MARI YAMAGUCHI 2010-07-26T17:22:45Z 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....

Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 12:22
By MARI YAMAGUCHI 2010-07-26T17:22:45Z 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....