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    Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers

    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

    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

    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....

    New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans

    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

    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....

    Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high

    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....

    Full face transplant Spaniard displays new look

    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....

    Medical device problems hurt 70,000+ kids annually

    By LINDSEY TANNER 2010-07-26T10:42:05Z
    CHICAGO (AP) -- More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests....