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Drop Mouth-to-mouth When Doing CPR, Say ExpertsSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 4:35PMBystanders should focus on "hands only" chest compressions during CPR (a life saving procedure) and not bother with the mouth-to-mouth bit, says a leading expert who quoted two new studies from the USA and Europe. (CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation) You can read an editorial accompanying the study in the peer-reviewed academic journal, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)...

Fast-acting deputy called 'lifesaver' by Bedford football player's momSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 5:36AMBy BRIDGET THARP BLADE STAFF WRITER Minutes before the call that a Bedford High School football player had collapsed on the field, Monroe County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Lestock happened to take a quick break Tuesday evening at the police substation near the school. The deputy became the first emergency responder on the scene after the victim, Christopher Campbell, 17, suffered a cardiac episode ...

VBDS secondary to nevirapine use in HIV-positive, pregnant female: ReportSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 3:08AMVanishing bile duct syndrome refers to a group of disorders characterized by destruction and disappearance of intrahepatic (inside the liver) bile ducts. Multiple causes have been identified including infections, malignancies, autoimmune conditions and adverse effects of medications. The usual course of this condition is variable and many patients with VBDS respond to treatment of the underlying ...

Cleaner air in '09: County met federal clean air standard for first time in five yearsSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:15AMRegulators are crediting Chico-area residents for helping curb air pollution in 2009 so successfully that Butte County met a key federal clean air standard for the first time in years.

Scare stories are bad for our healthFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 4:04PMAre you a cowering, diet-obsessed wreck, meticulously measuring your carbs and counting out individual salt granules on to your plate? Headlines like "Tackling the obesity epidemic", and "Food additives murdered my horse" (OK, we made the second one up) can't help to steady your stress levels.

Some like it hot: How to heat a 'nano bathtub' the JILA wayFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:37PMResearchers at JILA have demonstrated the use of infrared laser light to quickly and precisely heat the water in "nano bathtubs" -- tiny sample containers -- for microscopy studies of the biochemistry of single molecules and nanoparticles.

Dr. Anthony M. D'Alessandro: UW a leader in kidney transplants for minoritiesFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:37PMDear Editor: The transplant service providers at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics are proud to be leaders in treating kidney transplant patients, including minorities, at significantly higher rates than national averages.

Geron Gets Cleared for First Embryonic Stem-Cell TestFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:05PMGeron Corp. said it was cleared by U.S. regulators to proceed with the first human test of an embryonic stem-cell therapy, aimed at patients with spinal-cord injuries. The shares rose 17 percent.

Easing the pain through brain powerWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:56PMMost people say remodeling a house is a big headache, but for Bill Adams it allays the excruciating pain caused by progressive multiple sclerosis. "It gets rid of a lot of pain," said Adams, who was diagnosed in 1992 with MS, a chronic, unpredictable disease of the central nervous systems.