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Chicken producers debate ?natural? label A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as ?natural? has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines. |
Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers
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 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
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
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
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. |
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