Monday, October 18, 2010

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Untrained urged to use chest compressions, not full CPR
BBC News
Experts are warning members of the public against giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation unless they have been fully trained. New guidelines say that those lacking the necessary skills should perform chest compressions only. This offers the best chance of ...
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First decision on healthcare reform lawsuit before Jan: Judge
Reuters
By Lisa Lambert RICHMOND (Reuters) - The first important decision in US state lawsuits over federal healthcare reform will be announced in the next few months, a federal judge told a hearing on Monday. The case involves arguments over government power, ...
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H1N1 vaccine communication 'failed': report
CBC.ca
Images of long lines of people waiting for H1N1 shots after the highly publicized death of a 13-year-old boy just before the vaccination program began contributed to a loss of public confidence in the system, doctors say. (Victoria Foley/CBC) Canada's ...
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Quinn to improve breast cancer treatment
Daily Illini
Gov. Pat Quinn announced new efforts to fight breast cancer. This new initiative is a joint project between Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). This initiative will improve access to ...
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Mich., U.S. sue Blue Cross, charge anticompetitive pricing
USA Today
By David McNew, Getty Images By David Ashenfelter and Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press DETROIT — The Justice Department filed an antitrust suit Monday against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, accusing the giant health insurer of using its market ...
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Low Vitamin D Levels for Skin Cancer Patients
WebMD
By Jennifer Warner Oct. 18, 2010 -- Protecting your skin from the sun to help prevent skin cancer may have an unhealthy side effect: vitamin D deficiency. A new study shows vitamin D deficiency is increasingly common among people with a genetic ...
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More support for soy after breast cancer
Reuters
By Alison McCook NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More evidence suggests eating soy may pose a slight benefit to some women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, but it's too early to recommend cancer survivors change their diets, some experts say. ...
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St Jude to pay more than $1 bln to buy AGA Medical
Reuters
By Susan Kelly and Lewis Krauskopf CHICAGO/NEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - St Jude Medical Inc (STJ.N) will buy AGA Medical Holdings Inc (AGAM.O), a maker of devices for structural heart defects and vascular problems, for more than $1 billion in cash and ...
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Company: Shards of glass in frozen veggie bags came from 1 lot of peas
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Five consumers who found shards of glass in their bags of frozen vegetables set off what has become a national recall that the products' supplier is tracing to a single lot of peas. The packages were supplied by the ...
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