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ATLANTA – 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.
The two new studies conclude that “hands-only” chest compression is enough to save a life. They are the largest [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For weight-loss surgery, "Centers of Excellence" may not be any safer than their undistinguished peers, a study of 25 Michigan hospitals suggests.
Yet the overall rate of serious complications — less than three percent — was "relatively low," the new report said.
The findings, which appear in the Journal of [...]
If you are contemplating heading to your local beauty salon but do not know where to start when it comes to what procedures to get done, you should know what’s available first. You probably know that getting your hair styled and makeup done professionally are two major options at such places, but you should consider [...]
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The phone rang at 2 p.m. It was my daughter Ana, calling from her after-school program. “Tiera and Mia won’t play with me,” she wailed. “Come get me.” I felt a giant tug on my heartstrings. Of course, I’d go right over—and give those two an earful on the way out! Then I stopped.
What message [...]
It’s a little-known fact that women shaving their underarms and legs didn’t become a social norm until the first part of the 20th century. Since then, men and women have come up with some fascinating ways to perform body hair removal. The razor was the first method women used, and still one of the most [...]
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- WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say they have found a bacterium that causes food poisoning by targeting a non-human molecule that's absorbed into the body through red meat.
Subtilase cytotoxin, a potent bacterial toxin produced by certain kinds of E. coli bacteria, zeroes in on human cells [...]
Most of us know that our nails are made of Keratin, which is a dead substance similar to the hair on our head. Once a nail has grown, we simply have to try to maintain or improve its overall appearance.
Our nails primary function is to protect our fingertips but we all know our nails mean [...]
Looking for Cushy Lips lip plumper? Wondering if it works? Read on…
If you are like many women, you may regret the lips nature gave you. You know there are cosmetic lip-enhancing methods such as collagen injections, but balk at trying them for fear of their expense and their exaggerated-looking end results. You wish there were [...]