Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers
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.
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Area support groups
Al-Anon and Alateen are simple and positive 12-step programs that work for those with family members or friends who have drinking problems or are alcoholics. There is help! Meetings are at 8 Tuesday nights at St. James Episcopal Church at 422 Church St. in Union City. For more information, call 885-3039 or 335-3228.
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FDA cites claims on 2 green tea beverages
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators have issued warnings to the makers of Canada Dry ginger ale and Lipton tea for making unsubstantiated nutritional claims about their green tea-flavored beverages.
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Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?
By MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
ATLANTA (AP) — Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?
New research suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants.
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Martin Health Care news
WCP 8.31.10 This month cover card winners were Delores Perry, Wayne Reynolds, Mary Owensby, Sandra Winston, Doris Maassen, Vivian Hubbard, Margaret Plunk, Norma Wilson, Mildred Kellogg and Elizabeth Flowers. Read More ...
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Area support groups
Al-Anon and Alateen are simple and positive 12-step programs that work for those with family members or friends who have drinking problems or are alcoholics. There is help! Meetings are at 8 Tuesday nights at St. James Episcopal Church at 422 Church St. in Union City. For more info., call 885-3039 or 335-3228.
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Scientists expect C-section rate to keep rising
WASHINGTON (AP) — More women will be giving birth by C-section for the foreseeable future, government scientists said Monday, releasing a study into the causes of a trend that troubles maternal health experts.
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