AHA pushes to double those who know CPR
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Teach yourself CPR? The American Heart Association says you can, with the help of an inflatable mannequin named Mini Anne and some simplified instructions. It's part of a new push to nearly double the number of people who learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Urgent action is needed to deal with the rise in TB cases after rates in some parts of the UK doubled, doctors say.
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A number of US trauma centers are taking part in a study of an oxygen-carrying blood substitute designed to be used at the scene of accidents or disasters to increase survival
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CAMPAIGNERS hope that shocking statistics on the global epidemic of heart disease and strokes will prompt countries to take action to reduce risks to health.
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Screening relatives of middle-aged people who suffer heart attacks would save lives, say experts.
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 10--BRENTWOOD -- Residents this week got their first glimpse of a proposal to expand fire protection services in far East County that includes doubling the number of firefighters and adding paramedics to each fire engine.
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The rate of sudden unexplained cardiac death is around eight times higher than thought, warn experts.
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NEW YORK  - Ironically, people who help  patients with breathing problems have a high likelihood of  developing respiratory disorders themselves.
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is often inadequately performed, two studies of resuscitation efforts during cardiac arrest have found.
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Patients with heart disease are being offered a  treatment with a difference - vibrating trousers.
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A key Medicare coverage decision, expected as early as Wednesday afternoon, could vastly expand the &#36;4.8 billion market for devices used to resuscitate patients whose hearts are beating out of control, doctors and device maker Medtronic Inc. said on Tuesday.
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The announcement of the record increase came a day after President Bush heralded his efforts to help the elderly with medical expenses.
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The rate of sudden unexplained cardiac death  is around eight times higher than thought, warn experts.
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New medical guidelines allow experienced nurses to decide on resuscitating patients.
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Obese patients in Calgary, Alberta, are the first in Canada to have a new ambulance on call specially modified to move them in a dignified and safe way while protecting paramedics from injury.
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[Health India]: Washington, Dec 14 :People under pressure to meet deadlines are six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack, a new research reveals.
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WINNIPEG (CP) - The nurse who cared for an 83-year-old woman just before she died of a potassium overdose told an inquest Thursday that an intravenous pump was set at twice the speed she expected.