HEALTH NEWS

• By JULIANA BARBASSA 2010-07-30T08:48:04Z

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- 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....
  Chicken producers debate 'natural' label
• By MIKE STOBBE 2010-07-29T11:25:08Z

  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....
  Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers
• By JESSICA GRESKO 2010-07-29T07:21:06Z

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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."...
  DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic
• By SARA KUGLER FRAZIER 2010-07-29T01:53:10Z

  NEW YORK (AP) -- 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....
  NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations
• By MICHELLE ROBERTS 2010-07-27T10:44:27Z

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- 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....
  New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans
• By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-07-27T07:03:15Z

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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....
  Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better
• By MARI YAMAGUCHI 2010-07-26T17:22:45Z

  TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese women are expected to live almost 86 1/2 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the government reported Monday....
  Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high