A better way to do CPR NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Performing only rhythmic abdominal compressions, rather than the standard chest compressions, may increase the flow of blood that is achieved during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to the results of a study conducted with animals...
What's so bad about tap water, anyway? For years, Natural Resources Defense Council has been crying in the wilderness that bottled water is not any safer than tap -- and in many cases actually is tap. Though frequently cited, these findings, based on a four-year study published in 1999, never seeped into the public consciousness until now....
Accordions benefit in smoking ban YAHOO HEALTH - Research data released yesterday included the effects of a smoking ban in Irish pubs. In somewhat of a "duh" moment, the research concluded that secondhand smoke in the pubs adversely affected the accordions being played by the musicians...
Older Brothers Might Spur Kids' Aggression Children with older brothers are more likely to become increasingly aggressive over time than children with older sisters, U.S. research suggests....
New super water filter uses no chemicals Moved by the fact that over a billion people have no access to clean drinking water, an Englishman invented a super filter for water bottles that filters out everything, including viruses...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Performing only rhythmic abdominal compressions, rather than the standard chest compressions, may increase the flow of blood that is achieved during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to the results of a study conducted with animals...
For years, Natural Resources Defense Council has been crying in the wilderness that bottled water is not any safer than tap -- and in many cases actually is tap. Though frequently cited, these findings, based on a four-year study published in 1999, never seeped into the public consciousness until now....
YAHOO HEALTH - Research data released yesterday included the effects of a smoking ban in Irish pubs. In somewhat of a "duh" moment, the research concluded that secondhand smoke in the pubs adversely affected the accordions being played by the musicians...
Researchers found that a half-year exposure to meditation techniques helped patients shave as much as one-third of their psychological distress....
Children with older brothers are more likely to become increasingly aggressive over time than children with older sisters, U.S. research suggests....
Moved by the fact that over a billion people have no access to clean drinking water, an Englishman invented a super filter for water bottles that filters out everything, including viruses...
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