CHICAGO (AP) — Preventing surgery-linked infections is a major concern for hospitals and it turns out some simple measures can make a big difference.A project at seven big hospitals reduced infections after colorectal surgeries by nearly one-third. It prevented an estimated 135 infections, saving almost $4 million, the Joint Commission hospital regulating group and the American College of Surgeons...
Wall Street jumps in another "fiscal cliff" swing
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rallied on Wednesday after comments from House Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, on a possible compromise to avoid the "fiscal cliff" turned the market around. The S&P 500 rebounded from a 1 percent decline, gaining more than 20 points from its low after Boehner, an Ohio Republican, said he was optimistic that a budget deal to avoid...
As Opposition Meets in Cairo, More Violence Mars Syria
Label: WorldThe Syrian opposition pushed ahead on military and political fronts on Wednesday, as rebels shot down a government warplane in the north of Syria and a newly formed coalition started talks in Cairo on how to pick a transitional government to replace that of President Bashar al-Assad. The coalition, whose official name is the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces,...
Microsoft CEO defends its innovation record, financial results
Label: TechnologyBELLEVUE, Washington (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer defended his company’s record on innovation and financial performance at the annual shareholders’ meeting, but conceded that he should have moved faster to get into the booming tablet market dominated by Apple Inc‘s iPad.Bill Gates, co-founder and now chairman of the world’s largest software company, was one of the first...
PHOTO: White Tiger Cubs Tackle Ball - and Each Other!
Label: Lifestyle People Pets 11/28/2012 at 05:45 PM EST Isifa Image Service sro/REX Big ball, little cub – no problem!Three adorable white Bengal tiger triplets, new residents at the Liberec Zoo in the Czech Republic, were undeterred by the size of a luscious red ball that was...
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CDC: HIV spread high in young gay males
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say 1 in 5 new HIV infections occur in a tiny segment of the population — young men who are gay or bisexual.The government on Tuesday released new numbers that spotlight how the spread of the AIDS virus is heavily concentrated in young males who have sex with other males. Only about a quarter of new infections in the 13-to-24 age group are from injecting drugs or heterosexual...
Wall Street falls, hit by Reid's "fiscal cliff" comments
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slid on Tuesday in a choppy session, losing ground in the last hour before the close after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid expressed disappointment that there has been "little progress" in dealing with the "fiscal cliff." The market was flat for most of the session but fell sharply after Reid's comments, a signal that investors remain skittish about the wrangling...
Protesters Gather Again in Cairo Streets to Denounce Morsi
Label: WorldCAIRO — Thousands of people flowed into the streets of Cairo, the Egyptian capital, Tuesday afternoon for a day of protest against President Mohamed Morsi’s attempt to assert broad new powers for the duration of the country’s political transition, dismissing his efforts just the night before to reaffirm his deference to Egyptian law and courts. By early Tuesday afternoon in Cairo, a dense...
Welcome to the Twisted Age of the Twitter Death Threat
Label: TechnologyNever believe anyone who tells you that the Internet is all nice or all terrible. Just like real life, there are good people and bad ones here. The majority of people behave badly occasionally and decently most of the time. Yes, there are some truly horrible people lurking and behaving in ways consistent to their form, but the thing is, we’re complicated creatures, online and off. So I don’t buy into...
Charlie Sheen Says Two and a Half Men 'Is Cursed'
Label: Lifestyle TV Watch People Exclusive By Elizabeth Leonard and Maggie Coughlan 11/27/2012 at 05:30 PM EST Charlie Sheen and Angus T. Jones Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup; David Livingston/Getty After Two and a Half Men star Angus T. Jones called the CBS sitcom "filth" and asked...
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