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This PDF file present by the CDC is a comprehensive guide to ticks, their associated diseases and recommended treatment:Tickborne Diseases of the United States 

WHEN the shooting rampage happened here, I was on the other side of town. But it occurred to me afterward that even if I had been at the horrific scene outside that Safewaysupermarket, I would have been of no help whatsoever.

Choking is a common cause of death. Be Prepared.

Home AEDs are available without a prescription. The question is whether an automated external defibrillator could be useful to you. Consider the pros and cons of owning an AED. Then you and your doctor can decide if it's worth buying the device for home use.

Despite decades of education and widespread course offerings, the survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains a dismal 6 percent or less worldwide.

A Dutch study reports that less than half (47 percent) of people in a public place with access to an automatic external defibrillator (AED) would be willing to use it, with more than half (53 percent) unable even to recognize one.

A study by the University of California has come to the conclusion that speed of removal is more important than technique.

It is not an easy task determining whether or not a bite by any species of snake is life-threatening. A bite by a North American copperhead on the ankle is usually a moderate injury to a healthy adult, but a bite to a child's abdomen or face by the same snake may be fatal.

The American Heart Association came out with a revolutionary new approach to CPR in 2008 known as “Hands Only CPR”. This technique was in response to the many bystanders worried that they might do something wrong or make things worse.

The American Heart Association recommends aspirin use for patients who've had a myocardial infarction (heart attack), unstable angina, ischemic stroke (caused by blood clot) or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs or "little strokes"), if not contraindicated