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At least 100 injured in Bangladesh factory fire

DHAKA (Reuters) - At least 100 people were injured in a fire at a multi-storey garment factory near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka Tuesday, fire service officials said."Firefighters are trying to douse the huge blaze and rescuers are retrieving the injured and evacuating ...

Five dead, 50 hurt in Bangladesh train crash: police

DHAKA (Reuters) - At least five people were killed and 50 others were injured in a head-on train collision in Bangladesh Wednesday, police said.The Daily Star online edition and local television channel Desh reported the death tolls as 10 and 13 respectively. ...

Stanford too medicated to prepare for trial: lawyer

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, accused of leading a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, is on so much medication that he is unable to prepare for his upcoming trial, his lawyer said in a motion seeking his client's release from jail.Stanford was attacked ...

Concussion guide makes return to play tougher

CHICAGO (Reuters) - New guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology say no U.S. athlete who has had a concussion should be allowed to resume play until all symptoms have passed, revising earlier guidelines that allowed some athletes back on the field ...

New guidelines drop the "P" from CPR

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After 50 years of loyal service, traditional CPR is being replaced by a new, bare-bones version of the life-saving emergency procedure.Forget about yucky mouth-to-mouth contact -- the P in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) -- and get right down ...

Hands-only bystander CPR saving lives in Arizona

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A massive Arizona campaign to get bystanders to do hands-only CPR if they see someone collapse appears to have paid off, state officials said on Tuesday.Doctors have traditionally recommended mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing in addition to chest compressions ...

Grenade attack in Mexico injures 12 people

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Twelve people were injured late Saturday by the explosion of a grenade in a packed public plaza in a town in the northern Mexican state of Monterrey, daily Reforma reported on its website.(Reporting by Michael O'Boyle; Editing by ...

Injuries common in recreational soccer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Long sprints and hard kicks, coupled with intermittent obstacles such as an opponent's cleat careening toward your calf, pose real dangers on the soccer field -- even at the recreational level, suggests a new study.In fact, New ...

Artificial "skin" materials can sense pressure

CHICAGO (Reuters) - New artificial "skin" fashioned out of flexible semiconductor materials can sense touch, making it possible to create robots with a grip delicate enough to hold an egg, yet strong enough to grasp the frying pan, U.S. researchers said on ...

Clear kids with concussions before sports: report

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who suffer concussions should be cleared by a doctor before they start playing sports again, and parents and coaches should be aware that young athletes take longer to recover than college and professional athletes, according to ...