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Komen struggles to defuse Planned Parenthood crisis
Thu,2 Feb 2012 07:32 PM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's leading breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, struggled on Thursday to defuse a growing crisis over its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion and birth control services. The sudden rift between the two top U.S. women's health advocacy groups triggered a furious debate on social media sites between supporters and opponents of abortion rights. ...
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Bossy mom at snack time tied to kid's weight: study
Thu,2 Feb 2012 05:47 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Mothers who push their toddlers to eat more at snack time may end up with slightly chubbier children by the age of three, according to a U.S. study. Researchers whose findings appeared in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition said that such parents might end up overriding their child's ability to listen to their body's natural "satiety signals" -- the brain's way of saying it's time to stop eating. It wasn't clear if parental pushiness actually led to excess weight gain, and the weight differences in the study were small. ... Full Story | Top |
Smoking tied to higher psoriasis risk: study
Thu,2 Feb 2012 04:52 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding to the list of possible health consequences from smoking, a large study suggests that smokers have an increased risk of developing the chronic skin condition psoriasis. People with psoriasis develop thick, red, scaly patches on the skin, which are often itchy or sore. Experts believe the disease is caused by an abnormal immune system attack on the body's own cells. Some studies have suggested that smokers are more vulnerable to psoriasis, possibly because the habit can affect immune activity. ... Full Story | Top |
Senators urge Komen to reconsider funding decision
Thu,2 Feb 2012 02:45 PM PST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some two dozen Democrats in the Senate on Thursday called on breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure to reconsider its decision to cut off funding to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Senators Frank Lautenberg, Patty Murray and 20 other Democrats have prepared a letter, obtained by Reuters, saying Komen's move "threatens to reduce access to necessary, life-savings services. We urge Komen to reconsider its decision. ... Full Story | Top |
Bloomberg pledges $250,000 to Planned Parenthood
Thu,2 Feb 2012 02:45 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged on Thursday to give $250,000 of his own money to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America after breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure withdrew funding for the group. The Komen foundation had provided about $700,000 annually for Planned Parenthood to provide access to mammograms for low income women. It has cut off funding to Planned Parenthood, which also provides abortion, birth control and other health services to women, because the group is under investigation. ... Full Story | Top |
Komen move on Planned Parenthood sparks abortion row
Thu,2 Feb 2012 02:45 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to cut funding for Planned Parenthood erupted into a crisis over abortion rights on Thursday, fueling an angry public debate about the future of the leading breast cancer charity. The rift between the two top U.S. women's health advocacy groups mobilized grassroots activists and lawmakers in Congress, thrusting Komen into the center of a deeply politicized conflict that some say will hamper its work for years to come. Nancy Brinker built the group in honor of her sister, Komen, who died of breast cancer in 1980. ...
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Wall Street holds steady as payrolls set to test rally
Thu,2 Feb 2012 01:35 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors largely took a wait-and-see approach on Thursday as stocks ended little changed ahead of Friday's key employment report, but tech shares rose after strong earnings from chipmaker Qualcomm. Recent economic data suggesting the economy is on a slow but steady path to recovery has helped fuel a rally in stocks. Friday's nonfarm payrolls report, which is expected to show the improving labor market trend remained intact in January, will be a key test of the rally. ...
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Bloomberg pledges $250,000 to Planned Parenthood
Thu,2 Feb 2012 01:28 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged on Thursday to give $250,000 of his own money to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America after breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure withdrew funding for the group. The Komen foundation had provided about $700,000 annually for Planned Parenthood to provide access to mammograms for low income women. It has cut off funding to Planned Parenthood, which also provides abortion, birth control and other health services to women, because the group is under investigation. ... Full Story | Top |
Smoking tied to higher psoriasis risk
Thu,2 Feb 2012 01:25 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding to the list of possible health consequences from smoking, a large study suggests that smokers have an increased risk of developing the chronic skin condition psoriasis. People with psoriasis develop thick, red, scaly patches on the skin, which are often itchy or sore. Experts believe the disease is caused by an abnormal immune system attack on the body's own cells. Some studies have suggested that smokers are more vulnerable to psoriasis, possibly because the habit can affect immune activity. ... Full Story | Top |
Think you can't get pregnant? Try again, study says
Thu,2 Feb 2012 01:25 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Almost half of women who said they'd been struggling to get pregnant for at least a year ended up having a baby despite not getting fertility treatment, in a new study from Australia. That success rate was only slightly lower than in women who also reported trouble conceiving and opted for treatment with fertility hormones or in vitro fertilization (IVF). ... Full Story | Top |
Older parents more likely to have an autistic child: study
Thu,2 Feb 2012 01:24 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children born to a parent over age 35 are at greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder -- but the risk is the same whether just one or both parents are older, according to a new study of Danish families. "Parental age doesn't appear to be synergistic. That is having an older mom and an older dad doesn't increase risk more than having one or the other," said Marissa King, a professor at the Yale School of Management, who was not involved in the study. ... Full Story | Top |
French drug regulator searched in Mediator case
Thu,2 Feb 2012 12:30 PM PST
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Investigators searched the offices of French healthcare regulator Afssaps on Thursday in connection with a case involving the anti-diabetes drug Mediator, which officials blame for at least 500 deaths in France. Judicial sources said that investigators also searched the homes of several executives of Afssaps, which is under scrutiny for allowing the sale of Mediator long after it had been pulled from the market elsewhere. Public concern about the agency has been increased by the scandal over breast implants manufactured by the now-bankrupt French company PIP. ... Full Story | Top |
Officials warn of possible rabies exposure in Rhode Island
Thu,2 Feb 2012 11:55 AM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - A crowd of onlookers in downtown Providence may have been exposed to rabies last month by a bat that a man was carrying in a box, health officials said on Thursday. The warning came after two individuals who said they were in a downtown plaza on January 23 were treated for possible rabies exposure, said Peter Hanney, spokesman for the Rhode Island Department of Health. Officials believe the cause may have been a bat that a man was carrying in a box and displaying to onlookers. One of the individuals had a bat bite, and the other had handled the box, Hanney said. ... Full Story | Top |
Ulcer-causing bug tied to higher diabetes risk
Thu,2 Feb 2012 11:21 AM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have been infected with the ulcer-causing bacteria Helicobacter pylori are more than twice as likely to develop diabetes later on as people who do not have signs of the infection, according to a new study of Latino adults in California. The results don't prove that the bug causes diabetes, but "it is strongly related to predicting type 2 diabetes," said Allison Aiello, the senior researcher on the study and a professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Earlier studies looking at the relationship between H. ... Full Story | Top |
Siblings' brain scans may hold key to addictions
Thu,2 Feb 2012 11:09 AM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Drug addicts and their non-addicted siblings share certain features in the brain, suggesting a susceptibility to addiction is inherited but is also a flaw that can be overcome, scientists said on Thursday. Researchers who scanned the brains of 50 pairs of brothers and sisters of whom one was a cocaine addict found that both siblings had brain abnormalities that make it more difficult for them to exercise self-control. ... Full Story | Top |
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