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Report of Mexican woman expecting nine babies a hoax
Fri,27 Apr 2012 05:04 PM PDT
Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Reports that a woman in northern Mexico is pregnant with nine babies are a hoax, health authorities said on Friday. Mexico's main broadcaster Televisa and top daily newspapers ran stories about a woman expecting nonuplets late on Thursday after she provided welfare officials with supposed evidence of the multiple pregnancy, including an ultrasound video, said a spokesman for the health ministry of Coahuila state. ... Full Story | Top |
FDA approves Vivus's fast-acting Viagra rival
Fri,27 Apr 2012 02:40 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Men with erectile dysfunction may not have to plan for sex as far in advance anymore after Vivus Inc won U.S. approval for avanafil, its faster acting rival to Viagra. Avanafil, which will be sold under the brand name Stendra, is the first new drug in the category in a decade. The drug -- which will compete with Pfizer Inc's Viagra, Eli Lilly's Cialis and Levitra, sold by GlaxoSmithKline and Bayer -- gives Vivus, which has struggled to bring a weight loss drug to market, a potentially lucrative commercial product. ...
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Republicans insert healthcare into student loan fight
Fri,27 Apr 2012 02:00 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives defied a veto threat by President Barack Obama on Friday and voted to take money from his healthcare overhaul to extend low-interest rates for federal student loans. On a mostly party-line vote of 215-195, the House sent the measure to the Senate where Obama's Democrats are certain to reject it. Like Obama, they want to renew the low rate, but favor covering the one-year, $6 billion cost by ending a tax break for the rich. ...
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Slightly-overactive thyroid tied to heart problems
Fri,27 Apr 2012 12:58 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new report suggests higher-than-normal thyroid activity is linked to a greater risk of heart disease, including irregular heartbeats. People with so-called subclinical hyperthyroidism have a slightly-overactive thyroid -- a gland at the front of the neck responsible for regulating metabolism by releasing certain hormones. Those people often don't have the typical signs of full-on hyperthyroidism, such as increased appetite, restlessness and fatigue -- so the condition may frequently go undiagnosed. ... Full Story | Top |
Radioactive waste dump opens in Texas, environmentalists worried
Fri,27 Apr 2012 11:12 AM PDT
Reuters - SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - A 1,300-acre dump to bury low-level radioactive waste has opened in a remote corner of west Texas, the fourth U.S. site to allow such waste, despite concerns about water seepage at the site, which sits above the huge and vital Ogallala aquifer. In a letter to Waste Control Specialists LLC of Dallas, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality granted approval to the company's dump near Andrews, Texas, about 45 miles northwest of Midland and close to the New Mexico border. ... Full Story | Top |
Women overestimate effectiveness of Pill, condoms
Fri,27 Apr 2012 11:02 AM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many women may think birth control pills and condoms are better at pregnancy prevention than they actually are, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of more than 4,100 women who were seeking birth control, about 45 percent overestimated the effectiveness of the Pill and condoms. They also had too much faith in hormonal birth control patches, vaginal rings and injections, according to findings reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ...
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Does soy help cool hot flashes after all?
Fri,27 Apr 2012 10:52 AM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite a good amount of evidence to the contrary, a new research review suggests that soy supplements can indeed help women find relief from menopausal hot flashes. So far, studies have come to conflicting findings on whether soy extracts are effective against the sudden bouts of feverish feeling experienced by many women transitioning to menopause. Soy contains isoflavones, compounds that are thought to have weak estrogen-like effects in some body tissue. That hints that soy or soy extracts could help cool hot flashes. ...
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Caffeine not tied to worsening urinary incontinence
Fri,27 Apr 2012 09:23 AM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with urinary incontinence who also enjoy their regular cup of coffee or tea don't have to worry about the extra caffeine making their condition worse, suggests a new study. The new research stands in contrast to the common recommendation that women with leaky bladders stay away from caffeinated foods and beverages. ...
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Hunger-striking Tymoshenko has chronic back pain-doctor
Fri,27 Apr 2012 08:52 AM PDT
Reuters -  BERLIN (Reuters) - A hunger strike staged by jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko may become life-threatening although now still in its early stages given her low physical and psychological state, a German doctor who has examined her said on Thursday. Dr Karl Max Einhaeupl told Reuters Television that Tymoshenko was suffering chronic pain from a slipped disc and this back problem needed to be tackled, but she did not trust Ukrainian doctors because they had botched earlier treatment. ...
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As US Supreme Court mulls healthcare, rumors fly
Fri,27 Apr 2012 07:01 AM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This week the U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up the last oral arguments of its current term. Now comes the nationwide angst of waiting - as long as two months - for decisions, particularly the one that will resolve the most high-stakes and closely watched case of the year: the challenge to the Obama-sponsored healthcare law. The collective impatience is fueling a mini-industry of rumors, wagers and speculation not seen since the Bush v. Gore case of 2000, when a presidential election hung in the balance. ...
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Sanofi strong in emerging markets as rivals flag
Fri,27 Apr 2012 01:44 AM PDT
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi posted better-than-expected quarterly results, bolstered by strong emerging markets, breaking with a trend of earnings misses by European rivals AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithkline. Sanofi performed strongly in China, Brazil and Russia - crucial areas for international drugmakers as sales in their home markets decline due to patent expiries and government cuts in healthcare spending. Its sales to emerging markets in the quarter rose 9. ...
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Ghana introduces vaccines against top child killers
Fri,27 Apr 2012 01:05 AM PDT
Reuters - ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana became the first African country on Thursday to introduce vaccines against pneumococcal disease and rotavirus at the same time in a bid to fight leading causes of the world's two biggest childhood killers - pneumonia and diarrhoea. More than 2.7 million children worldwide under the age of five are killed each year by pneumonia and severe diarrhoea, and in Ghana the diseases account for 20 percent of child deaths. ... Full Story | Top |
KFC told to pay $8 million to stricken Australian girl's family
Thu,26 Apr 2012 11:19 PM PDT
Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fast-food chain KFC has been ordered to pay A$8 million ($8.3 million) in damages to the family of an Australian girl who was left severely brain damaged and in a wheelchair after being poisoned by a chicken meal. In 2005, Monika Samaan, then aged seven, her parents and her brother were hospitalized with salmonella poisoning after eating a "Twister" chicken wrap at a KFC restaurant near Sydney. KFC, owned by Yum! Brands , said it was a tragic case but was "deeply disappointed and surprised by the decision" and would appeal against it. ... Full Story | Top |
Nobel Biocare strikes cautious note on 2012
Thu,26 Apr 2012 10:38 PM PDT
Reuters - ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss dental implant maker Nobel Biocare beat analyst profit expectations on Friday and gave a cautious outlook on the global dental market for 2012, saying growth was expected in the low single digits. Net profit for the first-quarter amounted to 13.7 million euros, outstripping a 12.5 million euros forecast by analysts in a Reuters' poll. Sales expressed in euros grew by 2.8 percent thanks to a favorable exchange rate impact. "At constant exchange rates, Nobel Biocare targets modest revenue growth and an absolute profit from operations in line with 2011," the company said. ... Full Story | Top |
Mexican woman pregnant with nine babies: report
Thu,26 Apr 2012 10:18 PM PDT
Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican woman is pregnant with nine babies - six girls and three boys - the country's main broadcaster Televisa reported on Thursday night. The woman was identified as Karla Vanessa Perez of the northeastern state of Coahuila, which borders Texas. She is currently being treated at a hospital in the state capital Saltillo, the broadcaster said in the report. Perez, whose age was not given, had fertility treatment leading to the multiple pregnancy, it said. State-owned news agency Notimex also reported the pregnancy, saying Perez was due to give birth on May 20. ... Full Story | Top |
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