Daily News: Reuters Health News Headlines - Violence, fear & suspicion imperil Pakistan's war on polio

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Today's Reuters Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Violence, fear & suspicion imperil Pakistan's war on polio Analysis: Stop-gap fix most likely outcome of "fiscal cliff" talks No new vote in Venezuela if Chavez sworn in late: official UK prosecutors consider charges over royal hoax call The sinking of "Plan B"; the U.S. "fiscal cliff" disaster of John Boehner

Violence, fear & suspicion imperil Pakistan's war on polio  Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 06:31 PM PST ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani health worker Bushra Bibi spent eight years trekking to remote villages, carefully dripping polio vaccine into toddlers' pursed mouths to protect them from the crippling disease. Now the 35-year-old mother is too scared to go to work after masked men on motorbikes gunned down nine of her fellow health workers in a string of attacks this week. "I have seen so much pain in the eyes of mothers whose children have been infected. So I have never seen this as just a job. It is my passion," she said. "But I also have a family to look after ... ... Full Story	Top
Analysis: Stop-gap fix most likely outcome of "fiscal cliff" talks  Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 03:02 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The "fiscal cliff" deadline is days away and the U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama have left town for Christmas. But even if they were still here, it wouldn't have mattered, according to Steny Hoyer, the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives. He says they were going nowhere to resolving the disagreement over how to fix the nation's fiscal problems. Last month's dreams of a "grand bargain" of tax hikes and spending cuts seem long gone. ... Full Story	Top
No new vote in Venezuela if Chavez sworn in late: official  Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 01:42 PM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will not call fresh elections if Hugo Chavez's cancer prevents him from taking office by January 10, the head of Congress said on Saturday, despite a constitutional mandate that the swearing-in take place on that date. Chavez is recovering in Cuba from a six-hour cancer operation that followed his October re-election. The socialist leader has not been heard from for nearly two weeks, raising doubts as to whether he will be fit to continue governing. ... Full Story	Top
UK prosecutors consider charges over royal hoax call  Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 06:27 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - British detectives investigating the death of a nurse found hanged after she took a prank phone call at a hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife Kate have passed an evidence file to prosecutors, police said on Saturday. Public prosecutors must decide whether the case is strong enough to bring charges over a stunt that was condemned around the world and fuelled concerns about media ethics. Indian-born Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was found hanging in her hospital lodgings in London, days after she answered the hoax call from an Australian radio station, an inquest heard. ... Full Story	Top
The sinking of "Plan B"; the U.S. "fiscal cliff" disaster of John Boehner  Friday, Dec 21, 2012 10:04 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Had there been a vote on Republican House Speaker John Boehner's "Plan B" to avert the so-called U.S. fiscal cliff on Thursday night, it would not have been close. He was probably 40 to 50 votes short of the number he needed to avoid a humiliating defeat at the hands of his own party, according to rough estimates from Republican members of Congress and staff members. It was not for lack of effort. ... Full Story	Top

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