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Today's Reuters Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Cycling-Armstrong, US Anti-Doping Agency squabble over further probe Venezuela's Chavez overcomes infection, still having treatment Venezuela's Chavez overcomes infection, treatment continues Ireland says horse DNA in its burgers came from Poland Fire guts Bangladesh garment factory, six killed Venezuela's Chavez in "best moment" since surgery: VP Maduro Actor Burt Reynolds reportedly in intensive care with flu

Cycling-Armstrong, US Anti-Doping Agency squabble over further probe  Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 04:54 PM PST Jan 26 (Reuters) - An attorney for Lance Armstrong said the disgraced cyclist will not meet the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's deadline for him to answer questions under oath, and suggested his client would rather participate in international efforts to "clear the air." In a letter to the USADA dated on Friday, attorney Timothy Herman said that while the athlete is willing to cooperate with the agency, its request to interview him in the next two weeks "cannot be accommodated." Herman blamed pre-existing obligations. The USADA set a Feb. ... Full Story	Top
Venezuela's Chavez overcomes infection, still having treatment  Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 04:02 PM PST SANTIAGO/CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has overcome a respiratory infection, but is still being treated for breathing problems after cancer surgery in Cuba last month, a government minister said on Saturday. Official statements have sounded upbeat about the socialist president's condition in recent weeks, following rumors he was gravely ill in a hospital in Havana and might be unable to keep governing after being re-elected in October to a third term. ... Full Story	Top
Venezuela's Chavez overcomes infection, treatment continues  Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 02:45 PM PST SANTIAGO/CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has overcome a respiratory infection, but is still being treated for breathing problems after cancer surgery last month, a government minister said on Saturday. Official statements have sounded upbeat about the socialist president's condition in recent weeks following rumors he was gravely ill in a hospital in Cuba. ... Full Story	Top
Ireland says horse DNA in its burgers came from Poland  Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 02:14 PM PST DUBLIN (Reuters) - Beef containing horse DNA that was supplied by an Irish company to major food companies like Tesco originated in Poland, Ireland's agriculture department said on Saturday. The British food industry has been rocked by the revelation retailers sold beef products that contained horse DNA, a scandal that has also left Ireland's 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion) beef industry reeling from the knock-on effects. Results of tests showed that Polish ingredients used by Irish burger manufacturer Silvercrest contained 4.1 percent horse DNA, the agriculture department in a statement. ... Full Story	Top
Fire guts Bangladesh garment factory, six killed  Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 03:52 AM PST DHAKA (Reuters) - Fire raced through a small garment factory in the Bangladesh capital on Saturday, killing at least six employees and injuring 10, firefighters and witnesses said, two months after the country's worst factory blaze killed 112 workers. Fire service officials said the fire at Smart Fashions, housed in the upper floor of a two-storey building in the suburb of Mohammadpur, appeared to start in a tire repair and welding shop downstairs. But the exact cause was still to be determined. ... Full Story	Top
Venezuela's Chavez in "best moment" since surgery: VP Maduro  Friday, Jan 25, 2013 10:04 PM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in his "best moment" since undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba 45 days ago, the vice president said on Saturday, adding Chavez has made important economic decisions to strengthen exports. "He's got a smile that's filled with light, his thoughts are illuminated," said Nicolas Maduro in televised comments just after midnight after returning from a visit with Chavez. The normally garrulous president has not been heard from since a complex operation on December 11. ... Full Story	Top
Actor Burt Reynolds reportedly in intensive care with flu  Friday, Jan 25, 2013 08:30 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actor Burt Reynolds is battling the flu in the intensive care unit of a Florida hospital, CNN reported on Friday. The "Smokey and the Bandit" actor arrived at the unnamed hospital with dehydration and was later transferred to intensive care, Reynolds' manager, Erik Kritzer, told CNN. "He is doing better at this time," Kritzer was quoted as saying on Friday afternoon. "We expect, as soon as he gets more fluids, he will be back in a regular room." Reynolds, 76, is famous for roles in 1970s movies including "Deliverance" and "The Longest Yard. ... Full Story	Top

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