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| Defense delayed in Philadelphia abortion doctor trial Monday, Apr 22, 2013 06:51 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The opening of the defense case in the high-profile murder trial of a Philadelphia abortion doctor was delayed on Monday after his attorney suffered an illness, a court official said. Dr. Kermit Gosnell's attorney, Jack McMahon, was sidelined with a chest ailment on Monday but was expected to begin calling witnesses on Tuesday as he mounts his defense, a court clerk said. Prosecutors rested their case on Thursday. ... Full Story | Top |
| San Francisco probes report Nevada dumped psychiatric patients Monday, Apr 22, 2013 05:20 PM PDT By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco's city attorney said on Monday he has opened an investigation into recent newspaper reports that a Nevada mental hospital was illegally busing hundreds of newly discharged psychiatric patients to California and other states. In a letter to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, City Attorney Dennis Herrera cited a Sacramento Bee investigative series documenting what it described as rampant "patient dumping" by the Rawson Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas. ... Full Story | Top |
| GSK to partner with venture capital firm for drug discovery Monday, Apr 22, 2013 04:46 PM PDT  (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday it will partner with venture capitalists Avalon Ventures in a deal worth up to $495 million to fund as many as 10 drug-discovery startup companies over the next three years. GSK will provide financing and technical support to startups established by Avalon Ventures and will have first rights on buying each new company, GSK spokeswoman Melinda Stubbee said. Avalon will contribute up to $30 million to the collaboration, and Glaxo will provide as much as $465 million in initial funding and development milestone payments, Stubbee said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama celebrates young inventors at White House science fair Monday, Apr 22, 2013 04:10 PM PDT  By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hopped on a mountain bike that was mounted on blocks and pedaled away, taking part in a science experiment on how to filter unsafe drinking water during an emergency. The invention was the brainchild of Kiona Elliott, 18, and Payton Kaar, 16, two participants in the White House Science Fair, which Obama considers one of his favorite events of the year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ailing Glen Campbell done touring but will release new album Monday, Apr 22, 2013 04:00 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country singer Glen Campbell is set to release what could be his final album as the "Rhinestone Cowboy" singer's health has deteriorated after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease two years ago. "See You There," which will be released on July 30, features Campbell singing new versions of old songs, including hits "Galveston, "True Grit" and "Gentle on My Mind," record company Surfdog said on Monday. Campbell, who turned 77 on Monday, performed at the Grammy Awards ceremony in 2012 and completed a farewell "Goodbye Tour" in November. ... Full Story | Top |
| In Paraguay, a rich conservative must tackle poverty Monday, Apr 22, 2013 03:55 PM PDT  By Daniela Desantis and Hilary Burke ASUNCION (Reuters) - For Horacio Cartes, a millionaire cigarette and soft drink magnate who will be Paraguay's next president, the challenge now is to run a country where most people can only dream of having a sliver of the wealth he does. The 56-year-old, who won election on Sunday with 46 percent of the vote and will take office in August, campaigned as a center-right conservative at a time when most of Latin America is run by leftists. ... Full Story | Top |
| Not enough data to support suicide screening: panel Monday, Apr 22, 2013 03:10 PM PDT By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is not enough evidence to recommend universal screening to find people at risk of suicide, according to a government-backed panel. As it did in 2004, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued draft guidelines on Monday that conclude "there is not enough evidence to make a definitive recommendation for or against screening." Its statement is available for public comment here: http://bit.ly/ZKptK6 . ... Full Story | Top |
| Heart bypass surgery or stents? Depends on patient Monday, Apr 22, 2013 03:09 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The average person with multiple diseased arteries in the heart does slightly better following coronary artery bypass surgery than after having stents inserted, a new study suggests, but the optimal procedure varies by patient. Researchers found slightly more heart patients survived at least five years after bypass surgery - 74 percent, versus 72 percent of those who had a stenting procedure, known as angioplasty. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. soldier pleads guilty to murdering fellow servicemen in Iraq Monday, Apr 22, 2013 01:58 PM PDT  By Eric M. Johnson TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty on Monday to murder for shooting dead five fellow servicemen at a military counseling center in Iraq, a plea made in a deal with military prosecutors to avoid the death penalty. U.S. Army Sergeant John Russell was accused of killing two medical staff officers and three soldiers at Camp Liberty, adjacent to the Baghdad airport, in a 2009 shooting the military said at the time could have been triggered by combat stress. ... Full Story | Top |
| China says new bird flu case found in northeast Monday, Apr 22, 2013 01:04 PM PDT  BEIJING (Reuters) - A man in the northeastern Chinese province of Shandong has been infected by a new strain of bird flu, the first case found in the province, state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in China to 105. The H7N9 virus has killed 21 people in China, according to the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO). Although it is not clear exactly how people are becoming infected, WHO experts say there is no evidence of the most worrying scenario - sustained transmission between people. ... Full Story | Top |
| Magnetic therapy may not relieve ringing in the ears Monday, Apr 22, 2013 12:51 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using a magnet to generate an electrical current in areas of the brain that control hearing does not seem to improve ringing in the ears, a new study suggests. Researchers found people reported just as much bothersome ringing after a month of so-called repetitive transcranial magnetic simulation (rTMS) as after a series of fake, magnet-free treatments. ... Full Story | Top |
| New York City aims to ban cigarette sales to under 21s Monday, Apr 22, 2013 12:41 PM PDT  By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City took the first step on Monday in outlawing sales of cigarettes to anyone under age 21, in an effort to reduce smoking among the age group in which most smokers take up the habit. The bill, which was introduced by the City Council and has the backing of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, would make New York City, which already has the highest cigarette taxes in the nation, the first big city or state to set the smoking age at 21. Currently, individuals must be 18 to buy cigarettes. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. justices conflicted over AIDS funding case Monday, Apr 22, 2013 12:00 PM PDT  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court justices appeared divided on Monday as they considered a challenge to a law requiring non-profit organizations to adopt an anti-prostitution policy in order to obtain federal funding for HIV/AIDS programs abroad. Several justices voiced concerns that the law imposes unconstitutional limits on freedom of speech, but others indicated the government had a right to direct how its money should be spent. ... Full Story | Top |
| Afghan girls' school feared hit by poison gas Monday, Apr 22, 2013 10:22 AM PDT  By Folad Hamdard TALUQAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - As many as 74 schoolgirls in Afghanistan's far north fell sick after smelling gas and were being examined for possible poisoning, local officials said on Sunday. While instances of poisoning are sometimes later found to be false alarms, there have been numerous substantiated cases of mass poisonings of schoolgirls by elements of Afghanistan's ultra-conservative society that are opposed to female education. Local officials said the girls became ill after smelling gas at their school, Bibi Maryam, in Takhar province's capital, Taluqan. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bird flu found in German turkeys Monday, Apr 22, 2013 08:22 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Germany has reported new cases of a low pathogenic bird flu virus at two turkey farms in the northwestern part of the country, the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) said on Monday. The H5N1 virus, last found in Germany in late March, differs from the H7N9 type which has killed 20 people and infected 105 in China this month, the Paris-based OIE said on its website. German authorities reported to the OIE that 10 infected turkeys were found last week in Badbergen, Lower Saxony, leading to the culling of 7,920 animals. ... Full Story | Top |
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