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| FDA approves J&J sedation drug device Friday, May 03, 2013 06:06 PM PDT (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have approved Johnson & Johnson's Sedasys system to sedate patients during colonoscopies without the need for a physician to monitor delivery of the injectable sedating agent, the company said on Friday. The device injects the patients who have different types of colonoscopy procedures with propofol, a minimal-to-moderate sedation agent widely used in colonoscopy procedures. ... Full Story | Top |
| Chinese dissident urges U.S. to ensure family's fair treatment Friday, May 03, 2013 05:17 PM PDT  By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng called on the United States on Friday to ensure his family in China would be treated fairly, saying his imprisoned nephew was not receiving proper medical care from Chinese authorities, whom he accused of "hooligan tactics." Chen, who made international headlines last year when he escaped house arrest and spent 20 hours on the run before finding refuge at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, said his nephew was suffering from appendicitis and being treated only by a fellow inmate who had received some medical training. ... Full Story | Top |
| California governor grudgingly lists ways to ease prison crowding Friday, May 03, 2013 04:20 PM PDT  By Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown, under court order to produce a plan to ease overcrowding in state prisons, pointed to plans to reopen two closed facilities and move some inmates to camps, but otherwise defiantly rapped a three-judge panel for the "intrusiveness" of the case. Brown's filing stopped short of laying out precisely how the most populous U.S. state would realistically reduce the prison population to a level demanded by the court in a move that could put him on a collision course with the judges. ... Full Story | Top |
| Utah soccer referee left in coma after attack by teenage player Friday, May 03, 2013 04:12 PM PDT By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - A Utah soccer referee who suffered head injuries when he was punched in the face by a teenage player remained hospitalized in a coma on Friday, almost a week after the incident. A 17-year-old player struck the referee, Ricardo Portillo, in the head on Saturday after Portillo penalized the teenager during a soccer game in a Salt Lake City suburb, said Justin Hoyal, a lieutenant with the Unified Police of Greater Salt Lake. The player, whose name was withheld because he is a juvenile, was upset because Portillo had issued him a yellow card, Hoyal said. ... Full Story | Top |
| India regulators pull J&J plant license on baby powder concerns Friday, May 03, 2013 02:45 PM PDT (Reuters) - Health officials in India have revoked Johnson & Johnson's license to make cosmetics at a plant outside Mumbai after they discovered the company had used an unauthorized process for sterilizing its baby powder. J&J said in a statement on Friday that it is in "ongoing discussions" with Indian regulators. "We understand their concerns and are diligently working with them to resolve the issue," Peggy Ballman, a J&J spokeswoman, said in a statement, adding that there were no consumer complaints or adverse events reported due to its use of the process. ... Full Story | Top |
| Supplement builds strength in fibromyalgia trial Friday, May 03, 2013 01:52 PM PDT By Trevor Stokes NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Creatine, a supplement favored by bodybuilders, modestly boosted muscle strength in patients with fibromyalgia, Brazilian researchers report. Apart from helping with muscle weakness, though, the treatment had little effect on other symptoms of the mysterious disorder, such as chronic pain, fatigue, memory loss, depression, anxiety and sleeplessness. ... Full Story | Top |
| Philadelphia abortion trial ends fourth day without verdicts Friday, May 03, 2013 12:59 PM PDT By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The jury in the murder trial of a Philadelphia doctor accused of killing babies and a patient during late-term abortions at a clinic serving low-income women ended its fourth day of deliberations on Friday without reaching verdicts. Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, who ran the now-shuttered Women's Medical Society Clinic, could face the death penalty if convicted by the jury in Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia. The case focuses on whether the infants were born alive and then killed. ... Full Story | Top |
| FDA approves Merck combination cholesterol lowering pill Friday, May 03, 2013 12:44 PM PDT (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a Merck & Co cholesterol lowering pill that combines a generic version of Pfizer Inc's Lipitor with its own Zetia, Merck said on Friday. The new combination drug will be sold under the brand name Liptruzet and will begin shipping to wholesalers next week, the company said. Merck already sells a two-drug cholesterol fighter called Vytorin that combines Zetia, known chemically as ezetimibe, with Merck's older LDL lowering medicine Zocor. Lipitor, known chemically as atorvastatin, is considered to a more powerful statin than Zocor. ... Full Story | Top |
| Moms' iodine levels tied to kids' poor test scores Friday, May 03, 2013 12:37 PM PDT By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers who are mildly iodine deficient are more likely to have children who perform poorly in spelling, grammar and literacy, according to a new study from Australia. Severe iodine deficiency during pregnancy is known to cause serious mental disabilities in children, but researchers examined the test scores of nine year olds whose mothers were only slightly iodine deficient during pregnancy and found the kids performed between 6 percent and 10 percent worse than peers born to mothers with sufficient iodine. ... Full Story | Top |
| After flight delays, will cancer move Congress to act? Friday, May 03, 2013 12:34 PM PDT  By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Congress sifts through a growing number of requests for targeted relief from automatic spending cuts in coming weeks, advocates seeking funding shifts likely will need to tell a compelling story with potential life-or-death consequences. Requests without such a strong selling point may find it impossible to gain enough bipartisan support as lawmakers vow not to repeat a swift and controversial action last week to save airline travelers from flight delays caused by automatic "sequestration" spending cuts. ... Full Story | Top |
| Lindsay Lohan enters rehab center after false start Friday, May 03, 2013 11:37 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan has checked herself into a rehabilitation facility, following a day of confusion on Thursday over whether she was complying with court-ordered treatment for a reckless driving charge. "She did check into the rehab (center) and I will still be going through a vetting process," Santa Monica City Deputy Attorney Terry White, the prosecutor in the June 2012 car crash case, told Reuters in an email on Friday. White did not name the rehab center, but celebrity news website site TMZ. ... Full Story | Top |
| Insurance law tied to more breast reconstruction Friday, May 03, 2013 11:10 AM PDT By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many more breast cancer patients had breast reconstruction following a 1998 federal law mandating insurance coverage for the procedure, according to a new study. "I think it's the first large-scale study that shows that, slowly, legislation like the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act is having an effect," said Dr. Evan Garfein, a plastic surgeon who has helped to draft a New York law aimed at improving access to breast reconstruction but who was not involved in the new research. ... Full Story | Top |
| UK plastic surgeons arrange to insure cosmetic ops Friday, May 03, 2013 09:22 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A leading British cosmetic surgeons' association has arranged insurance for its members' patients to cover the cost of righting procedures such as breast enhancements that go wrong. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) said it arranged the Aesthetic Surgery Commitment policy through the Lloyds of London insurance market in response to recommendations made in a government backed report. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama comfortable with FDA decision to let 15-year-olds buy morning-after pill Friday, May 03, 2013 09:12 AM PDT  By Steve Holland MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he is comfortable with a U.S. government agency's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older. Some critics have complained girls that young should not be allowed to purchase the pills without a doctor's approval. But Obama told a news conference in Mexico City that the decision was based on "solid scientific evidence." The U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| New 'Star Trek' movie shows franchise could still live long Friday, May 03, 2013 07:17 AM PDT  By Rollo Ross LONDON (Reuters) - The crew of USS Enterprise beamed into London for the premiere of the sci-fi sequel "Star Trek Into Darkness" with critics saying on Friday that the eagerly-awaited film proved the franchise could still live long and prosper. The film, starring Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk and Zachary Quinto as First Officer Spock, is a 3D follow-up to director J.J. Abrams' 2009 reboot of the popular franchise starring a new cast of spacefarers. ... Full Story | Top |
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