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| BPA, phthalates tied to kids' weight, diabetes risk Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 09:12 PM PDT  By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children exposed to two chemicals commonly used in food packaging are more likely to be obese or show signs of diabetes precursors than those with lower exposure, new research suggests. Researchers found urine levels of one type of phthalate, used to soften plastic, were tied to a higher risk of insulin resistance among teenagers. Based on data from the same large nutrition survey, another study group linked bisphenol A, or BPA - used to line aluminum cans - to obesity and larger waists in youth. ... Full Story | Top |
| Lindsay Lohan says she's an addict, aims 'to shut up and listen' Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 08:44 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Weeks after finishing her sixth trip to rehab, actress Lindsay Lohan said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that she was an addict and realizes she needs "to shut up and listen" because her approach to dealing with personal problems had not worked. "I'm my own worst enemy, and I know that and I admit it," Lohan, 27, told Oprah Winfrey in an interview on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). She said she only realized she had a problem "over a period of time" rather than at any one moment. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ohio man finds load of marijuana stashed in gun safe Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 07:27 PM PDT By George Tanber TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) - A man in western Ohio found nearly 300 pounds of marijuana stuffed into a Mexican-made gun-storage safe that he recently purchased on the Internet, authorities revealed on Sunday. The 1,000-pound steel safe, ordered from Champion Safe Co. of Provo, Utah, was made in Nogales, Mexico, and shipped by truck from Mexico to Champion's warehouse near Mansfield, Ohio, Shelby County Sheriff John Lenhart said. The safe was delivered on June 19 to the customer in western Ohio by an independent driver working for Champion, Lenhart said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Insight: Some U.S. feedlots rue loss of 'Vitamin Z' Zilmax Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 12:24 PM PDT  By Lisa Baertlein and P.J. Huffstutter (Reuters) - After nearly a decade of relying on weight-gain feed additives as a lifeline to survival, some of the 75,000 U.S. cattle feedyards that dot rural America in places such as Texas and the Great Plains, suddenly must do without the leading product Zilmax - nicknamed "Vitamin Z." Merck & Co's announcement on Friday that it was suspending the sale of Zilmax in the United States and Canada surprised many cattle owners and feedlot operators, who say Zilmax and other beta-agonists have been a godsend for a struggling U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Singapore unveils master plan for port, airport, waterfront Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 10:26 AM PDT  By Kevin Lim and Rachel Armstrong SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Singapore government unveiled a master plan on Sunday to double capacity at Southeast Asia's busiest airport, build a new waterfront city, move its massive port and relocate a military airbase to free up land for development. The plan announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong follows mounting discontent in one of the world's wealthiest nations over an influx of foreign workers and expatriates blamed for a range of problems - from strained infrastructure to among the highest living costs in Asia. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bolivian says ancient Andean diet has kept him alive for 123 years Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 06:34 AM PDT  By Santiago Limachi FRASQUIA, Bolivia (Reuters) - Bolivian indigenous farmer Carmelo Flores, who could be the oldest person to have ever lived, attributes his longevity to quinoa grains, riverside mushrooms and around-the-clock chewing of coca leaves. Speaking in the 4,000-metre (13,123-feet) high hamlet where he lives in a straw-roofed hut, Flores says the traditional Andean diet has kept him alive for 123 years. "Potatoes with quinoa are delicious," said Flores in Aymara, the only language the nearly deaf man speaks. ... Full Story | Top |
| After deadly ferry disaster, Philippines asks what went wrong Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 05:54 AM PDT  By Rolando Ng TALISAY, Philippines (Reuters) - As rescuers plucked more bodies from the sea after a Philippine ferry and a cargo ship collided late last week, killing at least 38 people, a vexing but familiar question faces a country plagued by an abysmal record in maritime safety: what went wrong? Authorities say 82 people listed as missing are believed to have died, trapped in the ferry that sank to the sea floor off the central Philippine port of Cebu minutes after Friday's collision. Divers are trying to cut into the vessel, at a depth of 45 meters (150 feet), and plug an oil leak. ... Full Story | Top |
| Miami doping scandal casts pall over Dominican baseball Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 05:09 AM PDT  By Manuel Jimenez BOCA CHICA, Dominican Republic (Reuters) - The crack of bat on ball rings out as lithe young men dart around a baseball field hoping to catch the eye of Major League scouts looking for the next multi-million-dollar prospect. When it comes to talent on the baseball diamond, there is nowhere like the Dominican Republic, which accounts for almost 40 percent of all foreign-born players in the U.S. major leagues. The Caribbean nation is a powerhouse in world baseball, winning the World Classic championship this year. Yet, for all its success, there is a dark side: doping. ... Full Story | Top |
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