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| New Zealand's clean, green image under scrutiny with dairy scare Monday, Aug 05, 2013 08:39 PM PDT  By Naomi Tajitsu and Lincoln Feast WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - For a country that markets itself to the world with the slogan "100% Pure", New Zealand's environmental credentials are not as impeccable as many would think. The majority of its rivers are too polluted to swim in. Its record on preservation of natural environments is among the worst in the world on a per capita basis. And it is the only OECD country that does not produce a regular national report on its environment. ... Full Story | Top |
| NZ worries about China dairy bans as Fonterra hit by more recalls Monday, Aug 05, 2013 07:10 PM PDT  By Naomi Tajitsu WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Dairy giant Fonterra was hit by fresh infant formula recalls in China and Hong Kong on Tuesday, while New Zealand's government fretted that the widening contamination scare would prompt China to extend a ban on whey protein powder to other dairy products. Government officials rapped Fonterra, the world's biggest dairy exporter, for dragging its feet in identifying whey protein products containing a bacteria which can potentially cause botulism. ... Full Story | Top |
| San Diego Mayor enters therapy amid sexual harassment allegations Monday, Aug 05, 2013 04:29 PM PDT  By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - San Diego's mayor, facing mounting pressure to resign over sexual harassment allegations from nearly a dozen women, entered an intensive therapy program on Monday, a spokeswoman said. As Mayor Bob Filner, a Democrat, prepared over the weekend to begin his treatment, a tenth woman came forward to accuse him of inappropriate behavior, saying the 70-year-old mayor had asked her out during a political event in June. "He took me by the hand and said, 'You are so beautiful I cannot take my eyes off of you," Renee Estill-Sombright told a Fox News station. ... Full Story | Top |
| North Carolina governor signs law for tougher abortion clinic rules Monday, Aug 05, 2013 04:25 PM PDT By Karen Brooks (Reuters) - North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law on Monday new requirements for clinics performing abortions that supporters say will protect women's safety and opponents say will restrict access to the procedure. The new law places sweeping new restrictions on abortion clinics, including a requirement doctors be present when abortions are performed. It also bans publicly funded health insurance programs from paying for most abortions, and authorizes state health officials to design rules for increased safety standards for abortion clinics. ... Full Story | Top |
| Judge blocks one restriction on Wisconsin abortion doctors Monday, Aug 05, 2013 04:23 PM PDT (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday blocked a portion of a Wisconsin law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital near their practice. U.S. District Judge William Conley last month temporarily stopped the measure, days after Republican Governor Scott Walker signed it into law, and his latest ruling extends that indefinitely while a lawsuit proceeds against the provision. ... Full Story | Top |
| Anorexic girls also have autistic traits, study finds Monday, Aug 05, 2013 04:10 PM PDT By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists studying girls with the eating disorder anorexia have found they show a mild echo of the characteristics of autism - a finding which could point to new ways of helping anorexics overcome their illness. A study by the leading autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen at Cambridge University's Autism Research Centre found that compared to typical girls, those with anorexia have an above-average number of autistic traits. ... Full Story | Top |
| UK cost agency turns down new Roche breast cancer drug Monday, Aug 05, 2013 04:07 PM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Roche's new breast cancer drug Perjeta is not worth using on Britain's state health service given its high price and the lack of data showing how long it might extend life, the country's healthcare cost watchdog said. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said on Tuesday it could not be sure of Perjeta's benefits, adding that not even the manufacturer estimated it would be considered cost-effective for the National Health Service. NICE's draft recommendation against using Perjeta is now open for consultation before final guidance is issued. ... Full Story | Top |
| Self-monitoring tied to lower blood pressure: review Monday, Aug 05, 2013 02:49 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with hypertension who regularly monitor their own blood pressure tend to have lower numbers than those who don't use a home blood pressure monitor, a new review of past studies suggests. The analysis showed self-monitoring was most successful when paired with extra resources for patients, such as online materials or phone calls with health workers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Teen soccer player pleads guilty in death of Utah referee Monday, Aug 05, 2013 02:27 PM PDT By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - A 17-year-old soccer player in Utah, whose punch out of anger over a penalty call ultimately killed a referee, pleaded guilty to homicide on Monday and was sentenced to three years in a juvenile detention facility, prosecutors said. The teen, a goalie whose name has been withheld because of his age, became upset and punched the referee in the face after he penalized the teen for shoving an opposing player during a game in suburban Salt Lake City this past April. ... Full Story | Top |
| NZ's Fonterra says has no notice of Chinese action on food scare Monday, Aug 05, 2013 02:23 PM PDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, said on Monday it had received no official notice from Chinese authorities over action against dairy products that might be contaminated with a bacterium which can cause botulism. In a statement to the NZ stock exchange it said it had yet to hear about the official Chinese response to the food scare. "As far as Fonterra is aware, the New Zealand Government is working with Chinese authorities to determine the scope of the reaction, and no official notification has been received," it said in the statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Medicines Co's hemostasis drug effective in late: stage study Monday, Aug 05, 2013 02:07 PM PDT (Reuters) - Medicines Co said its experimental drug to help stop bleeding during surgery was found effective in a late-stage study, sending its shares up more than 2 percent. The drug, which met all the main and secondary goals, is a dry powder topical formulation that Medicines Co acquired through its purchase of Profibrix in June. The drug, Fibrocaps, was tested on 719 patients in four surgical indications of spinal surgery, hepatic resection, soft tissue dissection and vascular surgery. Shares of the company rose 2.4 percent to $32.24 in after-hours trading on Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Some states' claims of Obamacare price spike are 'incorrect:' HHS Monday, Aug 05, 2013 01:52 PM PDT  By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Forecasts by some U.S. states that show health insurance costs skyrocketing under Obamacare are "factually incorrect," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Monday. Sebelius, President Barack Obama's top healthcare adviser, did not name the states, but said that the administration will set the record straight on costs for the uninsured in September. ... Full Story | Top |
| Parental smoking tied to kids' risk of lighting up Monday, Aug 05, 2013 01:47 PM PDT  By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children born to parents with a history of cigarette smoking are more likely to light up than kids of people who never smoked, according to a new U.S. study. Despite falling smoking rates across age groups, researchers found that children raised by current or even former smokers were about three times more likely to be smokers themselves during their teenage years than kids raised by parents who never smoked. ... Full Story | Top |
| Blood pressure drugs tied to breast cancer risk Monday, Aug 05, 2013 01:06 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women taking a common type of blood pressure drug for a decade or more are over twice as likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer as those not on the medication, a new study suggests. Researchers said the findings are not definitive enough to drive changes in how so-called calcium channel blockers are prescribed, and would first have to be replicated in other groups of women. "We don't really think these results should change any current clinical practice," Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sri Lanka suspends New Zealand milk powder imports Monday, Aug 05, 2013 12:30 PM PDT COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has ordered an immediate suspension of New Zealand milk powder imports and recalled the products from the market following China's import ban over botulism fears, a government official said on Monday. Dharma Wanninayake, a spokesman for the island nation's health ministry, said the director general of health services had instructed customs to temporarily halt the clearance of milk powder from New Zealand. "The concern is the change in the whey protein concentration due to clostridium bacteria and the other concern is China completely banning the importation. ... Full Story | Top |
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