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Whistleblower Woodford to tackle Olympus in court
Sun,27 May 2012 07:02 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Woodford, the ousted chief executive of Olympus , will try to persuade a London judge his embattled former employer fired him because he blew the cover off one of Japan's most high-profile corporate frauds. The five-day hearing, which starts on Monday, will throw the spotlight back onto a $1.7 billion accounting scandal that has cost the camera-to-endoscope maker its board and reputation. Woodford, chief executive for just two weeks before being sacked, is expected to seek up to $60 million in compensation from his former employer, according to the Financial Times. ...
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Women get less information on post-cancer fertility: study
Sun,27 May 2012 06:00 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Cancer treatment can sometimes lead to infertility, but young women are far less likely than young men to be informed of this, according to a Swedish study. Findings published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that of nearly 500 cancer survivors aged 18 to 45, 80 percent of men surveyed said their doctor had told them their chemotherapy could affect their future fertility. But only 48 percent of women said the same. In addition, only 14 percent of women said they received information on options to preserve their fertility, versus 68 percent of men. ... Full Story | Top |
Soy supplement shows no blood pressure benefit: study
Sun,27 May 2012 05:47 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Soy-rich diets have been linked to lower rates of heart disease, but soy supplements alone may not do anything for older women's blood pressure, according to a U.S. study. The findings, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, add to the mixed evidence on the health benefits of soy isoflavones - compounds that are thought to have weak estrogen-like effects in some body tissue. ... Full Story | Top |
Whistleblower Woodford to tackle Olympus in court
Sun,27 May 2012 04:45 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Woodford, the ousted chief executive of Olympus , will try to persuade a London judge his embattled former employer fired him because he blew the cover off one of Japan's most high-profile corporate frauds. The five-day hearing, which starts on Monday, will throw the spotlight back onto a $1.7 billion accounting scandal that has cost the camera-to-endoscope maker its board and reputation. Woodford, chief executive for just two weeks before being sacked, is expected to seek up to $60 million in compensation from his former employer, according to the Financial Times. ... Full Story | Top |
Colorado farm linked to listeria outbreak files for bankruptcy
Sat,26 May 2012 11:02 PM PDT
Reuters - DENVER (Reuters) - The Colorado farm that grew cantaloupes linked to a listeria outbreak that killed more than 30 people last year has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, court documents showed. Jensen Farms of Holly, Colorado, listed $2.1 million in assets and more than $2.5 million in liabilities in documents filed on Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Denver. In its bankruptcy papers, the farm listed numerous wrongful death lawsuits it faces in the wake of the outbreak. ... Full Story | Top |
Sanofi's cholesterol drug reports positive test results
Sat,26 May 2012 09:16 AM PDT
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - An experimental cholesterol treatment being jointly developed by Regeneron and Sanofi has shown it can lower bad cholesterol levels in difficult-to-treat patients, according to data from a mid-stage study published on Saturday. The treatment, a monoclonal antibody that works by blocking a protein called PCSK9 which preserves high bad cholesterol levels in the bloodstream, is a component of a new type of drug that could become effective in preventing heart attack and stroke. ... Full Story | Top |
Patz suspect's lawyer well versed in psychiatric defense
Fri,25 May 2012 04:53 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The lawyer assigned to handle the defense of Pedro Hernandez, the man who New York police say has confessed to strangling Etan Patz 33 years ago, has a track record of representing high-profile homicide defendants with a history of mental illness. Harvey Fishbein, a 39-year veteran of criminal defense law in New York, wasted no time in signaling that Hernandez's mental fitness would be an issue in the case. ... Full Story | Top |
California tobacco tax measure risks going up in smoke
Fri,25 May 2012 03:45 PM PDT
Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Health-conscious Californians may mostly oppose smoking for its costs to public health and the economy but an aggressive tobacco industry campaign and general anti-tax sentiment may block a measure to raise taxes on smokers. Airwaves in the most populous U.S. state are filling up with advertising for and against Proposition 29, a June 5 ballot measure that would add a $1 tax to a pack of cigarettes, taking the tax to $1.87, mainly to fund medical research on tobacco usage and programs to prevent and control it. ... Full Story | Top |
Clock ticking on Illinois Medicaid, pension reforms
Fri,25 May 2012 02:31 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Facing a May 31 deadline, the Illinois General Assembly on Friday raced to pass legislation to stop the state from sinking under pension and Medicaid payments, which account for 39 percent of general fund spending. Both chambers of the Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday sent Governor Pat Quinn a bill that would slice spending on Medicaid, the joint federal-state healthcare program for the poor, by $1.6 billion by reducing eligibility and provider rates and cutting or eliminating programs. ... Full Story | Top |
Tranzyme GI drug fails second late-stage trial
Fri,25 May 2012 02:30 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Tranzyme Pharma said its experimental drug to improve gastrointestinal recovery after surgery failed to meet the main or secondary goals of a second late-stage trial. In March, the company said it would stop development of the drug, ulimorelin, after it failed earlier late-stage study. "These results confirm the findings of the earlier study and support our earlier decision to stop all (new drug application) activities for ulimorelin," the company said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Can kids be sent home right after appendectomy?
Fri,25 May 2012 02:19 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most children and teens getting their appendix removed could probably go home on the same day they have surgery without facing an increased risk of complications, a new study suggests. Researchers at Miami Children's Hospital tested the theory on more than 200 pediatric appendectomy cases, and the kids who went home after surgery had about the same rates of complications and readmissions as the kids who stayed in the hospital overnight. Most parents didn't seem to mind the same-day discharge. ... Full Story | Top |
Patz suspect's lawyer well versed in psychiatric defense
Fri,25 May 2012 02:15 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The lawyer assigned to handle the defense of Pedro Hernandez, the man who police say has confessed to strangling Etan Patz 33 years ago, has a track record of representing high-profile homicide defendants with a history of mental illness. Harvey Fishbein, a 39-year veteran of criminal defense law in New York, was assigned to represent Hernandez at his arraignment on Friday. Fishbein declined to comment on the case, saying only that he would like the media to respect the Hernandez family's privacy. ... Full Story | Top |
Women get less information on post-cancer fertility
Fri,25 May 2012 12:32 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer treatment can sometimes lead to infertility, but young women are less likely than young men to be informed of that risk, a new study suggests. Swedish researchers found that of nearly 500 cancer survivors ages 18 to 45, most men -- 80 percent -- said their doctor had told them their chemotherapy could affect their future fertility. But only 48 percent of women said the same, the team reports in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. What's more, women were far less likely to have received information about options for preserving their fertility. ... Full Story | Top |
FBI probes fires at women's clinics in Georgia
Fri,25 May 2012 11:51 AM PDT
Reuters - ATLANTA (Reuters) - The FBI says it is investigating "intentional" fires that erupted this week at two Atlanta-area women's clinics, one of which performs abortions. "FBI-Atlanta is seeking information regarding intentional fires," the agency said in a statement. It said the first of the blazes occurred on Sunday morning after someone broke out the front window of a gynecological office and set a fire inside the building. "An incendiary substance was present," the FBI said in its statement. "Laboratory results are pending. ... Full Story | Top |
Tide to change Pods lid over child safety concerns
Fri,25 May 2012 11:42 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - After at least one child was hospitalized for swallowing its prettily packaged detergent, Procter & Gamble Co said on Friday it will make Tide Pods more difficult to open. A double latch will be put on the lid of Tide Pods tubs and should be in markets in the next couple of weeks, P&G spokesman Paul Fox said on Friday. The American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) issued a warning last week that people should keep highly concentrated, single-dose packs of detergent high up and out of the reach of children. ... Full Story | Top |
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