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Dope cheats face testing times at London 2012
Sat,28 Jul 2012 09:07 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists working around the clock at a specially equipped anti-doping lab on the outskirts of London will analyze more than 6,000 urine and blood samples during the 2012 Olympics. The process - from obtaining the sample through to delivering what may be career-ending results back to athlete and coach - is highly sensitive and demands high levels of speed, skill and security. ... Full Story | Top |
Ebola outbreak in Uganda kills 13: official
Sat,28 Jul 2012 08:56 AM PDT
Reuters - KAMPALA (Reuters) - An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has killed 13 people in Uganda and efforts are under way to contain the hemorrhagic fever, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Saturday. There is no treatment and no vaccine against Ebola, which is transmitted by close personal contact and, depending on the strain, kills up to 90 percent of those who contract the virus. ... Full Story | Top |
China cancels waste project after protests turn violent
Sat,28 Jul 2012 05:56 AM PDT
Reuters -  QIDONG, China (Reuters) - Chinese officials canceled an industrial waste pipeline project on Saturday after anti-pollution demonstrators occupied a government office in eastern China, destroying computers and overturning cars. The demonstration was the latest in a string of protests sparked by fears of environmental degradation and highlights the social tensions the government in Beijing faces as it approaches a leadership transition this year. It was also the second cancellation of an industrial project this month, as officials buckle under pressure from protests. ...
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Substances and methods used in doping
Sat,28 Jul 2012 05:05 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The International Olympics Committee (IOC) said on Saturday that 1001 drugs tests have been conducted since the start of the London 2012 Olympic period on July 16. Of these, 715 were urine tests and 286 were tests on blood. IOC President Jacques Rogge says a crackdown on doping cheats in the run-up to the London Olympics has been a success, with testers catching more than 100 athletes using performance-enhancing drugs in recent months. ... Full Story | Top |
India's Dr Reddy's says U.S. regulator lifts ban on Mexico plant
Sat,28 Jul 2012 01:06 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Dr Reddy's Laboratories, India's No. 2 drugmaker by sales, said the U.S. drug regulator has lifted a ban on its manufacturing unit in Mexico and that it can start shipping products from the facility to the United States. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had issued a warning letter to the company's manufacturing unit at Cuernavaca in June last year saying it had violated manufacturing standards, and stopped shipments to the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. being treated in Mayo Clinic
Fri,27 Jul 2012 09:56 PM PDT
Reuters -  MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. has been admitted to the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to be evaluated for depression and gastrointestinal ailments, the congressman's office said on Friday in a statement released by the clinic. The statement came more than two weeks after the Illinois Democrat, son of civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, was said by his doctor to be undergoing treatment for a "mood disorder. ...
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Catholic business owners win temporary halt to Obama birth control mandate
Fri,27 Jul 2012 04:56 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A Colorado business owned by a Catholic family does not have to comply with President Barack Obama's new healthcare mandate that private employers provide employees with insurance coverage of birth control, a Colorado federal judge ruled on Friday. District Judge John Kane in Denver temporarily blocked the government from the enforcing the contraception requirement against the religious owners of Hercules Industries Inc, a private manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment. ... Full Story | Top |
Queen plays cameo with 007 at eccentric Games opening
Fri,27 Jul 2012 04:11 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - James Bond actor Daniel Craig and Britain's Queen Elizabeth stole the show at a spectacular 2012 Olympic opening on Friday, appearing together in a comic film beamed to 60,000 people in the main stadium and a billion viewers around the world. After a an eccentric and exuberant trip through British history and culture, athletes took center stage in London as the Greek team kept Olympic tradition and led out thousands of competitors dressed in national costumes. ...
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Petition to waive ethanol mandate may come next week
Fri,27 Jul 2012 02:54 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least one of four states hoping to ease requirements on adding grain-based ethanol to gasoline is expected to petition the federal government as soon as Monday as the worst drought in 50 years spikes corn prices and lowers profits for livestock producers. Governors from states that may petition the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the mandate known as the Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, include Republicans Nikki Haley of South Carolina, Dave Heineman of Nebraska, Rick Perry of Texas and Democrat Mike Beebe of Arkansas, an ethanol industry source said. ... Full Story | Top |
Government on track with federal health exchanges: official
Fri,27 Jul 2012 12:28 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday said it is on track to set up federal health insurance exchanges by 2014 in U.S. states that fail to establish their own regulated insurance markets under the U.S. healthcare reform law. The Health and Human Services Department is also preparing to issue new guidance for states before the end of the summer on how federally facilitated exchanges are expected to operate, a senior official said. ...
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Driving sobriety tests likely to miss medical pot
Fri,27 Jul 2012 12:21 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new, small study suggests medicinal marijuana may impair users' driving skills - but might be missed by typical sobriety tests. At doses used in AIDS, cancer and pain patients, people weaved side to side more and had a slower reaction time in the hours after using the drug, researchers from the Netherlands found. For people who hadn't built up a tolerance to marijuana, those effects were similar to driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08, the point at which drivers are considered legally impaired, they said. ...
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Appeals court upholds Philip Morris sanctions
Fri,27 Jul 2012 11:28 AM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling banning tobacco company Philip Morris USA, a unit of Altria Group Inc, from making false or deceptive statements about cigarettes. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a 2009 injunction banning the company, which sells Marlboro and other cigarettes, from making misleading statements or implying health benefits. ...
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Death certificates may not tell the whole story
Fri,27 Jul 2012 11:16 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dementia may be overlooked as one of the biggest contributors to death in the U.S., thanks to oversimplistic death certificates, says a new study. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) attributed only three percent of recent deaths to dementia, the condition contributed to 13 percent of deaths among the population the researchers studied. "We were actually surprised at what we found," Dr. Mary Tinetti, who led the study at Yale University, told Reuters Health. ... Full Story | Top |
Ex-smokers have higher risks for bowel diseases
Fri,27 Jul 2012 10:40 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Compared to people who've never smoked, former smokers have a higher risk of developing two inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, according to a new study. "The increased risk of ulcerative colitis following smoking cessation persisted even two decades after cessation," said Dr. Leslie Higuchi, the lead author of the study and a researcher at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School. ... Full Story | Top |
Fiber-added foods may not stem your hunger
Fri,27 Jul 2012 10:38 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fiber-enriched processed foods promise a healthier version of your favorite snacks, but do not expect them to keep your hunger at bay, a small study suggests. In a short-term study of 22 women, researchers found no hunger-quashing effects of chocolate bars containing four different "functional fibers," such as inulin - aka "chicory root extract" - commonly found in fiber-enriched processed foods. Overall, the women were just as hungry come lunch time as they were on a day when they ate a low-fiber bar for breakfast. ... Full Story | Top |
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