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| Goldman Sachs sets value for minority holders of Amil stock Friday, Nov 23, 2012 04:46 PM PST  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - United Health Group Inc should pay minority shareholders in Brazilian health-insurance group Amil Participacoes SA between 25.84 reais and 27.07 reais ($12.42 and $13.01) a share for their stock as part of a takeover announced in October, Amil said in a statement on Friday. The price was determined by the Brazilian unit of Goldman Sachs Group Inc which was hired to set a value for Amil shares, the statement said. U.S.-based United Health agreed to pay $4.9 billion for Amil in its largest-ever foreign acquisition that was unveiled on October 8. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ranbaxy recalls generic Lipitor in United States Friday, Nov 23, 2012 03:50 PM PST  MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has recalled its generic version of Pfizer Inc's cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor in the United States after certain batches were found to contain glass particles. Ranbaxy's U.S. subsidiary, Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc, said the recall affects certain lots of 10-, 20- and 40-milligram doses of the drug, known generically as atorvastatin calcium. The 80-milligram dosage is not affected. The company is conducting an investigation which it expects will take two weeks. ... Full Story | Top |
| Canada meat plant operations halted on food safety concerns Friday, Nov 23, 2012 01:57 PM PST OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian food inspectors on Friday said they have suspended operations at a meat-processing plant in Edmonton, Alberta, for failing to properly track its deliveries after detecting the Listeria bacteria on an employee. The incident comes just a month after a major health scare in Canada over tainted beef at another meat plant in the province. Capital Packers Inc detected the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes -- which can cause fever, nausea and even meningitis in infected people -- on a worker's sleeve and on Monday notified the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). ... Full Story | Top |
| Laws don't curb pricey prostate cancer treatments Friday, Nov 23, 2012 01:54 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Laws meant to prevent the overuse of expensive healthcare services don't stop doctors from using pricey prostate cancer treatments, according to two new studies. Researchers found doctors used robots and special radiation to treat prostate cancer regardless of whether their area had laws requiring government approval before money is spent on healthcare facilities and new equipment. "Certificate of need laws were designed to align public need with use of different services," said Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Extra prenatal choline doesn't help kids' brains Friday, Nov 23, 2012 01:06 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking extra choline during pregnancy does not improve babies' language and memory skills, according to a new study. "I think eating the recommended amount of choline, which is just about a half of a gram a day for pregnant women, would probably do you well," Dr. Steven Zeisel, the senior author of the study and a professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, told Reuters Health. "Going to high levels doesn't always give you improvement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baxter in talks to buy Gambro for about $4 billion Friday, Nov 23, 2012 11:22 AM PST (Reuters) - Baxter International Inc is in talks to buy Swedish medical-equipment maker Gambro for about $4 billion, according to a source familiar with the situation. A deal is seen in the next 2 to 3 weeks but has not been finalized yet, so it could still fall apart, the source said on Friday. Baxter and Gambro could not be reached for comment. Gambro is owned by two Nordic private-equity firms. Investor AB, which owns 49 percent, declined to comment; EQT, which owns 51 percent, was not immediately available. ... Full Story | Top |
| Four new cases of SARS-like virus found in Saudi, Qatar Friday, Nov 23, 2012 11:17 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - A new virus from the same family as SARS which sparked a global alert in September has now killed two people in Saudi Arabia, and total cases there and in Qatar have reached six, the World Health Organisation said. The U.N. health agency issued an international alert in late September saying a virus previously unknown in humans had infected a Qatari man who had recently been in Saudi Arabia, where another man with the same virus had died. On Friday it said in an outbreak update that it had registered four more cases and one of the new patients had died. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ireland opens new probe into death of woman denied abortion Friday, Nov 23, 2012 08:54 AM PST  DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland has opened a new investigation into the death of a woman denied an abortion of her dying fetus, as the government scrambled to stem criticism of its handling of an incident that polarized the overwhelmingly Catholic country. ... Full Story | Top |
| Nurses can help improve vaccination rates: study Friday, Nov 23, 2012 06:58 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More elderly and at-risk adults get their flu and pneumonia vaccinations when the shots are coordinated and given by nurses instead of doctors, a new analysis suggests. Researchers linked the changeover to a 44-percent increase in patients' chances of getting a flu shot and a more than doubling of their likelihood of getting vaccinated against pneumonia. Jeffrey Johnson, who worked on the study, said there's been a recent effort to get public health nurses and pharmacists involved in giving vaccines - although policies vary by state in the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rapid action needed to halt malaria in Greece, say scientists Friday, Nov 23, 2012 03:51 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Greek authorities must urgently step up control of mosquitoes and surveillance of infected people to stop malaria from re-establishing itself in the crisis-hit country, scientists said on Friday. Writing in online journal Eurosurveillance, they said recent outbreaks of the disease in the southern regions of Lakonia and East Attica were worrying. Tackling malaria requires measures such as insecticide spraying, eliminating standing water and tracking mosquito populations as well as people infected with the disease. ... Full Story | Top |
| Russia to lift ban on imports of British beef, lamb Friday, Nov 23, 2012 03:28 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Russia is set to lift a ban on imports of British beef and lamb imposed in 1996 following an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease, Britain's farm ministry said on Friday. Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said in a statement that the agreement could potentially be worth 80 million pounds ($128 million)to the British industry over the next three years. The ministry said it expects written confirmation, and full details of the deal, from Russian officials within the next few days. ... Full Story | Top |
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