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| Federal appeals court reinstates prisoner's sex-change lawsuit Monday, Jan 28, 2013 06:18 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday reinstated a lawsuit brought by a transgendered prisoner against Virginia authorities for refusing to allow her to undergo a sex-change operation. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Ophelia Azriel De'lonta, born Michael Stokes, can argue that denying her the surgery violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. ... Full Story | Top |
| Widower sues airlines for obese wife's death abroad Monday, Jan 28, 2013 05:29 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man whose wheelchair-bound, morbidly obese wife died last year after she was denied a spot on three different flights home from Europe sued the airlines on Monday for $6 million. Vilma Soltesz, who at the time was reported to have weighed 425 pounds (193 kg), had an amputated leg and suffered from diabetes and kidney disease, news media said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Salmonella linked to ground beef sickens 16: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Monday, Jan 28, 2013 02:55 PM PST (Reuters) - Sixteen people across five states have fallen ill from Salmonella poisoning, several from a raw ground-beef dish served at a single restaurant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday. Local, state and federal health and regulatory officials said the likely cause of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak was Jouni Meats Inc and Gab Halal Foods, both of Michigan. Most the people sickened were in the Midwest - two in Illinois, one in Iowa, three in Wisconsin and nine in Michigan, where the meat shops are located, the CDC said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Chevron paid $10 million in claims from Richmond refinery fire Monday, Jan 28, 2013 02:17 PM PST (Reuters) - Chevron Corp has paid $10 million in claims stemming from the August 6 crude unit fire at its 245,000-barrels-per-day refinery in Richmond, California, the company said. So far, 23,900 claims have been made due to the blaze that sent a smoke column over San Francisco Bay, according to a letter Chevron sent on Monday to the Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Program, a local health department. At least 15,000 people complaining of respiratory problems went to area hospitals in the hours and days after the fire broke out. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pregnant women should get whooping cough shot: CDC Monday, Jan 28, 2013 02:04 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Moms-to-be should get a booster tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine during each pregnancy to help protect their infants from whooping cough, according to a new vaccine schedule released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Babies don't get their first pertussis vaccine until two months of age - and even then, they aren't fully protected until after their third shot, at six months. In the interim, they are at especially high risk of getting very sick from the bacterial disease. ... Full Story | Top |
| TSX closes little changed; RIM, resources drag Monday, Jan 28, 2013 01:56 PM PST  TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index finished little changed on Monday, as gains in the financial group were offset by declines in natural resource stocks and shares of Research In Motion Ltd ,. RIM's critical launch of its new BlackBerry 10 platform will take place this week. The stock was down 7.6 percent to C$16.27, after closing on Friday with a gain of about 50 percent for this year. The overall technology group was down 2.7 percent. But financial stocks gained, as market sentiment has risen lately following a string of encouraging economic data. ... Full Story | Top |
| Can pneumonia be reliably diagnosed without x-rays? Monday, Jan 28, 2013 01:16 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors may miss some cases of pneumonia if they rely solely on their patient's medical history and symptoms without the help of x-rays, according to a new study from Europe. Dutch researchers, who published their findings in the European Respiratory Journal, found that of 140 patients who had their pneumonia diagnosed by x-ray, doctors initially thought only 41 of them had the severe lung infection. "That's worse than flipping a coin," said Dr. Richard R. Watkins, who was not involved with the new research but has studied how doctors diagnose pneumonia. ... Full Story | Top |
| Placebo as good as most drugs for kids' migraines Monday, Jan 28, 2013 01:16 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A drug-free placebo pill prevents migraines in kids and teens just as well as most headache medicines, according to a new review of past evidence. Researchers found only two drugs known to help migraine-plagued adults reduced the frequency of kids' headaches better than a placebo. And even in those cases, the effect was small - a difference of less than one headache per month compared to the dummy pills. "Parents should be aware that our medication choices aren't as good as they should be," said Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hospira recalls one lot of electrolyte solution after mold found Monday, Jan 28, 2013 01:07 PM PST (Reuters) - Hospira Inc is recalling one lot of an intravenous electrolyte solution after the discovery of the presence of a substance that was consistent with mold, U.S. health regulators said on Monday. The Food and Drug Administration said the affected lot of the product, known as Lactated Ringer's and 5% Dextrose Injection, was distributed nationwide between June 2011 and January 2012 to wholesalers, hospitals and pharmacies. The FDA said the substance in the solution was discovered by a Hospira customer. The customer was not identified. ... Full Story | Top |
| Veggie Grill raises $20 million to build on healthy eating trend Monday, Jan 28, 2013 01:06 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veggie Grill raised $20 million from current stakeholders and new investors to bolster its expansion and capitalize on the growing popularity of healthy dining options, the Santa Monica, California-based restaurant company said on Monday. It is the fourth round of equity funding for the vegetarian restaurant chain, whose menu includes dishes such as the "All Hail Kale" salad. The privately-held company declined to disclose its valuation. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pillows, stretches tied to less misshapen kids' heads Monday, Jan 28, 2013 12:17 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents who used stretching exercises and special sleeping pillows saw improvements in head deformities often created when infants lay in the same spot for a long time, according to a new study. Those two alternatives are less expensive than special helmets that cost $2,000 or more and that are only typically covered by insurance in some countries, according to a team of German researchers conducting the study. "These are probably easier options for some parents," study co-author Dr. Jan-Falco Wilbrand, of the University of Giessen, told Reuters Health. ... Full Story | Top |
| Judge freezes assets of owners of meningitis-linked pharmacy Monday, Jan 28, 2013 10:46 AM PST BOSTON (Reuters) - A bankruptcy judge on Monday froze the assets of the owners of the pharmacy linked to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak. Orders signed by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Henry Boroff temporarily restrict the owners of New England Compounding Center (NECC) from selling their luxury homes or spending up to $21 million they received last year in salary and shareholder distributions. NECC filed for bankruptcy protection in December after U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| At Downsize Fitness gyms, the slender need not apply Monday, Jan 28, 2013 10:36 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - At Downsize Fitness health clubs, the treadmills are wider, the head trainers are weight-loss veterans and new members must be at least 50 pounds (22.7 kgs) overweight. It's all about creating a more welcoming environment to battle the bulge and drop the excess weight. Francis Wisniewski, a hedge fund manager, started Downsize Fitness in 2011, when he was struggling to lose weight and found himself intimidated by one-size-fits-all gyms. "I figured if I was uncomfortable, a lot of people must be. ... Full Story | Top |
| EU agency to review safety of newer contraceptive pills Monday, Jan 28, 2013 09:11 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency is to review the safety of third and fourth-generation combined oral contraceptives to decide if there is a need to restrict their use. Monday's move followed a request by France, where authorities have already taken steps to reduce use of the drugs in favor of second-generation birth control pills. The newer pills, which include Bayer's Meliane or Yasmin, have proved popular because they reduce side effects seen with earlier versions, such as weight gain and acne. ... Full Story | Top |
| Israel reviews contraceptive use for Ethiopian immigrants Monday, Jan 28, 2013 08:55 AM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Health Ministry has ordered doctors to review how they prescribe a birth control drug, after accusations it was being used to control the population of Ethiopian immigrants. Suspicions that Ethiopian women had been coerced into receiving Depo-Provera arose in Israeli media a few years ago and most recently in a TV documentary linking the community's falling birthrate to over-prescription of the injectable contraceptive. ... Full Story | Top |
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