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| Number of children who have fled Syria reaches a million, says U.N. Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 09:01 PM PDT  GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of Syrian children forced to flee their devastated homeland will on Friday reach a million, half of all the refugees driven abroad by the conflict, the United Nations said. Another two million Syrian minors are uprooted within their country and are often attacked or recruited as fighters in violation of humanitarian law, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR and U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) said. "The youth of Syria are losing their homes, their family members and their futures. ... Full Story | Top |
| L.A. porn film sets shuttered after actress infected with HIV Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 08:51 PM PDT By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Adult film sets throughout the Los Angeles area have shut down indefinitely after a porn actress tested positive for HIV, the trade association for the industry said on Thursday. The actress, who works under the name Cameron Bay, has contracted the virus that causes AIDS, the Free Speech Coalition said in a press release. The trade group said film producers called a moratorium on production late on Wednesday and that filming would not resume until all of Bay's partners are notified and tested. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fonterra suspends Sri Lankan operations Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 08:18 PM PDT  WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative said on Friday it had suspended operations in Sri Lanka because of an unstable situation in the country. Earlier this week Fonterra was banned by a Sri Lankan court from selling products, and it is in a dispute with the country's food safety authorities about the presence of a toxic agricultural chemical in some products. "The temporary suspension is the right thing to do. It is a precautionary measure to ensure our 755 people working there are safe. ... Full Story | Top |
| Boehner seeks to calm Republican clamor over how to stop 'Obamacare' Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 08:07 PM PDT  By Caren Bohan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, struggling to ease Republican divisions over how to fight "Obamacare," vowed on Thursday to try to erode the healthcare law, but stopped short of weighing in on a push to deny it funding. Boehner and other Republicans agree on their distaste for President Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul, but the party has been roiled by a debate over whether to threaten a shutdown of the government to try to gut the measure. ... Full Story | Top |
| New U.S. clinical trial poses risks to premature babies: watchdog Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 07:36 PM PDT (Reuters) - A new clinical trial funded by the U.S. government exposes premature infants suffering from anemia to risks without fully informing their parents, advocacy group Public Citizen said on Thursday. The group, in a letter, asked U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to stop recruiting for the trial, which aims to determine the best way to treat anemia in premature infants. It also calls on HHS to notify parents of babies already enrolled in the trial of the potential risks. ... Full Story | Top |
| Planned Parenthood sues Indiana over abortion clinic requirements Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 05:43 PM PDT By Susan Guyett INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood filed a federal challenge on Thursday to an Indiana law requiring clinics that administer the so-called abortion pill to have full surgical facilities, which it says would halt abortion services at a clinic in the state. Under the law, Planned Parenthood would have to upgrade its clinic in Lafayette, Indiana, to surgical standards or stop administering RU-486, commonly called the abortion pill, it said in a lawsuit filed in Indianapolis federal court. Separately, the group that has been at the forefront of the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| California mulls Obamacare exchange backup plan Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 03:51 PM PDT By Lewis Krauskopf (Reuters) - California said on Thursday it would consider a soft launch of its Obamacare online health insurance exchange if tests of the new system next month show it isn't ready to accommodate wide public access. If the system is not ready, the exchange would at first use an "aided enrollment" in which counselors help California residents sign up over the phone or in person. ... Full Story | Top |
| House Republican leaders seek to prevent split on 'Obamacare' Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 03:45 PM PDT  By Caren Bohan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are working to prevent their ranks from fracturing over the strategy of threatening a government shutdown to gut President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law. About a third of the Republican caucus sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Thursday, urging them to oppose any annual spending bills that include funding for the health law known as "Obamacare. ... Full Story | Top |
| New Martoma indictment describes second doctor as insider source Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 03:11 PM PDT  By Emily Flitter NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Thursday restated their case against a former portfolio manager who worked for Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, adding a new twist to what is considered to be the centerpiece of the multi-pronged legal action against SAC, court papers showed. Prosecutors filed a revised indictment in the insider trading case against Mathew Martoma the former SAC employee. In it, they restated their basic case against Martoma while adding new details, including information about a second doctor who allegedly gave him inside information. ... Full Story | Top |
| Elderly son of heiress Brooke Astor granted medical release from jail Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 02:59 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brooke Astor's 89-year-old son, in prison for swindling his late philanthropist mother, won early medical release on Thursday, the New York Department of Corrections said. Anthony Marshall, convicted in 2009 of grand larceny and other charges for taking advantage of his aging mother, suffers from Parkinson's disease and is unable to walk or feed himself, according to his lawyers. He began serving his sentence on June 21. A decorated veteran from the Second World War, Broadway producer and U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Atlanta area shooting revives issue of gun access and mental health Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 02:36 PM PDT  By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - A 20-year-old man who fired an AK-47 in a suburban Atlanta elementary school has a history of mental illness and once threatened in a Facebook message to kill his brother, according to the suspect's lawyer and family. A school clerk convinced Michael Brandon Hill to lay down his gun and turn himself in after he walked into the school carrying 500 rounds of ammunition and briefly exchanged gunfire with police. No students were injured in the incident. Claudia Saari, a public defender, described Hill as having a "long" history of mental health issues. "Mr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Omega-3s tied to lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 02:13 PM PDT By Veronica Hackethal, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have diets high in omega-3 fatty acids derived from fish are less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than those who skimp on fish, new research suggests. Researchers surveyed Swedish women about their diets and found over the course of more than seven years, long-term consumption of more than one serving of fatty fish each week was tied to a lower risk of developing the condition. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. soldier behind Afghan massacre apologizes for 'act of cowardice' Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 01:59 PM PDT  By Jonathan Kaminsky TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A decorated U.S. soldier who gunned down 16 unarmed Afghan civilians in a nighttime rampage last year apologized on Thursday at a sentencing hearing to determine his fate, calling the killings "an act of cowardice." Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, has admitted to shooting the villagers, mostly women and children, in attacks on their family compounds in Kandahar province in March 2012. "I am truly, truly sorry to all the people whose family members I have taken away. ... Full Story | Top |
| Quit smoking program helps psychiatric patients, too Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 01:52 PM PDT  By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients in psychiatric hospitals who take part in smoking cessation programs during their stay are more likely to be smoke-free after 18 months, compared to patients who don't participate in the programs, says a new study. What's more, researchers found that quitting smoking appeared to be safe for the patients and was tied to a decreased risk of being admitted back into the hospital. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cuba still battling cholera a year after first cases reported Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - A year after the first cholera cases in decades were reported in Cuba, the country is still struggling with outbreaks in various provinces, health workers and residents told Reuters on Thursday. On Tuesday the United States issued a health advisory urging U.S. citizens living in or traveling to Cuba to take appropriate precautions such as the frequent washing of hands and avoiding untreated water, street food, undercooked shellfish and uncooked foods. ... Full Story | Top |
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