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| Fonterra says milk powder held up for tests in Bangladesh Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 06:22 PM PDT  WELLINGTON/DHAKA (Reuters) - New Zealand's Fonterra said on Wednesday some of its milk powder products had been held up for chemical testing in Bangladesh, the latest country to stop the company's products at its borders after a food safety scare earlier this month. The statement confirms information from a Bangladesh government official who said on Tuesday that customs authorities had restricted the import of more than 600 tonnes (544.31 metric tons) of powdered milk mainly from the world's largest dairy exporter. ... Full Story | Top |
| Drug strategy unclear as Mexico pares back new security force Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 05:33 PM PDT  By Gabriel Stargardter and Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government on Tuesday diluted plans for a new security force to fight drug gangs, as President Enrique Pena Nieto struggles to break with the military-led strategy of his predecessor. Pena Nieto took office in December vowing to take a different tack in Mexico's raging drug war. Former President Felipe Calderon tried to tame drug bosses with a military assault, but it was widely seen as a failure and more than 70,000 people died in drug-related violence. ... Full Story | Top |
| Michigan Senate approves bill expanding Medicaid under Obamacare Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 05:20 PM PDT (Reuters) - The Michigan state Senate on Tuesday voted 20-18 to approve a bill to expand Medicaid, the health program for the poor, under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder broke with other Republican governors this year to support Medicaid expansion through Obamacare. The Senate approved a version of a bill passed by the state House in June with some differences on Tuesday and the bill must return to the House for a final vote before it can be advanced to Snyder for his signature. (Reporting by David Bailey; Editing by Eric Walsh) Full Story | Top |
| Fort Hood gunman rests case without making statement Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 03:55 PM PDT  By Ellen Wulfhorst FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan, facing the possibility of a death sentence for the November 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, rested his case without making a statement in the sentencing phase of his trial on Tuesday. The jury of 13 military officers, who convicted the Army psychiatrist of killing 13 people and wounding 31 others, was instructed to return to court on Wednesday, when it will likely begin deliberating Hasan's sentence. Most of those killed and wounded were unarmed soldiers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pennsylvania girl who sued for lung transplants goes home Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 03:14 PM PDT  By Natalie Pompilio NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa (Reuters) - The Pennsylvania girl who underwent a double lung transplant after a court battle over U.S. organ donation policies waved slowly and mouthed "Hi" to well wishers on Tuesday, her first day home from the hospital. Dressed from head to toe in pink except for a blue tracheotomy tube in her neck, 11-year-old Sarah Murnaghan was carried by her parents to a chair outside their suburban Philadelphia-area home as neighbors cheered. ... Full Story | Top |
| IRS issues final rules on Obamacare's 'individual mandate' Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 02:05 PM PDT  By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service issued final rules on Tuesday for the individual mandate of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, one of the most contentious elements of the U.S. law set to go into effect next year. A centerpiece of Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is a requirement that all individuals carry some minimum health insurance or pay a tax. The new system aims to provide insurance through state marketplaces and subsidies for tens of millions of Americans who lack it. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rotavirus rates fell in adults, too, after vaccine Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 01:31 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fewer older children and adults were hospitalized for severe diarrhea once the U.S. started vaccinating babies against rotavirus in 2006, according to a new study. Rotavirus is one cause of the "stomach flu," or gastroenteritis, and introduction of the rotavirus vaccine has already been tied to a drop in related hospitalizations among preschoolers. But whether vaccinating babies would also confer protection for older people was unclear, researchers said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obamacare-like groups may produce 'spillover' savings Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 01:25 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A program focused on primary care and coordination of services between groups of doctors and hospitals reduced costs for patients who were not even covered by the plan, according to a new study. Previous research has found that the Massachusetts accountable care organization, or ACO, saved money and improved quality of care for people it covered directly. ACOs are a critical component of President Barack Obama's 2010 Affordable Care Act. ... Full Story | Top |
| Convicted Fort Hood gunman rests his case without making statement Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 12:29 PM PDT  FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan, who faces the possibility of a death sentence for the November 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, rested his case in the sentencing phase of his trial on Tuesday without making any statement. "The defense rests," said Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 31 others, most of them unarmed soldiers, at the central Texas military base. The jury of 13 military officers was instructed to return to court on Wednesday, when they are likely to begin deliberating Hasan's sentence. ... Full Story | Top |
| Wal-Mart offers health benefits to U.S. workers' domestic partners Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 11:25 AM PDT  By Jessica Wohl (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Tuesday it will offer health insurance benefits to domestic partners of its U.S. employees starting next year, following the lead of other major companies. The world's largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, also plans to begin to offer vision care to its eligible employees and their dependents, according to information the retailer sent to workers this week. Wal-Mart is the single biggest U.S. employer outside of the federal government. More than half of its 1.3 million U.S. employees are on its health-care plans. ... Full Story | Top |
| Roche looks to replicate cancer success with eye drugs Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 11:13 AM PDT  By Caroline Copley ZURICH (Reuters) - Positive results for Roche's experimental eye drug should bolster its position in the multibillion-dollar-a-year market for vision loss treatments, as it looks to branch out beyond its core cancer expertise. After scrapping drugs to treat diabetes and boost levels of "good" high-density cholesterol, the world's largest maker of cancer drugs is hoping to prove it has a stronger hand when it comes to developing treatments for the eyes. ... Full Story | Top |
| Some hospitals at risk for electronic record penalties Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 11:12 AM PDT By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Small and rural U.S. hospitals are most at risk of not satisfying certain federal requirements for using electronic health record systems, according to a new study. Targeted grants might help the lagging hospitals get up to speed and avoid fines, researchers suggest. "The area where we really see challenges is that there are certain types of hospitals that appear to be moving faster than others," Catherine DesRoches, the study's lead author from Mathematica Policy Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Labels may affect decision-making for breast lesions Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 11:11 AM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - How doctors describe a non-invasive type of breast lesion may affect how women choose to have the abnormal cells treated, a new survey suggests. Ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, accounts for about one in every five new breast cancer diagnoses in the United States when it's included in cancer statistics. DCIS may spread and become invasive cancer, but is not life-threatening on its own - and some researchers question whether it should be called "cancer" at all. Still, most women with DCIS undergo breast-conserving surgery or a mastectomy. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fort Hood victim's widow: killer 'is not going to win' Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 10:52 AM PDT  By Ellen Wulfhorst FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - The widow of a worker slain in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, vowed not to let the killing by convicted gunman U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan destroy her life and testified in a sentencing hearing on Tuesday that "he is not going to win." "The shooting is not going to destroy my life or my children's. He is not going to win. I am in control," said Joleen Cahill, whose husband, retired Chief Warrant Officer Michael Cahill, was one of 13 people murdered by Hasan at the central Texas military base. ... Full Story | Top |
| Modest start for Switzerland's first drive-in 'sex boxes' Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 08:14 AM PDT  By Alice Baghdjian ZURICH (Reuters) - Greeted by a press pack rather than prostitutes, the first customer to roll up to Switzerland's sex drive-in on opening night took one lap of the facility before making a hasty exit. The second car, a family vehicle driven by a man in sunglasses under cloudy evening skies, broke down and needed jump starting in front of a host of photographers, sniggering into their cameras. ... Full Story | Top |
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