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| New test to improve HIV diagnosis in poor countries Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 11:29 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have come up with a test for the virus that causes AIDS that is ten times more sensitive and a fraction of the cost of existing methods, offering the promise of better diagnosis and treatment in the developing world. The test uses nanotechnology to give a result that can be seen with the naked eye by turning a sample red or blue, according to research from scientists at Imperial College in London published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Employees to face healthcare sticker shock Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 10:46 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visit to New York City orthopedist: $223. One X-ray: $50. One follow-up magnetic resonance imaging test: $766. Total bill for checking out that aching shoulder: $1,039 - all to be paid by the patient, rather than the insurer. Healthcare has gone retail. Over the next 18 months, between one quarter and one half of Americans who get insurance coverage through their employers will pay more of their doctor bills themselves as companies roll out healthcare plans with higher deductibles, benefits consultants say. The result: sticker shock. ... Full Story | Top |
| South Africa's Zuma drops suit over rape cartoon Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 06:34 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma intends to drop a four-year-old lawsuit claiming nearly $600,000 in damages from a cartoonist who depicted him poised to rape "Lady Justice", his office said on Sunday. The Sunday Times, named as a defendant in the case, also said it had reached agreement with Zuma's lawyers for the suit and all claims to be ended. "The president ... ... Full Story | Top |
| IBA signs $40 million U.S. cancer facility deal Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 05:54 AM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian cancer treatment equipment maker IBA said it has signed a $40 million deal for the installation of a treatment facility in Louisiana. The treatment room, which will receive its first patients in early 2014, will use a system designed by Dutch group Philips, which will allow patients to select comforting ambient sound and lighting before starting the therapy. The installation in Shreveport in northern Louisiana is the first such project to be realized with Philips, IBA said on Sunday. (Reporting By Robert-Jan Bartunek; Editing by Hans-Juergen Peters) Full Story | Top |
| FDA finds contaminants in drug linked to meningitis Saturday, Oct 27, 2012 01:02 PM PDT (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it found "greenish black foreign matter" and other contaminants in an injectable steroid produced by the New England Compounding Center, the pharmacy at the heart of a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak. It also found that vials from the same bin of the steroid contained what appeared to be a "white filamentous material," according to the report released by the FDA following inspections of the facility in October. ... Full Story | Top |
| Six new cases reported in meningitis outbreak Saturday, Oct 27, 2012 01:02 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Six new cases of fungal meningitis have been reported in an outbreak tied to contaminated steroid injections that has led to 25 deaths in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday. The CDC reported three new cases in Florida, two in Ohio and one in Indiana, raising the total number of meningitis cases attributed to the tainted steroid to 337 in 18 states. This type of meningitis cannot be spread person-to-person. ... Full Story | Top |
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