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| Sacking "attractive" assistant is legal says Iowa Supreme Court Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:31 PM PDT By Kay Henderson DES MOINES (Reuters) - An Iowa dentist did not discriminate against a female assistant he fired for being "too attractive," the Iowa Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday in its second decision in the case. In December, the all-male Iowa Supreme Court ruled that Dr. James Knight did not discriminate in firing dental hygienist Melissa Nelson after more than 10 years service because he found her too attractive and his wife saw her as a threat. ... Full Story | Top |
| Family planning, higher education are priorities globally: Neilsen poll Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:28 PM PDT By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Family planning, higher education and quality time with loved ones are priorities for people around the world, according to a new global Nielsen survey focusing on lifestyle values released on Friday. The Nielsen poll of more than 29,000 people in 58 countries also showed that most people think women should have a say in important household issues, but opinions diverged on how the roles of wife and mother are perceived. "It was very striking that spending quality time with family was the No. ... Full Story | Top |
| Surgery may not be better for spine fractures Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:16 PM PDT By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting back surgery to fix fractures caused by compression of the spine may not be any more beneficial than more conservative treatments, according to a new study of Medicare patients. Researchers found that people who had so-called spinal augmentation had a similar likelihood of dying or having major complications as those who didn't have the surgery. "I can't say there is no effect in patients who swear by their procedure, but in looking at objective measures we can't say it's effective," said Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sterilization more common among rural women: study Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:15 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rural women, especially those without much education, are more likely to have their "tubes tied" in their 20s and early 30s than urban and suburban women, according to a new study. The procedure, known medically as tubal ligation, is a permanent form of birth control. Although it may be a good option for many women, researchers said, some others go on to regret it - especially when it's performed at a young age. ... Full Story | Top |
| Lilly plans big Alzheimer's disease study after prior failures Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:56 AM PDT By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - Despite two failed late-stage trials of its experimental Alzheimer's drug solanezumab, Eli Lilly and Co said on Friday it plans to run yet another study, this time focusing only on mild patients who appeared to respond to the treatment. And the company will take extra steps to ensure it is testing actual Alzheimer's patients by pre-screening them with its imaging agent Amyvid to ensure they have deposits of the protein beta amyloid that is linked with the disease. ... Full Story | Top |
| Timing of first solid food tied to child diabetes risk Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:36 AM PDT Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When babies already at increased risk for type 1 diabetes had their first solid foods before four months of age or after six months, their chances of developing the disorder at least doubled, according to a new study. Four to six months is the recommended age window for all kids to start on solid foods, but the new results suggest timing could be even more important for babies at high risk for type 1 diabetes (T1D) because of genetic susceptibility. ... Full Story | Top |
| Insight: Fast-growing U.S. craft brewers struggle with worker safety Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:12 AM PDT  By M.B. Pell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Welder Mark Moynihan crawled down a narrow tube into a space the size of a car interior to seal the crack in the fermentation tank at Calhoun's Bar-B-Q & Brewery in Knoxville, Tennessee. The space was oversaturated with oxygen. He lit his torch, and a flash-fire erupted. His hair and clothing disintegrated instantly. Moynihan, a contractor for the craft brewery, dragged himself up the tube and out of the vat while still on fire, suffering serious burns over much of his body. ... Full Story | Top |
| UK government delays decision on cigarette branding ban Friday, Jul 12, 2013 09:46 AM PDT  By William James LONDON (Reuters) - The British government on Friday delayed plans to ban company branding on cigarette packets in England, saying it wanted to first see the impact of a similar decision in Australia. The move was welcomed by the tobacco industry which says plain packaging would hit jobs and encourage cigarette smuggling, but strongly criticized by health campaigners. ... Full Story | Top |
| Medtronic loses heart valve patent fight in Germany Friday, Jul 12, 2013 09:44 AM PDT By Sakthi Prasad (Reuters) - A German court ruled against Medtronic Inc in the latest round of its patent fight with Edwards Lifesciences on Friday, judging the U.S. medical device maker's transcatheter heart valve technology infringes a patent owned by Edwards. Shares of Edwards were up 3.7 percent at $68.25 in early afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange, while shares of Medtronic were down 1.4 percent at $53.01. ... Full Story | Top |
| Government delays decision on cigarette branding ban Friday, Jul 12, 2013 09:38 AM PDT By William James LONDON (Reuters) - The government on Friday delayed plans to ban company branding on cigarette packets in England, saying it wanted to first see the impact of a similar decision in Australia. The move was welcomed by the tobacco industry which says plain packaging would hit jobs and encourage cigarette smuggling, but strongly criticised by health campaigners. ... Full Story | Top |
| Flu may explain seasonal birth differences: study Friday, Jul 12, 2013 09:33 AM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Research has long shown slight health differences among babies born at different times during the year, and a new study suggests seasonal flu may be a contributing factor. In the study of over 600,000 women who each had more than one child, researchers found a dip in average pregnancy length - and thus an increase in premature births - for infants conceived in May. Most of those babies were born at the height of flu season, in early- to mid-winter. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. FDA proposes arsenic limit in apple juice Friday, Jul 12, 2013 07:56 AM PDT  (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, after decades of consideration, has proposed limiting the amount of inorganic arsenic in apple juice to the same level of the potential cancer-causing chemical allowed in U.S. drinking water. Although the vast majority of apple juice that has been tested by the FDA over the years has contained low levels of inorganic arsenic that were considered safe, the FDA has been wrestling whether to set limits because of the cancer risk. ... Full Story | Top |
| Alnylam bets on 'gene silencing' to woo biotech investors Friday, Jul 12, 2013 07:47 AM PDT By Esha Dey and Pallavi Ail (Reuters) - A radical new treatment for genetic disorders has catapulted Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc into the crosshairs of investors seeking the next breakthrough name in biotechnology. The challenge for the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company now is to prove that its 'gene silencing' technology can make the leap from the laboratory to the doctor's office and eclipse an alternative therapy already in use. Investors, for now, are betting that it will. A steady drip of positive trial data has helped to triple Alnylam's market value to more than $2. ... Full Story | Top |
| FDA approves Boehringer drug to treat advanced lung cancer Friday, Jul 12, 2013 07:26 AM PDT  (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a lung cancer drug made by Boehringer Ingelheim to treat patients who are suffering from late stage non-small cell lung cancer and whose tumors express a specific type of gene mutation. The drug, Gilotrif, was approved along with a companion diagnostic kit that can help determine if a patient's lung cancer cells express the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer and represents about 85 percent of all lung cancers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: China case shows war on drug costs in emerging markets Friday, Jul 12, 2013 07:16 AM PDT  By Ben Hirschler, Adam Jourdan and Lavinia Mo LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - International drugmakers are under fire in emerging markets as governments crack down on high prices and corporate malpractice, raising a risk to the price premiums global players enjoy over local rivals. China's probe into pricing by 60 firms, including local units of multinationals, and its dramatic charge against GlaxoSmithKline Plc of widespread bribery to boost sales and prices are the latest salvos. ... Full Story | Top |
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