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| 'Glee' star Cory Monteith dead in Vancouver hotel room at 31 Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 11:16 AM PDT  By Alex Dobuzinskis (Reuters) - Canadian actor Cory Monteith, 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox's musical comedy television series "Glee", was found dead on Saturday in his Vancouver hotel room, police said. Police and paramedics found no signs of foul play and the cause of death was not clear, British Columbia Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe said at a news conference. Monteith had talked openly about struggles with substance abuse, and in April he completed voluntary treatment for unspecified substance addiction at a rehab facility. He had also been treated in a facility at age 19. ... Full Story | Top |
| Republican governor Perry defends Texas abortion measure Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 09:57 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Governor Rick Perry on Sunday defended a measure passed by the Texas legislature to ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, saying states - not the federal government - should decide such matters and rejecting criticism that the law would shut down most of the state's abortion clinics. The Republican-controlled legislature gave final passage to the measure on Friday and sent it to the Republican governor to sign into law. Perry had called a second special session of the legislature to get the bill passed. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vivus invites three First Manhattan nominees to join board Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 08:26 AM PDT (Reuters) - Vivus Inc said it has invited three of the nominees proposed by its top investor First Manhattan Co (FMC) to join its board, regardless of the outcome of the vote at the obesity drug maker's annual meeting. The annual shareholder meeting of California-based Vivus will be held on July 15. FMC, a New York-based investment advisory firm, has repeatedly criticized Vivus saying it badly mishandled the launch of its obesity drug Qsymia and failed to land a large company partner with deep pockets and a big enough sales force to help the drug reach its blockbuster potential. ... Full Story | Top |
| Alexion valuation could choke any Roche bid Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 06:18 AM PDT  By Caroline Copley ZURICH (Reuters) - Buying Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc would help Roche make a splash in the newly lucrative area of rare or so-called orphan diseases, but it could command a price that the Swiss drug maker is ultimately not willing to pay. Two people familiar with the matter have told Reuters that the Basel-based firm is seeking financing for a potential bid for Alexion, which specializes in the treatment of rare diseases. ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Obamacare struggles to meet make-or-break deadline Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 05:31 AM PDT  By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With time running out, U.S. officials are struggling to cope with the task of launching the new online health insurance exchanges at the heart of President Barack Obama's signature health reforms by an October 1 deadline. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. community health centers eye Obamacare's newly insured Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 04:05 AM PDT  By Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Community health centers expect to sign up millions of newly insured patients under President Barack Obama's health reform law, but U.S. budget cuts just as they need to beef up services may make it hard to keep the newcomers. The federally funded centers have been a safety net in the nation's poorest areas since 1965, offering primary care and mental health services to 22 million people, more than a third of them without insurance. ... Full Story | Top |
| Former S.African president confident of Mandela's recovery Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 12:55 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African president Thabo Mbeki said on Saturday he was confident his predecessor Nelson Mandela's health would improve and the ailing anti-apartheid hero would be released to recuperate at home. "I know the doctors who are working with him are very good people, very good doctors and are doing an excellent job. I am quite certain that one of these days Madiba will go back home," national broadcaster SABC reported Mbeki as saying. ... Full Story | Top |
| Workers fired in privacy breach at L.A. hospital popular with stars Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 06:01 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Five medical workers have been fired over a patient data breach at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Los Angeles facility said in a statement, while celebrity website TMZ reported on Saturday that the hacking effort targeted reality star Kim Kardashian. Cedars-Sinai, a favorite destination for celebrities seeking medical care, said in the statement it has a "high standard for security" and "in this case that standard was violated. ... Full Story | Top |
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