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| Scientists find how 'obesity gene' makes people fat Monday, Jul 15, 2013 11:49 AM PDT  By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have unraveled how a gene long associated with obesity makes people fat by triggering increased hunger, opening up potential new ways to fight a growing global health problem. A common variation in the FTO gene affects one in six of the population, making them 70 percent more likely to become obese - but until now experts did not know why. ... Full Story | Top |
| Past colon cancer tied to future cancer risks Monday, Jul 15, 2013 11:48 AM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have had colon cancer are 15 percent more likely to be diagnosed with another cancer than those with no history of the disease, a new study suggests. Using data from cancer registries from nine states, researchers found small intestine, lung, kidney, stomach, bladder and endometrial cancers were all more common among people with a history of colon cancer. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pregnancy possible for many after childhood cancer Monday, Jul 15, 2013 10:58 AM PDT By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite research indicating that women who had cancer as girls have difficulty getting pregnant, a new study suggests that most can conceive, though it might take longer than usual. Researchers from the U.S. and Canada found that female childhood cancer survivors tended to take longer to conceive than their sisters, but nearly two-thirds of the infertile survivors eventually did get pregnant. "The main message counters what some people have thought, which is if you had cancer you won't be able to get pregnant or have children," said Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Indian relatives search for missing a month after 'Himalayan tsunami' Monday, Jul 15, 2013 10:28 AM PDT  By Nita Bhalla DEHRADUN, India (Reuters) - The pilgrims came seeking salvation and a place in heaven, but now their faces stare from banners and tatty flyers tacked to gates and walls of Indian villages and hill-towns. Some are children, smiling as they pose between parents; others are elderly couples standing side-by-side looking into the camera. Many posters show groups from the same family and some offer rewards of up to 200,000 rupees ($3,340). All carry the names of those pictured and a telephone number. All have one word in common: "Missing". ... Full Story | Top |
| Abbott to buy cataract laser, leg stent businesses Monday, Jul 15, 2013 09:43 AM PDT By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - Abbott Inc said on Monday that it would enter the laser cataract surgery business by buying privately held OptiMedica Corp for up to $400 million and in a separate deal would pay $310 million for stent maker Idev Technologies. The deals follow Abbott's spinout earlier this year of its branded prescription business into a separate company, AbbVie Inc. Abbott now focuses on medical devices, nutritional products and generic medicines. ... Full Story | Top |
| China discriminates against disabled children: U.S. rights group Monday, Jul 15, 2013 09:24 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China has failed to provide equal access to education for children with disabilities, leaving nearly 40 percent of its disabled population illiterate, a U.S.-based human rights watchdog said on Tuesday. Interviews with more than 60 disabled children and their parents show that schools in China deny such students admission, pressure them to leave and provide no appropriate classroom accommodation to help overcome their disabilities, Human Rights Watch said in a report. ... Full Story | Top |
| Israel says Polish ban on kosher slaughter unacceptable Monday, Jul 15, 2013 08:21 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has criticized an extension of Poland's ban on kosher meat production, saying on Monday that it damaged efforts to rehabilitate Jewish life in a country whose large Jewish community was all but wiped out in the Holocaust. Citing animal cruelty, Warsaw lawmakers on Friday rejected a government-backed bill that would have allowed slaughterhouses to produce meat in accordance with Jewish ritual law. The practice was halted last year by a constitutional court ruling. Israel's Foreign Ministry called the vote "totally unacceptable". ... Full Story | Top |
| Obamacare seen having little effect on most NY employers: NY Fed Monday, Jul 15, 2013 08:16 AM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most employers in New York state made no changes to their level of workers in response to the federal Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, a regional Federal Reserve report released on Monday showed. Three in four employers, largely the state's manufacturing firms, surveyed by the New York Federal Reserve indicated that they had made minimal or no changes in the workforce in anticipation of healthcare reform. ... Full Story | Top |
| GSK used travel agencies for China bribes: police Monday, Jul 15, 2013 07:29 AM PDT  By Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police on Monday accused British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline of channeling bribes to Chinese officials and doctors through travel agencies to boost sales illegally and raise the price of its medicines in the country. The charges make the GSK case the highest profile corporate investigation in China since four executives from mining giant Rio Tinto were jailed in March 2010 for taking bribes and stealing commercial secrets. ... Full Story | Top |
| Family planning, higher education are priorities globally: Nielsen poll Monday, Jul 15, 2013 06:56 AM 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 |
| Man arrested after photographing John Kerry's house Monday, Jul 15, 2013 05:51 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Police have arrested a man after he was seen taking a photograph of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's home in Boston. Authorities found a pellet gun in the man's car parked near the house and arrested the man on Sunday for having an open container of alcohol, Kerry spokesman Glen Johnson said in a statement. Kerry was not at home at the time. State Department security officers called police after the man was spotted taking a picture of a window in Kerry's house, Johnson said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Exalenz launches new breath test to detect H. pylori bacteria Monday, Jul 15, 2013 05:18 AM PDT TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Exalenz Bioscience, a developer of diagnostic systems that use a patient's breath to detect gastrointestinal and liver conditions, launched BreathID Hp, a next generation device in the company's BreathID product line. U.S.-Israeli Exalenz said on Monday BreathID Hp offers a specific, non-invasive test for H. pylori. According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately two thirds of the world's population is infected with H. pylori, which is often undiagnosed and untreated. It is the leading cause of peptic ulcers and is known to increase the risk of gastric cancer. ... Full Story | Top |
| India says nearly 6,000 missing a month after devastating floods Monday, Jul 15, 2013 04:53 AM PDT  NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India officially declared on Monday that nearly 6,000 people were missing a month after flash floods ravaged large parts of its northern state of Uttarakhand, but stopped short of saying they were presumed dead. The figure of 5,748, based on tallies of missing persons from around the country, was the first official estimate following weeks in which the numbers of dead and missing fluctuated wildly from a few hundred to several thousand. ... Full Story | Top |
| GSK stops using travel agencies accused in Chinese probe Monday, Jul 15, 2013 04:08 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday it had stopped using all travel agencies which have been accused by the Chinese police of channeling bribes to illegally boost sales and inflate the price of its medicines in the country. Chinese police had said earlier in the day that four senior Chinese executives from the firm had been detained as part of the probe. "GSK shares the desire of the Chinese authorities to root out corruption," it said in a statement. "These allegations are shameful and we regret this has occurred. We are taking a number of immediate actions. ... Full Story | Top |
| AstraZeneca finance chief Lowth to quit for BG Group Monday, Jul 15, 2013 03:37 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Simon Lowth is to quit as chief financial officer at AstraZeneca and return to his energy roots in the same role at BG Group after being passed over for the top job at the drugmaker. Lowth, who will be 52 in August, is leaving one company faced with a turbulent financial future for another. BG's challenge is to recover from last year's announcement that it would miss output targets and the abandonment in February of longer-term production goals. ... Full Story | Top |
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