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| Fiber-rich grains tied to lower diabetes risk Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 12:29 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who eat a diet high in fiber-rich whole grains are less likely to develop diabetes or heart disease, according to a review of past studies. The analysis was conducted for the American Society for Nutrition. In a position statement, the group said evidence suggests foods with cereal fiber or mixtures of whole grains and bran are "modestly associated" with a reduced disease risk. The strongest evidence for benefit came from cereal fiber, researchers said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sales reps' presence tied to heart stent use: study Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 12:27 PM PDT By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having sales representatives from medical device companies at hospitals may influence which products doctors use and ultimately drive up costs, according to a new study from Canada. Researchers found that doctors were more likely to use a company's drug-coated heart stent when one of its sales representatives visited their hospital, which resulted in about a $250 higher bill per case. "We need to evaluate carefully any interactions with medical industry to ensure that we minimize an effect on our decision making process," wrote Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hot temps likely not tied to heart birth defects Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 12:08 PM PDT By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Warm weather is not linked to birth defects of the heart, though unseasonably hot winter days may be associated with the rarest heart defects and requires more study, according to a new study from Israel. Women should be aware of the possibility of an effect, though small, said lead author Keren Agay-Shay of the University of Haifa. "This is also important to decision makers, to understand all possible effects of climate change on" health, she told Reuters Health. ... Full Story | Top |
| Some lawmakers balk at limited abortion legislation in Ireland Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 10:34 AM PDT By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Four lawmakers from Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny's party came out on Tuesday against a move to legalize abortion under certain conditions but are unlikely to be able to scuttle the measure or threaten his comfortable majority. Kenny's government is proposing access to abortion when a woman's life is in danger and both sides of the debate have staged protests on an issue that has long polarized the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sanofi to cut 207 R&D jobs in latest French reshuffle Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 10:14 AM PDT By Noëlle Mennella PARIS/TOULOUSE (Reuters) - Sanofi plans to cut 207 jobs in France as part of the drug company's latest reshuffle of its research operations, which unions said would also lead to layoffs at vaccine and animal health divisions. Sanofi management told union representatives on Tuesday that the group planned to cut 376 research jobs in France, offset by the creation of 169 new openings, mostly near Paris. "As far as research and development is concerned, this plan could lead to a net loss of 207 jobs out of 5,000," a Sanofi spokesman said. ... Full Story | Top |
| South African police investigating Mandela grandson in grave dispute Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 09:29 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police opened an investigation on Tuesday into Nelson Mandela's grandson on suspicion of illegally exhuming the bodies of three of the ailing anti-apartheid hero's children, a police spokesman said. The investigation is the latest twist in an unedifying family feud that has drawn global attention as the 94-year-old Mandela lies in a Pretoria hospital in a critical condition. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kris Kross rapper Kelly died from drug overdose, authorities say Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 09:15 AM PDT By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly of the 1990s teen rap duo Kris Kross died in May from a drug overdose according to toxicology reports, authorities said on Tuesday. Mary Beth Hauptle, an investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office in Atlanta, released the test results to Reuters but declined to identify the drugs used. A friend of Kelly's told police that Kelly, 34, was using a mixture of heroin and cocaine on the evening before he was found unconscious in his Atlanta home on May 1, according to a police report. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dialysis stocks hit by proposed U.S. reimbursement cuts Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 08:30 AM PDT By Zeba Siddiqui and Ludwig Burger (Reuters) - A proposal to slash reimbursements to kidney dialysis centers in the United States drove down shares of Fresenius Medical Care AG and Davita Healthcare Partners Inc, two of the world's leading providers of dialysis services. The proposed 9.4 percent cut in Medicare reimbursements to dialysis centers, announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday, was described by JP Morgan as "worse than even our most pessimistic scenario had envisioned". ... Full Story | Top |
| Consumer group outs 'Worst Restaurant Meal in America' Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 07:32 AM PDT By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) - Calories: 1,320. Trans fats: 33 grams. Sodium: 3,700 milligrams. All that pushed Long John Silver's "Big Catch" fish platter to win the "Worst Restaurant Meal in America" distinction Tuesday by a U.S. nutrition advocacy group. The artery-clogging trans fat tally alone is "astonishing" in the dish of fried fish, cornmeal hush puppies and onion rings, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The American Heart Association's recommended limit is less than 2 grams daily and trans fat has been banned by some cities and states and abandoned by many U. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.N.'s Ban fears for 2,500 civilians trapped in Syria's Homs Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 07:11 AM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - Some 2,500 civilians are trapped in the Syrian town of Homs, the scene of heavy fighting, the spokesman for U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement on Tuesday. Ban called on the warring sides to do their utmost to avoid civilian casualties. He was also concerned about threats to seize two Shi'ite villages in the northern province of Aleppo, the statement said, without naming the villages. (Reporting by Tom Miles; Editing by Alison Williams) Full Story | Top |
| Vivus's top shareholder proposes former AstraZeneca exec as CEO Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 06:59 AM PDT (Reuters) - Vivus Inc's largest shareholder First Manhattan Co said it proposed a former senior executive of AstraZeneca Plc as chief executive of the obesity drug maker, a move that could swing shareholder support for the activist investor's board slate ahead of a proxy vote. Anthony Zook, who was executive vice-president for global commercial operations at AstraZeneca until February, helped in launch some of the British drug giant's biggest products, including the blockbuster heartburn drug Nexium and cholesterol medicine Crestor. First Manhattan, owner of 9. ... Full Story | Top |
| Michelle Obama, Laura Bush spotlight Africa women's health Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 02:54 AM PDT  By Mark Felsenthal DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and predecessor Laura Bush combined their star power to draw attention on Tuesday to efforts to improve women's health and welfare in east Africa. Michelle Obama is visiting Tanzania on the last day of President Barack Obama's eight-day tour of Africa. She helped Laura Bush open a summit of the wives of African leaders, saying Africa was "at the hub of global development". The summit aims to promote women's well-being on the continent. The unusual Obama-Bush combination spotlights U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| South Africa's De Klerk in hospital for heart procedure Monday, Jul 01, 2013 11:45 PM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's last white president, FW de Klerk, will undergo a procedure on Tuesday to install a pacemaker, his assistant said. De Klerk, 77, received the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with his successor, Nelson Mandela, in 1993 for overseeing South Africa's transition from white-minority apartheid rule. "He expects to be discharged from hospital within 24 hours. He's going to get a pacemaker and then coming out," de Klerk's personal assistant, Brenda Steyn, told Reuters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obamacare 1.0: States brace for Web barrage when reform goes live Monday, Jul 01, 2013 11:27 PM PDT  By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - About 550,000 people in Oregon do not have health insurance, and Aaron Karjala is confident the state's new online insurance exchange will be able to accommodate them when enrollment under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform begins on October 1. What Karjala, the chief information officer at "Cover Oregon," does worry about, however, is what will happen if the entire population of Oregon - 3.9 million - logs on that day "just to check it out," he said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Roche buys U.S. blood-testing firm for initial $220 million Monday, Jul 01, 2013 10:42 PM PDT ZURICH (Reuters) - - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is buying Constitution Medical Investors (CMI), the U.S. developer of a testing system for blood diseases like anemia and leukemia, for an upfront $220 million, plus further contingent payments. Roche, the world's largest maker of cancer drugs, said on Tuesday the contingent payments depended on the achievement of certain milestones, without giving details. It said CMI would strengthen Roche's position in the laboratory hematology testing business, with an estimated global market size of more than $2 billion. ... Full Story | Top |
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