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| 'Glee' star Lea Michele breaks silence after Cory Monteith death Monday, Jul 29, 2013 12:10 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lea Michele, the girlfriend and cast mate of late "Glee" star Cory Monteith, on Monday thanked fans for their support in her first public comments since the actor's death earlier this month. "Thank you all for helping me through this time with your enormous love & support," Michele, 26, posted on Twitter along with a photo of her and Monteith. "Cory will forever be in my heart." Monteith, 31, who had struggled with substance abuse, was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room on July 13 from an apparently accidental overdose of heroin and alcohol. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pope says gays should not be marginalized Monday, Jul 29, 2013 11:41 AM PDT  By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis has said gay people should not be marginalized but integrated into society, in some of the most conciliatory remarks by a pontiff on the issue of homosexuality. In a broad-ranging 80-minute conversation with journalists on the plane bringing him back from a week-long visit to Brazil on Sunday night, he also said he could not judge gay priests, an emotive topic that divides Catholic opinion. But the 76-year-old Argentine did reaffirm Church teaching that homosexual acts are a sin. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pfizer to split generic, branded drugs units Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:47 AM PDT By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc, in what could be the prelude to spinning off its generics drug business, said it plans to separate its commercial operations into two units, mainly for patent-protected brands and a third for generics. Pfizer, the largest U.S. drugmaker, said on Monday the changes will take effect by January in countries that do not require a consultation with labor unions. ... Full Story | Top |
| Synta Pharma shares soar after co says to expand breast cancer study Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:20 AM PDT (Reuters) - Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp shares soared as much as 47 percent in heavy trading after the company said preliminary results from a mid-stage study of its drug ganetespib in breast cancer patients supported an expansion of the study. According to the design of the trial, it would advance to the second stage of enrollment if at least one patient achieved objective tumor response, a measure of reduction in tumor size. The study, codenamed ENCHANT-1, showed that four patients achieved an objective tumor response. ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Bayer immune to pharma's breakup bug? Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:22 AM PDT  By Ludwig Burger and Frank Siebelt FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Investors banking on Bayer to embrace a trend in the pharma sector to split off non-core units may be too far ahead of the curve. The diversified German healthcare group has an unusually high threshold for selling its odd-one-out MaterialScience unit, which is the world's largest maker of chemicals for insulation foams and transparent plastics for DVDs and car lights. ... Full Story | Top |
| Afghan women's rights at risk in peace process: U.N. watchdog Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:12 AM PDT  By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Women's rights in Afghanistan risk being further undermined in the fragile country's peace process due to entrenched patriarchal attitudes, a United Nations watchdog warned on Monday. Afghan women have made hard-fought gains in education and work since the collapse of the Taliban government in 2001, but fears are growing these could suffer a reversal when most foreign forces leave by the end of next year. The U.N. ... Full Story | Top |
| Triathlon races to all-time high in U.S Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:03 AM PDT By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Triathlons, the three-prong running, biking and swimming races, are more popular than ever in the United States and fitness experts say anyone who trains properly can complete one. Runners hail the triathlon, which offers a whole body, cross training workout, as the new marathon. "Triathlon is any multi-sport competition that has swimming, biking and running at different distances," said Emily Furia, who has been competing in the triathlons for more 10 years. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sanofi allergy drug safe enough for non-prescription use: FDA reviewers Monday, Jul 29, 2013 05:52 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sanofi SA's allergy drug Nasacort AQ is safe enough to be sold over the counter, according to reviewers for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The reviewers, whose opinions were posted on Monday on the FDA's website, said the nasal spray, which currently requires a prescription for use, "has a favorable risk-benefit profile" for use in an over-the-counter setting. The documents were posted ahead of a meeting on Wednesday of an advisory committee to the FDA which will recommend whether or not the agency should approve the switch to over-the-counter use. ... Full Story | Top |
| Choking on food common among U.S. kids: study Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 09:09 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Each day over the past decade, about 34 U.S. children went to the emergency room after choking on food, according to a new study of a group of nationally-representative hospitals. Researchers found that candy was the most common culprit - although choking on hot dogs, nuts and seeds most often required kids to be hospitalized. "These numbers are high," said Dr. Gary Smith, who worked on the study at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. What's more, he added, "This is an underestimate. ... Full Story | Top |
| Northern Ireland struggles to heal deep fracture Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 08:34 PM PDT By Sam Cage BELFAST (Reuters) - When U.S. President Barack Obama visited Northern Ireland before the G8 summit in June, he hailed its extraordinary progress in the 15 years since a peace agreement to end three decades of what locals call "The Troubles". On the other side of Belfast the next day, a petrol bomb thrown over a fence dividing Protestant from Catholic communities exploded next to a four-year-old girl playing in the street - just one example of sporadic violence still haunting the British province. The region of 1. ... Full Story | Top |
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