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| U.S. asks court not to halt Guantanamo force-feeding Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 12:25 PM PDT  By Jane Sutton MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court has no jurisdiction and no reason to intervene in the force-feeding of prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base, the Obama administration argued on Wednesday in its latest defense of a policy that critics have deemed unethical. The administration also rebuffed concerns about force-feeding hunger-striking prisoners during Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims fast from sunrise to sundown that starts on Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Could the U.S. delay Obamacare's mandate for individuals, too? Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 11:56 AM PDT  By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama can expect mounting pressure to make new concessions on healthcare reform, especially the requirement that all Americans obtain insurance, after delaying penalties for businesses for the first year of his plan. The U.S. Treasury said late on Tuesday it would grant businesses with 50 or more workers a one-year reprieve from having to provide health coverage to full-time staff. The move appeared to ease the concerns of major companies about being ready in time for a January 1 deadline. ... Full Story | Top |
| Celesio fires CEO Pinger after management dispute Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 10:54 AM PDT By Frank Siebelt and Matthias Inverardi FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The supervisory board of Celesio has sacked the German drugs distributor's chief executive, Markus Pinger, with immediate effect after a falling out with the head of parent company Franz Haniel & Cie . The dismissal came after Reuters reported earlier this week that U.S. drugs distribution groups McKesson Corp and Cardinal Health Inc were both in talks to possibly take a stake in Celesio. ... Full Story | Top |
| Antibiotics in infancy linked to eczema Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 10:46 AM PDT By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new review of previous research, children who took antibiotics in their first year of life were about 40 percent more likely to develop eczema, an itchy skin disorder. Kids' exposure to antibiotics taken by their mothers during pregnancy was not tied to the common rash, however, according to the results published in the British Journal of Dermatology Experts said the new study supports the idea that antibiotics destroy intestinal microbes that play an important role in the immune system's development after birth. ... Full Story | Top |
| Police, workers exhume Mandela's children Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 10:24 AM PDT  By Yvonne Bell MVEZO, South Africa (Reuters) - Workers armed with pick-axes and a court order broke into the compound of Nelson Mandela's grandson on Wednesday to exhume the remains of three of the anti-apartheid hero's children, a new twist in a row that has split South Africa's most famous family. Within hours of a ruling against Mandla Mandela by the high court in Mthatha, 700 km (450 miles) south of Johannesburg, police and hearses arrived at Mandla's complex in the nearby village of Mvezo, where the three Mandela offspring are buried. ... Full Story | Top |
| Scientists create human liver from stem cells Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 10:04 AM PDT By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time created a functional human liver from stem cells derived from skin and blood and say their success points to a future where much-needed livers and other transplant organs could be made in a laboratory. While it may take another 10 years before lab-grown livers could be used to treat patients, the Japanese scientists say they now have important proof of concept that paves the way for more ambitious organ-growing experiments. ... Full Story | Top |
| Accused kidnapper Castro may not see six-year-old daughter: judge Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 09:53 AM PDT  By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - An Ohio judge on Wednesday rejected a surprise request from accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro to have visits in jail from his six-year-old daughter, fathered with a woman allegedly held captive in his house. With his head down and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, Castro was barely audible at a court hearing when asked the judge to see his daughter, appearing to catch his own lawyers off guard. ... Full Story | Top |
| San Francisco area rail strike enters third day, talks continue Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 09:42 AM PDT  By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Commuters in the San Francisco area endured a third day of gridlock on Wednesday, as rail workers resumed negotiations to raise their pay and end their first strike in more than 15 years. The strike by 2,400 Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)system workers, which began on Monday, came after acrimonious discussions over wages and benefits broke down hours before labor agreements expired late on Sunday. Each side blamed the other for abandoning talks to end the strike. ... Full Story | Top |
| Police, workers move in to exhume Mandela's children Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 08:34 AM PDT  By Yvonne Bell MVEZO, South Africa (Reuters) - Workers armed with pick-axes and a court order broke into the compound of Nelson Mandela's grandson on Wednesday to exhume the remains of three of the anti-apartheid hero's children, a new twist in a row that has split South Africa's most famous family. Within hours of a ruling against Mandla Mandela by the high court in Mthatha, 700 km (450 miles) south of Johannesburg, police and hearses arrived at Mandla's complex in the nearby village of Mvezo, where the three Mandela offspring are buried. ... Full Story | Top |
| FDA warns on Daiichi Sankyo blood pressure drugs Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 07:44 AM PDT (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators warned on Wednesday that Daiichi Sankyo Inc's blood pressure drugs Benicar, Benicar HCT, Azor and Tribenzor can cause severe, chronic diarrhea and substantial weight loss, sometimes requiring hospitalization. The Food and Drug Administration said the intestinal problems, known as sprue-like enteropathy, can develop months to years after starting on the drug, which is known generically as olmesartan medoxomil. The drug is one of a class of drugs known as angiotensin II receptor blockers, or ARBs. ... Full Story | Top |
| Wisconsin court upholds parents' convictions in prayer death Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 06:56 AM PDT (Reuters) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the homicide convictions of a mother and father who prayed for their dying daughter instead of seeking medical care. Madeline Neumann, 11, died in 2008 from undiagnosed diabetes at her home in Weston, Wisconsin. Her parents, Dale and Leilani Neumann, were convicted in separate trials of second-degree reckless homicide. The couple's lawyers appealed the convictions. ... Full Story | Top |
| Britain to ban stimulant qat leaves Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 06:11 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will ban qat, the leafy plant whose leaves are widely chewed in Yemen and the Horn of Africa for their mild stimulant effect. The decision, announced on Wednesday by Home Secretary Theresa May, goes against the recommendation of the government's official drugs advisory body, which had argued there was little evidence of health problems. Qat, or khat, is already banned in many Western nations, with the Netherlands the most recent country to make possession and trade in the drug illegal earlier this year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Stem-cell therapy wipes out HIV in two patients Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 05:04 AM PDT  By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Two men with HIV have been off AIDS drugs for several months after receiving stem-cell transplants for cancer that appear to have cleared the virus from their bodies, researchers reported on Wednesday. Both patients, who were treated in Boston and had been on long-term drug therapy to control their HIV, received stem-cell transplants after developing lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. ... Full Story | Top |
| Former South African president de Klerk discharged from hospital Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 01:52 AM PDT  CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's last white president, FW de Klerk, was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after a successful operation to install a pacemaker, his assistant said. De Klerk, 77, jointly received the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with his successor, Nelson Mandela, for helping oversee South Africa's transition from white-minority apartheid rule. "Mr de Klerk was discharged this morning to recuperate at home. Everything is fine," his personal assistant, Brenda Steyn, told Reuters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ofgem cracks down as cannabis farms steal electricity Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 01:24 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Cannabis farms are sucking millions of pounds worth of power off the Britain's energy grid, the industry regulator said on Wednesday, as it announced a clamp down on electricity theft that will force power companies to act or face fines. Regulator Ofgem said at least 200 million pounds of electricity is stolen in Britain each year. As much as a third of that is used to feed illegal cannabis farms, it said. New proposals, due to be in operation by 2015, will require suppliers to detect, investigate and prevent electricity theft, liaising with police forces and government. ... Full Story | Top |
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