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| Smokers' skin may age faster Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 12:42 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smokers are likely to get bags under their eyes and wrinkles around their lips earlier than non-smokers, according to a new study of identical twins. Judges who didn't know which twin smoked said the smoker looked older 57 percent of the time. That pattern held when both twins were smokers but one had smoked for many years longer than the other. "Smoking makes you look old. That's all there is to it," Dr. Elizabeth Tanzi said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Time Warner Cable CEO Britt says he has cancer Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 12:25 PM PDT  By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Glenn Britt disclosed to employees on Tuesday that he is undergoing treatment for cancer but said he will continue working until his retirement at the end of the year. Britt, who has been CEO since 2001, said in a memo to employees that he beat melanoma five years ago but that the cancer has returned. He said doctors discovered it when they ran tests for a problem he was having with his voice over the summer. ... Full Story | Top |
| In Syria outbreak, polio exploits conflict once more Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 12:24 PM PDT  By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - With the world tantalizingly close to wiping out polio, conflict in Syria has allowed the crippling disease to take hold again, putting at risk the rest of the region as well as plans for global eradication. War, unrest and poverty have often hindered the long fight against polio, but experts say these obstacles can be overcome, even in Syria where the highly contagious virus has taken advantage of a fall in vaccination rates due to the fighting. ... Full Story | Top |
| Even healthy children and teens die of the flu Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 12:09 PM PDT By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Every flu season, health officials warn that people with weakened immune systems are especially vulnerable to severe flu infections, but a new study shows that more than 40 percent of flu-infected kids who die have no other chronic health problems. The findings, from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), emphasize the importance of everyone who is eligible getting vaccinated against flu, experts said. "Many people don't recognize that a healthy child could be at risk for these severe complications," Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Polio outbreak in northeast Syria risks spreading, WHO says Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 12:09 PM PDT  By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Polio has broken out among young children in northeast Syria, the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on Tuesday, and could spread inside and outside the country, where civil war has led to falling vaccination rates. Polio, a crippling disease caused by a virus transmitted via contaminated food and water, can spread rapidly among children under five, especially in the kind of unsanitary conditions endured by the displaced in Syria or crowded refugee camps in neighboring countries. ... Full Story | Top |
| Medtronic heart valve reduces death, stroke in study Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 12:02 PM PDT (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc's CoreValve heart valve implant lowered death and stroke rates in frail, elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis who were considered too ill for surgery, according to data from a late-stage clinical trial. Patients with aortic stenosis have decreased blood flow from the heart because the valve does not open properly and face a poor prognosis without treatment. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obamacare official apologizes for website glitches Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 11:44 AM PDT  By David Morgan and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. agency responsible for the troubled new government-run healthcare website apologized on Tuesday for the difficulty people are having in obtaining insurance, but blamed the portal's woes on contractors and high traffic. Marilyn Tavenner, administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said the website faces "complex technical issues" four weeks after it opened for enrollment. "We know that consumers are eager to purchase this coverage. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mystery swirls around Obamacare covergirl - and her vanishing Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 11:27 AM PDT By Barbara Goldberg (Reuters) - Hers was the face that launched 20 million snipes. The smiling wholesome beauty was a symbol of Healthcare.gov but she has vanished amid a sea of frustrated users, her image taken down from the trouble-plagued Obamacare website by early Monday morning. Nicknamed "Glitch Girl," the unnamed model stirred curiosity among media who scrambled to try to identify her after the site, which went live on October 1, was immediately slowed by technical problems and visitors found themselves endlessly staring at her on their frozen computer screens. ... Full Story | Top |
| Texas attorney general asks court to reinstate abortion measure Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 11:16 AM PDT  By Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court judge to immediately reinstate a restriction on abortion that a lower court judge had ruled unconstitutional, according to a court filing. A federal district court judge on Monday ruled unconstitutional a provision requiring physicians who perform abortions to have an agreement with a local hospital to admit patients. That was part of a sweeping new Texas law restricting abortions that was set to go into effect on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vitamin D supplements may not increase bone density Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 11:11 AM PDT By Shereen Jegtvig NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People over the age of 50 often take vitamin D supplements thinking they're making their bones stronger and preventing osteoporosis. But a new review of past studies finds the supplements don't usually increase bone density. And researchers said they aren't necessary for most healthy adults. Among people with osteoporosis, bones become weak and fragile due to the loss of bone density that often comes with aging. Fragile bones are more likely to break. A common prevention strategy is to take calcium and vitamin D supplements. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kids need help returning to school after concussions Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 11:10 AM PDT By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After a concussion, it can be difficult for children to learn new things or remember old things. Parents, pediatricians and school staff need to be able to make adjustments to suit the child for a few weeks or sometimes longer, a new statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says. Concussions are a relatively new concern. Most regulations and guidelines have focused on athletes returning to play, since that has been the most high-profile issue, Dr. Cynthia Devore said. Fewer have addressed kids returning to learning. ... Full Story | Top |
| Republican budget leader Paul Ryan faces key test in fiscal talks Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 10:16 AM PDT  By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Paul Ryan, the Republican Party's fiscal visionary, faces a major test in budget talks starting this week: Can he move from ideology and theoretical blueprints to practical deal-making? The influential House of Representatives Budget Committee chairman has a lot at stake, including his clout among Republican members of Congress and any aspirations he may have for the party's presidential nomination in 2016. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vertex cuts jobs, forecast as hepatitis C drug sales plunge Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 09:34 AM PDT By Vrinda Manocha (Reuters) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc lowered its full-year revenue forecast and said it would cut about 15 percent of its workforce as sales of its hepatitis C drug plunged further. Vertex shares fell as much as 5 percent on Tuesday after the company said sales from the drug, Incivek, fell 66 percent to $85.6 million in the third quarter. Incivek was hugely popular when it was launched in May 2011 and revenue from the drug topped $1 billion in a few months. ... Full Story | Top |
| Defiant Israel returns to U.N. rights forum Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 09:19 AM PDT  By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Israel appeared before the main United Nations human rights body on Tuesday, ending a 20-month boycott of the Geneva forum which it accuses of bias against the Jewish state. Eviatar Manor, Israel's ambassador in Geneva, led its delegation to the session, held as part of the U.N. Human Rights Council's examination of U.N. member states every four years. "It was not an easy decision to make," Manor said in an opening statement to the talks. "But Israel's unfair treatment must come to an end. ... Full Story | Top |
| Russian Bolshoi dancer denies ordering acid attack as trial starts Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 08:06 AM PDT  By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to ordering an acid attack that nearly blinded the Bolshoi ballet's artistic director, and a jobless former convict accused of carrying it out told a court he had acted alone. Guards brought Dmitrichenko and the suspected attacker, Yuri Zarutsky, handcuffed into a Moscow court room and locked them in a metal cage with a third defendant at the start of a case that has tarnished the reputation of a prime Russian cultural symbol. ... Full Story | Top |
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