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Nigeria, South Africa feud over yellow fever jabs
Wed,7 Mar 2012 10:07 PM PST
Reuters -  ABUJA (Reuters) - South Africa and Nigeria are embroiled in a diplomatic spat after the authorities at Johannesburg airport deported 125 Nigerians, alleging their yellow fever vaccination certificates were fakes - the latest twist in a long-standing rivalry between Africa's two biggest economies. Nigeria has responded with undisguised tit-for-tat deportations of 84 South Africans in the past two days, according to a senior official at the State Security Service who could not be named. ...
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Hong Kong dentist to help check pharaoh's cavity
Wed,7 Mar 2012 09:44 PM PST
Reuters -  HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong dentist is wielding forceps to help reach for answers inside the last surviving example of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid of Giza. Pulling teeth by day and devising inventions by night, Ng Tze-chuen, 59, said he organized a team working with Egypt's former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass to unlock the mystery surrounding the doors blocking two narrow shafts in the pyramid, which is the tomb of the Pharaoh Cheops, also known as Khufu. "The Chinese have more experience with chopsticks. ...
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Group asks FDA to treat superbugs like rare diseases
Wed,7 Mar 2012 09:02 PM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A research group is proposing a new tool in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria: turn infections into a rare disease. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) offered a plan on Thursday that would allow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review certain kinds of antibiotics like it reviews "orphan" drugs for rare diseases, making it easier for companies to gain approval. Misuse of medications and other factors have fueled the evolution of multi-drug resistant bacteria, or "superbugs", for which there are few treatment options. ...
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New Hampshire House passes birth control exemption
Wed,7 Mar 2012 08:56 PM PST
Reuters -  LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - New Hampshire's Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to exempt religious institutions from having to include contraceptive coverage in health insurance plans. The move was the latest in a national effort by Republicans opposed to provisions of President Obama's 2010 national health care reform law that would require all insurance plans -- even those sponsored by religious institutions -- to provide coverage for birth control pills and other contraception for women. ...
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Ideal balancing act keeps Federer near the top
Wed,7 Mar 2012 06:55 PM PST
Reuters -  INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Healthy eating habits and a well balanced playing schedule have helped Roger Federer stay ultra-competitive and largely free of injury, the Swiss world number three said on Wednesday. The 16-times grand slam champion will celebrate his 31st birthday in August. Though he has not clinched a grand slam title since the 2010 Australian Open, he has won five of his last seven tournaments. ...
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Breaks to get up and move good for health: study
Wed,7 Mar 2012 05:45 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Taking a break to walk every 20 minutes instead of staying seated for hours helps reduce the body's levels of glucose and insulin after eating, according to a study -- the latest to highlight the hazards of long periods of inactivity. Though the results, published in the journal Diabetes Care, don't show whether these reductions have any lasting health benefits, experiencing large glucose and insulin spikes after a meal is tied to a greater risk of heart disease and diabetes. ...
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More evidence links tanning beds to skin cancer: study
Wed,7 Mar 2012 05:12 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Women who use tanning salons have a somewhat increased risk of skin cancer, according to a study that adds to evidence that baking in a tan bed can be as bad as baking under the sun. The study, by a team at Harvard Medical School, looked at data from nearly 730,000 nurses followed for 20 years and found that women who used tanning beds in their youth were more likely than others to develop skin cancer -- basal cell carcinoma in particular. ... Full Story | Top |
Maryland drops charges against doctors over late-term abortions
Wed,7 Mar 2012 04:50 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - A Maryland prosecutor has dropped murder charges against two doctors accused of performing late-term abortions on fetuses that could have lived outside the womb, in a case that drew national attention as a test of fetal homicide law. Last December, Cecil County State's Attorney Ellis Rollins brought murder charges against Drs. Nicola Riley and Steven Brigham. But Rollins said on Tuesday a medical expert who originally offered his opinion that a late-term abortion performed by the doctors in 2010 was in Maryland, now said he was not sure whether it was in Maryland or New Jersey. ... Full Story | Top |
Maryland drops charges against doctors over late-term abortions
Wed,7 Mar 2012 04:49 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - A Maryland prosecutor has dropped murder charges against two doctors accused of performing late-term abortions on fetuses that could have lived outside the womb, in a case that drew national attention as a test of fetal homicide law. Last December, Cecil County State's Attorney Ellis Rollins brought murder charges against Drs. Nicola Riley and Steven Brigham. But Rollins said on Tuesday a medical expert who originally offered his opinion that a late-term abortion performed by the doctors in 2010 was in Maryland, now said he was not sure whether it was in Maryland or New Jersey. ... Full Story | Top |
O2 pushes into mobile health services in Britain
Wed,7 Mar 2012 04:42 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Telefonica's mobile arm, O2, rolled out on Thursday a wireless patient monitoring service in Britain, one of the first major commercial launches in the sector seen crucial for carriers' future growth. Patients using the new "Help at Hand" service - which will be available next month through healthcare and social care organisations - will carry a small pendant or wristwatch, which is connected to alarm receiving centres. The devices will include a fall-down-detector and a positioning chip for identifying the user's location. ... Full Story | Top |
Virginia governor signs controversial abortion bill
Wed,7 Mar 2012 03:22 PM PST
Reuters -  PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia's Republican Governor Bob McDonnell signed a law on Wednesday requiring women to have an ultrasound before an abortion but which left out a controversial requirement for a more invasive vaginal probe. Women seeking an abortion in Virginia will now have to undergo an abdominal ultrasound in order to determine the age of the fetus. McDonnell, a possible candidate to be the Republican vice presidential running mate in 2012, signed the bill after he and Republican lawmakers backed away from requiring a vaginal probe in some cases. ...
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Journal disavows study touted by U.S. abortion foes
Wed,7 Mar 2012 03:04 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A leading psychiatry journal has distanced itself from a controversial study that it published in 2009, which suggested a link between abortion and mental illness, including such severe forms as post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks and drug addiction. ... Full Story | Top |
Birthplace may influence stroke risk in Hispanics
Wed,7 Mar 2012 03:04 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hispanics born abroad have a much lower stroke risk than their counterparts born, or largely raised, in the U.S., and lower than non-Hispanic U.S. whites, new research shows. The study's lead author says the findings suggest that stroke risks are shaped early in life, and that a stroke is a "lifelong" disease. "In other words, to succeed in preventing stroke, we need to examine how the roots of stroke risk are established in childhood," said J. Robin Moon, a researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Mass, in an email. ... Full Story | Top |
Study suggests overall benefit from antidepressants
Wed,7 Mar 2012 03:02 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite recent debate about how well antidepressants really work in people with only mild or moderate depression, a new analysis of drug studies suggests they may have some benefit across the board. Researchers found that more patients taking Prozac or Effexor had a substantial improvement in their symptoms than those taking a drug-free placebo pill, regardless of how severe those symptoms were to begin with. ... Full Story | Top |
Virginia Governor signs controversial abortion bill
Wed,7 Mar 2012 03:01 PM PST
Reuters - PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia's Republican Governor Bob McDonnell signed a law on Wednesday that requires women to have an ultrasound before an abortion but which left out a controversial requirement for a more invasive vaginal probe. McDonnell, a possible Republican vice presidential contender in 2012, signed the bill after he and Republican lawmakers backed away from requiring a vaginal probe in some cases. That provision sparked fierce opposition from women's groups and abortion rights supporters who said it was demeaning. ... Full Story | Top |
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