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'Blade Runner' still subject of scientists' debate
Tue,26 Jun 2012 11:19 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - While South African athlete Oscar Pistorius attempts to become the first amputee runner to compete at the Olympic Games, scientists are still arguing whether his artificial limbs give him a critical advantage or not. Pistorius, born without fibulas and who had his lower legs amputated when a baby, uses carbon fibre prosthetic running blades and is hoping to qualify for the 400 metres at the Games. Pistorius beat the Olympic qualifying time of 45. ...
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Sony CEO tells shareholders revival plan will work
Tue,26 Jun 2012 11:16 PM PDT
Reuters -  TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's new CEO, Kazuo Hirai, on Wednesday defended retaining his predecessor, Howard Stringer, as chairman of the board and promised his turnaround strategy will save Japan's troubled consumer electronics giant. Hirai outlined the revival plan, first announced in April, that stakes Sony's future on mobile devices such as the Xperia smartphone, gaming and digital imaging, while developing new businesses, including a medical unit. Hurt by mounting losses in its TV business, Hirai said the plan will expand group sales by a third to 8.5 trillion yen ($106. ...
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Jury still out on "Blade Runner"
Tue,26 Jun 2012 09:20 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - While South African athlete Oscar Pistorius attempts to become the first amputee runner to compete at the Olympic Games, scientists are still arguing whether his artificial limbs give him a critical advantage or not. Pistorius, born without fibulas and who had his lower legs amputated when a baby, uses carbon fiber prosthetic running blades and is hoping to qualify for the 400 meters at the Games. Pistorius beat the Olympic qualifying time of 45. ...
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Safety of all-metal hip implants under scrutiny
Tue,26 Jun 2012 09:12 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As concerns mount over the safety of metal-on-metal hip implants, health regulators are seeking advice on how best to minimize risks for the more than 500,000 patients who have received the devices. All-metal artificial hips were developed to be more durable than traditional implants, which combine a ceramic or metal ball with a plastic socket. Johnson & Johnson is the biggest manufacturer of the all-metal devices, and other device makers include Zimmer Holdings Inc and Wright Medical Group. ... Full Story | Top |
Women's lung cancer deaths up in parts of U.S.: study
Tue,26 Jun 2012 07:39 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Lung cancer rates have been falling across the United States over the past decade, but deaths from the disease are steady or rising among middle-aged women in the South and Midwest, according to a study based on more than one million women. The findings, published Monday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, point to a need for more aggressive political action and strategies for reducing smoking by a new generation of men and women in all U.S. states, researchers said. ... Full Story | Top |
Chavez sees no more cancer treatment on horizon
Tue,26 Jun 2012 07:24 PM PDT
Reuters -  CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday he sees no need for further treatment for the cancer that struck him last year just weeks after he had said medical tests showed him in good health. Although polls show Chavez comfortably ahead, any relapse in his undisclosed type of cancer could upend his October 7 re-election bid against opposition challenger Henrique Capriles. "I've already done what I need to do," Chavez said when asked if he planned to undergo any more cancer treatment. "At this moment, on the horizon that I can see ... ...
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China sacks official, punishes others in forced abortion case
Tue,26 Jun 2012 07:05 PM PDT
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese officials have fired a local family planning official and punished several others after a woman was forced to abort her seven-month pregnancy, sparking a firestorm domestically and around the world, China's government-run media reported. Feng Jianmei's abortion was portrayed in the Chinese and international press as an example of the extreme measures some officials would take to control China's population, even if it meant breaking Chinese law. China has used strict family planning policies since the 1970s to control its population, now at 1.34 billion. ... Full Story | Top |
Consumer group urges FDA to reject Arena diet drug
Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:48 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Watchdog group Public Citizen urged U.S. regulators on Tuesday not to approve Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc's experimental diet pill lorcaserin, citing concerns it could increase patients' risk of heart valve damage. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to rule on whether to approve the drug by Wednesday. Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, said physicians at last month's FDA advisory panel meeting on lorcaserin raised serious concerns about evidence of increased valve disease risks in patients who used the drug in clinical trials. ... Full Story | Top |
Mystery ahoof as U.S. cattle dying after eating grass
Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:32 PM PDT
Reuters - DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) - A mystery is ahoof in Texas farm country where cattle have dropped dead while grazing, puzzling scientists who say it appears an unusual combination of circumstances have turned pastures toxic. Texas animal scientists said a type of grass known as "Tifton 85" bermuda grass is to blame for the poisoning of 15 head of cattle on an 80-acre ranch east of Austin. The animals went into convulsions and were dead within hours of being released into the pasture to graze. Only three cattle in that small herd survived. ... Full Story | Top |
Women's lung cancer deaths up in South and Midwest
Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:15 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite falling lung cancer rates across the U.S. in the past decade, researchers report that deaths from the disease are steady or rising among middle-aged women in southern and Midwestern states. The findings, published Monday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, point to a need for more aggressive policies and strategies for reducing smoking by a new generation of men and women, in all U.S. states. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. group flags chemical levels in Coke sold abroad
Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:11 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co's namesake soda sold in several countries, including Brazil and Kenya, still contains a high level of a chemical linked to cancer in animals months after it made changes to the drinks sold in California, a U.S. watchdog group said on Tuesday. The Center for Science in the Public Interest said that samples of Coca-Cola tested in nine countries showed "alarming amounts" of the chemical 4-methylimidazole, or 4-MI, used as an ingredient in caramel coloring. High levels of that chemical have been linked to cancer in animals. ... Full Story | Top |
Walgreen, others offer free HIV tests in CDC pilot
Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:49 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drugstore chain Walgreen Co and several other pharmacies are offering free, rapid HIV tests in a small number of stores under a two-year pilot program to make diagnosing the AIDS virus more convenient and accessible to Americans. The pilot program announced on Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will use information gleaned from the testing to develop a nationwide model for pharmacists and nurse practitioners to detect the virus. "Our goal is to make HIV testing as routine as a blood pressure check," said Jonathan Mermin, M.D. ...
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White House says ready for Supreme Court health decision
Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:41 PM PDT
Reuters -  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday it was ready for a Supreme Court verdict on President Barack Obama's flagship health reform law and remained convinced the legislation would be upheld. "We are, as I have said in the past, confident that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, in keeping with decades of precedent under the commerce clause," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One. "We continue to implement the law accordingly and we are ready for the Supreme Court's decision, whatever it may be. ...
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Romney presses attacks on "Obamacare" before ruling
Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:36 PM PDT
Reuters -  SALEM, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney stepped up his criticism on Tuesday of President Barack Obama's signature domestic policy achievement, saying if the U.S. Supreme Court does not overturn the 2010 healthcare overhaul when it decides its fate this week he would dump it if elected in November. Eager to change the subject back to Obama's economic stewardship after nearly two difficult weeks focusing on immigration, Romney accused Obama of taking his eye off the ball when he pushed the healthcare measure through Congress in 2010. ...
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Electronic records tied to fewer malpractice claims
Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:23 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors who start using electronic health records are less likely to get sued than their colleagues who stick with traditional paper records, according to new findings from Massachusetts. The technology is being introduced with the goal of decreasing errors and streamlining patient care. But some researchers have worried that in transitioning to electronic records doctors could make more mistakes using new and unfamiliar systems - such as writing notes and prescribing drugs in the wrong patient's record. ... Full Story | Top |
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