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| Elan offers Tysabri dividend after Royalty approach Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 11:19 PM PST DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish drugmaker Elan said it will give shareholders 20 percent of the royalty rights for multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri in a bid to stave off an approach for the company by U.S. investment firm Royalty Pharma . New York-based Royalty made its $6.6 billion approach last week, just two weeks after Elan announced it had sold its 50 percent interest in Tysabri for $3.25 billion plus future royalty payments to U.S. partner Biogen Idec . ... Full Story | Top |
| China hammers out rail restructuring: sources Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 11:15 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China is likely to split its sprawling, scandal-plagued Railways Ministry into operations and commercial arms, two sources said, part of an overhaul of the bureaucracy as a new set of leaders takes charge in Beijing. In other plans, the government is also likely to set up a single regulator for food safety, although details are still being finalized. The changes will address long-standing inefficiencies. The Ministry of Railways has a reputation for insularity and corruption. ... Full Story | Top |
| Exercise, less sitting time, linked to better sleep Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 09:11 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insomniacs looking for a good night's sleep may want to hit the treadmill, take a walk or play a game of golf or tennis because a new report released on Monday shows exercise promotes good sleep and the more vigorous the workout the better. Just 10 minutes of exercise a day could make a difference in the duration and quality of sleep, the survey by the non-profit National Sleep Foundation showed. "We found that exercise and great sleep go together, hand in hand," Max Hirshkowitz, a sleep researcher and the chair of the poll task force, said in an interview. ... Full Story | Top |
| Childhood ADHD may lead to troubles later on: study Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 09:07 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly a third of people diagnosed as children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) still have the condition in adulthood, according to a large new study that also found they're more likely to develop other mental disorders and to commit suicide. U.S. researchers who published their findings in Pediatrics on Monday found that about 29 percent of participants in the study who were diagnosed with ADHD as children ended up carrying that diagnosis into their late twenties. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. baby's HIV infection cured through very early treatment Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 05:49 PM PST  CHICAGO (Reuters) - A baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured after very early treatment with standard HIV drugs, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday, in a potentially ground-breaking case that could offer insights on how to eradicate HIV infection in its youngest victims. The child's story is the first account of an infant achieving a so-called functional cure, a rare event in which a person achieves remission without the need for drugs and standard blood tests show no signs that the virus is making copies of itself. ... Full Story | Top |
| More iron linked to reduced risk of severe PMS Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 04:12 PM PST (Reuters) - Women who get a little more than the recommended daily amount of iron in their diets may be less likely to get a more severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), according to a U.S. study. Researchers writing in the American Journal of Epidemiology followed about 3,000 women over 10 years and found that those who consumed more than 20 milligrams (mg) per day of iron sources were 30 to 40 percent less likely to develop PMS than women who got less of the mineral. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama renews budget offer to cut social safety nets Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 03:03 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama raised anew the issue of cutting entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security as a way out of damaging budget cuts, a White House official said on Sunday, as both sides in Washington tried to limit a fiscal crisis that may soon hit millions of Americans. Signaling he might be ready to explore a compromise to end automatic spending cuts that began late Friday, Obama mentioned reforming these entitlement programs in calls with lawmakers from both parties on Saturday afternoon. ... Full Story | Top |
| Chavez critics protest at secrecy over Venezuelan leader Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 09:04 AM PST  CARACAS (Reuters) - Hundreds of pro-opposition students and other critics of Hugo Chavez's government marched in Caracas on Sunday to demand proof that the cancer-stricken Venezuelan leader is still alive and governing. The crowd, including various leaders at the more militant end of the Democratic Unity opposition coalition, sang protest songs and waved banners as they rallied in a central neighborhood on a sweltering morning. "Give us the truth!" and "Stop lying!" read banners. ... Full Story | Top |
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