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| U.S. agency moves against Nevada hospital cited for "patient dumping" Friday, Apr 26, 2013 09:19 PM PDT By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Federal authorities have taken disciplinary action against a Las Vegas hospital cited for improperly sending newly released psychiatric patients by bus to neighboring California and other states in a practice called "patient dumping." The Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital was warned it was in violation of Medicare rules governing the discharge of patients and could lose critical funding under the federal healthcare insurance program if it failed to correct the problem. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rush to help airlines, travelers could crack open budget door Friday, Apr 26, 2013 08:16 PM PDT  By David Lawder and Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress got rid of a headache on Friday when it rescued the flying public from flight delays caused by its budget cutting. But in the view of many lawmakers, the pain is just about to begin. Members of Congress and groups representing people hit by across-the-board budget cuts, ranging from cancer patients to welfare recipients, say the quick action on air traffic control staffing underscored the importance of being visible to millions of Americans. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. sues Novartis over kickbacks Friday, Apr 26, 2013 08:06 PM PDT  By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday announced its second civil fraud lawsuit against Novartis AG in four days, accusing a unit of the Swiss drugmaker of paying multimillion-dollar kickbacks to doctors in exchange for prescribing its drugs. Authorities said the Basel-based company for a decade lavished healthy speaking fees and "opulent" meals, including a nearly $10,000 dinner for three at the Japanese restaurant, Nobu, to induce doctors to prescribe its drugs. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mothers group petitions Disney over sick pay laws Friday, Apr 26, 2013 05:10 PM PDT By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Representatives of a national organization of mothers were prevented on Thursday from delivering a petition to Walt Disney World accusing it of trying to block laws that would require companies to provide paid sick leave for employees. "They were turned away and security was called," Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, executive director of MomsRising, told Reuters on Friday. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Evidence" of Syria chemical weapons use not up to U.N. standard Friday, Apr 26, 2013 04:55 PM PDT By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Assertions of chemical weapon use in Syria by Western and Israeli officials citing photos, sporadic shelling and traces of toxins do not meet the standard of proof needed for a U.N. team of experts waiting to gather their own field evidence. ... Full Story | Top |
| Valeant in talks to buy Actavis for over $13 billion: WSJ Friday, Apr 26, 2013 04:47 PM PDT (Reuters) - Canada's biggest listed drug maker, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc , is in talks to buy generic drugmaker Actavis Inc for more than $13 billion, Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The companies had been working towards an all-stock deal, when some of Actavis' directors came out against it around the middle of this week. But executives on the two sides are still working to resurrect the deal, the journal said. Valeant said in February it was in talks to make more acquisitions, and it remains open to discuss a potential "merger of equals. ... Full Story | Top |
| UCLA professor to stand trial in fire that killed lab assistant Friday, Apr 26, 2013 04:38 PM PDT By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Friday ordered a UCLA chemistry professor to stand trial on charges stemming from a 2008 fire in his university lab that fatally burned a 23-year-old research assistant, rejecting a defense request to dismiss the case. Patrick Harran faces up to 4 1/2 years in prison if he is convicted of all three counts of violating occupational health and safety standards in his organic chemistry laboratory at the University of California, Los Angeles. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ambulatory Services taps Morgan Stanley to explore sale: sources Friday, Apr 26, 2013 02:44 PM PDT By Soyoung Kim and Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ambulatory Services of America Inc, a U.S. operator of healthcare facilities controlled by private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg LLC, has appointed Morgan Stanley to explore a sale, three people familiar with the matter said this week. The Nashville, Tennessee-based company may fetch between $700 million and $800 million based on earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of around $75 million, two of the people said on condition of anonymity because the sale process is confidential. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. sues Novartis over kickbacks, second case this week Friday, Apr 26, 2013 01:46 PM PDT By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday announced its second civil fraud lawsuit against Novartis AG in four days, accusing a unit of the Swiss drugmaker of paying multimillion-dollar kickbacks to doctors in exchange for prescribing its drugs. Authorities said the Basel-based company for a decade lavished healthy speaking fees and "opulent" meals, including a nearly $10,000 dinner for three at the Japanese restaurant, Nobu, to induce doctors to prescribe its drugs. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fraudulent versions of Allergan's Botox found in U.S. Friday, Apr 26, 2013 01:19 PM PDT By Toni Clarke (Reuters) - Fraudulent versions of the wrinkle treatment Botox, which is made by Allergan Inc and also used to treat headaches, underarm sweating and overactive bladder, are being sold in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. The FDA said in an alert posted on its website that the outer carton of the fraudulent Botox is counterfeit, and the vial inside is foreign and not approved for sale in the United States. "FDA cannot confirm that the manufacture, quality, storage, and handling of these products follow U.S. standards," the agency said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Latin America threatened by mounting cancer epidemic: study Friday, Apr 26, 2013 01:10 PM PDT By Asher Levine SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Latin America's growing prosperity is fueling a cancer epidemic that threatens to overwhelm the region unless governments take urgent preventive action, a study published on Friday warned. A multinational team of researchers found the current state of cancer care and prevention in Latin America incompatible with the socioeconomic changes taking place in the region, where an increasingly urban populace faces mounting lifestyle-related cancer risks. ... Full Story | Top |
| More evidence adding nuts is a healthy choice Friday, Apr 26, 2013 12:47 PM PDT  By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People can safely add a few nuts to their diet - or replace other foods with the high-unsaturated fat, high-fiber snacks - without gaining weight, a new review of past studies suggests. Researchers combined data from 31 trials conducted across the globe and found that on average, there was very little difference in changes in weight or waist measurements between people who were put on a normal or nut-supplemented diet. ... Full Story | Top |
| Supplements don't help with prostate cancer: study Friday, Apr 26, 2013 10:54 AM PDT By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite dietary supplements being popular among prostate cancer patients, a new review of past research says they are not effective treatments for the disease. Pulling together data from eight randomized controlled trials - considered the gold standard of medical research, researchers found non-herbal dietary supplements and vitamins didn't significantly change the severity of people's cancers. "The main message would be that no miraculous supplement for (prostate cancer) exists," wrote Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Draft bill gives FDA authority over some pharmacies Friday, Apr 26, 2013 09:32 AM PDT  By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration would gain greater authority over pharmacies that compound sterile drugs and ship them across state lines under proposed legislation announced on Friday. The proposal from a bipartisan group of U.S. senators comes in the wake of a meningitis outbreak last fall that killed 53 people and sickened more than 700. The outbreak was linked to a tainted steroid distributed by the New England Compounding Center. ... Full Story | Top |
| British PM says growing evidence Syria used chemical weapons Friday, Apr 26, 2013 08:48 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday there was limited but growing evidence that Syria had committed a war crime by using chemical weapons. In a cautious assessment mirroring that of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration, Cameron said the use of chemical weapons was a red line that should trigger greater pressure on President Bashar al-Assad. "It is limited evidence but there is growing evidence that we have seen too of the use of chemical weapons, probably by the regime," Cameron told the BBC. "It is extremely serious: this is a war crime ... ... Full Story | Top |
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