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| Singapore smog eases as Indonesian planes waterbomb fires Monday, Jun 24, 2013 07:49 PM PDT  By John O'Callaghan and Chris Nusatya SINGAPORE/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Air quality in Singapore improved significantly to "moderate" pollution levels on Saturday, as Indonesian planes waterbombed raging forest fires and investigators scrambled to determine the cause of one of Southeast Asia's worst air pollution crises. Indonesia's environment minister said eight domestic firms were suspected of being responsible for the blazes on Sumatra island that blanketed neighboring Singapore in record levels of hazardous smog. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ford, UAW tackle blue-collar healthcare costs with new program Monday, Jun 24, 2013 03:15 PM PDT  By Deepa Seetharaman DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is launching a two-year pilot program with the United Auto Workers and a UAW-affiliated retiree trust fund aimed at lowering the cost of providing medical care for the company's active and retired hourly workers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Deadly piglet virus spreads to nearly 200 U.S. farm sites Monday, Jun 24, 2013 02:50 PM PDT By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) - A swine virus deadly to young pigs, and never before seen in North America, has spiked to 199 sites in 13 states - nearly double the number of farms and other locations from earlier this month. Iowa, the largest U.S. hog producer, has the most sites testing positive for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus: 102 sites, as of June 10. The state raises on average 30 million hogs each year, according to the Iowa Pork Producers Association. PEDV, most often fatal to very young pigs, causes diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration. ... Full Story | Top |
| E-cigarette study hints at quit-aid potential Monday, Jun 24, 2013 02:05 PM PDT By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a trial of e-cigarettes among Italian smokers with no desire to quit using tobacco at the outset, up to 13 percent of participants were not smoking regular cigarettes at all a year later. Though the study was not billed as a smoking-cessation test, more than half of participants cut down on tobacco soon after they started using the e-cigarettes. And the percentage who quit smoking entirely by the end rivals results achieved with medications, the authors note in the journal PLOS ONE. ... Full Story | Top |
| Screen middle-aged adults for hepatitis C: panel Monday, Jun 24, 2013 02:03 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults born between 1945 and 1965 should be screened once for hepatitis C, a government-backed panel recommended today. The statement, from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), is stronger than draft recommendations published in November, which advised doctors to "consider offering screening" to members of the Baby Boom generation (see Reuters Health story of Nov 26, 2012 here: http://reut.rs/WsjtVA). ... Full Story | Top |
| Justices block generic drug liability lawsuits Monday, Jun 24, 2013 01:53 PM PDT By Lawrence Hurley and Bill Berkrot WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that generic drugmakers cannot be sued under state law for adverse reactions to their products, a decision that consumer advocates called a blow to patient safety. In a 5-4 vote, the court ruled for Mutual Pharmaceutical Co, owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, overturning a multimillion-dollar jury award to a badly injured patient in New Hampshire who alleged a generic drug she had taken was unsafe based on its chemical design. ... Full Story | Top |
| KKR to buy clinical trials firm PRA International Monday, Jun 24, 2013 01:48 PM PDT (Reuters) - Funds managed by KKR & Co LP will buy clinical research group PRA International from Genstar Capital LLC for an undisclosed amount, PRA said on Monday, underscoring growing private equity interest in the contract research industry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a person familiar with the matter said the agreed price was around $1.3 billion, as previously reported by Reuters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Family weight talks tied to dieting, laxative use Monday, Jun 24, 2013 01:03 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teens were more likely to diet and use other unhealthy measures to control their weight when their parents talked to them about losing weight or the importance of being thin, in a new study. Conversely, family conversations about healthy eating that did not involve the topic of weight were linked to fewer unhealthy behaviors, such as laxative use and skipping meals - especially among heavier adolescents. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hospital chain Tenet to buy Vanguard Health for $1.73 billion Monday, Jun 24, 2013 12:31 PM PDT  By Susan Kelly and Esha Dey (Reuters) - U.S. hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp said on Monday it will buy smaller rival Vanguard Health Systems Inc for $1.73 billion, putting it in a better position to benefit from the millions of Americans about to get insurance under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform. Investors expect hospital revenue to grow from treating more Americans insured under the reform, and speculation that major hospital chains would increase their acquisitions has fueled stocks in the sector. ... Full Story | Top |
| Texas House passes sweeping abortion restrictions Monday, Jun 24, 2013 11:42 AM PDT  By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives approved on Monday sweeping restrictions on abortions, including a ban on most after 20 weeks of pregnancy and stricter standards for abortion clinics. If the bill becomes law, Texas could become the 13th state to pass a 20-week ban and would have some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the country. Supporters says the bill is needed to protect women's health and to keep fetuses from feeling pain. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL's help sought in promoting Obama health plan as outreach begins Monday, Jun 24, 2013 10:39 AM PDT  By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is seeking the help of major U.S. sports organizations, including the National Football League, to persuade young and healthy Americans to sign up for medical insurance coverage later this year, officials said on Monday. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the federal government was in the midst of negotiations on advertising campaigns and potential partnerships as part of an outreach effort that will intensify over the summer and early fall. ... Full Story | Top |
| South Africans resigned over 'critical' Mandela Monday, Jun 24, 2013 10:32 AM PDT  By Jon Herskovitz JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africans adopted a mood of sombre resignation on Monday to the inevitability of saying goodbye to former president Nelson Mandela after the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader's condition in hospital deteriorated to critical. Madiba, as he is affectionately known, is revered among most of South Africa's 53 million people as the architect of the 1994 transition to multi-racial democracy after three centuries of white domination. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dakar fashion week takes stand against skin bleaching Monday, Jun 24, 2013 10:28 AM PDT By Elise Knutsen DAKAR (Reuters) - Backstage at Dakar Fashion Week a group of young women squeeze into impossibly high heels while others sit still as make-up artists paint their eyelids a shining emerald color. All legs and cheekbones, the models are subject to the same pressures as their counterparts walking runways in London, Paris, and New York. And perhaps more. Like many women from the streets of Senegal, some fashion models in West Africa have bleached their skin, seeking to achieve a "café au lait" color regarded by some as the aesthetic ideal. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ford, UAW launch two-year pilot to cut blue-collar medical costs Monday, Jun 24, 2013 10:13 AM PDT  By Deepa Seetharaman DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is launching a two-year pilot program with the United Auto Workers and a UAW-affiliated retiree healthcare trust aimed at lowering medical costs for the second-largest U.S. automaker's active and retired hourly workers. Between 1,200 and 1,500 unionized workers and retirees in southeastern Michigan with chronic but manageable diseases are expected to join the pilot program, the automaker, the union and the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust said on Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Angelina Jolie urges U.N. Security Council to act on war zone rape Monday, Jun 24, 2013 09:59 AM PDT  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Actress Angelina Jolie urged the U.N. Security Council on Monday to make dealing with war zone rape a top priority as she shared stories of survivors she has met, including a Congolese mother whose 5-year-old daughter was raped outside a police station. Oscar-winner Jolie, a special envoy for the U.N. Refugee Agency, told the council that it must shoulder its responsibility and provide leadership "for these crimes happen not because they are inherent to war, but because the global climate allows it. ... Full Story | Top |
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