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| Bayer's Nexavar gets priority review as thyroid cancer drug Monday, Aug 26, 2013 11:52 PM PDT  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer's cancer drug Nexavar was given priority review status by U.S. healthcare regulators for the oral drug's use against a difficult-to-treat type of thyroid cancer, the company said on Tuesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration aims to complete the priority review within six months, rather than the standard review of about 10 months, Bayer said. ... Full Story | Top |
| India's ruling party president Sonia Gandhi returns from hospital Monday, Aug 26, 2013 10:24 PM PDT  By Nigam Prusty and Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sonia Gandhi, the president of India's ruling Congress party who is widely seen as the country's most powerful politician, was back home from hospital on Tuesday after she took ill during a marathon parliament debate, officials said. Gandhi, 66, was led limping out of the lower house on Monday evening by her son and colleagues, and then taken by car to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in New Delhi. A Congress party official said Gandhi had a touch of viral fever and was fine now. "Madam Gandhi is home now. ... Full Story | Top |
| Career first, children later: Taiwan women put their eggs on ice Monday, Aug 26, 2013 09:29 PM PDT  HSINCHU, Taiwan (Reuters) - Caught between traditional expectations and career pressures, working women in Taiwan are increasingly opting to freeze their eggs at fertility clinics as they postpone marriage and motherhood. Women play a big part in Taiwan's workforce, trailing only New Zealand and Australia for female employment among 14 countries in Asia, a recent report by MasterCard showed. A slowdown in the economy has made job security an even more pressing priority. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sentencing looms for convicted Fort Hood gunman Monday, Aug 26, 2013 09:11 PM PDT  By Ellen Wulfhorst FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - Tuesday could be the last chance for convicted gunman Major Nidal Hasan to tell a jury his version of the November 2009 shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 31 others, many of them unarmed soldiers, at Fort Hood, Texas. Once family members of the victims finish testifying in the sentencing phase of the court-martial for Hasan, convicted of 45 counts of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder, he will have an opportunity to address the jury deciding his fate. Hasan could face execution. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kleybanova's biggest battle behind her at U.S. Open Monday, Aug 26, 2013 07:56 PM PDT By Will Swanton NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some battles are bigger than others. Russia's Alisa Kleybanova proved that on Monday at the U.S. Open after a two-and-a-half year absence from the majors because of cancer. Diagnosed after the 2011 Australian Open with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of blood cancer, the 24-year-old marked her return to the grand slam stage with a tenacious three-set victory over Puerto Rico's Monica Puig. "I just wanted to come back on the court so much," Kleybanova said after her 6-4 3-6 7-5 win. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Kleybanova's biggest battle behind her at U.S. Open Monday, Aug 26, 2013 07:17 PM PDT By Will Swanton NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Some battles are bigger than others. Russia's Alisa Kleybanova proved that on Monday at the U.S. Open after a two-and-a-half year absence from the majors because of cancer. Diagnosed after the 2011 Australian Open with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of blood cancer, the 24-year-old marked her return to the grand slam stage with a tenacious three-set victory over Puerto Rico's Monica Puig. "I just wanted to come back on the court so much," Kleybanova said after her 6-4 3-6 7-5 win. ... Full Story | Top |
| Katy Perry, Barack Obama promote Obamacare - and Perry's 'Roar' Monday, Aug 26, 2013 04:32 PM PDT  By Ira Teinowitz LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It turns out the MTV VMA ceremony was also a little occasion for Obamacare and celebrities to combine together in the guise of none other than Katy Perry and President Obama himself last night. It started yesterday when Perry used her Twitter account to retweet President Obama's plea for youth sign up for Obamacare via social media. "If you're one of millions of young Americans w/out health insurance, you can get affordable coverage starting October 1," the president tweeted from his account. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bradway's patient dealmaking brings Onyx to Amgen Monday, Aug 26, 2013 04:13 PM PDT  By Bill Berkrot New YORK (Reuters) - Investment banker turned biotech chief executive, Robert Bradway, staked a claim as a savvy dealmaker with Amgen Inc's successful acquisition of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc for more than $10 billion. In doing so, he managed to avoid falling into traps that an inexperienced CEO might make with the stakes so high, while potentially quieting some criticism over the choice of a former banker to lead the world's largest biotechnology company. ... Full Story | Top |
| Onyx deal expected to give Amgen a big boost Monday, Aug 26, 2013 04:05 PM PDT By Susan Kelly (Reuters) - Investors reacted favorably on Monday to Amgen Inc's $10.4 billion purchase of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc, which gives the world's largest biotech company full rights to a blood cancer drug with multibillion-dollar sales potential. Amgen shares rose 9 percent in midday trade on news of the acquisition, the biggest biotech deal since Gilead Sciences Inc's $11 billion purchase of Pharmasset in 2012. The main prize in the acquisition is Onyx's blood cancer drug Kyprolis. ... Full Story | Top |
| Acura's abuse-deterrent pain drug fails mid-stage study goal Monday, Aug 26, 2013 03:23 PM PDT By Vrinda Manocha (Reuters) - Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc said a painkiller made with its abuse-deterrent technology did not show statistically significant results in reducing likability among abusers, sending its shares down as much as 34 percent in extended trading. The mid-stage study showed that Acura's tablet, being tested for potential abuse by snorting, had a slightly lower measure of liking when compared with the generic hydrocodone/acetaminophen tablet. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hundreds of dogs rescued in multi-state dog fighting case Monday, Aug 26, 2013 02:42 PM PDT By Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Some 367 pit bulls, many scarred and emaciated, have been rescued and a dozen people across the southeastern United States have been charged with dog fighting in what animal advocacy groups called one of the largest such raids in U.S. history. "The number of dogs seized and the amount of money involved in this case shows how extensive this underworld of dog fighting is," U.S. Attorney for the Middle District Alabama George Beck said in a statement on Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pennsylvania girl who sued for lung transplants to leave hospital Monday, Aug 26, 2013 02:09 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - An 11-year-old Pennsylvania girl whose parents filed a lawsuit challenging national transplant policies so she could receive two lung transplants will be released from the hospital on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for her family said on Monday. The girl, Sarah Murnaghan, underwent an operation earlier this summer to receive the transplants in a case that set off a national debate about child access to organ donations. She had earlier been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. A federal judge cleared the way for the operation in June after her parents sued to stop the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. Army sergeant receives Medal of Honor at White House ceremony Monday, Aug 26, 2013 01:43 PM PDT  By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor on Monday to Army Staff Sergeant Ty Carter, who risked his life to save a wounded soldier under enemy fire during a battle in Afghanistan. As Carter's family and members of his unit looked on, Obama placed the medal around the soldier's neck at a White House ceremony. It is the highest U.S. military honor. Carter, 33, is the fifth living service member to receive the Medal of Honor for gallantry in Afghanistan or Iraq. ... Full Story | Top |
| Starbucks won't cut worker benefits ahead of Obamacare: CEO Monday, Aug 26, 2013 01:36 PM PDT  By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starbucks Coffee Co will not follow the lead of other companies that are cutting health insurance benefits or reducing hours for employees in anticipation of the U.S. Affordable Care Act, the coffee shop chain's CEO Howard Schultz told Reuters on Monday. "Other companies have announced that they won't provide coverage for spouses; others are lobbying for the cut-off to be at 40 hours. ... Full Story | Top |
| Program may help black women avoid weight gain Monday, Aug 26, 2013 01:21 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A program including self-monitoring, gym access and occasional counseling calls helped black women maintain their weight in a new study. Black women who are overweight or slightly obese are known to have a lower risk of weight-related health problems than white women at the same weight. Research suggests they are typically also more satisfied with their bodies and seem to care less than white women about shedding extra pounds, Gary Bennett, head of the Duke Obesity Prevention Program in Durham, North Carolina, and his colleagues said. ... Full Story | Top |
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