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| Factbox: U.S. IRS still has long to-do list on Obama health law Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 10:01 PM PDT By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the sweeping new U.S. healthcare law takes hold, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department are working on a long list of jobs to help implement "Obamacare." The IRS is playing a major part in rolling out President Barack Obama's new insurance system, meant to help millions of uninsured Americans obtain adequate healthcare coverage. While congressional Republicans fought to dismantle the law, the Obama administration said on Thursday government insurance exchanges for individuals will open on October 1 as scheduled. ... Full Story | Top |
| Texas man put to death for murder over $100 debt Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 05:57 PM PDT By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A Texas man who stabbed another man to death for failing to pay back a $100 debt to an exotic dancer was executed on Thursday by lethal injection, a state corrections official said. Arturo Diaz was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m. CT (2330 GMT) in Huntsville, according to Jason Clark, spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. It was the 13th execution this year in Texas and the 27th in the United States. "Let's go warden. I'm ready," were his last words, Clark said. ... Full Story | Top |
| No clear path to ending U.S. debt limit, spending impasse Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 05:36 PM PDT  By Thomas Ferraro and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday refused to give in to President Barack Obama's demand for straightforward bills to run the government beyond September 30 and to increase borrowing authority to avoid a historic default. ... Full Story | Top |
| Canada chocolate factory may get new life as marijuana farm Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 05:01 PM PDT By Julie Gordon (Reuters) - A Canadian start-up wants to turn an empty chocolate factory in eastern Ontario into a production facility for medical marijuana, a possible boost for a local economy that has been hurting since the landmark Hershey plant shut down in 2008. The old factory, which for decades churned out Hershey chocolate bars, has been conditionally sold to a start-up called Tweed Inc, which plans to use about a third of the 470,000 square foot plant to grow medical marijuana. "It's an exciting opportunity," said Mark Zekulin, Tweed's vice president of community engagement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Want fruit with your burger? McDonald's expands anti-obesity push Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 03:38 PM PDT  By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) - Hold the fries, pass the salad. McDonald's Corp on Thursday said it would offer healthy options as part of its popular value meals, letting customers choose a side salad, fruit or vegetables instead of french fries. The announcement by the world's largest fast-food chain comes as more companies respond to government and consumer pressure to address the global obesity epidemic. ... Full Story | Top |
| Factbox: A few things to know about the U.S. healthcare law Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 03:32 PM PDT (Reuters) - Millions of uninsured Americans will be able to sign up for coverage under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform beginning on October 1, kicking off the most sweeping social program since the launch of Medicare for the elderly in the 1960s. Below are details about the law: * Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law in 2010. Branded as "Obamacare" early on by its opponents, the president has since embraced the nickname for his signature domestic policy achievement. ... Full Story | Top |
| New delays hit Obamacare rollout before October 1 launch Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 03:25 PM PDT  By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday announced new delays in rolling out President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, saying small business and Spanish-language health insurance enrollment services would not begin on October 1 as planned. The postponements amount to a few weeks out of a months-long enrollment period aimed at signing up millions of uninsured Americans for health benefits. ... Full Story | Top |
| Texas man set to be executed for murder over $100 debt Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 02:37 PM PDT By Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man who stabbed another man to death when he failed to pay back a $100 debt to an exotic dancer is scheduled to be executed on Thursday. The execution of Arturo Diaz by lethal injection is to take place after 6 p.m. CT (2300 GMT) in Huntsville, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. It would be the 13th execution this year in Texas and the 27th in the United States. ... Full Story | Top |
| Nektar Therapeutics pain drug for knee arthritis fails study Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 02:14 PM PDT (Reuters) - Nektar Therapeutics said its experimental drug to treat chronic pain in patients with arthritis of the knee failed to meet its main goal in a mid-stage clinical trial. The drugmaker's shares fell nearly 30 percent in extended trading on Thursday. The study failed mainly because patients on placebo did not show the expected increase in pain scores observed in similar studies, Nektar said in a statement. This lack of a placebo rebound was "unusual," the company said. Half the 213 patients in the study were dosed with Nektar's NKTR-181 drug, while the other half was given a placebo. ... Full Story | Top |
| SEC says big Ponzi scheme targeted investors in Japan Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 02:13 PM PDT  By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission said it has uncovered an "extensive and egregious" Ponzi scheme run by a Las Vegas executive who raised more than $800 million from thousands of investors, mainly from Japan, over nearly 15 years. A federal judge this month imposed an asset freeze requested by the SEC against the defendants Edwin Fujinaga and his firm MRI International Ltd, court papers show. The regulator said Fujinaga, 66, and MRI promised to buy accounts receivable from U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Canada shifts debt-reduction burden to provinces: budget officer Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 01:46 PM PDT  By Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - A move by Canada's federal government to offload some healthcare costs onto the country's provinces will leave provincial governments facing ballooning debt unless they raise taxes or cut spending, the parliamentary budget office (PBO) says. The federal government is in good fiscal health after it introduced broad spending cuts with the goal of eliminating its budget deficit by 2015, the PBO said in a report on Thursday on the long-term fiscal sustainability of Canada's various levels of government. ... Full Story | Top |
| Lilly drug fails in breast cancer trial, shares fall Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 01:01 PM PDT By Esha Dey and Bill Berkrot (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co said it will not seek a breast cancer approval for one of its most closely watched experimental drugs after it failed to significantly delay disease progression and showed no survival benefit in a late-stage trial. The drug, ramucirumab, has been successful in gastric cancer trials and is also being tested for colon, liver and lung cancers, with key late stage data on those three expected next year. But Lilly shares fell more than 3 percent after it released the disappointing breast cancer results. ... Full Story | Top |
| Body fat tied to heart risks in normal-weight adults Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 11:36 AM PDT By Kathleen Raven NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New evidence suggests older adults with a healthy weight but high percentage of body fat are at increased risk of heart-related diseases and death. Looking at data on 1,528 people with a normal body mass index (BMI) - a measure of weight in relation to height - researchers found one in five men and nearly one in three women had a body fat percentage above what is considered healthy. The study builds on previous research showing some people with a healthy weight may still be carrying around too much fat. ... Full Story | Top |
| Delay seen in Spanish-language Obamacare websites: White House Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 11:11 AM PDT By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Spanish language version of online exchanges to sign up for healthcare insurance under "Obamacare" will not be ready on October 1 but will be ready "sometime in October," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Thursday. "The online portion of it, I believe, will come on sometime in October," Carney said, noting that Spanish-language information and assistance will be available by telephone in the meantime, starting on October 1. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton, Mark Felsenthal and David Morgan; Editing by Sandra Maler) Full Story | Top |
| White House shoots down idea of device tax repeal in funding bill Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 10:30 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House would not agree to repealing a medical device tax as part of a stop-gap bill to continue funding the government past September 30, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Thursday. The tax helps to fund President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare law and Republicans are trying to undermine the law. The White House also would reject the inclusion of a measure to approve TransCanada's Keystone XL oil pipeline on a bill to raise the debt limit, Carney told reporters at a briefing. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton, Mark Felsenthal; Editing by Sandra Maler) Full Story | Top |
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