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| British fraud agency to prosecute Olympus over accounting scandal Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 11:43 PM PDT  By Sophie Knight TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain's fraud agency will prosecute Olympus Corp and its British unit Gyrus for falsifying accounts, the Japanese medical equipment maker said on Wednesday, dragging a $1.7 billion accounting scandal back into the spotlight after it erupted nearly two years ago. Olympus plunged into the red and its share price tanked after details of massive hidden losses were discovered late in 2011, but it has since swung back into profit and Sony Corp paid 50 billion yen ($500 million) to become its biggest shareholder this year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Second Los Angeles porn performer in two weeks says he has HIV Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 06:56 PM PDT By Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A trade group representing producers of pornographic movies in Los Angeles on Tuesday called on the sexual partners of a porn actor to be tested for the virus that causes AIDS, after he apparently claimed to have tested positive. However, the group, the Free Speech Coalition, stepped short of calling for a moratorium on adult film productions. A series of twitter messages on Tuesday from the account of an actor who goes by the stage name Rod Daily saying that he had contracted the virus "appear to be authentic," the coalition said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| One in four U.S. heart disease deaths could be prevented, CDC says Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 04:16 PM PDT  By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - About one in four U.S. deaths from heart disease could be avoided with better prevention efforts and treatment, according to a first-of-its-kind report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Tuesday. As many as 200,000 Americans might have been spared an early death in 2010 from a heart attack or stroke if they had received screening and treatment for preventable causes of heart disease such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and smoking, the report found. ... Full Story | Top |
| Better diet tied to fewer deaths after heart attack Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 01:36 PM PDT By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who changed their eating habits for the better following a heart attack tended to live longer than those who stuck to eating not-so-heart-healthy foods in a new U.S. study Among some 4,000 men and women, those whose post-heart attack diets improved the most were 30 percent less likely to die from any cause and 40 percent less likely to die of heart disease, compared to those whose diets improved least. ... Full Story | Top |
| Gender income gaps persist among doctors: study Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 01:34 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Female doctors earn an average of $56,000 less each year than male doctors, according to a new study, which found that gap hasn't budged since the late 1980s. Researchers used a nationally-representative survey conducted in 1987 through 2010 and found that although earning gaps shrank over time among non-healthcare workers, that was not the case for doctors and certain other health professionals. "There is something that's intrinsically going on within the physician workforce," Dr. Anupam B. ... Full Story | Top |
| More patients stay on treatment with heart 'polypill' Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 01:01 PM PDT By Ben Hirschler AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Doctors urging heart patients to "keep taking the tablets" would have a more success if they used a new combination medicine known as a polypill, according to research published on Tuesday. An international trial involving 2,000 patients found a four-in-one pill from Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd significantly improved adherence compared with asking people to take their tablets individually. ... Full Story | Top |
| Michigan House approves expanding Medicaid under Obamacare Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 12:45 PM PDT (Reuters) - The Republican-led Michigan House gave final approval on Tuesday to a bill that would expand the Medicaid health program for the poor under Democratic President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law. Representatives voted 75-32 to concur with modifications of a bill that they had approved in June and agreed to send it to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, a Republican who has backed the expansion of the Medicaid program. State senators approved the bill last week on the narrowest of possible margins, a 20-18 vote. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. allows Indiana to offer health program outside of Obamacare Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 12:42 PM PDT By Susan Guyett INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The federal government will allow Indiana to operate its own health program temporarily, Governor Mike Pence said on Tuesday, making it the first state to receive such a major exception this year under President Barack Obama's signature medical reform law. Indiana is one of the Republican-led states that rejected the federal government's incentives to expand the Medicaid health program for the poor and declined to set up a health insurance exchange to allow consumers to shop for insurance. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kids can get 3- or 4-strain flu vaccine: pediatricians Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 11:26 AM PDT By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - With a new version of the flu vaccine that protects against four virus strains coming out this fall, in addition to the usual three-strain formula, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that kids should get either one. "We don't have a preference," Dr. Michael Brady, chairperson of the AAP's Committee on Infectious Diseases, said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Amec hunting for more acquisitions on top of Kentz Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 10:17 AM PDT By Stephen Eisenhammer ABERDEEN (Reuters) - British engineer Amec is looking at other acquisition options alongside its offer for the oil and gas construction firm Kentz, as it aims to expand in Australia, Africa and the Middle East, its chief executive said. Amec had an initial approach for Kentz at 565 to 580 pence per share rejected by the board last month and must make a formal bid by September 16. But Samir Brikho, chief executive of Amec, which provides services and equipment for the oil and gas, mining, nuclear and renewable energy sectors, has more targets in his sights. ... Full Story | Top |
| ArQule to cut liver cancer drug dose on safety concerns Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 09:50 AM PDT (Reuters) - Drugmaker ArQule Inc said it would lower the dose of its experimental liver cancer drug for a second time, after a late-stage trial showed that patients on the therapy were becoming more susceptible to infection. The company's shares fell as much as 20 percent as the setback comes after the drug, tivantinib, failed separate trials for lung and colorectal cancers. Analysts were concerned about whether the latest cut in dose would affect the drug's efficacy. ... Full Story | Top |
| New Vivus CEO resigns over health issues Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 09:27 AM PDT (Reuters) - Drugmaker Vivus Inc said Chief Executive Anthony Zook resigned for health reasons, barely a month after a shareholder revolt over disappointing sales of its diet drug installed him in the top job. The resignation comes as a surprise as Zook's experience as a former AstraZeneca Plc executive was a key argument put forward by top Vivus shareholder First Manhattan Co in its bid for control of the drugmaker's board. ... Full Story | Top |
| Scientists find possible new way of fighting high blood pressure Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 08:01 AM PDT By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists experimenting with rats have found that de-activating certain nerves in the neck can effectively treat high blood pressure - a discovery that could be an advance in tackling one of the world's biggest silent killers. Researchers at Britain's Bristol University found that in rats with high blood pressure, when they removed nerve links between the brain and the carotid body - a nodule about the size of a grain of rice on the side of each carotid artery - the animals' blood pressure fell and remained low. ... Full Story | Top |
| Providence Health to sell $744.5 million during September 9 week Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 07:56 AM PDT (Reuters) - The Providence Health and Services Obligated Group is expected to sell $744.515 million of debt in three parts during the week of September 9, a market source said on Tuesday. The sale will consist of $252.265 million of series 2013D taxable direct obligation notes, and $327.785 million of series 2013E taxable direct obligation notes. Providence Health will also issue $164.465 million of series 2013C exempt revenue bonds through the Oregon Facilities Authority. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the lead manager of the sale, according to the preliminary official statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cameroon refurbishing cocoa drying ovens to meet EU rules Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 06:30 AM PDT By Tansa Musa YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon has begun refurbishing old cocoa ovens in an effort to comply with tougher EU quality rules, after the bloc rejected about 2,000 tonnes of beans last year due to smoke contamination. Omer Gatien Maledy, executive secretary of Cameroon's Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Board (CCIB), said authorities had refurbished 144 cracked ovens in the South West Region, from a planned total of 1,500 ovens. ... Full Story | Top |
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