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U.S. rape controversy reflects teachings of anti-abortion hero
Sat,25 Aug 2012 07:07 PM PDT
Reuters - KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Eric Scheidler was in grade school when he was introduced to the power of John Willke's persuasion. It was the 1970s and the now 87-year-old Dr. "Jack" Willke was renowned as a physician-turned-advocate for abolishing abortion. Willke's teachings resonated four decades later in the controversy this week over Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin's remarks on pregnancy and rape. Willke's use of graphic photos of "unborn children" energized followers in the nascent anti-abortion movement of the 1970s. ... Full Story | Top |
Alaska, concerned about gold miners' health, to test them for mercury
Sat,25 Aug 2012 10:26 AM PDT
Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska health officials, concerned about amateur miners seeking riches in a modern-day mini gold rush, plan to test prospectors in the town of Nome for mercury exposure for fear that archaic mining techniques may be inadvertently harming their bodies. The Bering Sea port town of Nome has been a magnet this summer for gold prospectors, some of them with little experience, in a boom that state officials attribute in part to publicity from Discovery Channel's reality TV show "Bering Sea Gold" and other mining shows set in Alaska. ... Full Story | Top |
Greek study finds e-cigarettes no threat to heart
Sat,25 Aug 2012 06:49 AM PDT
Reuters - MUNICH (Reuters) - Electronic cigarettes, an increasingly popular option among smokers trying to quit, do not appear to pose a threat to the heart, according to results of a clinical study presented on Saturday. Greek researchers said e-cigarettes - battery-powered metal tubes that transform liquid laced with nicotine into vapour - had no adverse effects on cardiac function in their small trial. ... Full Story | Top |
Gynecologists alarmed by plastic surgery trend
Sat,25 Aug 2012 06:04 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Trained as a gynecologist and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. John Miklos calls himself a "medical tailor," specializing in surgery to reshape a woman's private parts. The Atlanta surgeon, who has performed gynecological surgery for nearly 20 years, cites cases of patients who say their sexual response improved after vaginoplasty, a procedure to surgically tighten a vagina stretched by childbirth or aging. "Women come to me and say they don't have the urge to have sex anymore because they don't feel anything," Miklos said. ... Full Story | Top |
Obama aims to shift campaign focus back to Medicare
Sat,25 Aug 2012 03:00 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama used his regular weekly radio address Saturday to continue pounding away at Republican plans to overhaul Medicare, the U.S. healthcare program for the elderly. The address underscored the new prominence Medicare has assumed as a campaign issue in the past two weeks, since the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, picked Paul Ryan as his running mate. Ryan, a Wisconsin congressman and chairman of the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Judge pares down Clorox cat litter lawsuit
Fri,24 Aug 2012 05:28 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The Clorox Co clawed away parts of a class action lawsuit claiming its cat litter advertising was false and misleading on Friday, but a judge refused to scoop away the entire mess. U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti in San Francisco dismissed some but not all of the lawsuit by consumers of Clorox's Fresh Step letter brand. The lawsuit said scientific studies showed Fresh Step wasn't preferred by cats over other litters or more effective at cutting down odors. A lawyer for Clorox, Kenneth Lee, declined comment. Lawyers for the plaintiffs did not respond to requests for comment. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 5-US Anti-Doping Agency strips Armstrong of titles for cheating
Fri,24 Aug 2012 05:18 PM PDT
Reuters - * "Enough is enough", says seven-time Tour de France winner * Debate begins on whether cyclist is guilty * Endorsement opportunities in question Aug 24 (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong was stripped of hisrecord seven Tour de France wins and handed a lifetime ban bythe United States Anti-Doping Agency on Friday, but he remaineddefiant as supporters rallied around the American cyclist. ... Full Story | Top |
Armstrong's foundation sees donation spike but faces challenges
Fri,24 Aug 2012 05:05 PM PDT
Reuters - AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Lance Armstrong Foundation said on Friday that donations rose sharply as fans of the cancer nonprofit pledged support, but the organization faces long-term questions about its future now that its cycling champion founder was stripped of a record seven Tour de France titles. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 1-Armstrong's foundation sees donation spike but faces challenges
Fri,24 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT
Reuters - (Adds challenges foundation may face, background) AUSTIN, Texas, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The Lance ArmstrongFoundation said on Friday that donations rose sharply as fans ofthe cancer nonprofit pledged support, but the organization faceslong-term questions about its future now that its cyclingchampion founder was stripped of a record seven Tour de Francetitles. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 3-Armstrong's marketing appeal may survive title loss
Fri,24 Aug 2012 03:23 PM PDT
Reuters - * Work on cancer seen helping blunt doping allegations * Nike, AB InBev, and Oakley stand by Armstrong * Fact that Armstrong is retired also seen helpful * Lance Armstrong Foundation gets boost in donations Aug 24 (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong's triumph over cancer andhis fundraising efforts make him an effective pitchman evenafter his status as one of history's greatest cyclists wastarnished by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's decision to strip himof his championship titles, marketing experts say. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 4-US Anti-Doping Agency strips Armstrong of titles for cheating
Fri,24 Aug 2012 02:33 PM PDT
Reuters - * "Enough is enough", says seven-times Tour de France winner * Debate begins on whether cyclist is guilty * His endorsement opportunities may dry up LOS ANGELES, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong was strippedof his record seven Tour de France wins and handed a lifetimeban by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on Friday,but he remained defiant as supporters rallied around theAmerican cyclist. ... Full Story | Top |
Lance Armstrong's foundation sees 30 percent rise in donations
Fri,24 Aug 2012 02:32 PM PDT
Reuters - AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Lance Armstrong Foundation said on Friday that by the middle of the day, donations were up 30 percent over Thursday as fans of the cancer-fighting nonprofit pledged support for its founder after the cycling champion was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles. Chief executive Doug Ulman said that the foundation, Livestrong, has received an outpouring of support, including from cancer survivors who recalled the help it gave them when they were diagnosed. "It's been overwhelming," Ulman said in an interview at the foundation's Austin, Texas, headquarters. ... Full Story | Top |
AstraZeneca pays $26 million to settle South Carolina lawsuit
Fri,24 Aug 2012 02:00 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc has agreed to a $26 million settlement with the state of South Carolina to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading consumers about the risks associated with taking the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel. The lawsuit, filed in 2009, was one of several pursued by state attorneys general related to the drug. The settlement was reached Wednesday, according to court papers. ... Full Story | Top |
Link between ADHD meds and smoking still hazy
Fri,24 Aug 2012 01:55 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Do ADHD drugs help steer kids away from cigarettes? Or do they actually make youngsters with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder more likely to pick up the bad habit? In a new report, researchers say they might have found some signs of the former, but they also acknowledge that the evidence is extremely weak. "The idea of whether treatment for ADHD affects the risk for other conditions is a really interesting thing and there is a lot of back and forth," said Dr. Paul Hammerness of Harvard Medical School in Boston, who led the research. About 2. ...
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New prostate cancer study clouds PSA debate
Fri,24 Aug 2012 01:30 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests men with advanced prostate cancer may live longer in the "PSA era" than they did before the screening test began to gain a foothold in the early 1990s. The findings - which a leading cancer expert said were problematic - stoke the heated debate over prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. Many researchers now fear routine testing may lead to aggressive treatments that do more harm than good. ... Full Story | Top |
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