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http://news.yahoo.com/health/ Get the latest health news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking health news, including analysis and opinion on top health stories.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 18 Jul 2013 07:24:00 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/health/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) ? The drugs given to many of Africa's psychiatric patients are often administered to keep the patients asleep so the hurried nurses can get some rest, and those who can't sleep may have their hands or feet tied up.http://news.yahoo.com/psychiatrists-decry-mental-health-care-africa-105405344.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 07:24:00 -0400Associated Presspsychiatrists-decry-mental-health-care-africa-105405344<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/surgical-knife-instantly-detect-cancer-180547769.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tBSPjtRz8m6yEfrNGDkQ_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/30ac1cf5e9f6da17370f6a70670074f2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A member of &#039;intelligent knife&#039; development team uses the knife on a piece of animal muscle during a demonstration at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Surgeons may have a new way to smoke out cancer.An experimental surgical knife can help surgeons make sure they&#039;ve removed all the cancerous tissue, doctors reported Wednesday. Surgeons typically use knives that vaporize tumors as they cut, producing a sharp-smelling smoke. The new knife analyzes the smoke and can instantly signal whether the tissue is cancerous or healthy.(AP Photo/Sang Tan)" align="left" title="A member of &#039;intelligent knife&#039; development team uses the knife on a piece of animal muscle during a demonstration at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Surgeons may have a new way to smoke out cancer.An experimental surgical knife can help surgeons make sure they&#039;ve removed all the cancerous tissue, doctors reported Wednesday. Surgeons typically use knives that vaporize tumors as they cut, producing a sharp-smelling smoke. The new knife analyzes the smoke and can instantly signal whether the tissue is cancerous or healthy.(AP Photo/Sang Tan)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? Surgeons may have a new way to smoke out cancer.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/surgical-knife-instantly-detect-cancer-180547769.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:35:50 -0400Associated Presssurgical-knife-instantly-detect-cancer-180547769<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/surgical-knife-instantly-detect-cancer-180547769.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tBSPjtRz8m6yEfrNGDkQ_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/30ac1cf5e9f6da17370f6a70670074f2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A member of &#039;intelligent knife&#039; development team uses the knife on a piece of animal muscle during a demonstration at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Surgeons may have a new way to smoke out cancer.An experimental surgical knife can help surgeons make sure they&#039;ve removed all the cancerous tissue, doctors reported Wednesday. Surgeons typically use knives that vaporize tumors as they cut, producing a sharp-smelling smoke. The new knife analyzes the smoke and can instantly signal whether the tissue is cancerous or healthy.(AP Photo/Sang Tan)" align="left" title="A member of &#039;intelligent knife&#039; development team uses the knife on a piece of animal muscle during a demonstration at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Surgeons may have a new way to smoke out cancer.An experimental surgical knife can help surgeons make sure they&#039;ve removed all the cancerous tissue, doctors reported Wednesday. Surgeons typically use knives that vaporize tumors as they cut, producing a sharp-smelling smoke. The new knife analyzes the smoke and can instantly signal whether the tissue is cancerous or healthy.(AP Photo/Sang Tan)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? Surgeons may have a new way to smoke out cancer.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/memory-decline-may-earliest-sign-dementia-172940009.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1iwSGgLzcbvDAqF4XvDogA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5e23e751e9f2da17370f6a7067009f41.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Friday, June 21, 2013 photo shows magnets on a cabinet at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association Headquarters in Chicago advertising their help line. Doctors often regard people who complain that their memory is slipping as &quot;the worried well,&quot; but the new studies show they may well have reason to worry, said Maria Carrillo, a senior scientist at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" align="left" title="This Friday, June 21, 2013 photo shows magnets on a cabinet at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association Headquarters in Chicago advertising their help line. Doctors often regard people who complain that their memory is slipping as &quot;the worried well,&quot; but the new studies show they may well have reason to worry, said Maria Carrillo, a senior scientist at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? Memory problems that are often dismissed as a normal part of aging may not be so harmless after all.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/memory-decline-may-earliest-sign-dementia-172940009.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:43:10 -0400Associated Pressmemory-decline-may-earliest-sign-dementia-172940009<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/memory-decline-may-earliest-sign-dementia-172940009.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1iwSGgLzcbvDAqF4XvDogA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5e23e751e9f2da17370f6a7067009f41.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Friday, June 21, 2013 photo shows magnets on a cabinet at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association Headquarters in Chicago advertising their help line. Doctors often regard people who complain that their memory is slipping as &quot;the worried well,&quot; but the new studies show they may well have reason to worry, said Maria Carrillo, a senior scientist at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" align="left" title="This Friday, June 21, 2013 photo shows magnets on a cabinet at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association Headquarters in Chicago advertising their help line. Doctors often regard people who complain that their memory is slipping as &quot;the worried well,&quot; but the new studies show they may well have reason to worry, said Maria Carrillo, a senior scientist at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? Memory problems that are often dismissed as a normal part of aging may not be so harmless after all.</p><br clear="all"/>By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The proportion of babies born with a defect called gastroschisis has nearly doubled since 1995, according to a large new study. The cause of gastroschisis - which is a hole in the baby's abdomen - is unclear, although it's known to be more likely in the children of teen mothers. A mother's exposure to certain chemicals has also been tied to the malformation, though not conclusively. In the new study, researchers looked at rates of gastroschisis in millions of live births over an 11-year period in the U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/rare-birth-defect-rise-153246793.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:32:46 -0400Reutersrare-birth-defect-rise-153246793<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-sees-lower-expected-obamacare-insurance-costs-152337796.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nPt274JFhfxIkGsJvdRLSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T152337Z_1_CBRE96H16RV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-EMPLOYERS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" align="left" title="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" border="0" /></a>By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hoping to gain the high ground in an escalating war of words over Obamacare, the U.S. administration on Thursday forecast sharply lower than expected insurance costs for consumers and small businesses in new online state healthcare exchanges. A report by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said data from 10 states and the District of Columbia shows preliminary 2014 premiums on the lowest-cost mid-range &quot;silver&quot; plans in those marketplaces to be 18 percent lower on average than earlier administration and congressional estimates. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-sees-lower-expected-obamacare-insurance-costs-152337796.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:23:37 -0400Reutersu-sees-lower-expected-obamacare-insurance-costs-152337796<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-sees-lower-expected-obamacare-insurance-costs-152337796.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nPt274JFhfxIkGsJvdRLSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T152337Z_1_CBRE96H16RV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-EMPLOYERS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" align="left" title="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" border="0" /></a>By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hoping to gain the high ground in an escalating war of words over Obamacare, the U.S. administration on Thursday forecast sharply lower than expected insurance costs for consumers and small businesses in new online state healthcare exchanges. A report by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said data from 10 states and the District of Columbia shows preliminary 2014 premiums on the lowest-cost mid-range &quot;silver&quot; plans in those marketplaces to be 18 percent lower on average than earlier administration and congressional estimates. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/texas-governor-set-sign-restrictive-abortion-law-052256420.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZwlVgNqHP6GTADdGngAQ6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T150433Z_1_CBRE96H15VV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS-PERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Texas governor Perry announces he is not running for re-election as governor of Texas in 2014 during a news conference at Holt Cat in San Antonio" align="left" title="Texas governor Perry announces he is not running for re-election as governor of Texas in 2014 during a news conference at Holt Cat in San Antonio" border="0" /></a>AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry on Thursday signed into law several new restrictions on abortion, including a ban after 20 weeks pregnancy and tough new health and safety standards for abortion clinics in the state. Texas is the most populous state in the nation to impose a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, and the law would allow exceptions to the ban only for the life of the mother or a fetus with severe abnormalities. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/texas-governor-set-sign-restrictive-abortion-law-052256420.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:04:33 -0400Reuterstexas-governor-set-sign-restrictive-abortion-law-052256420<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/texas-governor-set-sign-restrictive-abortion-law-052256420.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZwlVgNqHP6GTADdGngAQ6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T150433Z_1_CBRE96H15VV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS-PERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Texas governor Perry announces he is not running for re-election as governor of Texas in 2014 during a news conference at Holt Cat in San Antonio" align="left" title="Texas governor Perry announces he is not running for re-election as governor of Texas in 2014 during a news conference at Holt Cat in San Antonio" border="0" /></a>AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry on Thursday signed into law several new restrictions on abortion, including a ban after 20 weeks pregnancy and tough new health and safety standards for abortion clinics in the state. Texas is the most populous state in the nation to impose a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, and the law would allow exceptions to the ban only for the life of the mother or a fetus with severe abnormalities. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-science-hire-exposes-disclosure-deficit-051442469.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Qoujm6LxAY4mS_YSt0aOA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T144947Z_1_CBRE96H157200_RTROPTP_2_SCIENCE-EASTMANCHEMICAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The bottom of a BPA-free Tritan water bottle is pictured in Toronto" align="left" title="The bottom of a BPA-free Tritan water bottle is pictured in Toronto" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - By 2012, Eastman Chemical seemed to be perfectly positioned when it came to producing plastic for drinking bottles. Concerns about a widely used chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) had become so great that Walmart stopped selling plastic baby bottles and children&#039;s sippy cups made with it and consumer groups were clamoring for regulators to ban it. Medical societies were warning that BPA&#039;s similarity to estrogens could disrupt the human hormone system and pose health risks, especially to fetuses and newborns. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/insight-science-hire-exposes-disclosure-deficit-051442469.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:32:08 -0400Reutersinsight-science-hire-exposes-disclosure-deficit-051442469<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-science-hire-exposes-disclosure-deficit-051442469.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Qoujm6LxAY4mS_YSt0aOA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T144947Z_1_CBRE96H157200_RTROPTP_2_SCIENCE-EASTMANCHEMICAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The bottom of a BPA-free Tritan water bottle is pictured in Toronto" align="left" title="The bottom of a BPA-free Tritan water bottle is pictured in Toronto" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - By 2012, Eastman Chemical seemed to be perfectly positioned when it came to producing plastic for drinking bottles. Concerns about a widely used chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) had become so great that Walmart stopped selling plastic baby bottles and children&#039;s sippy cups made with it and consumer groups were clamoring for regulators to ban it. Medical societies were warning that BPA&#039;s similarity to estrogens could disrupt the human hormone system and pose health risks, especially to fetuses and newborns. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Peroshni Govender PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa and the world showered tributes on Nelson Mandela on Thursday as the anti-apartheid leader turned 95 in hospital and his doctors reported he was "steadily improving" from a six-week lung infection. The country has been on edge since the former president and father of the multi-racial 'Rainbow Nation' established at the end of apartheid in 1994 was admitted to hospital on June 8 with recurring lung problems that kept him in a critical condition. ...http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-still-hospital-condition-improving-south-african-045430822.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:23:25 -0400Reutersnelson-mandela-still-hospital-condition-improving-south-african-045430822<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tai-chi-tied-longer-life-140716527.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pGECfuJkV6hWLClBjrV10A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T140716Z_1_CBRE96H138900_RTROPTP_2_CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People practise tai chi, a Chinese martial art, during morning exercises at Longtan Park in Beijing" align="left" title="People practise tai chi, a Chinese martial art, during morning exercises at Longtan Park in Beijing" border="0" /></a>By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chinese men who practiced tai chi were less likely to die over a five-year period than men who didn&#039;t exercise at all, in a new study. The findings support past studies that found health benefits related to the traditional Chinese exercise. &quot;It combines slow motion exercise and mind concentration to focus on movement. That itself can reduce your stress and, of course, it will increase your flexibility and endurance,&quot; said Dr. Xianglan Zhang, one of the study&#039;s authors from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tai-chi-tied-longer-life-140716527.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:07:16 -0400Reuterstai-chi-tied-longer-life-140716527<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tai-chi-tied-longer-life-140716527.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pGECfuJkV6hWLClBjrV10A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T140716Z_1_CBRE96H138900_RTROPTP_2_CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People practise tai chi, a Chinese martial art, during morning exercises at Longtan Park in Beijing" align="left" title="People practise tai chi, a Chinese martial art, during morning exercises at Longtan Park in Beijing" border="0" /></a>By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chinese men who practiced tai chi were less likely to die over a five-year period than men who didn&#039;t exercise at all, in a new study. The findings support past studies that found health benefits related to the traditional Chinese exercise. &quot;It combines slow motion exercise and mind concentration to focus on movement. That itself can reduce your stress and, of course, it will increase your flexibility and endurance,&quot; said Dr. Xianglan Zhang, one of the study&#039;s authors from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Duke University Medical Center researchers shrink patient's brain tumor with a modified polio virus. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/polio-virus-shrinks-brain-tumor-19697985Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:51:40 -0400ABC NewsHealth/video/polio-virus-shrinks-brain-tumor-19697985<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-probe-school-meal-scheme-23-children-die-132239923.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Gwi.KCyxr_wBOOAGv..mqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T141540Z_1_CBRE96H13M700_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-INDIA-CHILDREN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Kumari whose younger sister died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday speaks to the media while standing next to villagers inside her house at Chapra district" align="left" title="Kumari whose younger sister died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday speaks to the media while standing next to villagers inside her house at Chapra district" border="0" /></a>By Annie Banerji GANDAMAN, India (Reuters) - The Indian government announced on Thursday it would set up an inquiry into the quality of food given to school pupils in a nationwide free meal scheme after at least 23 children died in one of the deadliest outbreaks of mass poisoning in years. Within minutes of eating a meal of rice and potato curry in the eastern state of Bihar on Tuesday, the children began to fall ill, a cook at the school at the centre of the outbreak told Reuters from her hospital bed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/india-probe-school-meal-scheme-23-children-die-132239923.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:30:23 -0400Reutersindia-probe-school-meal-scheme-23-children-die-132239923<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-probe-school-meal-scheme-23-children-die-132239923.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Gwi.KCyxr_wBOOAGv..mqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T141540Z_1_CBRE96H13M700_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-INDIA-CHILDREN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Kumari whose younger sister died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday speaks to the media while standing next to villagers inside her house at Chapra district" align="left" title="Kumari whose younger sister died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday speaks to the media while standing next to villagers inside her house at Chapra district" border="0" /></a>By Annie Banerji GANDAMAN, India (Reuters) - The Indian government announced on Thursday it would set up an inquiry into the quality of food given to school pupils in a nationwide free meal scheme after at least 23 children died in one of the deadliest outbreaks of mass poisoning in years. Within minutes of eating a meal of rice and potato curry in the eastern state of Bihar on Tuesday, the children began to fall ill, a cook at the school at the centre of the outbreak told Reuters from her hospital bed. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-halts-travel-agencys-business-over-gsk-case-131339710.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eBzFim31YGVA2KwHIVhIGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T131339Z_1_CBRE96H10R100_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-MULTINATIONALS-CRACKDOWN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A flag bearing the logo of GlaxoSmithKline flutters next to a Chinese national flag outside a GlaxoSmithKline office building in Shanghai" align="left" title="A flag bearing the logo of GlaxoSmithKline flutters next to a Chinese national flag outside a GlaxoSmithKline office building in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities in Shanghai have suspended the business of a travel agency in connection with allegations of bribery against British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline , the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. Chinese police have started investigating suspected involvement by the Shanghai Linjiang International Travel Agency in illegal activities such as falsifying bills, it said without elaborating. The travel agency has been ordered to suspend its business and carry out an internal overhaul, it said. Reuters was not immediately able to reach the travel agency for comment. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/china-halts-travel-agencys-business-over-gsk-case-131339710.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:13:39 -0400Reuterschina-halts-travel-agencys-business-over-gsk-case-131339710<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-halts-travel-agencys-business-over-gsk-case-131339710.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eBzFim31YGVA2KwHIVhIGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T131339Z_1_CBRE96H10R100_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-MULTINATIONALS-CRACKDOWN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A flag bearing the logo of GlaxoSmithKline flutters next to a Chinese national flag outside a GlaxoSmithKline office building in Shanghai" align="left" title="A flag bearing the logo of GlaxoSmithKline flutters next to a Chinese national flag outside a GlaxoSmithKline office building in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities in Shanghai have suspended the business of a travel agency in connection with allegations of bribery against British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline , the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. Chinese police have started investigating suspected involvement by the Shanghai Linjiang International Travel Agency in illegal activities such as falsifying bills, it said without elaborating. The travel agency has been ordered to suspend its business and carry out an internal overhaul, it said. Reuters was not immediately able to reach the travel agency for comment. ...</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - Celgene Corp said it will stop a late-stage trial of its blood cancer drug Revlimid after it observed a higher number of deaths in patients taking the drug compared to those on another treatment. Revlimid is Celgene's flagship blood cancer drug and is already approved for use in various types of blood cancer, including multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma. Celgene shares were down 2 percent to $134 in premarket trading. The trial was placed on a clinical hold by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on July 12, Celgene said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/celgene-stop-blood-cancer-trial-due-higher-death-114839356.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 08:23:16 -0400Reuterscelgene-stop-blood-cancer-trial-due-higher-death-114839356<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-school-tragedy-raises-questions-gandhis-food-plan-113456292.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yocKMjDtY._FgBz.OcrvyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T115709Z_2_CBRE96H0W6E00_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-CHILDREN-POISON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Women mourn the death of their children who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra in the eastern Indian state of Bihar" align="left" title="Women mourn the death of their children who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra in the eastern Indian state of Bihar" border="0" /></a>By Sruthi Gottipati and Mayank Bhardwaj RAIPUR/PATNA, India (Reuters) - The deaths of at least 23 Indian children poisoned after eating a free school meal has triggered an outcry over food safety just as the ruling Congress party is set to launch an ambitious plan to feed 800 million poor, with an eye on elections due within a year. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi&#039;s national subsidized food project includes free school meals and expands existing handouts to make it probably the biggest welfare initiative since India gained independence in 1947. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/india-school-tragedy-raises-questions-gandhis-food-plan-113456292.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 07:57:09 -0400Reutersindia-school-tragedy-raises-questions-gandhis-food-plan-113456292<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-school-tragedy-raises-questions-gandhis-food-plan-113456292.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yocKMjDtY._FgBz.OcrvyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T115709Z_2_CBRE96H0W6E00_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-CHILDREN-POISON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Women mourn the death of their children who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra in the eastern Indian state of Bihar" align="left" title="Women mourn the death of their children who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra in the eastern Indian state of Bihar" border="0" /></a>By Sruthi Gottipati and Mayank Bhardwaj RAIPUR/PATNA, India (Reuters) - The deaths of at least 23 Indian children poisoned after eating a free school meal has triggered an outcry over food safety just as the ruling Congress party is set to launch an ambitious plan to feed 800 million poor, with an eye on elections due within a year. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi&#039;s national subsidized food project includes free school meals and expands existing handouts to make it probably the biggest welfare initiative since India gained independence in 1947. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-steps-push-health-plan-critical-date-draws-100810405.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i4C2y8ooQ79t77ZkFR2JKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T100810Z_1_CBRE96H0S5Z00_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama hosts the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="Obama hosts the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid delays and a barrage of political criticism of his signature healthcare law, President Barack Obama will play pitchman for the plan on Thursday as a critical enrollment date draws near. Obama is due give a speech at the White House highlighting how the plan has already benefited the public by lowering insurance costs and will do so in the future, senior administration officials said. He will be accompanied at the event by people who have seen their health insurances costs drop, the officials said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-steps-push-health-plan-critical-date-draws-100810405.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 06:08:10 -0400Reutersobama-steps-push-health-plan-critical-date-draws-100810405<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-steps-push-health-plan-critical-date-draws-100810405.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i4C2y8ooQ79t77ZkFR2JKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T100810Z_1_CBRE96H0S5Z00_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama hosts the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="Obama hosts the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid delays and a barrage of political criticism of his signature healthcare law, President Barack Obama will play pitchman for the plan on Thursday as a critical enrollment date draws near. Obama is due give a speech at the White House highlighting how the plan has already benefited the public by lowering insurance costs and will do so in the future, senior administration officials said. He will be accompanied at the event by people who have seen their health insurances costs drop, the officials said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indian-school-children-died-quickly-eating-poisoned-meal-070206956.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/f7rO534Zcr2v3pysFvV8sQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T070206Z_1_CBRE96H0JJS00_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-CHILDREN-POISON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A schoolgirl prays before having her free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi" align="left" title="A schoolgirl prays before having her free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi" border="0" /></a>By Annie Banerji PATNA, India (Reuters) - Within minutes of eating a meal of rice and potato curry at school, the children began to fall sick, a cook at the centre of one of India&#039;s deadliest outbreaks of mass food poisoning in years, told Reuters from her hospital bed. At least 23 children, aged four to 12, died after vomiting and convulsing from agonizing stomach cramps after eating the meal on Tuesday, officials and relatives said. Death came so quickly for some that they died in their parents&#039; arms while being taken to hospital. Dozens of other children are being treated for food ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indian-school-children-died-quickly-eating-poisoned-meal-070206956.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 03:02:06 -0400Reutersindian-school-children-died-quickly-eating-poisoned-meal-070206956<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indian-school-children-died-quickly-eating-poisoned-meal-070206956.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/f7rO534Zcr2v3pysFvV8sQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T070206Z_1_CBRE96H0JJS00_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-CHILDREN-POISON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A schoolgirl prays before having her free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi" align="left" title="A schoolgirl prays before having her free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi" border="0" /></a>By Annie Banerji PATNA, India (Reuters) - Within minutes of eating a meal of rice and potato curry at school, the children began to fall sick, a cook at the centre of one of India&#039;s deadliest outbreaks of mass food poisoning in years, told Reuters from her hospital bed. At least 23 children, aged four to 12, died after vomiting and convulsing from agonizing stomach cramps after eating the meal on Tuesday, officials and relatives said. Death came so quickly for some that they died in their parents&#039; arms while being taken to hospital. Dozens of other children are being treated for food ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will launch on Thursday a $200 million program to boost the role of women in Afghan society, a figure that could double with international support, the head of the U.S. government's main aid agency said. The funding by the U.S. Agency for International Development is the largest gender-focused investment by the agency in any country, USAID chief Rajiv Shah said in an interview. Shah said Australia, Britain, Japan and the European Union had expressed interest in providing money, which could bring the total to $416 million. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-launches-push-boost-womens-role-afghanistan-063647445.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 02:36:47 -0400Reutersu-launches-push-boost-womens-role-afghanistan-063647445Don't put your workout routine on hold because of the weather. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/12-ways-stay-active-heat/story?id=19690541Wed, 17 Jul 2013 23:58:31 -0400ABC NewsHealth/Wellness/12-ways-stay-active-heat/storyA high rate of birth defects has confounded Washington health officials, who have been unable to identify a cause. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/washington-state-health-officials-stumped-high-rate-birth/story?id=19687592Wed, 17 Jul 2013 23:56:05 -0400ABC NewsHealth/washington-state-health-officials-stumped-high-rate-birth/story<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/house-votes-delay-parts-health-care-law-230218513.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.yZHJ5zJqYYfQ6Br0B7RDw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/51379c9104eee018370f6a706700bd7a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rep. Todd Young, R-Ind., center, and other GOP leaders speak to reporters just before a vote to delay the individual and employer mandates of President Barack Obama&#039;s signature health care law, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. A bill offered from Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., would implement the president&#039;s one-year delay in the employer mandate, and another by Young would delay the individual mandate. It&#039;s the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Rep. Todd Young, R-Ind., center, and other GOP leaders speak to reporters just before a vote to delay the individual and employer mandates of President Barack Obama&#039;s signature health care law, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. A bill offered from Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., would implement the president&#039;s one-year delay in the employer mandate, and another by Young would delay the individual mandate. It&#039;s the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Republican-led House voted on Wednesday to delay core provisions of President Barack Obama&#039;s health care law, emboldened by the administration&#039;s concession that requiring companies to provide coverage for their workers next year may be too complicated.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/house-votes-delay-parts-health-care-law-230218513.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 20:57:15 -0400Associated Presshouse-votes-delay-parts-health-care-law-230218513<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/house-votes-delay-parts-health-care-law-230218513.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.yZHJ5zJqYYfQ6Br0B7RDw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/51379c9104eee018370f6a706700bd7a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rep. Todd Young, R-Ind., center, and other GOP leaders speak to reporters just before a vote to delay the individual and employer mandates of President Barack Obama&#039;s signature health care law, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. A bill offered from Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., would implement the president&#039;s one-year delay in the employer mandate, and another by Young would delay the individual mandate. It&#039;s the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Rep. Todd Young, R-Ind., center, and other GOP leaders speak to reporters just before a vote to delay the individual and employer mandates of President Barack Obama&#039;s signature health care law, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. A bill offered from Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., would implement the president&#039;s one-year delay in the employer mandate, and another by Young would delay the individual mandate. It&#039;s the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Republican-led House voted on Wednesday to delay core provisions of President Barack Obama&#039;s health care law, emboldened by the administration&#039;s concession that requiring companies to provide coverage for their workers next year may be too complicated.</p><br clear="all"/>By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Staging a fresh assault on President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform law, the Republican-led House of Representatives on Wednesday approved largely symbolic legislation to delay key coverage requirements. The measures, the 38th and 39th House bills to take aim at the 2010 reforms known as Obamacare, would delay for a year the requirement that Americans obtain health insurance and would codify the Obama administration's recent decision to delay the mandate for larger employers to offer health coverage. ...http://news.yahoo.com/house-republicans-vote-delay-obamacare-mandates-001923027.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 20:19:23 -0400Reutershouse-republicans-vote-delay-obamacare-mandates-001923027By Patrick Temple-West and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. government officials warned on Wednesday that the launch of new state healthcare exchanges could potentially be delayed, raising further doubts about the implementation of President Barack Obama's signature legislation. Alan Duncan, an auditor with the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, an Internal Revenue Service agency that monitors performance, said testing the systems needed to implement the exchanges "will be difficult to complete" by the October 1 start date. ...http://news.yahoo.com/watchdogs-warn-u-healthcare-insurance-exchange-delays-175833469.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:30:24 -0400Reuterswatchdogs-warn-u-healthcare-insurance-exchange-delays-175833469<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/food-poisoning-kills-least-20-children-india-sparks-075130471.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9KasRml0xCjuumpjZoC5Jg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T230406Z_1_CBRE96G1S3900_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-CHILDREN-POISON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Women mourn the death of their children who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra in the eastern Indian state of Bihar" align="left" title="Women mourn the death of their children who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra in the eastern Indian state of Bihar" border="0" /></a>PATNA, India (Reuters) - At least 25 Indian children died and dozens needed hospital treatment after apparently being poisoned by a school meal, sparking violent protests and angry allegations of blame. The children aged four to 12 fell ill on Tuesday after consuming a lunch of rice, soybean and lentils in the impoverished eastern state of Bihar. The school, at Mashrakh village in the district of Chapra, provided free meals under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the world&#039;s largest school feeding program involving 120 million children. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/food-poisoning-kills-least-20-children-india-sparks-075130471.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:04:06 -0400Reutersfood-poisoning-kills-least-20-children-india-sparks-075130471<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/food-poisoning-kills-least-20-children-india-sparks-075130471.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9KasRml0xCjuumpjZoC5Jg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T230406Z_1_CBRE96G1S3900_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-CHILDREN-POISON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Women mourn the death of their children who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra in the eastern Indian state of Bihar" align="left" title="Women mourn the death of their children who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra in the eastern Indian state of Bihar" border="0" /></a>PATNA, India (Reuters) - At least 25 Indian children died and dozens needed hospital treatment after apparently being poisoned by a school meal, sparking violent protests and angry allegations of blame. The children aged four to 12 fell ill on Tuesday after consuming a lunch of rice, soybean and lentils in the impoverished eastern state of Bihar. The school, at Mashrakh village in the district of Chapra, provided free meals under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the world&#039;s largest school feeding program involving 120 million children. ...</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - Canadian biopharmaceutical company Transition Therapeutics said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted a fast-track status to its Alzheimer's drug, sending its U.S.-listed shares up 33 percent in post-market trading. A fast track designation by the FDA expedites regulatory review of drugs that aim to treat serious diseases and fill unmet medical needs. The drug, ELND005, currently being tested in a mid-stage trial, treats neuropsychiatric symptoms such as agitation or aggression in Alzheimer's disease. ...http://news.yahoo.com/transition-therapeutics-alzheimers-drug-gets-fda-fast-track-225123056.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 18:51:23 -0400Reuterstransition-therapeutics-alzheimers-drug-gets-fda-fast-track-225123056By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Radio Disney is hitting the road for the sake of the nation's health. The radio outlet is bringing Disney XD television's "Disney TRYathlon" on a 10-city tour throughout the country this month, presenting a host of competitive challenges meant to encourage physical activity and healthy nutritional habits for children and the families. ...http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-disney-taking-tryathlon-health-campaign-road-222927126.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 18:29:27 -0400Reutersexclusive-disney-taking-tryathlon-health-campaign-road-222927126<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/futures-flat-bernanke-testimony-tap-113145077.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KTp_rQKwL0aDQRwV.FmhVQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T125148Z_1_CBRE96G0W1400_RTROPTP_2_MARKETS-STOCKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange" align="left" title="Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange" border="0" /></a>By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended modestly higher on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the timeline for winding down the central bank&#039;s stimulus program was not set in stone. Shares of Bank of America and Yahoo rose after the companies reported quarterly results. Both ranked among the names giving the biggest boost to the S&amp;P 500. The three major stock indexes bounced back from Tuesday&#039;s lower close, which broke the S&amp;P 500&#039;s eight-day string of gains. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/futures-flat-bernanke-testimony-tap-113145077.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 18:26:18 -0400Reutersfutures-flat-bernanke-testimony-tap-113145077<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/futures-flat-bernanke-testimony-tap-113145077.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KTp_rQKwL0aDQRwV.FmhVQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T125148Z_1_CBRE96G0W1400_RTROPTP_2_MARKETS-STOCKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange" align="left" title="Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange" border="0" /></a>By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended modestly higher on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the timeline for winding down the central bank&#039;s stimulus program was not set in stone. Shares of Bank of America and Yahoo rose after the companies reported quarterly results. Both ranked among the names giving the biggest boost to the S&amp;P 500. The three major stock indexes bounced back from Tuesday&#039;s lower close, which broke the S&amp;P 500&#039;s eight-day string of gains. ...</p><br clear="all"/>ABC News? Paula Faris reports: In Boston, the Hall family is planning for the arrival of a new baby ? and struggling with a $3,000 dental bill. Want help cutting dental costs? Join Jason Szczuka of Brighter.com in a live Facebook chat here at 7... ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/07/17/real-money-tips-to-make-that-dentist-visit-a-little-less-painful/Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:23:32 -0400ABC Newsblogs/health/2013/07/17/real-money-tips-to-make-that-dentist-visit-a-little-less-painful/ABC News? Paula Faris reports: In Boston, the Hall family is planning for the arrival of a new baby ? and struggling with a $3,000 dental bill. Want help cutting dental costs? Join Jason Szczuka of Brighter.com in a live Facebook chat here at 7... ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/07/17/real-money-tips-to-make-that-dentist-visit-a-little-less-painful/Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:23:32 -0400ABC Newsblogs/health/2013/07/17/real-money-tips-to-make-that-dentist-visit-a-little-less-painful/By Olivia Oran (Reuters) - Quality Systems Inc said on Wednesday it has reached a settlement with Clinton Group, in which the healthcare IT company will seek to add three of the activist investor's nominees to its board of directors. Quality Systems' board will consist of six company nominees as well as Clinton Group nominees James Malone, Peter Neupert and Morris Panner. Clinton's board nominees will be up for election at the company's shareholder meeting on August 15, Quality Systems said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/quality-systems-activist-firm-reach-settlement-board-nominees-215849744.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 17:58:49 -0400Reutersquality-systems-activist-firm-reach-settlement-board-nominees-215849744<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/washington-state-health-officials-stumped-high-rate-birth-214921277.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DI6Uss2Tg8uGkHbzfkN91A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_birth_defects_jef_130717_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Washington State Health Officials Stumped by High Rate of Birth Defects" align="left" title="Washington State Health Officials Stumped by High Rate of Birth Defects" border="0" /></a>Three Counties Have Abnormally High Rates of a Deadly Birth Defect</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/washington-state-health-officials-stumped-high-rate-birth-214921277.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 17:49:21 -0400ABC Newswashington-state-health-officials-stumped-high-rate-birth-214921277<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/washington-state-health-officials-stumped-high-rate-birth-214921277.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DI6Uss2Tg8uGkHbzfkN91A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_birth_defects_jef_130717_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Washington State Health Officials Stumped by High Rate of Birth Defects" align="left" title="Washington State Health Officials Stumped by High Rate of Birth Defects" border="0" /></a>Three Counties Have Abnormally High Rates of a Deadly Birth Defect</p><br clear="all"/>By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two former executives of ArthroCare Corp have been charged with a $400 million scheme to defraud investors by inflating the company's earnings, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Former chief executive officer Michael Baker and former chief financial officer Michael Gluk were charged in the federal indictment and surrendered to law enforcement officers, the Justice Department said in a statement. A grand jury returned the indictment on Tuesday and it was unsealed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-charges-two-former-arthrocare-executives-fraud-212615969.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 17:26:15 -0400Reutersu-charges-two-former-arthrocare-executives-fraud-212615969Forgetfulness chalked up to age is linked to dementia, researchers say. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/memory-decline-earliest-sign-dementia-19689845Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:15:44 -0400ABC NewsHealth/wireStory/memory-decline-earliest-sign-dementia-19689845By Gene Emery NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using low-dose CT scans to screen high-risk patients for lung tumors is far more effective at preventing lung cancer deaths than scanning those at low risk, according to a new analysis of over 53,000 volunteers. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, comes at a time when doctors are struggling to reduce the death rate among lung cancer patients, who account for more than one quarter of all cancer deaths. ...http://news.yahoo.com/lung-cancer-screening-most-useful-high-risk-people-210609706.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 17:06:09 -0400Reuterslung-cancer-screening-most-useful-high-risk-people-210609706By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a large new study, people with bipolar disorder were more likely than those without the mental illness to die from a number of causes, and to die almost a decade younger. An expert on the condition, which is best known for including extreme swings in mood and energy levels, said the new findings illustrate a poorly understood point about the physical effects of the disease. "Whatever we're doing, these people are not dying (just) because of suicide. That's not the reason for increased mortality. That's a hard thing to get across," said

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