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Oldest living 4-star Army general Ralph Haines dies

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
(Reuters) - The U.S. Army's oldest living four-star general, Ralph Haines Jr., died of natural causes at San Antonio Military Medical Center on Wednesday, an Army spokesman said. He was 98. Haines, who was the Army's senior retired officer, served 37 years in the Army and was vice chief of staff fro­ ...

More Aggressive Chemo May Help Younger Lymphoma Patients: Study

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
THURSDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) - Higher doses of chemotherapy with less time between treatments may benefit younger people suffering from aggressive lymphomas, such as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (one of the most common and aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma), according to new research­ ...

Racism's Mental Toll May Explain Some Health Disparities

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
FRIDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) - Racism is similar to trauma in how it affects the mental health of black adults in the United States, a new analysis finds.

Health Tip: Make Healthy Choices at Fast-Food Restaurants

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
(HealthDay News) - Rolling through the drive-through doesn't mean your healthy diet has to take a nose-dive.

Health Tip: Pack Your Holiday Leftovers Carefully

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
(HealthDay News) - When packing up your holiday leftovers, make sure they're properly stored to prevent foodborne illness.

Yawning May Cool the Brain When Needed

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
FRIDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) - Yawning helps keep the brain cool, and the sinuses play a role in that process by acting as bellows, a new report suggests.

How to Extend Holiday Cheer

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
FRIDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) - The sudden return to a normal routine after weeks of holiday cheer can cause some people to go into a funk, but an expert outlines ways you can continue the joy and excitement of the holidays year-round.

Ex-Olympus CEO says willing but not begging to return

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
TOKYO (Reuters) - The British ex-CEO of Japan's Olympus Corp emerged from a frosty meeting of directors on Friday convinced its board would eventually quit over an accounting scandal engulfing the firm, but he said he wasn't "begging" to return and clean up the mess. Michael Woodford, still an Olymp­ ...

The Harbaugh Bowl: When Brothers Face Off on the NFL Gridiron

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
Jim Harbaugh has a 3-in. height advantage on his big brother John. That quarter-foot edge is less than it seems, since neither brother is exactly lacking in stature, with John clocking in at 6 ft. and Jim at 6' 3". Still, when Jim — head coach of the 9-2 San Francisco 49ers — poses for pictures ...

Supreme Court to decide whether lawsuits require harm

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a dispute pitting big business against consumer groups, the Supreme Court hears arguments Monday on whether a person has to suffer legal harm to sue a company over an alleged kickback it got. Cleveland home buyer Denise Edwards sued her title insurance company under a 1974 ­ ...

Chronic Fatigue Controversy: Researcher Jailed

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
A bitter dispute between a prominent medical researcher and her former employer, related to the largely discredited theory that a mouse virus known as XMRV causes chronic fatigue syndrome, has turned even uglier with the scientist's arrest and brief jailing.

S.Africa offers lucky draw for voluntary HIV tests

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
A South African province on Friday announced it will offer a 50,000 rand ($5,900, 4,400 euros) prize in a lucky draw to encourage people to test for HIV in the world's biggest AIDS population.

The Harbaugh Bowl: When Brothers Face Off on the NFL Gridiron

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
Jim and Joe Harbaugh faced off in a memorable NFL match-up

FDA accepts marketing application of Amarin's heart

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
(Reuters) - Biopharmaceutical company Amarin Corp said U.S. health regulators have accepted the marketing application for its heart pill and set an eight-month review period. Amarin shares, which have lost 44 percent in the last three months, rose 7 percent to $7.31 as U.S. Food and Drug Administrat­ ...

Global Fund for world health halts new programs

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
The world's biggest financier in the fight against three killer diseases says it has run out of money to pay for new grant programs for the next two years — a situation likely to hit poor AIDS patients around the world.

St Maarten finds local lionfish tainted with toxin

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
Conservationists in St. Maarten are warning islanders not to eat lionfish after tests found a naturally occurring toxin in the flesh of the candy-striped invasive species, officials said Thursday.

Aspirin not worth risks for healthy women: study

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Aspirin is a bad bargain for healthy women trying to stave off heart attacks or strokes, although it's commonly used for that purpose, according to Dutch researchers. In a new report, they say 50 women will need to take the medication for 10 years for just one to be helpe­ ...

Gum arabic potential cure for Sudanese ills

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
Since he was 14, Al-Amin has tapped gum arabic, the resin of an acacia tree that thrives in Sudan's conflict states - "manna" from heaven for some, a key ingredient in Coca-Cola for others.

China govt under fire over new food bacteria rule

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
China's state-run media and web users criticised the government after it ruled that small amounts of a potentially lethal bacterium were permissible in frozen food.

Olympus: increased damages sought in lawsuit

Posted 2011-11-25 by Unknown
TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp said on Friday a Japanese investor expanded the scope of a shareholder lawsuit against former and current executives at the scandal-ridden company, whose shares have slumped 60 percent in six weeks. The unnamed individual, who lives in western Japan and owns an undiscl­ ...

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  • More U.S. kids living in high-poverty areas: study

    Posted 2012-02-22 by Unknown

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Years of economic setbacks have taken their toll on the nation's youngest residents, with another 1.6 million children living in high-poverty neighborhoods, according to one study that shows nearly 8 million children residing in poor areas in 2010. In 2000, 6.3 million children lived in high poverty in the United States, a report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found. The growth - a 25 percent increase - reverses the trend just a decade ago that saw fewer children living ­ ...

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  • Analysis: Can U.S. economy withstand gasoline price curse?

    Posted 2012-02-22 by Unknown

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Could history repeat itself? That is a question uppermost in the minds of many Americans as they warily watch gasoline prices at the pump rise week after week. After all, a spike in gasoline prices early last year helped nearly knock the economy back into recession. The answer, economists say, is that this time is different: the recovery is in far better shape to absorb the blow. "This is the dark cloud in an otherwise brightening domestic economic picture. ...

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  • Stress Linked To Aging Chromosomes

    Posted 2012-02-22 by Unknown

    Chromosome protecting telomeres are shorter in people with depression--which has been linked to irregular stress hormone levels. Katherine Harmon reports.

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  • One-year-old boy may have drowned at Indianapolis church

    Posted 2012-02-22 by Unknown

    INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Police were investigating on Wednesday the possible drowning of a 1-year-old boy in a baptismal pool at a church in Indianapolis where he attended a day care center. The boy, identified as Juan Cardenas, was found on Wednesday afternoon in about two feet of standing water in the font used to perform baptisms at the Praise Fellowship Assembly of God church, police said. Police said they were told that day care workers found Cardenas after a therapist summoned employees to­ ...

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  • NuStar shuts pipeline after spill, cleanup underway: website

    Posted 2012-02-22 by Unknown

    (Reuters) - NuStar Energy shut a diesel pipeline north of Aberdeen, South Dakota after a spill on Tuesday and the ongoing clean-up could take up to 10 days, news website ksfy.com reported on Wednesday. The report quoted a NuStar spokesman saying the company's conservative original estimate on the spill was a maximum of 500 barrels, of which 350 barrels had been picked up. The affected area of the spill is less than a half an acre and the company was trying to clean the ditch to put a new piece o­ ...

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  • Oakland police accused of shooting cousin of Oscar Grant

    Posted 2012-02-22 by Unknown

    OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A man shot and wounded by an Oakland police officer last weekend was a cousin of Oscar Grant, whose shooting death by a Bay Area transit officer sparked violent demonstrations in 2010, his attorney said on Wednesday. The officer shot Tony Jones, 24, in the back as he fled from a police car at about 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, according to Jones' attorney, Waukeen McCoy. "He made a mistake running, but that didn't give them the right to shoot him in the back," McCoy said­ ...

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  • Kinnucan to remain in jail, Manhattan judge rules

    Posted 2012-02-22 by Unknown

    (Reuters) - Research analyst John Kinnucan, who was charged last week in an insider-trading probe, must remain in prison, a Manhattan federal judge ordered, just hours after a judge in Oregon ordered his release. Kinnucan of Portland, Oregon, was arrested last week and his indictment was made public on Tuesday by federal prosecutors in New York. He was indicted on two counts of securities fraud and two conspiracy counts. Prosecutors say he paid company insiders with cash and trips in exchange fo­ ...

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  • Guantanamo captive in plea deal with U.S. prosecutors

    Posted 2012-02-22 by Unknown

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An alleged al Qaeda operative from Maryland held at Guantanamo Bay has entered into a plea agreement with U.S. military prosecutors that calls for him to testify against other detainees, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. In exchange for his testimony at the trials of other detainees, Majid Kahn would receive a reduced sentence and eventual freedom, the report said, citing officials familiar with the case. ...

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  • Colon cancer study backs blood stool screening test

    Posted 2012-02-22 by Unknown

    (Reuters Health) - Although colon cancer screening is recommended by many organizations, less clear is which method is best to detect tumors and precancerous lesions. A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that a relatively inexpensive and non-invasive test may be just as effective as a colonoscopy. Meanwhile, a 23-year study, also published in the journal, has confirmed that removing precancerous polyps, known as adenomas, during a colonoscopy can reduce the risk of death f­ ...

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  • Judge strikes down law mandating sale of

    Posted 2012-02-22 by Unknown

    TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge declared on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is unconstitutional. In a decision with national implications for the role of personal morality in the workplace, U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton also imposed an injunction blocking enforcement of the regulation. Leighton said he struck down the state rule because it trampled on pharmacists' right to "cons­ ...

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  • Grandmother, stepmother charged with running girl to death

    Posted 2012-02-22 by Unknown

    BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Two Alabama women were accused of murder on Wednesday for allegedly killing a young girl by forcing her to run for three hours without stopping, authorities said. The running was apparently a punishment for Savannah Hardin, 9, who died on Monday at Children's Hospital in Birmingham from dehydration and low sodium, a condition common in marathon runners, according to Natalie Barton, Etowah County, Alabama Public Information Officer. The child was apparently forced ­ ...

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  • Struggling Floridians line up for a chance to keep homes

    Posted 2012-02-22 by Unknown

    MIAMI (Reuters) - Nearly 1,200 people lined up at a downtown Miami conference center on Wednesday, holding onto mortgage documents and income statements in the hope of saving the homes they are struggling to pay for. Seated at rows of long tables were scores of loan processing agents for 19 lenders who hold 85 percent of the home mortgages in the south Florida market. Over seven hours, the homeowners pleaded for loan modifications or other help under a variety of programs aimed at stabilizing th­ ...

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