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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, 11 Jul 2013 15:26:21 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/health/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifATLANTA (AP) ? The homicide rate for older children and young adults has hit its lowest point in at least three decades, but the decline has been slowing, according to a new government report.http://news.yahoo.com/youth-homicide-rate-hits-lowest-mark-30-years-162759838.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:26:21 -0400Associated Pressyouth-homicide-rate-hits-lowest-mark-30-years-162759838<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/study-brainpower-very-old-may-improving-231426368.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bmvDLYCJ0O_h297pOFQx3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bb3f5cde128a3617370f6a70670020f4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - Tina Reese leads a word game for residents at a nursing home in Lancaster, Pa. on Feb. 28, 2013. If you&#039;re lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who&#039;ve reached that age already, a new study hints. In results published Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in The Lancet, researchers found that on tests of mental abilities, a group of 95-year-old Danes scored better than a group of similarly aged Danes who?d been born 10 years earlier. (AP Photo/Intelligencer Journal, Dan Marschka)" align="left" title="FILE - Tina Reese leads a word game for residents at a nursing home in Lancaster, Pa. on Feb. 28, 2013. If you&#039;re lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who&#039;ve reached that age already, a new study hints. In results published Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in The Lancet, researchers found that on tests of mental abilities, a group of 95-year-old Danes scored better than a group of similarly aged Danes who?d been born 10 years earlier. (AP Photo/Intelligencer Journal, Dan Marschka)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? If you&#039;re lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who got there ahead of you, a new study hints.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/study-brainpower-very-old-may-improving-231426368.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 19:14:50 -0400Associated Pressstudy-brainpower-very-old-may-improving-231426368<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/study-brainpower-very-old-may-improving-231426368.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bmvDLYCJ0O_h297pOFQx3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bb3f5cde128a3617370f6a70670020f4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - Tina Reese leads a word game for residents at a nursing home in Lancaster, Pa. on Feb. 28, 2013. If you&#039;re lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who&#039;ve reached that age already, a new study hints. In results published Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in The Lancet, researchers found that on tests of mental abilities, a group of 95-year-old Danes scored better than a group of similarly aged Danes who?d been born 10 years earlier. (AP Photo/Intelligencer Journal, Dan Marschka)" align="left" title="FILE - Tina Reese leads a word game for residents at a nursing home in Lancaster, Pa. on Feb. 28, 2013. If you&#039;re lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who&#039;ve reached that age already, a new study hints. In results published Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in The Lancet, researchers found that on tests of mental abilities, a group of 95-year-old Danes scored better than a group of similarly aged Danes who?d been born 10 years earlier. (AP Photo/Intelligencer Journal, Dan Marschka)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? If you&#039;re lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who got there ahead of you, a new study hints.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/high-tech-gadgets-monitor-seniors-safety-home-152143084.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c4Ifh3DMBpuKru2pERM3mg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c9d770ed0e6e2317370f6a706700765a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this May 22, 2013 photo provided by the University of Missouri, Bob Harrison writes in his TigerPlace apartment in Columbia, Mo., as different sensors mounted near the ceiling record activity patterns. The sensor technology is unobtrusive and does not interfere with his everyday tasks. Researchers at the University of Missouri are studying high-tech monitoring systems that promise new safety nets for seniors living on their own. (AP Photo/University of Missouri, Shoshana Herndon)" align="left" title="In this May 22, 2013 photo provided by the University of Missouri, Bob Harrison writes in his TigerPlace apartment in Columbia, Mo., as different sensors mounted near the ceiling record activity patterns. The sensor technology is unobtrusive and does not interfere with his everyday tasks. Researchers at the University of Missouri are studying high-tech monitoring systems that promise new safety nets for seniors living on their own. (AP Photo/University of Missouri, Shoshana Herndon)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? It could mean no more having to check up on Mom or Dad every morning: Motion sensors on the wall and a monitor under the mattress one day might automatically alert you to early signs of trouble well before an elderly loved one gets sick or suffers a fall.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/high-tech-gadgets-monitor-seniors-safety-home-152143084.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:22:02 -0400Associated Presshigh-tech-gadgets-monitor-seniors-safety-home-152143084<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/high-tech-gadgets-monitor-seniors-safety-home-152143084.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c4Ifh3DMBpuKru2pERM3mg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c9d770ed0e6e2317370f6a706700765a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this May 22, 2013 photo provided by the University of Missouri, Bob Harrison writes in his TigerPlace apartment in Columbia, Mo., as different sensors mounted near the ceiling record activity patterns. The sensor technology is unobtrusive and does not interfere with his everyday tasks. Researchers at the University of Missouri are studying high-tech monitoring systems that promise new safety nets for seniors living on their own. (AP Photo/University of Missouri, Shoshana Herndon)" align="left" title="In this May 22, 2013 photo provided by the University of Missouri, Bob Harrison writes in his TigerPlace apartment in Columbia, Mo., as different sensors mounted near the ceiling record activity patterns. The sensor technology is unobtrusive and does not interfere with his everyday tasks. Researchers at the University of Missouri are studying high-tech monitoring systems that promise new safety nets for seniors living on their own. (AP Photo/University of Missouri, Shoshana Herndon)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? It could mean no more having to check up on Mom or Dad every morning: Motion sensors on the wall and a monitor under the mattress one day might automatically alert you to early signs of trouble well before an elderly loved one gets sick or suffers a fall.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ireland-votes-allow-limited-abortion-rights-first-time-005318989.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xvsNNwFn4ftWSCI.9rCwQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T005318Z_3_CBRE96A0NQU00_RTROPTP_2_IRISH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" align="left" title="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" border="0" /></a>By Conor Humphries and Sam Cage DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland&#039;s parliament voted on Friday to allow abortion under certain conditions for the first time, following months of polarizing debate in the Catholic country including letters to the premier written in blood. Prime Minister Enda Kenny has provoked protest from both sides of the debate by pushing through a compromise that will allow abortion, but only when a woman&#039;s life is in danger. His governing party has faced down more rebels over the issue than it did over its harsh austerity measures. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ireland-votes-allow-limited-abortion-rights-first-time-005318989.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 20:53:18 -0400Reutersireland-votes-allow-limited-abortion-rights-first-time-005318989<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ireland-votes-allow-limited-abortion-rights-first-time-005318989.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xvsNNwFn4ftWSCI.9rCwQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T005318Z_3_CBRE96A0NQU00_RTROPTP_2_IRISH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" align="left" title="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" border="0" /></a>By Conor Humphries and Sam Cage DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland&#039;s parliament voted on Friday to allow abortion under certain conditions for the first time, following months of polarizing debate in the Catholic country including letters to the premier written in blood. Prime Minister Enda Kenny has provoked protest from both sides of the debate by pushing through a compromise that will allow abortion, but only when a woman&#039;s life is in danger. His governing party has faced down more rebels over the issue than it did over its harsh austerity measures. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - A parent must be notified 48 hours before a girl under the age of 18 gets an abortion in Illinois, the state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, ending nearly two decades of legal wrangling over the issue. The Illinois court decision is the latest in a series of state measures adopted recently to restrict abortion. Texas and North Carolina are currently considering more restrictions on abortion and Republicans across the United States have championed similar measures. ...http://news.yahoo.com/parent-must-told-teen-abortion-illinois-court-004956185.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 20:49:56 -0400Reutersparent-must-told-teen-abortion-illinois-court-004956185<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/north-dakota-clinic-front-lines-abortion-rights-battle-215352275.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WqcQ7to5R0hEEtFVa_Gu6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T233453Z_2_CBRE96A1OU000_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS-ABORTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Red River Women&#039;s Clinic in downtown Fargo" align="left" title="The Red River Women&#039;s Clinic in downtown Fargo" border="0" /></a>By John Whitesides FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - The signs outside the Red River Women&#039;s Clinic in downtown Fargo suggest a place under siege: &quot;It is a federal crime to block the entrance to this building,&quot; says one. &quot;No Trespassing,&quot; says another. They are aimed at the protesters who gather each day outside a clinic that performs abortions, warning not to intrude on women&#039;s federally protected right to the procedure. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/north-dakota-clinic-front-lines-abortion-rights-battle-215352275.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 19:34:53 -0400Reutersnorth-dakota-clinic-front-lines-abortion-rights-battle-215352275<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/north-dakota-clinic-front-lines-abortion-rights-battle-215352275.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WqcQ7to5R0hEEtFVa_Gu6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T233453Z_2_CBRE96A1OU000_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS-ABORTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Red River Women&#039;s Clinic in downtown Fargo" align="left" title="The Red River Women&#039;s Clinic in downtown Fargo" border="0" /></a>By John Whitesides FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - The signs outside the Red River Women&#039;s Clinic in downtown Fargo suggest a place under siege: &quot;It is a federal crime to block the entrance to this building,&quot; says one. &quot;No Trespassing,&quot; says another. They are aimed at the protesters who gather each day outside a clinic that performs abortions, warning not to intrude on women&#039;s federally protected right to the procedure. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ireland-delays-abortion-vote-night-debate-083251090.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zNg4SrxDKLYAaiJ9cJHkBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T224728Z_2_CBRE96A0NQU00_RTROPTP_2_IRISH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" align="left" title="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" border="0" /></a>DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland&#039;s parliament voted on Friday to allow abortion under certain conditions for the first time, after months of polarizing debate in the staunchly Catholic country including letters to the premier written in blood. Premier Enda Kenny has provoked a strong backlash by pushing for access to abortion when a woman&#039;s life is in danger, both sides of the debate have protested and his government has faced down more rebels than it did over austerity. The lower house passed the bill after hours of debate including an all-night sitting. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ireland-delays-abortion-vote-night-debate-083251090.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 19:30:37 -0400Reutersireland-delays-abortion-vote-night-debate-083251090<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ireland-delays-abortion-vote-night-debate-083251090.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zNg4SrxDKLYAaiJ9cJHkBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T224728Z_2_CBRE96A0NQU00_RTROPTP_2_IRISH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" align="left" title="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" border="0" /></a>DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland&#039;s parliament voted on Friday to allow abortion under certain conditions for the first time, after months of polarizing debate in the staunchly Catholic country including letters to the premier written in blood. Premier Enda Kenny has provoked a strong backlash by pushing for access to abortion when a woman&#039;s life is in danger, both sides of the debate have protested and his government has faced down more rebels than it did over austerity. The lower house passed the bill after hours of debate including an all-night sitting. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-cautious-role-congress-immigration-debate-223049800.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M_bvK.cg5gVT18PZwXmmag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T223049Z_1_CBRE96A1QJL00_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 Steve Holland and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is treading carefully in deciding how visible a role he should play during perhaps the most delicate stage in the effort to overhaul U.S. immigration laws. The Democratic president, having fought with conservatives in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives over everything from budget cuts and tax hikes to healthcare reform and environmental policy, is aware they are in no mood to compromise or be lectured. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-cautious-role-congress-immigration-debate-223049800.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 18:30:49 -0400Reutersobama-cautious-role-congress-immigration-debate-223049800<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-cautious-role-congress-immigration-debate-223049800.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M_bvK.cg5gVT18PZwXmmag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T223049Z_1_CBRE96A1QJL00_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 Steve Holland and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is treading carefully in deciding how visible a role he should play during perhaps the most delicate stage in the effort to overhaul U.S. immigration laws. The Democratic president, having fought with conservatives in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives over everything from budget cuts and tax hikes to healthcare reform and environmental policy, is aware they are in no mood to compromise or be lectured. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerrys-wife-moved-boston-rehab-hospital-condition-improves-222835301.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XrzCS8eqkyyUxA5PTDH._w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T222835Z_4_CBRE9681L9T00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-USA-KERRY-WIFE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="John Kerry is pictured with his wife Teresa Heinz-Kerry after being sworn-in as U.S. Secretary of State by Joe Biden during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington" align="left" title="John Kerry is pictured with his wife Teresa Heinz-Kerry after being sworn-in as U.S. Secretary of State by Joe Biden during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of Secretary of State John Kerry who suffered a seizure on Sunday, has been transferred to a Boston rehabilitation hospital after doctors said her conditions had further improved, the State Department said on Thursday. Heinz Kerry, 74, was rushed to a hospital on Nantucket island off mainland Massachusetts on Sunday and flown to Boston&#039;s Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was treated for seizure-like symptoms. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kerrys-wife-moved-boston-rehab-hospital-condition-improves-222835301.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 18:28:35 -0400Reuterskerrys-wife-moved-boston-rehab-hospital-condition-improves-222835301<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerrys-wife-moved-boston-rehab-hospital-condition-improves-222835301.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XrzCS8eqkyyUxA5PTDH._w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T222835Z_4_CBRE9681L9T00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-USA-KERRY-WIFE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="John Kerry is pictured with his wife Teresa Heinz-Kerry after being sworn-in as U.S. Secretary of State by Joe Biden during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington" align="left" title="John Kerry is pictured with his wife Teresa Heinz-Kerry after being sworn-in as U.S. Secretary of State by Joe Biden during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of Secretary of State John Kerry who suffered a seizure on Sunday, has been transferred to a Boston rehabilitation hospital after doctors said her conditions had further improved, the State Department said on Thursday. Heinz Kerry, 74, was rushed to a hospital on Nantucket island off mainland Massachusetts on Sunday and flown to Boston&#039;s Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was treated for seizure-like symptoms. ...</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - Health insurer WellPoint Inc agreed to pay a fine of $1.7 million for allowing health and other personal information from hundreds of thousands of people to be accessed over the Internet, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday. Security weaknesses in a WellPoint online application database exposed information for 612,402 individuals between October 2009 and March 2010, according to the agency. Data included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, telephone numbers and health information. WellPoint, the second largest U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/wellpoint-pay-1-7-million-exposing-health-data-201900001.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 18:18:56 -0400Reuterswellpoint-pay-1-7-million-exposing-health-data-201900001Male fruit flies have taste receptors on their legs that, upon contact with a female's body, identify her as a mate-able member of the same species or just a good non-species friend. Karen Hopkin reports.http://news.yahoo.com/fruit-flies-seek-mates-leggingly-213508063.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 17:35:08 -0400Scientific Americanfruit-flies-seek-mates-leggingly-213508063By Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly four times as many young murder victims in the United States were killed by firearms than by other methods such as stabbing, strangling or poisoning, in the past 30 years, according to a study released on Thursday. The study comes three months after the U.S. Senate failed to pass several gun control measures, including expanded background checks on gun purchasers and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity gun magazines. ...http://news.yahoo.com/ratio-u-youth-murders-committed-guns-increasing-study-212238651.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 17:22:38 -0400Reutersratio-u-youth-murders-committed-guns-increasing-study-212238651Researchers have identified markers for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in newly identified bone marrow stem cells. They consider this important in determining the mechanisms of this devastating, fatal disease. Healthcare professionals remain unable to prevent, cure, or even predict the illness.http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-discover-als-markers-bone-marrow-stem-cells-211800150.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 17:18:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkscientists-discover-als-markers-bone-marrow-stem-cells-211800150By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Republican proposal that would ban most abortions in Texas after 20 weeks of pregnancy moved toward a possible final vote in the state Senate Friday, and Democrats fiercely opposed to the measure conceded they will not be able to stop it. A state Senate panel on Thursday cleared the way for debate on the floor of the Senate on Friday, where Democratic Senator Wendy Davis drew national attention last month by staging a filibuster on the final day of a special session. ...http://news.yahoo.com/texas-abortion-restrictions-headed-approval-state-senate-210117288.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 17:17:48 -0400Reuterstexas-abortion-restrictions-headed-approval-state-senate-210117288ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ? A pregnant New Mexico woman has survived a bolt from the blue to give birth to a bouncing baby girl.http://news.yahoo.com/officials-nm-mom-struck-lightning-gives-birth-205954131.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:59:54 -0400Associated Pressofficials-nm-mom-struck-lightning-gives-birth-205954131SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A pregnant 11-year-old Chilean girl who was allegedly raped by her stepfather should be granted all medical options, including the right to abort, rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday. The pregnancy of 'Belen,' as she is known, has sparked an outcry in the Andean country, where abortion is banned under all circumstances. ...http://news.yahoo.com/raped-11-old-chilean-allowed-abort-amnesty-205640569.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:56:40 -0400Reutersraped-11-old-chilean-allowed-abort-amnesty-205640569<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/toxic-burn-pits-u-marine-afghanistan-threaten-health-204500229.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qg2S.jLhcezKIQnwoRQp8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Burnpit277.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Toxic Burn Pits at U.S. Marine Base in Afghanistan Threaten Health" align="left" title="Toxic Burn Pits at U.S. Marine Base in Afghanistan Threaten Health" border="0" /></a>Toxic Burn Pits at U.S. Marine Base in Afghanistan Threaten Health</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/toxic-burn-pits-u-marine-afghanistan-threaten-health-204500229.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:45:00 -0400Scientific Americantoxic-burn-pits-u-marine-afghanistan-threaten-health-204500229<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/toxic-burn-pits-u-marine-afghanistan-threaten-health-204500229.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qg2S.jLhcezKIQnwoRQp8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Burnpit277.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Toxic Burn Pits at U.S. Marine Base in Afghanistan Threaten Health" align="left" title="Toxic Burn Pits at U.S. Marine Base in Afghanistan Threaten Health" border="0" /></a>Toxic Burn Pits at U.S. Marine Base in Afghanistan Threaten Health</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/court-rejects-religion-based-challenge-obamacare-171807516.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e1Rcla_4elN38bUYiWOD0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T203532Z_2_CBRE96A1G7R00_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 Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a Christian university&#039;s challenge to President Barack Obama&#039;s 2010 healthcare overhaul, which the school said unconstitutionally imposes costly burdens on large employers and infringes religious liberty. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, rejected Liberty University&#039;s argument that the law violated the constitution&#039;s Commerce Clause by forcing large employers to provide health insurance to full-time workers and violated First Amendment religious protections by subsidizing abortions. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/court-rejects-religion-based-challenge-obamacare-171807516.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:35:32 -0400Reuterscourt-rejects-religion-based-challenge-obamacare-171807516<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/court-rejects-religion-based-challenge-obamacare-171807516.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e1Rcla_4elN38bUYiWOD0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T203532Z_2_CBRE96A1G7R00_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 Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a Christian university&#039;s challenge to President Barack Obama&#039;s 2010 healthcare overhaul, which the school said unconstitutionally imposes costly burdens on large employers and infringes religious liberty. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, rejected Liberty University&#039;s argument that the law violated the constitution&#039;s Commerce Clause by forcing large employers to provide health insurance to full-time workers and violated First Amendment religious protections by subsidizing abortions. ...</p><br clear="all"/>What?s good for the heart may not be so healthy for other organs, says the latest study that links omega-3 fatty acids to an elevated risk of prostate cancer.http://news.yahoo.com/hold-salmon-omega-3-fatty-acids-linked-higher-193019521.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:30:19 -0400Time.comhold-salmon-omega-3-fatty-acids-linked-higher-193019521By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While doctors and health officials battle rising cesarean section rates, a fresh look at past research suggests that induction of labor may not be contributing to the problem. It has been thought that inducing labor in a woman whose pregnancy has lasted too long, but whose water hasn't broken, could result in the need for a C-section. But in a review of 37 studies on labor induction, researchers found that it actually decreased the risk of having a C-section. ...http://news.yahoo.com/labor-induction-may-not-raise-cesarean-risk-190219125.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:02:19 -0400Reuterslabor-induction-may-not-raise-cesarean-risk-190219125<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/drinking-junk-food-both-174700336.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5d0O6ZT.s0C7D3odZT3PFg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655340.png" width="130" height="86" alt="Drinking or Junk Food? How About Both?" align="left" title="Drinking or Junk Food? How About Both?" border="0" /></a>Editor&#039;s note: Americans may be living longer and even exercising a tad more, but they&#039;re not necessarily healthier, a study released Wednesday shows. Myriad reasons exist: too much bad food, too little good food, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, drinking and just plain living in the wrong area of the country. Yahoo asked readers: What is your biggest obstacle in the way of a healthier you? Here&#039;s one response.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/drinking-junk-food-both-174700336.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 13:47:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkdrinking-junk-food-both-174700336<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/drinking-junk-food-both-174700336.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5d0O6ZT.s0C7D3odZT3PFg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655340.png" width="130" height="86" alt="Drinking or Junk Food? How About Both?" align="left" title="Drinking or Junk Food? How About Both?" border="0" /></a>Editor&#039;s note: Americans may be living longer and even exercising a tad more, but they&#039;re not necessarily healthier, a study released Wednesday shows. Myriad reasons exist: too much bad food, too little good food, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, drinking and just plain living in the wrong area of the country. Yahoo asked readers: What is your biggest obstacle in the way of a healthier you? Here&#039;s one response.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/life-cubicle-drone-biggest-health-challenge-174700498.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Xo.o73yA3lyOd1YSWlD96Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655383.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Life as a Cubicle Drone Is My Biggest Health Challenge" align="left" title="Life as a Cubicle Drone Is My Biggest Health Challenge" border="0" /></a>Editor&#039;s note: Americans may be living longer and even exercising a tad more, but they&#039;re not necessarily healthier, a study released Wednesday shows. Myriad reasons exist: too much bad food, too little good food, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, drinking and just plain living in the wrong area of the country. Yahoo asked readers: What is your biggest obstacle in the way of a healthier you? Here&#039;s one response.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/life-cubicle-drone-biggest-health-challenge-174700498.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 13:47:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networklife-cubicle-drone-biggest-health-challenge-174700498<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/life-cubicle-drone-biggest-health-challenge-174700498.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Xo.o73yA3lyOd1YSWlD96Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655383.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Life as a Cubicle Drone Is My Biggest Health Challenge" align="left" title="Life as a Cubicle Drone Is My Biggest Health Challenge" border="0" /></a>Editor&#039;s note: Americans may be living longer and even exercising a tad more, but they&#039;re not necessarily healthier, a study released Wednesday shows. Myriad reasons exist: too much bad food, too little good food, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, drinking and just plain living in the wrong area of the country. Yahoo asked readers: What is your biggest obstacle in the way of a healthier you? Here&#039;s one response.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-diet-misbehavior-biggest-health-hurdle-174700930.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2jQgFwBrXMqyvkpB0_c87Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655275.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="First Person: Diet Misbehavior Is Biggest Health Hurdle" align="left" title="First Person: Diet Misbehavior Is Biggest Health Hurdle" border="0" /></a>Editor&#039;s note: Americans may be living longer and even exercising a tad more, but they&#039;re not necessarily healthier, a study released Wednesday shows. Myriad reasons exist: too much bad food, too little good food, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, drinking and just plain living in the wrong area of the country. Yahoo asked readers: What is your biggest obstacle in the way of a healthier you? Here&#039;s one response.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-diet-misbehavior-biggest-health-hurdle-174700930.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 13:47:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkfirst-person-diet-misbehavior-biggest-health-hurdle-174700930<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-diet-misbehavior-biggest-health-hurdle-174700930.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2jQgFwBrXMqyvkpB0_c87Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655275.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="First Person: Diet Misbehavior Is Biggest Health Hurdle" align="left" title="First Person: Diet Misbehavior Is Biggest Health Hurdle" border="0" /></a>Editor&#039;s note: Americans may be living longer and even exercising a tad more, but they&#039;re not necessarily healthier, a study released Wednesday shows. Myriad reasons exist: too much bad food, too little good food, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, drinking and just plain living in the wrong area of the country. Yahoo asked readers: What is your biggest obstacle in the way of a healthier you? Here&#039;s one response.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-tired-being-fat-mom-174700381.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g8TlwHA1NT2Z87TN7zfA3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655377.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="First Person: Tired of Being the &#039;Fat Mom&#039;" align="left" title="First Person: Tired of Being the &#039;Fat Mom&#039;" border="0" /></a>Editor&#039;s note: Americans may be living longer and even exercising a tad more, but they&#039;re not necessarily healthier, a study released Wednesday shows. Myriad reasons exist: too much bad food, too little good food, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, drinking and just plain living in the wrong area of the country. Yahoo asked readers: What is your biggest obstacle in the way of a healthier you? Here&#039;s one response.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-tired-being-fat-mom-174700381.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 13:47:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkfirst-person-tired-being-fat-mom-174700381<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-tired-being-fat-mom-174700381.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g8TlwHA1NT2Z87TN7zfA3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655377.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="First Person: Tired of Being the &#039;Fat Mom&#039;" align="left" title="First Person: Tired of Being the &#039;Fat Mom&#039;" border="0" /></a>Editor&#039;s note: Americans may be living longer and even exercising a tad more, but they&#039;re not necessarily healthier, a study released Wednesday shows. Myriad reasons exist: too much bad food, too little good food, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, drinking and just plain living in the wrong area of the country. Yahoo asked readers: What is your biggest obstacle in the way of a healthier you? Here&#039;s one response.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/struggling-live-healthy-life-damaged-spine-174700669.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4kB5dxzvFTrS7jzzKwTgAQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655428.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Struggling to Live a Healthy Life with a Damaged Spine" align="left" title="Struggling to Live a Healthy Life with a Damaged Spine" border="0" /></a>Editor&#039;s note: Americans may be living longer and even exercising a tad more, but they&#039;re not necessarily healthier, a study released Wednesday shows. Myriad reasons exist: too much bad food, too little good food, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, drinking and just plain living in the wrong area of the country. Yahoo asked readers: What is your biggest obstacle in the way of a healthier you? Here&#039;s one response.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/struggling-live-healthy-life-damaged-spine-174700669.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 13:47:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkstruggling-live-healthy-life-damaged-spine-174700669<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/struggling-live-healthy-life-damaged-spine-174700669.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4kB5dxzvFTrS7jzzKwTgAQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655428.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Struggling to Live a Healthy Life with a Damaged Spine" align="left" title="Struggling to Live a Healthy Life with a Damaged Spine" border="0" /></a>Editor&#039;s note: Americans may be living longer and even exercising a tad more, but they&#039;re not necessarily healthier, a study released Wednesday shows. Myriad reasons exist: too much bad food, too little good food, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, drinking and just plain living in the wrong area of the country. Yahoo asked readers: What is your biggest obstacle in the way of a healthier you? Here&#039;s one response.</p><br clear="all"/>Tube-feeding in Americahttp://news.yahoo.com/tube-feeding-america-174100077.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 13:41:00 -0400Scientific Americantube-feeding-america-174100077Newborns get influx of nutrient-rich blood through umbilical cord. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/07/11/for-a-healthier-newborn-wait-to-cut-the-cord/Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:59:20 -0400ABC Newsblogs/health/2013/07/11/for-a-healthier-newborn-wait-to-cut-the-cord/<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-security-ministry-says-gsk-execs-confess-crimes-061601706.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8pqgMqHWnO4STw7y5E7JDA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T163418Z_2_CBRE96A0WCY00_RTROPTP_2_GSK-CHINA-CRIME.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks in front of a A GlaxoSmithKline factory at Pudong district in Shanghai" align="left" title="A man walks in front of a A GlaxoSmithKline factory at Pudong district in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Michael Martina and Adam Jourdan BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline executives in China have confessed to bribery and tax violations, the country&#039;s security ministry said on Thursday, during one of a string of investigations into foreign firms in the world&#039;s second-biggest economy. The ministry said the case against Britain&#039;s biggest drugmaker involved a large number of staff and a huge sum of money over an extended period of time, with bribes offered to Chinese government officials, medical associations, hospitals and doctors to boost sales and prices. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/china-security-ministry-says-gsk-execs-confess-crimes-061601706.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 12:34:18 -0400Reuterschina-security-ministry-says-gsk-execs-confess-crimes-061601706<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-security-ministry-says-gsk-execs-confess-crimes-061601706.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8pqgMqHWnO4STw7y5E7JDA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T163418Z_2_CBRE96A0WCY00_RTROPTP_2_GSK-CHINA-CRIME.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks in front of a A GlaxoSmithKline factory at Pudong district in Shanghai" align="left" title="A man walks in front of a A GlaxoSmithKline factory at Pudong district in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Michael Martina and Adam Jourdan BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline executives in China have confessed to bribery and tax violations, the country&#039;s security ministry said on Thursday, during one of a string of investigations into foreign firms in the world&#039;s second-biggest economy. The ministry said the case against Britain&#039;s biggest drugmaker involved a large number of staff and a huge sum of money over an extended period of time, with bribes offered to Chinese government officials, medical associations, hospitals and doctors to boost sales and prices. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most men have not discussed the potential advantages and disadvantages of prostate cancer screening with their doctor, according to a new study. Guidelines from groups including the American Urological Association and American College of Physicians call for shared decision-making when it comes to prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing, taking into account each man's values regarding screening. "There's a lot of scientific uncertainty about its benefits and harms for any one person," said Dr. ...http://news.yahoo.com/shared-decision-making-uncommon-psa-tests-160353832.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 12:03:53 -0400Reutersshared-decision-making-uncommon-psa-tests-160353832(Reuters) - Celgene Corp said a late-stage trial of its cancer drug Revlimid met the main goal of improving survival in newly diagnosed blood cancer patients, potentially opening up the path for a wider use of the drug. The company's shares were up 7 percent at $133.07 in morning trade. Analysts said the data was largely expected and will also pave the way for a European approval application for the drug. Celgene had withdrawn the European marketing application for a wider use of the drug in June 2012, after regulators asked for more data. ...http://news.yahoo.com/celgenes-revlimid-improves-survival-blood-cancer-patients-123449643.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 11:53:45 -0400Reuterscelgenes-revlimid-improves-survival-blood-cancer-patients-123449643<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/eu-pledges-aid-central-africa-republic-urges-donor-153035339.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Os55YnWUVQO88BfQCUH6vg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T153433Z_1_AJOE96A179O00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-CENTRALAFRICA-CRISIS-20130711.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>BANGUI (Reuters) - The European Union is to increase its aid to Central African Republic to tackle a humanitarian crisis gripping the impoverished nation since rebels seized power in March. The toppling of former president Francois Bozize by the Seleka rebel coalition plunged the former French colony into chaos. Interim president Michel Djotodia, Seleka&#039;s leader, has failed to establish security even in Bangui and humanitarian groups have pulled back many of their staff. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/eu-pledges-aid-central-africa-republic-urges-donor-153035339.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 11:30:35 -0400Reuterseu-pledges-aid-central-africa-republic-urges-donor-153035339<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/eu-pledges-aid-central-africa-republic-urges-donor-153035339.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Os55YnWUVQO88BfQCUH6vg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T153433Z_1_AJOE96A179O00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-CENTRALAFRICA-CRISIS-20130711.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>BANGUI (Reuters) - The European Union is to increase its aid to Central African Republic to tackle a humanitarian crisis gripping the impoverished nation since rebels seized power in March. The toppling of former president Francois Bozize by the Seleka rebel coalition plunged the former French colony into chaos. Interim president Michel Djotodia, Seleka&#039;s leader, has failed to establish security even in Bangui and humanitarian groups have pulled back many of their staff. ...</p><br clear="all"/>An ad from a conservative advocacy group attacks the federal health care law by asking misleading and loaded questions about its impact. The ad features a mother named Julie, who asks, ?If we can?t pick our own doctor, how do I know my family?s going to get the care they ? Morehttp://news.yahoo.com/false-assumptions-health-care-law-141211381.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:12:11 -0400FactCheck.orgfalse-assumptions-health-care-law-141211381LONDON/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Britain's MHRA drug regulator has halted the sale of 16 medicines made by Wockhardt after it identified manufacturing deficiencies at the Indian group's Waluj factory. Though the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said there is no evidence that the products are defective and that patients who already have the medicines do not need to return them, pharmacies, dispensing clinics and wholesalers have been asked to stop selling them. ...http://news.yahoo.com/british-drug-regulator-recalls-indias-wockhardt-medicines-115240065.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 09:59:33 -0400Reutersbritish-drug-regulator-recalls-indias-wockhardt-medicines-115240065LONDON/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Britain's MHRA drug regulator has halted the sale of 16 medicines made by Wockhardt after it identified manufacturing deficiencies at the Indian group's Waluj factory. Though the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said there is no evidence that the products are defective and that patients who already have the medicines do not need to return them, pharmacies, dispensing clinics and wholesalers have been asked to stop selling them. ...http://news.yahoo.com/mhra-recalls-indias-wockhardt-medicines-115452258.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 09:57:58 -0400Reutersmhra-recalls-indias-wockhardt-medicines-115452258(Reuters) - Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc said an early-stage trial of its gene-based therapy showed the drug was effective in suppressing a protein that causes a rare organ-damaging hereditary disorder. Alnylam shares rose 14 percent to $42.80 in premarket trade. The study was testing a subcutaneously administered version of the drug, ALN-TTR, to treat genetic disorder amyloidosis, which is caused by deposits of protein in tissues and organs. ...http://news.yahoo.com/alnylam-drug-found-effective-treating-rare-genetic-disease-132403151.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 09:24:03 -0400Reutersalnylam-drug-found-effective-treating-rare-genetic-disease-132403151(Reuters) - Health insurer Aetna Inc on Thursday said a planned partnership with Swiss Life Holding AG will enable Aetna to offer its international and domestic healthcare benefits to Swiss Life's multinational customers. The deal, which takes effect September 1, will make Aetna a U.S. partner for Swiss Life's network, which includes 60 other insurers that operate in 70 countries, Aetna said in a release. "As Swiss Life's U.S. network partner, Aetna will offer Swiss Life's multinational customers a portfolio of insurance products and services to meet the needs of their U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/aetna-become-member-swiss-life-network-130608584.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 09:06:08 -0400Reutersaetna-become-member-swiss-life-network-130608584<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/eating-fruits-vegetables-tied-longer-life-130528897.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/psv.kFsZEWP3auBttlkelg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T130528Z_1_CBRE96A10DA00_RTROPTP_2_SPAIN-RETAIL-SALES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman looks at fruits and vegetables at a market stall in Madrid" align="left" title="A woman looks at fruits and vegetables at a market stall in Madrid" border="0" /></a>By Valerie DeBenedette NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating fewer than five servings of fruit and vegetables each day is linked with a higher chance of dying early, according to a large study from Sweden. People who said they never ate fruit and vegetables died an average of three years sooner than those who ate plenty of apples, carrots and tomatoes, researchers found. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/eating-fruits-vegetables-tied-longer-life-130528897.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 09:05:28 -0400Reuterseating-fruits-vegetables-tied-longer-life-130528897http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/health

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