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Olympus says India exec likely had no ties to scandal
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:05:14 GMT
TOKYO (Reuters) - An Olympus Corp executive found dead in India in an apparent suicide is likely to have had no link to the Japanese endoscope maker's accounting scandal, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Tsutomu Omori, 49, head of the ...
Top Olympus lender denies board ambush, but may fill chair
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:05:14 GMT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp's main lender Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) denied it was trying to take control of the firm's board by stealth, but said it might well agree to send a former banker to be chairman of the disgraced came...
Exercise in Pregnancy Safe for Baby, Study Finds
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:03:04 GMT
TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Exercising at moderate or -- for very active women -- even high intensity during pregnancy won't hurt your baby's health, a new study finds.
TSX may open lower on weak European, Chinese data
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:35:03 GMT
(Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index was set for a slightly lower open on Wednesday, tracking global markets, as weak economic data from Europe and China stoked fears about global growth. FACTORS TO WATCH * Canadian equity futures pointed to...
Chavez surgery unsettles Venezuela ahead of election
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:16:52 GMT
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's election rival wished him a fast recovery on Wednesday while allies closed ranks behind the "comandante" whose announcement of new surgery in Cuba revived doubts over his future....
Factbox: Leaders treated for cancer
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:20:47 GMT
(Reuters) - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez said he will undergo another operation in Cuba in the coming days, months after surgeons removed a large cancerous tumor. Here are details of some world leaders who have had cancer while in office. * VENEZUE...
FDA Weighs Fate of Qnexa for Weight Loss, Again
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:04:05 GMT
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to take a second look at the weight loss pill Qnexa on Wednesday, after initially rejecting it because of concerns about heart problems and possible birth defects.
Support for Tougher Liquor Laws Rises When Booze, Crime Linked
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:04:05 GMT
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- News coverage of alcohol's role in violent crime and fatal accidents may persuade the public to give stronger support to alcohol-control laws, new research suggests.
More troops on smokeless tobacco after deployment
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:39:31 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. troops sent to Iraq or Afghanistan are more likely to start a smokeless tobacco habit than their comrades who stay home -- especially if they see combat, a new study finds. The findings, reported in the journal Add...
Health Highlights: Feb. 22, 2012
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:04:05 GMT
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Factbox: Key allies of Venezuela's Chavez
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:05:24 GMT
(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez will undergo another operation in Cuba after doctors found a probably malignant lesion in his pelvis, once again raising the question of who could succeed him. The 57-year-old socialist leader has ...
Pension, Medicaid changes sought in Illinois budget
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:31:01 GMT
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will call for cuts to escalating pension and Medicaid costs in his budget address on Wednesday to stop the two programs from devouring more of the cash-strapped state's general fund...
Factbox: Winners, losers in Obama corporate tax plan
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:46:34 GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed a plan to revamp the corporate tax system, slashing the top tax rate to 28 percent, while eliminating many tax loopholes that companies rely on to cut their taxes. Although the ...
Men's Legs May Be New Source for Hair Transplants
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:03:06 GMT
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors may have a leg up on baldness: Transplanting hair from a patient's legs to his head for what may be a more natural look.
Judge to rule if pharmacies must sell "Plan B" pills
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:24:17 GMT
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge was expected to rule on Wednesday on whether Washington state can compel pharmacy owners to carry and sell the emergency contraceptive known as Plan B despite their personal religious objections to th...
Altria seeks to tap wide-ranging tobacco users
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:37:59 GMT
BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - Today's smokers are more open to trying different types of tobacco than smokers of previous generations, and Altria Group Inc is working on new products to entice consumers who want a change from cigarettes, the...
Vivus asks U.S. experts to back its obesity drug
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:55:52 GMT
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Proponents of a new obesity medication from Vivus Inc told U.S. reviewers on Wednesday that the drug's health benefits exceed heart and birth defect risks. A panel of outside experts to the Food and Drug Adm...
Researchers Spot New Gene Mutation Linked to Breast Cancer
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:04:06 GMT
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have identified a new gene mutation linked to breast cancer.
Lassa fever 'kills 40 in Nigeria'
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:43:29 GMT
An outbreak of Lassa fever has killed 40 people and infected dozens of others in a third of Nigeria's 36 states over the past six weeks, a senior health official said Wednesday.
Alcoholism not uncommon among surgeons
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:16:18 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About 15 percent of surgeons have alcohol abuse or dependency problems, a rate that is somewhat higher than the rest of the population, according to a new survey. The researchers also found that surgeons who showed sign...
Toddlers With Angry Parents May Have More Temper Tantrums
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:04:06 GMT
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) --Toddlers are more likely to become easily upset and act out if their parents anger quickly and overreact to their children's behavior, according to a new study.
Plastic surgery takes years off your face: study
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:13:31 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wondering how young you'll look after that face lift? Now there's a study to help you out. Researchers reported this week that plastic surgery procedures took an average of seven years off patients' appearan...
FDA panel gives nod to Vivus obesity drug
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:40:07 GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental obesity drug from Vivus Inc won a U.S. panel's support on Wednesday, raising hopes regulators would approve a weight-loss pill for the first time in 13 years. A panel of outside experts to the Food and Dr...
More Doubt on Link Between a Blood Chemical and Heart Disease
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:06:05 GMT
TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Having high levels of the amino acid homocysteine won't raise your risk of developing heart disease, a new analysis indicates.