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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 12:55:34 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/health/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifATLANTA (AP) ? If you're 65 and living in Hawaii, here's some good news: Odds are you'll live another 21 years. And for all but five of those years, you'll likely be in pretty good health.http://news.yahoo.com/golden-years-shorter-sicker-southern-states-161453696.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 12:55:34 -0400Associated Pressgolden-years-shorter-sicker-southern-states-161453696KAMPALA, 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 07:24:40 -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"/>Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than $1 million worth of heart attacks, strokes and hospitalizations for other reasons were avoided by 1,000 Scotsmen aged in their 40s through 60s who had taken cholesterol-lowering statins for five years, according to a new study. ...http://news.yahoo.com/statins-healthy-men-may-save-money-study-210228190.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 17:02:28 -0400Reutersstatins-healthy-men-may-save-money-study-210228190<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stock-futures-mixed-tech-sector-results-disappoint-112905615.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/brxZ2aABdPgxghbwmDDCuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T204709Z_2_CBRE96I0VWL00_RTROPTP_2_MARKETS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Morning commuters pass by the New York Stock Exchange" align="left" title="Morning commuters pass by the New York Stock Exchange" border="0" /></a>By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and Nasdaq stock gauges fell on Friday as disappointing results from Microsoft and Google dragged on the market, while the S&amp;P 500 index edged up to end at a second straight record high. Stronger-than-expected results from General Electric Co and oilfield services company Schlumberger NV helped the S&amp;P 500 index to offset the tech losses and to post a fourth week of gains. For the week, the Dow rose 0.5 percent, the S&amp;P added 0.7 percent and the Nasdaq fell 0.3 percent. The benchmark S&amp;P is up 18.6 percent for the year. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/stock-futures-mixed-tech-sector-results-disappoint-112905615.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 16:47:09 -0400Reutersstock-futures-mixed-tech-sector-results-disappoint-112905615<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stock-futures-mixed-tech-sector-results-disappoint-112905615.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/brxZ2aABdPgxghbwmDDCuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T204709Z_2_CBRE96I0VWL00_RTROPTP_2_MARKETS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Morning commuters pass by the New York Stock Exchange" align="left" title="Morning commuters pass by the New York Stock Exchange" border="0" /></a>By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and Nasdaq stock gauges fell on Friday as disappointing results from Microsoft and Google dragged on the market, while the S&amp;P 500 index edged up to end at a second straight record high. Stronger-than-expected results from General Electric Co and oilfield services company Schlumberger NV helped the S&amp;P 500 index to offset the tech losses and to post a fourth week of gains. For the week, the Dow rose 0.5 percent, the S&amp;P added 0.7 percent and the Nasdaq fell 0.3 percent. The benchmark S&amp;P is up 18.6 percent for the year. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies' early exposure to chemicals used in non-stick and stain-resistant products was not linked to small body size at age seven in a new study from Denmark looking at the chemicals' effects on growth. Previous research has tied prenatal exposure to elevated levels of perfluorinated chemicals, such as perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), to both lower birth weights in boys and greater risk of obesity in young adulthood among both men and women. ...http://news.yahoo.com/non-stick-chemicals-not-tied-childhood-growth-195940511.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 15:59:40 -0400Reutersnon-stick-chemicals-not-tied-childhood-growth-195940511By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - A warning from hospital operator Community Health Systems Inc of declining patient admissions and news that the U.S. government is stepping up a probe of how it handles Medicare patients will complicate efforts to buy rival Health Management Associates Inc, analysts said on Friday. They said a resulting 9 percent price drop in Community Health's shares together with lower earnings have significantly raised the cost of financing a deal. "This makes a deal much, much more difficult to do from a leverage perspective," said CRT Capital Group analyst Sheryl Skolnick. ...http://news.yahoo.com/community-health-warnings-could-scuttle-health-management-talks-184157375.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:41:57 -0400Reuterscommunity-health-warnings-could-scuttle-health-management-talks-184157375<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hobby-lobby-wins-stay-against-birth-control-mandate-160019175.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_QWxleeAcN6ld25YE3nMLQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T160019Z_1_CBRE96I18GU00_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE-CONTRACEPTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An illustration picture shows a woman holding a pill at her home in Nice" align="left" title="An illustration picture shows a woman holding a pill at her home in Nice" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge has temporarily exempted Hobby Lobby Stores Inc from a requirement in the 2010 healthcare law that it offer workers insurance coverage for birth control, which the retailer said violated its religious beliefs. The preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton in Oklahoma City, where Hobby Lobby is based, covers the arts and crafts chain and its affiliated Mardel Christian bookstore chain. He put the case on hold until October 1, giving the federal government time to decide whether to appeal. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hobby-lobby-wins-stay-against-birth-control-mandate-160019175.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:20:29 -0400Reutershobby-lobby-wins-stay-against-birth-control-mandate-160019175<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hobby-lobby-wins-stay-against-birth-control-mandate-160019175.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_QWxleeAcN6ld25YE3nMLQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T160019Z_1_CBRE96I18GU00_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE-CONTRACEPTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An illustration picture shows a woman holding a pill at her home in Nice" align="left" title="An illustration picture shows a woman holding a pill at her home in Nice" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge has temporarily exempted Hobby Lobby Stores Inc from a requirement in the 2010 healthcare law that it offer workers insurance coverage for birth control, which the retailer said violated its religious beliefs. The preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton in Oklahoma City, where Hobby Lobby is based, covers the arts and crafts chain and its affiliated Mardel Christian bookstore chain. He put the case on hold until October 1, giving the federal government time to decide whether to appeal. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Offering medical trainees a financial incentive to write hospital patients' end-of-life wishes in their medical records led to a spike in the proportion of records with such notations, a new study found. Past studies have suggested that although many elderly people prefer to die at home instead of in the hospital receiving aggressive treatment, some never have a discussion about end-of-life care with their doctors or have such wishes recorded (see Reuters Health story of April 1, 2013 here: http://reut.rs/ZYM88U). ...http://news.yahoo.com/incentives-may-encourage-end-life-discussions-164117424.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 12:41:17 -0400Reutersincentives-may-encourage-end-life-discussions-164117424<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sciences-mobile-army-metaphors-162600370.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PqD0MpmXvb8R0LVDsxH6_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/sci_am_guest_Invisible_Hands.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors" align="left" title="Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors" border="0" /></a>Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sciences-mobile-army-metaphors-162600370.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 12:26:00 -0400Scientific Americansciences-mobile-army-metaphors-162600370<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sciences-mobile-army-metaphors-162600370.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PqD0MpmXvb8R0LVDsxH6_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/sci_am_guest_Invisible_Hands.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors" align="left" title="Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors" border="0" /></a>Science&#039;s Mobile Army of Metaphors</p><br clear="all"/>YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Campaign groups urged Cameroon to carry out a thorough investigation into the brutal killing of a gay rights activist, the latest attack on people fighting to legalise homosexuality in the central African country. Friends found journalist Eric Ohena Lembembe dead in his home in the capital Yaounde on Monday. His neck was broken, his feet smashed and his face burned with a clothes iron, Human Rights Watch said. Lembembe's murder came less than two weeks after he released a statement condemning attacks by "anti-gay thugs". ...http://news.yahoo.com/cameroon-must-investigate-gay-rights-activist-killing-groups-150933101.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 11:09:33 -0400Reuterscameroon-must-investigate-gay-rights-activist-killing-groups-150933101There are at least 250 legal claims against Dr. Spyros Panos. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/surgeon-faces-multiple-suits-claiming-performed-fake-surgeries/story?id=19695028Fri, 19 Jul 2013 10:59:48 -0400ABC NewsHealth/surgeon-faces-multiple-suits-claiming-performed-fake-surgeries/storyBy Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Dr. Sam Colin was an intern at the Yale School of Medicine, he often gave up the chance to catch a few minutes of sleep between shifts to read the latest investment insights from Warren Buffett. "I had read everything that Warren Buffett had written up until that point," Colin told Reuters in an interview. "I used to get teased a bit by the other interns." His medical expertise and fascination with Wall Street ultimately led to a job at investment firm First Manhattan Co. ...http://news.yahoo.com/first-manhattans-point-man-vivus-doctor-buffett-disciple-144026824.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 10:40:26 -0400Reutersfirst-manhattans-point-man-vivus-doctor-buffett-disciple-144026824<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gsk-sends-three-executives-china-handle-crisis-143539229.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z9fnU.tTY1DZ5Os.HJM7kw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T143914Z_2_CBRE96I14JM00_RTROPTP_2_GSK-CHINA-UCB.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Chinese employee walks into a GSK office in Beijing" align="left" title="A Chinese employee walks into a GSK office in Beijing" border="0" /></a>By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has sent its head of emerging markets and two other top executives to China to lead the drugmaker&#039;s response to an unfolding crisis over alleged bribery and corruption. Abbas Hussain, GSK President Emerging Markets, was dispatched by Chief Executive Andrew Witty, along with the group&#039;s global head of internal audit and a senior legal official, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gsk-sends-three-executives-china-handle-crisis-143539229.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 10:39:14 -0400Reutersgsk-sends-three-executives-china-handle-crisis-143539229<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gsk-sends-three-executives-china-handle-crisis-143539229.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z9fnU.tTY1DZ5Os.HJM7kw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T143914Z_2_CBRE96I14JM00_RTROPTP_2_GSK-CHINA-UCB.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Chinese employee walks into a GSK office in Beijing" align="left" title="A Chinese employee walks into a GSK office in Beijing" border="0" /></a>By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has sent its head of emerging markets and two other top executives to China to lead the drugmaker&#039;s response to an unfolding crisis over alleged bribery and corruption. Abbas Hussain, GSK President Emerging Markets, was dispatched by Chief Executive Andrew Witty, along with the group&#039;s global head of internal audit and a senior legal official, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>There are at least 250 legal claims against Dr. Spyros Panos. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/surgeon-faces-multiple-suits-claiming-performed-fake-surgeries/story?id=19695028Fri, 19 Jul 2013 10:35:37 -0400ABC NewsHealth/surgeon-faces-multiple-suits-claiming-performed-fake-surgeries/storyDUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's government will pay residents in gold for losing those extra pounds as part of a government campaign to fight growing obesity in the Gulf Arab emirate. The 30-day weight-loss challenge was launched on Friday to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful refrain from eating and drinking during daylight hours. Many eat too much after breaking the fast, tucking into traditional dishes loaded with fat and sugar that can push their daily calorie intake well above levels outside of Ramadan. ...http://news.yahoo.com/dubai-offers-gold-fight-obesity-epidemic-142122619.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 10:21:22 -0400Reutersdubai-offers-gold-fight-obesity-epidemic-142122619<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-focus-cooking-oil-container-indian-mass-poisoning-114508671.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/K.yPqJ_ye.2.GVH6and8_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T114508Z_1_CBRE96I0WNF00_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-CHILDREN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Man mourns death of his daughter, who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra district" align="left" title="Man mourns death of his daughter, who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra district" border="0" /></a>By Annie Banerji and Mayank Bhardwaj GANDAMAN/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police suspect that India&#039;s worst outbreak of mass food poisoning in years was caused by cooking oil that had been kept in a container previously used to store pesticide, the magistrate overseeing the investigation said on Friday. Health officials in the eastern state of Bihar were due on Friday to release autopsy results for many of the 23 schoolchildren who died on Tuesday after vomiting and convulsing with agonizing stomach cramps. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/police-focus-cooking-oil-container-indian-mass-poisoning-114508671.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 07:45:08 -0400Reuterspolice-focus-cooking-oil-container-indian-mass-poisoning-114508671<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-focus-cooking-oil-container-indian-mass-poisoning-114508671.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/K.yPqJ_ye.2.GVH6and8_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T114508Z_1_CBRE96I0WNF00_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-CHILDREN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Man mourns death of his daughter, who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra district" align="left" title="Man mourns death of his daughter, who died after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday at Chapra district" border="0" /></a>By Annie Banerji and Mayank Bhardwaj GANDAMAN/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police suspect that India&#039;s worst outbreak of mass food poisoning in years was caused by cooking oil that had been kept in a container previously used to store pesticide, the magistrate overseeing the investigation said on Friday. Health officials in the eastern state of Bihar were due on Friday to release autopsy results for many of the 23 schoolchildren who died on Tuesday after vomiting and convulsing with agonizing stomach cramps. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gsk-emerging-markets-head-sent-handle-china-crisis-111138862.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Gb6gf9bAv5PlooGLDnILpA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T111138Z_1_CBRE96I0V3K00_RTROPTP_2_GSK-CHINA-UCB.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Chinese employee walks into a GSK office in Beijing" align="left" title="A Chinese employee walks into a GSK office in Beijing" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has sent its head of emerging markets to China to lead the drugmaker&#039;s response to an unfolding crisis over alleged bribery and corruption, a person familiar with the situation said on Friday. Abbas Hussain, GSK President Emerging Markets, was dispatched by Chief Executive Andrew Witty, along with the group&#039;s head of internal audit and a senior legal official, the source said. The executives have now arrived in the country. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gsk-emerging-markets-head-sent-handle-china-crisis-111138862.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 07:11:38 -0400Reutersgsk-emerging-markets-head-sent-handle-china-crisis-111138862<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gsk-emerging-markets-head-sent-handle-china-crisis-111138862.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Gb6gf9bAv5PlooGLDnILpA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T111138Z_1_CBRE96I0V3K00_RTROPTP_2_GSK-CHINA-UCB.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Chinese employee walks into a GSK office in Beijing" align="left" title="A Chinese employee walks into a GSK office in Beijing" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has sent its head of emerging markets to China to lead the drugmaker&#039;s response to an unfolding crisis over alleged bribery and corruption, a person familiar with the situation said on Friday. Abbas Hussain, GSK President Emerging Markets, was dispatched by Chief Executive Andrew Witty, along with the group&#039;s head of internal audit and a senior legal official, the source said. The executives have now arrived in the country. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Two studies zero in on DNA-based drivers of weight. Is obesity written in our genes?http://news.yahoo.com/news-genes-idd-obesity-much-weight-genetic-094549684.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 05:45:49 -0400Time.comnews-genes-idd-obesity-much-weight-genetic-094549684<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bp-veteran-browne-builds-us-gulf-oil-acreage-084648370.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PkXYu2TwwMLh4G3Vay0LSA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T084648Z_1_CBRE96I0OE400_RTROPTP_2_US-APACHE-SALE-BPVETERAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="REUTERS/Paul Hackett" align="left" title="REUTERS/Paul Hackett" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Former BP chief executive John Browne is to preside over the biggest set of oil and gas assets in the shallower, mature section of the Gulf of Mexico after buying them from U.S.-based Apache Corp . Private equity firm Riverstone Holdings LLC, where Browne is a partner, is to pay Apache $3.75 billion for its continental shelf assets, Houston-based Apache announced on Thursday. The area covering 1.9 million net acres and 500 blocks will be held through a Riverstone portfolio company, Fieldwood Energy LLC, Riverstone said in its own statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bp-veteran-browne-builds-us-gulf-oil-acreage-084648370.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 04:46:48 -0400Reutersbp-veteran-browne-builds-us-gulf-oil-acreage-084648370<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bp-veteran-browne-builds-us-gulf-oil-acreage-084648370.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PkXYu2TwwMLh4G3Vay0LSA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T084648Z_1_CBRE96I0OE400_RTROPTP_2_US-APACHE-SALE-BPVETERAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="REUTERS/Paul Hackett" align="left" title="REUTERS/Paul Hackett" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Former BP chief executive John Browne is to preside over the biggest set of oil and gas assets in the shallower, mature section of the Gulf of Mexico after buying them from U.S.-based Apache Corp . Private equity firm Riverstone Holdings LLC, where Browne is a partner, is to pay Apache $3.75 billion for its continental shelf assets, Houston-based Apache announced on Thursday. The area covering 1.9 million net acres and 500 blocks will be held through a Riverstone portfolio company, Fieldwood Energy LLC, Riverstone said in its own statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/coke-likely-face-vitaminwater-class-action-not-money-011705415.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.TC3kSpmJ0We3JLPoWePOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T011705Z_1_CBRE96I03KP00_RTROPTP_2_COCACOLA-EARNINGS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Coca-Cola logo on a truck at a distribution center in Alexandria" align="left" title="A Coca-Cola logo on a truck at a distribution center in Alexandria" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge has recommended that Coca-Cola Co face a class-action lawsuit accusing it of misleading consumers by overstating the health benefits of its Vitaminwater drink. In a decision made public on Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Levy in Brooklyn, New York nonetheless said consumers could not sue as a group for money damages, a &quot;central&quot; part of their case, but rather to try to change how Coca-Cola labels and markets the product. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/coke-likely-face-vitaminwater-class-action-not-money-011705415.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 21:17:05 -0400Reuterscoke-likely-face-vitaminwater-class-action-not-money-011705415<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/coke-likely-face-vitaminwater-class-action-not-money-011705415.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.TC3kSpmJ0We3JLPoWePOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T011705Z_1_CBRE96I03KP00_RTROPTP_2_COCACOLA-EARNINGS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Coca-Cola logo on a truck at a distribution center in Alexandria" align="left" title="A Coca-Cola logo on a truck at a distribution center in Alexandria" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge has recommended that Coca-Cola Co face a class-action lawsuit accusing it of misleading consumers by overstating the health benefits of its Vitaminwater drink. In a decision made public on Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Levy in Brooklyn, New York nonetheless said consumers could not sue as a group for money damages, a &quot;central&quot; part of their case, but rather to try to change how Coca-Cola labels and markets the product. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - Efforts to reinstate a Florida law that bars doctors from asking patients about gun ownership, had doctors arguing in an appellate court hearing on Thursday that such a ban would violate their First Amendment rights. A lawyer for the state countered that the law, which was struck down by federal judge last year, recommends that doctors not ask patients about gun ownership but would not ban such questions. Lawyers representing doctors and others in the so-called "Docs v. Glocks" case argued that U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-hears-arguments-floridas-docs-v-glocks-235611595.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 19:56:11 -0400Reutersappeals-court-hears-arguments-floridas-docs-v-glocks-235611595By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - Most of the Texas clinics that abortion rights advocates predict will close because of a new law requiring tighter health and safety standards likely will remain open - at least if history is any guide. Governor Rick Perry signed the new legislation on Thursday, capping a whirlwind month in which Texas became the center of a national campaign by anti-abortion activists to restrict when, by whom and where the procedure can be performed. ...http://news.yahoo.com/why-many-abortion-clinics-texas-may-stay-open-224657063.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:46:57 -0400Reuterswhy-many-abortion-clinics-texas-may-stay-open-224657063Our feline friends might be carrying hazardous organisms in their waste, so be careful when scooping that poop. Katherine Harmon reportshttp://news.yahoo.com/care-cat-caca-223908854.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:39:08 -0400Scientific Americancare-cat-caca-223908854<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-eye-obamacare-focus-fiscal-debate-221858207.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/169M6fRDkznSzX3.85Qjag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T223014Z_1_CBRE96H1PZR00_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) departs following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) departs following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington" border="0" /></a>By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growing numbers of Republicans in Congress are setting their sights on a new target in looming fiscal showdowns this autumn over government funding and the debt limit: &quot;Obamacare.&quot; Several Republicans are pledging to oppose a stopgap government spending bill that will be needed by October 1 unless it withholds funds from the implementation of President Barack Obama&#039;s signature healthcare law - especially its core requirement that uninsured Americans obtain health coverage. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-eye-obamacare-focus-fiscal-debate-221858207.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:30:14 -0400Reutersrepublicans-eye-obamacare-focus-fiscal-debate-221858207<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-eye-obamacare-focus-fiscal-debate-221858207.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/169M6fRDkznSzX3.85Qjag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T223014Z_1_CBRE96H1PZR00_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) departs following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) departs following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington" border="0" /></a>By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growing numbers of Republicans in Congress are setting their sights on a new target in looming fiscal showdowns this autumn over government funding and the debt limit: &quot;Obamacare.&quot; Several Republicans are pledging to oppose a stopgap government spending bill that will be needed by October 1 unless it withholds funds from the implementation of President Barack Obama&#039;s signature healthcare law - especially its core requirement that uninsured Americans obtain health coverage. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/texas-governor-signs-strict-abortion-law-sparked-protests-222404254.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BP0QQ.SYJP06XGDZHJrpdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T222404Z_1_CBRE96H1Q8800_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican Presidential candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at a news conference in New York" align="left" title="Republican Presidential candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at a news conference in New York" border="0" /></a>By Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry on Thursday signed into law tough new restrictions on abortion, including a ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy, marking one of the biggest victories in a decade for opponents of the procedure in the United States. Perry, a Republican, signed the measure flanked by invited political supporters and anti-abortion activists, who gave him a standing ovation as he entered the room. &quot;It is a very happy and celebratory day,&quot; said Perry, who thanked anti-abortion activists for helping to &quot;support the health of Texas women. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/texas-governor-signs-strict-abortion-law-sparked-protests-222404254.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:24:04 -0400Reuterstexas-governor-signs-strict-abortion-law-sparked-protests-222404254<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/texas-governor-signs-strict-abortion-law-sparked-protests-222404254.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BP0QQ.SYJP06XGDZHJrpdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T222404Z_1_CBRE96H1Q8800_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican Presidential candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at a news conference in New York" align="left" title="Republican Presidential candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at a news conference in New York" border="0" /></a>By Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry on Thursday signed into law tough new restrictions on abortion, including a ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy, marking one of the biggest victories in a decade for opponents of the procedure in the United States. Perry, a Republican, signed the measure flanked by invited political supporters and anti-abortion activists, who gave him a standing ovation as he entered the room. &quot;It is a very happy and celebratory day,&quot; said Perry, who thanked anti-abortion activists for helping to &quot;support the health of Texas women. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brother-country-star-randy-travis-busted-meth-charges-215136711.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mrWvD68GOXLTs_Wn_EbQcw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T215136Z_1_CBRE96H1ORG00_RTROPTP_2_CANADA-US-USA-CRIME-TRAVIS-BROTHER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="Singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Karen Brooks (Reuters) - The younger brother of country music superstar Randy Travis was hit with more charges on Thursday stemming from his arrest earlier in the week on suspicion of making and distributing methamphetamine from his home in North Carolina, authorities said. David Brownlow Traywick, 50, was charged with possessing methamphetamine precursors, storing controlled substances and possessing drug paraphernalia. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/brother-country-star-randy-travis-busted-meth-charges-215136711.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:51:36 -0400Reutersbrother-country-star-randy-travis-busted-meth-charges-215136711<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brother-country-star-randy-travis-busted-meth-charges-215136711.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mrWvD68GOXLTs_Wn_EbQcw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T215136Z_1_CBRE96H1ORG00_RTROPTP_2_CANADA-US-USA-CRIME-TRAVIS-BROTHER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="Singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Karen Brooks (Reuters) - The younger brother of country music superstar Randy Travis was hit with more charges on Thursday stemming from his arrest earlier in the week on suspicion of making and distributing methamphetamine from his home in North Carolina, authorities said. David Brownlow Traywick, 50, was charged with possessing methamphetamine precursors, storing controlled substances and possessing drug paraphernalia. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Jenny Pomeroy died after an allergic reaction to fire ant venom. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/georgia-woman-dies-fire-ant-sting/story?id=19706086Thu, 18 Jul 2013 17:44:57 -0400ABC NewsHealth/georgia-woman-dies-fire-ant-sting/storyEven if different songs have the same number of beats per minute, marchers listening to the sound will adjust their stride length depending on the variety of music. Sophie Bushwick reportshttp://news.yahoo.com/musical-style-affects-stride-length-constant-tempo-212808229.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:28:08 -0400Scientific Americanmusical-style-affects-stride-length-constant-tempo-212808229<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-sees-lower-expected-obamacare-insurance-costs-152337796.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DnBSziWpzuMiV2NXZaPchQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T212802Z_2_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. The exchanges represent the centerpiece of President Barack Obama&#039;s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and their success could depend on the cost of so-called &quot;silver plans&quot; with mid-range premiums, which are expected to attract the largest number of enrollees. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-sees-lower-expected-obamacare-insurance-costs-152337796.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:28:02 -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://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DnBSziWpzuMiV2NXZaPchQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T212802Z_2_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. The exchanges represent the centerpiece of President Barack Obama&#039;s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and their success could depend on the cost of so-called &quot;silver plans&quot; with mid-range premiums, which are expected to attract the largest number of enrollees. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-not-move-forward-takeover-bid-onyx-sources-191831420.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/E4LoARaOE0kcw_4T3Rk.pQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T203538Z_2_CBRE96H1HN600_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-ONYX-PFIZER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman walks past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="A woman walks past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Soyoung Kim NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc decided not to pursue a bid for Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc this week, according to two people familiar with the matter, leaving Amgen Inc in the front position to buy the cancer drugmaker. Shares of Onyx closed down 3.3 percent at $128.55 on Thursday, their lowest level since it announced a sale process on June 30 and valuing the South San Francisco, California-based company at around $9.3 billion. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-not-move-forward-takeover-bid-onyx-sources-191831420.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 16:35:38 -0400Reuterspfizer-not-move-forward-takeover-bid-onyx-sources-191831420<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-not-move-forward-takeover-bid-onyx-sources-191831420.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/E4LoARaOE0kcw_4T3Rk.pQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T203538Z_2_CBRE96H1HN600_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-ONYX-PFIZER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman walks past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="A woman walks past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Soyoung Kim NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc decided not to pursue a bid for Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc this week, according to two people familiar with the matter, leaving Amgen Inc in the front position to buy the cancer drugmaker. Shares of Onyx closed down 3.3 percent at $128.55 on Thursday, their lowest level since it announced a sale process on June 30 and valuing the South San Francisco, California-based company at around $9.3 billion. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Jenny Pomeroy died in a Georgia hospital from complications caused by anaphylactic shock. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/fire-ant-sting-proves-fatal-allergic-woman-19705229Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:33:11 -0400ABC NewsHealth/video/fire-ant-sting-proves-fatal-allergic-woman-19705229By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who listened to music while an IV needle was inserted into their arms were less stressed than kids who didn't listen to music, in a new study from Canada. "We were really looking to see if music could reduce the distress in children," said Lisa Hartling, the study's lead author from University of Alberta in Edmonton. Aside from pain medication, other ways to help control pain in the emergency department (ED) include distractions such as audio, video, stories, imagery and concentrated breathing exercises, Hartling and her colleagues say. ...http://news.yahoo.com/music-may-help-lessen-kids-needle-stress-195850120.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:58:50 -0400Reutersmusic-may-help-lessen-kids-needle-stress-195850120GENEVA (Reuters) - Health authorities in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have reported six new cases of the SARS-like coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. The latest infections of four women and two men aged between 26 and 42 bring the global total to 88 cases, including 45 deaths, the United Nations agency said in a statement. Five of the six new cases were health workers and the other was a man who came in close contact with someone who had been infected with the disease, which is known as Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, or MERS, WHO ...http://news.yahoo.com/six-mers-coronavirus-cases-reported-uae-saudi-195644221.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:56:44 -0400Reuterssix-mers-coronavirus-cases-reported-uae-saudi-195644221<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-probe-school-meal-scheme-23-children-die-184235928.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yP9igI7Ol20d6yh5VayoDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T184235Z_1_CBRE96H1FZ200_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-CHILDREN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A girl, who fell sick after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday, rests inside a hospital in Patna" align="left" title="A girl, who fell sick after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday, rests inside a hospital in Patna" 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 center 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-184235928.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:42:35 -0400Reutersindia-probe-school-meal-scheme-23-children-die-184235928<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-probe-school-meal-scheme-23-children-die-184235928.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yP9igI7Ol20d6yh5VayoDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T184235Z_1_CBRE96H1FZ200_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-CHILDREN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A girl, who fell sick after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday, rests inside a hospital in Patna" align="left" title="A girl, who fell sick after consuming contaminated meals given to children at a school on Tuesday, rests inside a hospital in Patna" 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 center of the outbreak told Reuters from her hospital bed. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pregnant-olympic-runner-dies-baby-saved-183400678.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/I3yGi_mVSrCNZp93sf6.iw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/RT_meskerem_legesse_21_dm_130718_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pregnant Olympic Runner Dies, Baby Saved" align="left" title="Pregnant Olympic Runner Dies, Baby Saved" border="0" /></a>Meskerem Legesse Collapsed Suddenly at a Conn. Restaurant</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pregnant-olympic-runner-dies-baby-saved-183400678.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:34:00 -0400ABC Newspregnant-olympic-runner-dies-baby-saved-183400678<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pregnant-olympic-runner-dies-baby-saved-183400678.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/I3yGi_mVSrCNZp93sf6.iw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/RT_meskerem_legesse_21_dm_130718_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pregnant Olympic Runner Dies, Baby Saved" align="left" title="Pregnant Olympic Runner Dies, Baby Saved" border="0" /></a>Meskerem Legesse Collapsed Suddenly at a Conn. Restaurant</p><br clear="all"/>Screening potential job applicants using their Facebook posts sounds like a good way to weed out irresponsible slackers. But drunken or stoned pictures may not tell the whole story.http://news.yahoo.com/employers-facebook-party-pics-don-t-always-reflect-183008180.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:30:08 -0400Time.comemployers-facebook-party-pics-don-t-always-reflect-183008180Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study of older men who had died from causes other than prostate cancer, almost half were found to have prostate tumors. And up to half of those tumors detected on autopsy would have qualified for treatment had doctors known about them while the men lived, though none had been the cause of death. That suggests the criteria for treatment "might be worth reexamining," according to the study authors, and adds to a growing body of evidence that a wait-and-see approach might be better than treatment for many prostate cancers. ...http://news.yahoo.com/more-evidence-not-prostate-cancers-treatment-180630108.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:06:30 -0400Reutersmore-evidence-not-prostate-cancers-treatment-180630108Risk of Human-to-Human Spread of Deadly New Bird Flu Virus Higher Than Previously Thoughthttp://news.yahoo.com/risk-human-human-spread-deadly-bird-flu-virus-180000921.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:00:00 -0400Scientific Americanrisk-human-human-spread-deadly-bird-flu-virus-180000921<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/president-touts-obamacare-benefits-return-504-million-consumers-174400678.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zfZKLPa.ITr4J6iBSW7_Ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Insurance277.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Touts Obamacare Benefits, Return of $504 Million to Consumers this Summer" align="left" title="President Touts Obamacare Benefits, Return of $504 Million to Consumers this Summer" border="0" /></a>President Touts Obamacare Benefits, Return of $504 Million to Consumers this Summer</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/president-touts-obamacare-benefits-return-504-million-consumers-174400678.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:44:00 -0400Scie

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