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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 reservedMon, 15 Jul 2013 20:30:10 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/health/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/study-later-retirement-may-help-prevent-dementia-124022246.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GgBpC9zVWs2vFuUXGcRyDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/af7e2b3babcfa817370f6a7067009206.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, July 12, 2013 photo, June Springer poses for a photograph where she works at Caffi Contracting Services, in Alexandria, Va. Springer, who just turned 90, works as a receptionist. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer&#039;s disease or other types of dementia, a study of half a million people in France found. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" align="left" title="In this Friday, July 12, 2013 photo, June Springer poses for a photograph where she works at Caffi Contracting Services, in Alexandria, Va. Springer, who just turned 90, works as a receptionist. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer&#039;s disease or other types of dementia, a study of half a million people in France found. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? New research boosts the &quot;use it or lose it&quot; theory about brainpower and staying mentally sharp. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer&#039;s disease or other types of dementia, a study of nearly half a million people in France found.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/study-later-retirement-may-help-prevent-dementia-124022246.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 20:30:10 -0400Associated Pressstudy-later-retirement-may-help-prevent-dementia-124022246<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/study-later-retirement-may-help-prevent-dementia-124022246.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GgBpC9zVWs2vFuUXGcRyDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/af7e2b3babcfa817370f6a7067009206.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, July 12, 2013 photo, June Springer poses for a photograph where she works at Caffi Contracting Services, in Alexandria, Va. Springer, who just turned 90, works as a receptionist. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer&#039;s disease or other types of dementia, a study of half a million people in France found. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" align="left" title="In this Friday, July 12, 2013 photo, June Springer poses for a photograph where she works at Caffi Contracting Services, in Alexandria, Va. Springer, who just turned 90, works as a receptionist. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer&#039;s disease or other types of dementia, a study of half a million people in France found. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? New research boosts the &quot;use it or lose it&quot; theory about brainpower and staying mentally sharp. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer&#039;s disease or other types of dementia, a study of nearly half a million people in France found.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tips-boost-brain-health-lower-dementia-risk-162442112.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3UPOIUdqrZe956gBLxT2_g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ae75015babcea817370f6a706700c529.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, July 12, 2013 photo, June Springer walks between offices where she works at Caffi Contracting Services, in Alexandria, Va. Springer who just turned 90, works as a receptionist. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer&#039;s disease or other types of dementia, a study of half a million people in France found. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" align="left" title="In this Friday, July 12, 2013 photo, June Springer walks between offices where she works at Caffi Contracting Services, in Alexandria, Va. Springer who just turned 90, works as a receptionist. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer&#039;s disease or other types of dementia, a study of half a million people in France found. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>You may be able to help keep your brain in shape, not just the rest of your body. A large study in France suggests that delaying retirement and working until later in life may help prevent dementia.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tips-boost-brain-health-lower-dementia-risk-162442112.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 12:24:42 -0400Associated Presstips-boost-brain-health-lower-dementia-risk-162442112<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tips-boost-brain-health-lower-dementia-risk-162442112.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3UPOIUdqrZe956gBLxT2_g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ae75015babcea817370f6a706700c529.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, July 12, 2013 photo, June Springer walks between offices where she works at Caffi Contracting Services, in Alexandria, Va. Springer who just turned 90, works as a receptionist. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer&#039;s disease or other types of dementia, a study of half a million people in France found. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" align="left" title="In this Friday, July 12, 2013 photo, June Springer walks between offices where she works at Caffi Contracting Services, in Alexandria, Va. Springer who just turned 90, works as a receptionist. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer&#039;s disease or other types of dementia, a study of half a million people in France found. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>You may be able to help keep your brain in shape, not just the rest of your body. A large study in France suggests that delaying retirement and working until later in life may help prevent dementia.</p><br clear="all"/>ATLANTA (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/house-gop-seek-delay-health-care-provisions-072436181.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SLCIWk9o6WopFQz1b7b8lw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/27510769e84bd217370f6a7067001fb3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this July 11, 2013 file photo. Boehner stood on the House floor Tuesday July 16, 2013 and ridiculed Democratic comments that the law has been &quot;wonderful&quot; for the country saying &quot;The law isn&#039;t wonderful, it&#039;s a train wreck. You know it. I know it. And the American people know it. Even the president knows it. That&#039;s why he proposed delaying his mandate on employers.&quot; The House has scheduled votes Wednesday to delay the health care law&#039;s individual and employer mandates, the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="FILE - House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this July 11, 2013 file photo. Boehner stood on the House floor Tuesday July 16, 2013 and ridiculed Democratic comments that the law has been &quot;wonderful&quot; for the country saying &quot;The law isn&#039;t wonderful, it&#039;s a train wreck. You know it. I know it. And the American people know it. Even the president knows it. That&#039;s why he proposed delaying his mandate on employers.&quot; The House has scheduled votes Wednesday to delay the health care law&#039;s individual and employer mandates, the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? House Republicans, politically emboldened by President Barack Obama&#039;s delay of a key requirement of his health care law, are taking another run at scrapping his signature domestic policy.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/house-gop-seek-delay-health-care-provisions-072436181.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 07:35:34 -0400Associated Presshouse-gop-seek-delay-health-care-provisions-072436181<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/house-gop-seek-delay-health-care-provisions-072436181.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SLCIWk9o6WopFQz1b7b8lw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/27510769e84bd217370f6a7067001fb3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this July 11, 2013 file photo. Boehner stood on the House floor Tuesday July 16, 2013 and ridiculed Democratic comments that the law has been &quot;wonderful&quot; for the country saying &quot;The law isn&#039;t wonderful, it&#039;s a train wreck. You know it. I know it. And the American people know it. Even the president knows it. That&#039;s why he proposed delaying his mandate on employers.&quot; The House has scheduled votes Wednesday to delay the health care law&#039;s individual and employer mandates, the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="FILE - House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this July 11, 2013 file photo. Boehner stood on the House floor Tuesday July 16, 2013 and ridiculed Democratic comments that the law has been &quot;wonderful&quot; for the country saying &quot;The law isn&#039;t wonderful, it&#039;s a train wreck. You know it. I know it. And the American people know it. Even the president knows it. That&#039;s why he proposed delaying his mandate on employers.&quot; The House has scheduled votes Wednesday to delay the health care law&#039;s individual and employer mandates, the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? House Republicans, politically emboldened by President Barack Obama&#039;s delay of a key requirement of his health care law, are taking another run at scrapping his signature domestic policy.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/compliance-buzzword-foreign-firms-china-glaxo-103807545.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iiAPHjYUPL_fB3cWRoIFhw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T103807Z_1_CBRE96G0TJN00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-GSK-CHINA-COMPLIANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A flag bearing the logo of GlaxoSmithKline flutters next to a Chinese national flag and a Union Flag outside a GlaxoSmithKline office building in Shanghai" align="left" title="A flag bearing the logo of GlaxoSmithKline flutters next to a Chinese national flag and a Union Flag outside a GlaxoSmithKline office building in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese bribery investigation into British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has sent tremors through multinational pharmaceutical firms in China, prompting at least one to review how they do business in the country. Experts said foreign companies across the spectrum were watching closely to see what happened to GSK and its four detained Chinese executives given bribery and business go hand-in-hand in the world&#039;s second biggest economy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/compliance-buzzword-foreign-firms-china-glaxo-103807545.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 07:33:55 -0400Reuterscompliance-buzzword-foreign-firms-china-glaxo-103807545<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/compliance-buzzword-foreign-firms-china-glaxo-103807545.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iiAPHjYUPL_fB3cWRoIFhw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T103807Z_1_CBRE96G0TJN00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-GSK-CHINA-COMPLIANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A flag bearing the logo of GlaxoSmithKline flutters next to a Chinese national flag and a Union Flag outside a GlaxoSmithKline office building in Shanghai" align="left" title="A flag bearing the logo of GlaxoSmithKline flutters next to a Chinese national flag and a Union Flag outside a GlaxoSmithKline office building in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese bribery investigation into British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has sent tremors through multinational pharmaceutical firms in China, prompting at least one to review how they do business in the country. Experts said foreign companies across the spectrum were watching closely to see what happened to GSK and its four detained Chinese executives given bribery and business go hand-in-hand in the world&#039;s second biggest economy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON (Reuters) - British judges have asked the European Court of Justice to fast-track a case against the British government over its failure to meet EU air quality standards, documents showed, meaning proceedings could start before the end of the year. In May, Britain's highest appeal court ruled the government was in breach of EU limits on nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - a colourless, odourless gas produced by burning fuels which can damage people's breathing. It asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg to give guidance on what action ought to be taken. ...http://news.yahoo.com/british-judges-want-pollution-case-fast-tracked-104634806.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 07:17:45 -0400Reutersbritish-judges-want-pollution-case-fast-tracked-104634806<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/food-poisoning-kills-least-20-children-india-sparks-075130471.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/idXsFqWXiYviF.X_uCMMBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T091424Z_1_CBRE96G0PO200_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-INDIA-CHIDREN-POISON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman cries after her grandson, who consumed spurious meals at a school on Tuesday, died at a hospital in Patna" align="left" title="A woman cries after her grandson, who consumed spurious meals at a school on Tuesday, died at a hospital in Patna" border="0" /></a>PATNA, India (Reuters) - At least 20 children died and dozens were taken to hospital with apparent food poisoning after eating a meal provided for free at their school in the Indian state of Bihar, the education minister said on Wednesday, sparking violent protests. Police said the children, aged eight to 11, fell ill after consuming a lunch of rice, soybean and pulses on Tuesday. The school, in the district of Chapra, provided free meals under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the world&#039;s largest school feeding program involving 120 million children. Education minister M.M. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/food-poisoning-kills-least-20-children-india-sparks-075130471.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 06:01:07 -0400Reutersfood-poisoning-kills-least-20-children-india-sparks-075130471<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/food-poisoning-kills-least-20-children-india-sparks-075130471.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/idXsFqWXiYviF.X_uCMMBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T091424Z_1_CBRE96G0PO200_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-INDIA-CHIDREN-POISON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman cries after her grandson, who consumed spurious meals at a school on Tuesday, died at a hospital in Patna" align="left" title="A woman cries after her grandson, who consumed spurious meals at a school on Tuesday, died at a hospital in Patna" border="0" /></a>PATNA, India (Reuters) - At least 20 children died and dozens were taken to hospital with apparent food poisoning after eating a meal provided for free at their school in the Indian state of Bihar, the education minister said on Wednesday, sparking violent protests. Police said the children, aged eight to 11, fell ill after consuming a lunch of rice, soybean and pulses on Tuesday. The school, in the district of Chapra, provided free meals under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the world&#039;s largest school feeding program involving 120 million children. Education minister M.M. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/novartis-lifts-full-outlook-competition-delay-085604266.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dxY4OEpxfV2N4JZKQBsU5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T085604Z_1_CBRE96G0OTL00_RTROPTP_2_US-NOVARTIS-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Novartis logo is pictured on its headquarters building in Mumbai April 1, 2013" align="left" title="A Novartis logo is pictured on its headquarters building in Mumbai April 1, 2013" border="0" /></a>By Caroline Copley ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis raised its full-year outlook on Wednesday after generic competition to its best-selling blood pressure pill was delayed, granting the Swiss drugmaker a temporary reprieve from patent losses. The Basel-based firm lost its patent rights on Diovan in the United States last year and faced competition from a copycat version of its monotherapy from Ranbaxy Laboratories . But the lab has so far failed to get a green light for production from U.S. regulators. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/novartis-lifts-full-outlook-competition-delay-085604266.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 04:56:04 -0400Reutersnovartis-lifts-full-outlook-competition-delay-085604266<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/novartis-lifts-full-outlook-competition-delay-085604266.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dxY4OEpxfV2N4JZKQBsU5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T085604Z_1_CBRE96G0OTL00_RTROPTP_2_US-NOVARTIS-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Novartis logo is pictured on its headquarters building in Mumbai April 1, 2013" align="left" title="A Novartis logo is pictured on its headquarters building in Mumbai April 1, 2013" border="0" /></a>By Caroline Copley ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis raised its full-year outlook on Wednesday after generic competition to its best-selling blood pressure pill was delayed, granting the Swiss drugmaker a temporary reprieve from patent losses. The Basel-based firm lost its patent rights on Diovan in the United States last year and faced competition from a copycat version of its monotherapy from Ranbaxy Laboratories . But the lab has so far failed to get a green light for production from U.S. regulators. ...</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? House Republicans, politically emboldened by President Barack Obama's delay of a key requirement of his health care law, are taking another run at scrapping his signature domestic policy.http://news.yahoo.com/house-gop-seeks-delay-health-care-provisions-072200001.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 03:22:00 -0400Associated Presshouse-gop-seeks-delay-health-care-provisions-072200001JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Discovery Holdings, South Africa's largest health insurer, said on Wednesday it has formed a joint venture company in Singapore with AIA Group. The new firm, known as AIA Vitality, will combine AIA's brand, distribution and life insurance products with Discovery's proprietary experience in the market, the company said.http://news.yahoo.com/south-africas-discovery-forms-joint-venture-singapore-071628707.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 03:16:28 -0400Reuterssouth-africas-discovery-forms-joint-venture-singapore-071628707<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glee-star-monteith-died-heroin-alcohol-overdose-005112393.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1vkRPBnNUQvSt9GVd.T3_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T012200Z_1_CBRE96G03SQ00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-CORYMONTEITH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view of the outside of the hotel where Canadian actor Cory Montieth was found dead, in Vancouver" align="left" title="A view of the outside of the hotel where Canadian actor Cory Montieth was found dead, in Vancouver" border="0" /></a>By Nicole Mordant VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox Television&#039;s musical-comedy series &quot;Glee,&quot; died of an apparently accidental overdose of heroin and alcohol, Canadian authorities said on Tuesday. The British Columbia Coroners Service said in a release that post-mortem testing on the star, who was found dead on Saturday in a downtown Vancouver hotel room, died of &quot;mixed-drug toxicity involving heroin and alcohol.&quot; It said Monteith&#039;s death was unlikely to have been intentional. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/glee-star-monteith-died-heroin-alcohol-overdose-005112393.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 21:22:00 -0400Reutersglee-star-monteith-died-heroin-alcohol-overdose-005112393<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glee-star-monteith-died-heroin-alcohol-overdose-005112393.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1vkRPBnNUQvSt9GVd.T3_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T012200Z_1_CBRE96G03SQ00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-CORYMONTEITH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view of the outside of the hotel where Canadian actor Cory Montieth was found dead, in Vancouver" align="left" title="A view of the outside of the hotel where Canadian actor Cory Montieth was found dead, in Vancouver" border="0" /></a>By Nicole Mordant VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox Television&#039;s musical-comedy series &quot;Glee,&quot; died of an apparently accidental overdose of heroin and alcohol, Canadian authorities said on Tuesday. The British Columbia Coroners Service said in a release that post-mortem testing on the star, who was found dead on Saturday in a downtown Vancouver hotel room, died of &quot;mixed-drug toxicity involving heroin and alcohol.&quot; It said Monteith&#039;s death was unlikely to have been intentional. ...</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A company that makes a cedar-based product it says repels bed bugs and head lice felt the bite of the U.S. government on Tuesday when it agreed to settle charges that its products have not been proven to work as promised. Chemical Free Solutions LLC, which was previously controlled by Dave Glassel, had been accused of being deceptive in advertising that its "Best Yet!" brand cedar oil products would get rid of lice and bed bugs, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said. The Best Yet! products had also been advertised as having been invented for the U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/governemtn-fines-bedbug-repellents-maker-ad-claims-003929203.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 20:39:29 -0400Reutersgovernemtn-fines-bedbug-repellents-maker-ad-claims-003929203(Reuters) - About 20 percent of healthcare systems in a Medicare pilot program aimed at holding the line on costs by shifting incentives away from costly procedures have decided to withdraw from the program after failing to produce savings, the government said on Tuesday. The withdrawals involve seven of 32 provider groups that signed up for the Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) program sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under President Barack Obama's healthcare law. ...http://news.yahoo.com/many-healthcare-groups-drop-u-medicare-cost-pilot-223903443.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 18:39:03 -0400Reutersmany-healthcare-groups-drop-u-medicare-cost-pilot-223903443By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Nothing spreads a lie faster than a smile: ABC's "The View" is being roundly criticized for its hiring of Jenny McCarthy by people who fear her belief in a phony link between vaccines and autism will hurt children. The objections aren't just to McCarthy's views, but about a culture so fixated on image that a pretty face can trump decades of research. There may be no greater testament to the power of celebrity than the fact that so many people are willing to treat this as a debate with two equal sides. ...http://news.yahoo.com/view-host-jenny-mccarthys-vaccine-autism-claims-beauty-223635431.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 18:36:35 -0400Reutersview-host-jenny-mccarthys-vaccine-autism-claims-beauty-223635431<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-administration-defends-obamacare-contractor-uk-probe-214717229.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/B6T3NaliobWoXyt1pz3Eyg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T214717Z_1_CBRE96F1OJ500_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-G4S-SERCO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photograph shows a Serco flag flying alongside a Union flag outside Doncaster Prison in northern England" align="left" title="File photograph shows a Serco flag flying alongside a Union flag outside Doncaster Prison in northern England" border="0" /></a>By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday defended a decision to award outsourcing company Serco Inc a $1.25 billion contract to help implement new online health insurance exchanges after word the contractor&#039;s parent company was under investigation in Britain. Serco Inc, U.S. subsidiary of Serco Group Plc, will help review and process paper applications from consumers who apply for subsidized insurance coverage through federally operated exchanges in 34 states, according to the 12-year contract awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-administration-defends-obamacare-contractor-uk-probe-214717229.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 18:29:08 -0400Reutersu-administration-defends-obamacare-contractor-uk-probe-214717229<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-administration-defends-obamacare-contractor-uk-probe-214717229.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/B6T3NaliobWoXyt1pz3Eyg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T214717Z_1_CBRE96F1OJ500_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-G4S-SERCO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photograph shows a Serco flag flying alongside a Union flag outside Doncaster Prison in northern England" align="left" title="File photograph shows a Serco flag flying alongside a Union flag outside Doncaster Prison in northern England" border="0" /></a>By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday defended a decision to award outsourcing company Serco Inc a $1.25 billion contract to help implement new online health insurance exchanges after word the contractor&#039;s parent company was under investigation in Britain. Serco Inc, U.S. subsidiary of Serco Group Plc, will help review and process paper applications from consumers who apply for subsidized insurance coverage through federally operated exchanges in 34 states, according to the 12-year contract awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators need more time to review Merck & Co's application to sell sugammadex, an injection designed to reverse the effects of muscle relaxants used during surgery, the company said on Tuesday. The announcement came after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration canceled a meeting of outside advisers who were scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to recommend the drug be approved. The FDA declined to give an explanation for its unusual last-minute cancellation. ...http://news.yahoo.com/merck-says-fda-needs-more-time-post-surgery-183104134.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 18:27:17 -0400Reutersmerck-says-fda-needs-more-time-post-surgery-183104134WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A company that makes a cedar-based product it says repels bed bugs and head lice felt the sting of the U.S. government on Tuesday when it agreed to settle charges that its products have not been proven to work as promised. Chemical Free Solutions LLC, which was previously controlled by Dave Glassel, had been accused of being deceptive in advertising that its "Best Yet!" brand cedar oil products would get rid of lice and bed bugs, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said. The Best Yet! products had also been advertised as having been invented for the U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-fines-bedbug-repellents-maker-ad-claims-202348669.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 18:01:47 -0400Reutersu-fines-bedbug-repellents-maker-ad-claims-202348669(Reuters) - An experimental drug to treat Alzheimer's disease proved effective in improving cognitive performance in a mid-stage study, Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck, one of the drug's two developer's, said on Tuesday. The drug, Lu AE58054, showed statistically significant cognitive improvement in a Phase II clinical trial of patients suffering from moderate Alzheimer's, when used as an add-on to the drug donepezil for six months. Lundbeck is developing the drug jointly with Japan's Otsuka to treat Alzheimer's, a degenerative brain disease that causes progressive memory loss. ...http://news.yahoo.com/lundbeck-otsuka-alzheimers-drug-shows-improved-cognition-study-204704629.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 16:47:04 -0400Reuterslundbeck-otsuka-alzheimers-drug-shows-improved-cognition-study-204704629By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Switching to electronic health records may lead to a small reduction in spending per patient at doctors' offices, according to a new study. Researchers found that doctors' offices would be expected to spend about $5 less on the care of each patient per month after they started using electronic health records (EHRs), compared to doctors' offices that continued to use traditional paper records. ...http://news.yahoo.com/digital-health-records-may-save-money-study-203709201.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 16:37:09 -0400Reutersdigital-health-records-may-save-money-study-203709201<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-singer-randy-travis-faces-long-recovery-stroke-021151695.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HSFUagW9aBpuKbx7qq48eQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T200949Z_4_CBRE96B1TMG00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-TRAVIS-OBIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arriving at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arriving at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - U.S. country music singer Randy Travis&#039; condition has stabilized after emergency surgery last week to relieve pressure on his brain following a stroke, but it may take months for the Grammy winner to recover, doctors said on Monday. Travis, 54, who was admitted to a hospital north of Dallas on July 7 for a heart condition caused by a virus, suffered a stroke and underwent surgery on Wednesday. &quot;He is awake and alert and interacting with his family and friends and beginning to start doing some early physical therapy,&quot; Dr. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/country-singer-randy-travis-faces-long-recovery-stroke-021151695.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 16:09:49 -0400Reuterscountry-singer-randy-travis-faces-long-recovery-stroke-021151695<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-singer-randy-travis-faces-long-recovery-stroke-021151695.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HSFUagW9aBpuKbx7qq48eQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T200949Z_4_CBRE96B1TMG00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-TRAVIS-OBIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arriving at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arriving at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - U.S. country music singer Randy Travis&#039; condition has stabilized after emergency surgery last week to relieve pressure on his brain following a stroke, but it may take months for the Grammy winner to recover, doctors said on Monday. Travis, 54, who was admitted to a hospital north of Dallas on July 7 for a heart condition caused by a virus, suffered a stroke and underwent surgery on Wednesday. &quot;He is awake and alert and interacting with his family and friends and beginning to start doing some early physical therapy,&quot; Dr. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who are treated for prostate cancer with hormone-targeted therapy have a higher risk of developing kidney problems, a new study suggests. The treatment, known as androgen deprivation therapy, lowers the risk of death among men with advanced, aggressive prostate cancer. However, researchers said it's increasingly being used to treat possible recurrences among men with less advanced disease - for whom the benefits are less clear, and the risks more worrisome. ...http://news.yahoo.com/prostate-cancer-hormonal-therapy-tied-kidney-risks-200438530.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 16:04:38 -0400Reutersprostate-cancer-hormonal-therapy-tied-kidney-risks-200438530(Reuters) - A federal court in New York ruled that Mylan Inc's generic application for a multiple sclerosis drug has not infringed some of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' patents, Mylan said. Israel-based Teva is also suing Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Novartis AG's Sandoz unit and India-based Natco Pharmaceuticals for infringing patents on its drug, Copaxone. A federal court had upheld another bunch of Teva's patents on the same drug in June but Mylan is appealing the ruling. "The patents in question in today's decision are different than those involved in the appeal. ...http://news.yahoo.com/mylan-says-court-dismisses-tevas-patent-claims-ms-195310215.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 15:53:10 -0400Reutersmylan-says-court-dismisses-tevas-patent-claims-ms-195310215By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pinching off the umbilical cord as soon as possible after birth may not be best for babies, according to a new review. Studies showed infants tended to have higher levels of iron in their blood when the cord was clamped up to three minutes after birth, rather than the usual less than one minute. An extra minute or two might allow more iron-rich blood to flow from the placenta to the baby, researchers said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/clamping-umbilical-cord-later-may-boost-babies-iron-181106777.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 14:11:06 -0400Reutersclamping-umbilical-cord-later-may-boost-babies-iron-181106777Michael Boatwright is a Navy vet who lived in Sweden and taught English in China. California hospital says he likely suffered psychological trauma to suffer from global transient amnesia or fugue state. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/amnesia-patients-sister-found-louisiana/story?id=19679846Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:06:30 -0400ABC NewsHealth/amnesia-patients-sister-found-louisiana/storyDiabetes, obesity and elevated blood pressure typically emerge in middle-age, but more young children are showing signs of chronic conditions that may take a toll on their health.http://news.yahoo.com/sick-time-more-kids-diagnosed-adult-diseases-180026362.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 14:00:26 -0400Time.comsick-time-more-kids-diagnosed-adult-diseases-180026362<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/woman-acts-drunk-medical-mystery-033649874.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UFqkrkYBnVL0_lep4VOsGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/ht_rosemary_mcginn_mi_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Woman Acts Drunk in Medical Mystery" align="left" title="Woman Acts Drunk in Medical Mystery" border="0" /></a>Pancreas Tumor Causes Woman&#039;s Blood Sugar to Drop</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/woman-acts-drunk-medical-mystery-033649874.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 13:12:42 -0400ABC Newswoman-acts-drunk-medical-mystery-033649874<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/woman-acts-drunk-medical-mystery-033649874.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UFqkrkYBnVL0_lep4VOsGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/ht_rosemary_mcginn_mi_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Woman Acts Drunk in Medical Mystery" align="left" title="Woman Acts Drunk in Medical Mystery" border="0" /></a>Pancreas Tumor Causes Woman&#039;s Blood Sugar to Drop</p><br clear="all"/>By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a preliminary study of patients who had simple surgeries, most did well and seemed satisfied with post-operative checkups by telephone instead of seeing their surgeon in a clinic visit. The phone follow-up saved doctors and patients the time and effort involved in clinic visits without compromising patient care, according to the study of California patients. ...http://news.yahoo.com/post-op-phone-checkups-save-time-travel-150246222.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 12:29:08 -0400Reuterspost-op-phone-checkups-save-time-travel-150246222<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/doping-italy-police-investigate-jamaican-sprinters-reports-143433696.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zPKOy7CNxyB0O_YMq4NcJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T151827Z_1_CBRE96F16IU00_RTROPTP_2_ATHLETICS-DOPING-ITALY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Carabinieri police officer stands outside the hotel where Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson stayed in Lignano Sabbiadoro" align="left" title="A Carabinieri police officer stands outside the hotel where Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson stayed in Lignano Sabbiadoro" border="0" /></a>LIGNANO SABBIADORO, Italy (Reuters) - The coach of Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson said on Tuesday they were not to blame after the Olympic medalists failed dope tests. &quot;It came as a big surprise, I think, to them,&quot; Stephen Francis told Reuters outside the Fra i Pini hotel which has long hosted training camps for Jamaican athletes and is adorned with the island&#039;s national flag and memorabilia. &quot;Asafa has been somebody who doesn&#039;t use that kind of stuff. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/doping-italy-police-investigate-jamaican-sprinters-reports-143433696.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 12:15:58 -0400Reutersdoping-italy-police-investigate-jamaican-sprinters-reports-143433696<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/doping-italy-police-investigate-jamaican-sprinters-reports-143433696.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zPKOy7CNxyB0O_YMq4NcJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T151827Z_1_CBRE96F16IU00_RTROPTP_2_ATHLETICS-DOPING-ITALY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Carabinieri police officer stands outside the hotel where Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson stayed in Lignano Sabbiadoro" align="left" title="A Carabinieri police officer stands outside the hotel where Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson stayed in Lignano Sabbiadoro" border="0" /></a>LIGNANO SABBIADORO, Italy (Reuters) - The coach of Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson said on Tuesday they were not to blame after the Olympic medalists failed dope tests. &quot;It came as a big surprise, I think, to them,&quot; Stephen Francis told Reuters outside the Fra i Pini hotel which has long hosted training camps for Jamaican athletes and is adorned with the island&#039;s national flag and memorabilia. &quot;Asafa has been somebody who doesn&#039;t use that kind of stuff. ...</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting set for Thursday to discuss Merck & Co's sugammadex, a drug designed to reverse the effects of muscle-relaxants used during surgery. The FDA declined to say why the meeting had been canceled, referring questions to Merck. A spokeswoman for Merck did not immediately return a phone call or email seeking comment. Sugammadex is the first in a new class of drugs, known as selective relaxant binding agents, that are designed to reverse the effects of the muscle-relaxants rocuronium and vecuronium. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-fda-cancels-advisory-committee-mercks-drug-sugammadex-155532552.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 11:55:32 -0400Reutersu-fda-cancels-advisory-committee-mercks-drug-sugammadex-155532552Advice for Prince William and other dads-to-be. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2013/07/royal-tips-for-dads-in-the-delivery-room/Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:41:59 -0400ABC Newsblogs/lifestyle/2013/07/royal-tips-for-dads-in-the-delivery-room/(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization on Tuesday for a diagnostic test to detect the presence of the Middle East coronavirus at the request of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The emergency approval follows the Health and Human Services secretary's determination that the virus called Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which has killed at least 40 people, poses a potential public health threat. ...http://news.yahoo.com/fda-grants-emergency-approval-test-detect-mers-143539366.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 10:35:39 -0400Reutersfda-grants-emergency-approval-test-detect-mers-143539366ROME, July 16 (Reuters) - Italian police are investigating Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson and their Canadian trainer Chris Xuereb on suspicion of violating doping laws, Italian media reported on Tuesday. Newswire Ansa said the police had seized some 50 boxes during a search of the athletes' rooms in a hotel in north-east Italy, and would analyse pills, vials, sprays and creams to see if they contained banned substances. The Fra i Pini hotel in Lignano, where the sprinters trained, said the athletes had left their rooms. ...http://news.yahoo.com/doping-italy-police-investigate-jamaican-sprinters-reports-143142344.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 10:31:42 -0400Reutersdoping-italy-police-investigate-jamaican-sprinters-reports-143142344<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/johnson-johnson-results-beat-expectations-drugs-devices-deliver-121403275.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sqkZIiPYlxRdEVqdUsf5Dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T134154Z_1_CBRE96F121W00_RTROPTP_2_JOHNSONANDJOHNSON-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of products made by Johnson &amp; Johnson for sale on a store shelf in Westminster" align="left" title="File of products made by Johnson &amp; Johnson for sale on a store shelf in Westminster" border="0" /></a>By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - Johnson &amp; Johnson on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on strong demand for its prescription drugs and medical devices, but a big gain from the sale of a stake in Irish drugmaker Elan Corp skewed the results. &quot;It looks like it was a great quarter, when it was really only a good quarter,&quot; Edwards Jones analyst Judson Clark said. J&amp;J posted a second-quarter gain of $213 million from the sale of Elan shares it acquired in 2009 as part of a deal to develop a treatment for Alzheimer&#039;s disease. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/johnson-johnson-results-beat-expectations-drugs-devices-deliver-121403275.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 09:41:54 -0400Reutersjohnson-johnson-results-beat-expectations-drugs-devices-deliver-121403275<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/johnson-johnson-results-beat-expectations-drugs-devices-deliver-121403275.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sqkZIiPYlxRdEVqdUsf5Dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T134154Z_1_CBRE96F121W00_RTROPTP_2_JOHNSONANDJOHNSON-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of products made by Johnson &amp; Johnson for sale on a store shelf in Westminster" align="left" title="File of products made by Johnson &amp; Johnson for sale on a store shelf in Westminster" border="0" /></a>By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - Johnson &amp; Johnson on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on strong demand for its prescription drugs and medical devices, but a big gain from the sale of a stake in Irish drugmaker Elan Corp skewed the results. &quot;It looks like it was a great quarter, when it was really only a good quarter,&quot; Edwards Jones analyst Judson Clark said. J&amp;J posted a second-quarter gain of $213 million from the sale of Elan shares it acquired in 2009 as part of a deal to develop a treatment for Alzheimer&#039;s disease. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The Neuroscience of Everybody's Favorite Topichttp://news.yahoo.com/neuroscience-everybodys-favorite-topic-132000597.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 09:20:00 -0400Scientific Americanneuroscience-everybodys-favorite-topic-132000597Critics of new anti-abortion law that just passed the Texas legislature, worry that women will turn in greater numbers to a do-it-yourself remedy for an unwanted pregnancy -- misoprostol, which goes under the name Cytotec. The drug is smuggled in by relatives from Mexico to begin a miscarriage, or what Hispanic women call, "bringing your period down." ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/texas-women-seek-abortion-pill-law-tightens-access/story?id=19671931Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:02:38 -0400ABC NewsHealth/texas-women-seek-abortion-pill-law-tightens-access/story<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/survive-heat-wave-110024034.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JOGctoisvJQMiHMpgkRiFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.abcnewsplus.com/e37cf6674c59e7c00e5264a706c81438" width="130" height="86" alt="Worst Heat Wave of 2013 Hits Northeast" align="left" title="Worst Heat Wave of 2013 Hits Northeast" border="0" /></a>It?s July, and it?s hot. But with parts of the country expected to swelter under triple digit temperatures, public health officials say it?s important to heed the heat.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/survive-heat-wave-110024034.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 07:00:24 -0400Time.comsurvive-heat-wave-110024034<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/survive-heat-wave-110024034.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JOGctoisvJQMiHMpgkRiFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.abcnewsplus.com/e37cf6674c59e7c00e5264a706c81438" width="130" height="86" alt="Worst Heat Wave of 2013 Hits Northeast" align="left" title="Worst Heat Wave of 2013 Hits Northeast" border="0" /></a>It?s July, and it?s hot. But with parts of the country expected to swelter under triple digit temperatures, public health officials say it?s important to heed the heat.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mps-horsemeat-contamination-likely-fraud-102930402.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.w6jhrQwtzbC7Ja_Ovogtw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T102930Z_1_CBRE96F0T5800_RTROPTP_2_HORSEMEAT-BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Butcher Sean Basey works behind a &quot;no horsemeat&quot; sign at Bates Butchers in Market Harborough, central England" align="left" title="Butcher Sean Basey works behind a &quot;no horsemeat&quot; sign at Bates Butchers in Market Harborough, central England" border="0" /></a>By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - The contamination of meat products with horse DNA was most likely due to fraud and prosecutions should be pursued, a second parliamentary report into the scandal said on Tuesday. &quot;The evidence suggests a complex network of companies trading in and mislabelling beef or beef products which is fraudulent and illegal,&quot; said Anne McIntosh, an MP who chairs the cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, which published the report. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mps-horsemeat-contamination-likely-fraud-102930402.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 06:29:30 -0400Reutersmps-horsemeat-contamination-likely-fraud-102930402<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mps-horsemeat-contamination-likely-fraud-102930402.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.w6jhrQwtzbC7Ja_Ovogtw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T102930Z_1_CBRE96F0T5800_RTROPTP_2_HORSEMEAT-BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Butcher Sean Basey works behind a &quot;no horsemeat&quot; sign at Bates Butchers in Market Harborough, central England" align="left" title="Butcher Sean Basey works behind a &quot;no horsemeat&quot; sign at Bates Butchers in Market Harborough, central England" border="0" /></a>By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - The contamination of meat products with horse DNA was most likely due to fraud and prosecutions should be pursued, a second parliamentary report into the scandal said on Tuesday. &quot;The evidence suggests a complex network of companies trading in and mislabelling beef or beef products which is fraudulent and illegal,&quot; said Anne McIntosh, an MP who chairs the cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, which published the report. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The treatment promises to help heal damaged skin and promote beauty. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/07/16/snail-facials-probably-wont-work-dermatologists-say/Tue, 16 Jul 2013 06:02:59 -0400ABC Newsblogs/health/2013/07/16/snail-facials-probably-wont-work-dermatologists-say/The treatment promises to help heal damaged skin and promote beauty. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/07/16/snail-facials-probably-wont-work-dermatologists-say/Tue, 16 Jul 2013 06:02:59 -0400ABC Newsblogs/health/2013/07/16/snail-facials-probably-wont-work-dermatologists-say/