U.S. hopes states to move soon on insurance exchanges
Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:41 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. health official overseeing the new insurance exchanges program said he expects recently released regulatory guidelines to spur activity in the states this summer. Full Story |
Signs of meth use close West Virginia high school
Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:40 PM PDT Reuters - CHARLESTON, W. Virginia (Reuters) - A West Virginia high school has been closed and its principal and a teacher arrested after officials discovered traces of methamphetamine in the building, authorities said on Wednesday. Full Story |
 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Americans downed nearly a quarter less added sugar in 2008 than they did nine years earlier, a new report concludes. |
IUD users have fewer repeat abortions: study
Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:37 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving women free access to long-term birth control after they've had an abortion may help them avoid a second one, New Zealand researchers suggest. Full Story |
U.S. man operates on himself with butter knife
Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:36 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 63-year-old American man with a hernia plunged a butter knife into his abdomen to try to fix the problem, and later put a lit cigarette in the wound, according to police. Full Story |
Guided self-help may ease unexplained nerve symptoms
Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:35 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some people with unexplained dizziness, headaches or weakness may find some relief with behavioral therapy done partly at home, a study out Wednesday suggests. Full Story |
Non-head injuries may impact thinking skills: study
Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:34 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A blow to the head isn't the only injury that can make a football player a little slow and confused. Full Story |
Some worry Tennessee town may be world nuclear waste dump
Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:21 PM PDT Reuters - NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A new contract to process 1,000 tons of nuclear waste from Germany has environmental activists concerned that the town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee could become a prime destination for the world's nuclear trash. Full Story |
Avoid hospital bills from docs that don't take insurance
Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:15 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marissa Dennis had a relatively uneventful labor and recovery when her son was born at a New York City hospital in 2008. So she and her husband were taken aback when they received a bill for more than $800 for the handful of routine check-ins they received from the on-call pediatrician. Full Story |
FDA finds drug research firm faked samples, documents
Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:56 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drug companies that had medicines tested by contractor Cetero Research might have to reevaluate results, U.S. regulators warned after the firm was found faking documents and manipulating samples. Full Story |
Healthcare access lagging in rural U.S.: report
Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:56 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rural Americans are more likely to suffer from chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart problems and cancer, and face greater difficulty accessing quality healthcare than urban counterparts, according to a report released on Wednesday. Full Story |
Breastfeeding problems tied to moms' depression
Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:55 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New moms who have particular difficulty breastfeeding may be at greater risk of postpartum depression, a new study suggests. Full Story |
L'Oreal UK ads banned for retouched photos
Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:50 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Two L'Oreal cosmetics adverts featuring actress Julia Roberts and supermodel Christy Turlington were banned in Britain by the Advertising Standards Agency on Wednesday, following complaints by MP Jo Swinson. Full Story |
 LONDON (Reuters) - Labor leader Ed Miliband has undergone a successful nose operation to treat sleep apnea, a condition that interrupts breathing during sleep, his office said on Wednesday. |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge Wednesday upheld the government rules that allow federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research that may lead to cures for deadly diseases affecting millions of Americans. |
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