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Jul 21, 2011

HEALTH News, Jul 21, 2011 (2)

Lung problems found in Iraq, Afghanistan veterans
Wed,20 Jul 2011 02:34 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Shortness of breath and reduced fitness among some military veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan may be caused by lung damage from smoke, sandstorms and toxins, a new study suggests. Full Story
 
Offer women mammograms from age 40: doctor's group
Wed,20 Jul 2011 02:05 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors should offer all women in their 40s the chance to get annual screenings for breast cancer, according to new guidelines from an organization of women's health professionals. Full Story

Benefit of MS drugs comes at steep price: study
Wed,20 Jul 2011 01:46 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drugs used in the hope of slowing multiple sclerosis progression may help some patients, but at a very high cost, according to a study out Wednesday. Full Story

Preemies can catch up in vocabulary by teen years
Wed,20 Jul 2011 01:03 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - By the age of 16, children born very prematurely are able to catch up to kids born at full term in their ability to identify the names of things, according to a new study.

photoPARIS (Reuters) - As a boy, Gary Reiswig would take his grandfather by the hand and guide him on walks around the family farm in western Oklahoma.

Mutant gene reduces male fertility: study
Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:26 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoHONG KONG (Reuters) - A genetic mutation that removes a coating of carbohydrates around sperm reduces their mobility and may explain why some men are less fertile than others, researchers saidon Thursday.

WHO seeks ban on TB blood tests, hits makers
Wed,20 Jul 2011 10:24 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoGENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) calledon Wednesday for an immediate ban on the use of blood tests to detect active tuberculosis, saying they produced wrong results and left millions of lives at risk.

Study finds no statin, cancer link
Wed,20 Jul 2011 09:44 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People on cholesterol-lowering statins appear to be no more likely to develop cancer than non-users, a new study concludes -- adding to evidence that contradicts a widely publicized report of raised cancer risk from the popular medications. Full Story

Alzheimer's drug from Pfizer, J&J may prove safer
Wed,20 Jul 2011 09:39 AM PDT
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Experimental Alzheimer's drug bapineuzumab, from Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson , may be safer than originally thought, according to two studies by U.S. researchers released on Wednesday. Full Story

HK experts identify gene that promotes liver cancer growth
Wed,20 Jul 2011 09:36 AM PDT
Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - A recently-discovered gene may be responsible for the proliferation of liver cancer cells, a study in Hong Kong has found, and researchers hope this finding may offer new ideas for therapy. Full Story

EU tightens rules on unsafe children's toys
Wed,20 Jul 2011 09:28 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union introduced tighter safety measures for children's toys on Wednesday, a measure that could hurt Chinese imports which make up 80 percent of all EU toy imports.

Police arrest woman over saline hospital deaths
Wed,20 Jul 2011 01:35 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A 26-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of the murder of three patients at a hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester, police said. Full Story

Many fear Alzheimer's, want to be tested: survey
Tue,19 Jul 2011 10:32 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoPARIS (Reuters) - Alzheimer's is the second-most feared disease after cancer and many people say they would seek testing for themselves or a loved one even if they did not have symptoms, U.S. and European researchers said on Wednesday.

Exclusive: Soda makers escalate attacks over obesity
Tue,19 Jul 2011 09:07 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. public awareness campaigns about sugary soft drinks are under legal attack by beverage makers, which have sued New York City's health department and hit local governments with requests for documents on the science behind the initiatives.

Health body backs free birth control for women
Tue,19 Jul 2011 03:00 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. medical advisory group recommended providing women free birth control and other preventive health services under the nation's healthcare overhaul.

BUSINESS News, Jul 21 2011

France says seeks lasting Greek solution at summit | Reuters

Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - France wants a lasting solution to Greece's debt crisis to be found and a Franco-German common position reached on the eve of a euro zone summit was a pre-condition for a deal, government spokeswoman Valerie Pecresse said on Thursday. Full Story

BLOOMBERG News, Jul 21, 2011

Obama open to short-term debt fix if big deal agreed
Wed,20 Jul 2011 08:23 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House signaled on Wednesday it could support a short-term increase in the U.S. borrowing limit for "a few days" if lawmakers agreed to a broad deficit reduction deal but needed more time to pass it.
Republican senator presses Obama on trade deals
Wed,20 Jul 2011 07:50 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Rob Portman on Wednesday urged President Barack Obama to quickly send three long-delayed free-trade pacts to Congress for approval, rather than wait until after the August congressional recess. Full Story
Republican Romney says Obama's policies hurt economy
Wed,20 Jul 2011 06:30 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took aim at President Barack Obama's economic leadership on Wednesday, saying the Democrat's policies were hurting, not helping, the U.S. economy.
Obama says his "stewardship" to decide '12 election
Wed,20 Jul 2011 04:31 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that the deciding factor for voters next year in his re-election campaign will be their verdict on his track record, not the Republican running against him.
New poll carries warning signs for Obama in 2012
Wed,20 Jul 2011 04:28 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A poll released on Wednesday carried warning signs for President Barack Obama's re-election chances in 2012.
Bachmann seeks to reassure voters over migraines
Wed,20 Jul 2011 03:53 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann sought on Wednesday to reassure voters that her migraines are not debilitating, releasing a doctor's statement that said she is able to manage them.
Senator Kohl says AT&T deal should be blocked
Wed,20 Jul 2011 02:28 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Herb Kohl, chairman of the U.S. Senate's antitrust subcommittee, urged the federal government to block AT&T's $39 billion plan to buy T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom. Full Story
Analysis: Tough fight for Obama in 2012 in some key states
Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:41 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama bucked decades-old electoral trends to win the White House in 2008, taking nine states that had supported Republican George W. Bush four years earlier.
photo(Reuters) - The White House and a number of congressional leaders are seeking to put elements of a new bipartisan deficit-cutting plan into what may be a last-ditch bid to avert a debt default.
Analysis: Tough fight for Obama in 2012 in some key states
Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:37 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama bucked decades-old electoral trends to win the White House in 2008, taking nine states that had supported Republican George W. Bush four years earlier. Full Story
Factbox: The "Gang of Six" deficit-reduction plan
Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:37 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A group of senators has offered an ambitious budget plan that could help Congress find a way to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling before an August 2 default.Full Story
Factbox: The "Gang of Six" deficit-reduction plan
Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:36 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A group of U.S. senators has offered an ambitious budget plan that could help Congress find a way to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling before an August 2 default. Full Story
Snapshot: Developments in debt talks
Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:27 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is the status on Wednesday in negotiations to raise the government's $14.3 trillion debt limit by August 2 and avoid a credit default. Full Story
Obama to meet House Republican leaders Wednesday: White House
Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:37 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Republican House of Representatives leader John Boehner and House Republican number two Eric Cantor at 5 p.m. (2100 GMT) on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing deficit talks, the White House said. Full Story
Clinton takes "clean cookstove" drive to India
Wed,20 Jul 2011 10:52 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoCHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed one of her simplest but potentially most transformative diplomatic priorities in India on Wednesday: clean cooking stoves.
Factbox: Contractor case has stalled U.S.-Cuba rapprochement
Wed,20 Jul 2011 10:27 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Cuba's Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Friday on an appeal by jailed American aid contractor Alan Gross against his 15-year sentence for crimes against the Cuban state. Full Story
Deep pockets back presidential hopeful Perry
Wed,20 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Texas Governor Rick Perry jumps into the Republican presidential contest, the crowded field will get a formidable fundraiser competing for millions of dollars up for grabs from on-the-fence donors.
Clinton tells India: "It's time to lead"
Wed,20 Jul 2011 04:30 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoCHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told India on Wednesday "it's time to lead", urging the government to do more to integrate economically with neighbors Afghanistan and Pakistan and take a more assertive role across the Asia-Pacific.
U.S. trade deals could be delayed past August: Daley
Tue,19 Jul 2011 06:21 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will soon send free-trade pacts with Colombia, South Korea and Panama to Congress for votes, White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said on Tuesday, but doubts are building on its passage. Full Story
Clinton pushes India on nuclear law, market access
Tue,19 Jul 2011 04:28 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged India on Tuesday to amend a law that has put off U.S. companies from taking part in the $150 billion nuclear energy market and further open up Asia's third largest economy to foreign investment.
Analysis: "Gang of Six" breathes life into debt debate
Tue,19 Jul 2011 03:43 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time in a long, bitter fight over budget deficits and raising the U.S. debt limit, Democrats and Republicans have found a big idea they both might like: a "Gang of Six" proposal that unexpectedly burst onto the scene on Tuesday.
Former Bush aide Stanzel considering Senate run
Tue,19 Jul 2011 01:48 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scott Stanzel, a former spokesman for President George W. Bush, said on Tuesday he is considering a run for a Senate seat in Washington state. Full Story
Factbox: Details of Senate group's deficit-cut plan
Tue,19 Jul 2011 01:47 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday offered an ambitious deficit reduction plan that could help break an impasse over spending cuts and tax increases and advance efforts to raise the U.S. credit limit by August 2. Full Story
photoAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer will formally announce his candidacy for president on Thursday in New Hampshire, campaign aides told Reuters on Tuesday.
Bachmann denies her migraines are incapacitating
Tue,19 Jul 2011 01:02 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann said Tuesday she suffers from migraines and controls them with prescription medication but denied a report the headaches leave her incapacitated.
Factbox: McConnell-Reid backup plan on debt limit
Tue,19 Jul 2011 12:58 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A bipartisan fallback plan is emerging to avert an unprecedented U.S. debt default -- if Congress and the White House fail to reach a comprehensive deal to raise the U.S. borrowing limit by an August 2 deadline. Full Story
Factbox: Key dates in 2012 presidential race
Tue,19 Jul 2011 12:32 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The first contests on the road to the 2012 Republican presidential nomination are scheduled to take place next February, but there is a series of important events on the political calendar before then. Full Story
Factbox: Key issues for possible Republican candidates in 2012
Tue,19 Jul 2011 11:50 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates, including front-runner Mitt Romney, have pledged to close the federal deficit by cutting and capping spending and pressing for a balanced-budget amendment. Full Story
Senator Lamar Alexander backs bipartisan deficit-cut plan
Tue,19 Jul 2011 11:31 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Lamar Alexander, a member of Republican leadership, embraced on Tuesday a deficit-reduction plan by the bipartisan "Group of Six" senators aimed at averting a debt default.
Republican 2012 hopefuls turn on each other
Tue,19 Jul 2011 11:20 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - After months of criticizing President Barack Obama's economic leadership, the Republican White House hopefuls are turning some of their sharpest jabs on each other.
Senate group offers $3.75 trillion deficit cuts
Tue,19 Jul 2011 11:11 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday revived an ambitious budget plan that could provide new ideas for breaking the impasse in Congress over raising the nation's credit limit by August 2.
U.S. trade deals could be delayed past August: Daley
Tue,19 Jul 2011 11:09 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will "very soon" send free trade pacts with Colombia, South Korea and Panama to Congress for votes, White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said on Tuesday. Full Story
Wisconsin voters go to polls in first recall election
Tue,19 Jul 2011 10:50 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoGREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin voters were heading to the polls on Tuesday for the first of nine summer recall elections triggered by the battle earlier this year over curbs on public-sector collective bargaining in the state.
Obama backs emerging bipartisan debt plan
Tue,19 Jul 2011 10:48 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama threw his support on Tuesday behind efforts by a bipartisan group of senators to negotiate a new deficit-reduction plan aimed at averting a looming debt default.
Nuclear regulators question recommended reforms
Tue,19 Jul 2011 10:37 AM PDT
Reuters - ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. nuclear safety regulator wants a quick and sweeping overhaul of the rules governing the nuclear power industry but his fellow commissioners said on Tuesday they want to first hear from the industry and the public. Full Story
U.S. officials meet Gaddafi envoys, urge him to go
Tue,19 Jul 2011 10:28 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoNEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. officials met with representatives of Muammar Gaddafi to deliver a message that the embattled Libyan leader must go, a State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday.
U.S. can move on nuclear reactor review: NRC chief
Tue,19 Jul 2011 09:17 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. nuclear safety regulator said on Tuesday that the agency would be able to move ahead evaluating applications for new nuclear reactors even if it hasn't made final decisions on rule changes in the wake of Japan's nuclear disaster. Full Story
Analysis: McConnell plan may be reckoning for Republicans
Tue,19 Jul 2011 05:37 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Mitch McConnell's plan to avert an imminent debt default could lead to a day of reckoning for his Republicans as they weigh the prospect of fiscal disaster against the demands of Tea Party activists.
N.D. state Senate majority leader dies in Alaska car crash
Tue,19 Jul 2011 05:16 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The majority leader of North Dakota's Republican-controlled state Senate was killed on Monday when the vehicle he was driving back from a fishing trip veered off a road and crashed in Alaska.
Perry signs bill allowing Texas healthcare "compact"
Mon,18 Jul 2011 04:43 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoAUSTIN (Reuters) - Governor Rick Perry signed into law on Monday a Republican-backed measure that would eventually allow Texas to enter into a "health care compact" with other states to seek flexibility in operating Medicaid and Medicare.

CELEBRITY Gossip News, Jul 20, 2011

Katy Perry crushes Gaga in MTV music video noms
Wed,20 Jul 2011 08:10 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Katy won a leading nine nominations for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday, reducing eccentric superstar Lady Gaga to also-ran status with just three nods.

Fashion magazines see increase in ad revenues
Wed,20 Jul 2011 07:17 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - Magazine ad revenues have been increasing bit by bit as the economy recovers from the Great Recession, and the fashion glossies continue that trend with their September issues. Full Story

DISCOVERIES, Inventions News, Jul 21, 2011

San Diego Renewable Energy Innovators Win Fellowships to CommercializeInventions
Newswise (press release)
Today, the von Liebig Center has evolved into a regional hub for industry partners, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and universities across Southern California to accelerate the translation of university discoveries into viable products or ...
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HUGH HEFNER News, Jul 21, 2011

Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris
Hef glad wedding was called off
Stuff.co.nz
Hugh Hefner believes he "dodged a bullet" when his ex-fiancée Crystal Harris called off their wedding. The 85-year-old Playboyfounder and the 25-year-old Playmate were due to marry in a highly-anticipated ceremony at the Playboy mansion last month. ...
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Sideshow: We won't always have Paris
Philadelphia Inquirer
Hugh Hefner has a good 65 years on Demi, but even he's all confused about love. The Playboy founder says Crystal Harris' decision to dump him days before theirwedding may have been a blessing. "Holly [Madison] suggested that I missed a bullet," Hugh ...
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Hugh Hefner says he 'missed a bullet' when Crystal Harris ditched him
'Frankly, I don't know what I was thinking about,' the Playboy mogul told ...Hefner's abandoned wedding is the subject of a Lifetime documentary Hef's ...
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Hugh Hefner admits his split with Crystal Harris was totally ...
But Hugh Hefner still failed to see that his former love, Crystal Harris, was unhappy in their relationship. The Playboy boss, 85, admitted to Piers Morgan ...
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Playboy Boss Hugh Hefner, 84, to Marry Model 24 Years
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Hugh Hefner is not dead: 'Rumours of my death are greatly ...
MailOnline - news, sport, celebrity, science and health stories ... Playboy bossHugh Hefner has denied reports that he is dead and said the rumours were ... he broke up with just days before his wedding. he has since found a new mate ...
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Hugh Hefner: I dodged a wedding bullet - Yahoo! News
Read 'Hugh Hefner: I dodged a wedding bullet' on Yahoo! News. ... The 85-year- old Playboy founder and the 25-year-old Playmate were due to marry in a ...
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Hugh Hefner is a Playboy at 85: Secret Behind This Incredible Icon ...
Hugh Hefner is a Playboy at 85: Secret Behind This Incredible Icon ...Nevertheless Hefner's wedding news and the death news, kicked off whole new ...
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Hugh Hefner: "I Missed a Bullet," on Not Marrying Crystal Harris
Hugh Hefner, Crystal Harris' wedding called off just days before couple's big day:... Playboy cover: Hugh Hefner Jilted by Crystal Harris? - ABC News ...
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