SPORTS News, Jul 13, 2011

Brewers acquire Mets closer Rodriguez Tue,12 Jul 2011 10:42 PM PDT Reuters - MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The Milwaukee Brewers acquired relief pitcher Francisco Rodriguez and cash from the New York Mets in exchange for two unnamed players, the Major League Baseball clubs said on Tuesday. Rodriguez has 291 career saves over his 10-year career, including a MLB record 62 in 2008 with the Los Angeles Angels. Full Story

Factbox: List of All-Star Game MVP winners Tue,12 Jul 2011 09:33 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers was named Most Valuable Player in Tuesday's 82nd All-Star Game in a 5-1 National League victory over the American League. Full Story

Fielder blast lifts NL All-Stars to 5-1 victory Tue,12 Jul 2011 09:01 PM PDT Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - Prince Fielder smacked a three-run homer to lead the National League to a 5-1 win over the American League in Tuesday's All-Star Game and clinch home field advantage in this year's World Series. Milwaukee Brewers slugger Fielder connected off Texas Rangers lefty C.J. Wilson in the bottom of the fourth, sending the ball off the top of the wall in left-center to score Carlos Beltran of the Mets and Matt Kemp of the Dodgers. Full Story

Cavendish poised to resume normal service on stage 11 Tue,12 Jul 2011 07:02 PM PDT Reuters - BLAYE LES MINES, France (Reuters) - Mark Cavendish should have his usual lead-out train in full throttle again as he chases his 18th Tour de France victory in the 11th stage on Wednesday. Full Story

Clemens team to attack House role in perjury case Tue,12 Jul 2011 02:44 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for Roger Clemens, on trial on charges he lied to Congress, plan to argue that U.S. lawmakers overreached when they called the former pitching ace to testify about steroids in Major League Baseball. Full Story

Vancouver Whitecaps sign Gambian striker Jarju Tue,12 Jul 2011 12:24 PM PDT Reuters - VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Gambian international striker Mustapha Jarju as their second designated player, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club said on Tuesday. Full Story

Ducks acquire center Cogliano in trade with Oilers Tue,12 Jul 2011 12:12 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Anaheim Ducks have acquired center Andrew Cogliano from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a 2013 second-round draft pick, the National Hockey League (NHL) teams said on Tuesday. Full Story

Confident Jason Day working it out for himself Tue,12 Jul 2011 12:03 PM PDT Reuters - SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - Australian Jason Day relished the challenge of working out the secrets of Royal St George's by himself as he prepared for the British Open on Tuesday. Full Story

INTERVIEW-Golf-Confident Day working it out for himself Tue,12 Jul 2011 11:35 AM PDT Reuters - SANDWICH, England, July 12 (Reuters) - Australian Jason Day relished the challenge of working out the secrets of Royal St George's by himself as he prepared for the British Open on Tuesday. Full Story

Blue Jays trade outfielder Rivera to Dodgers Tue,12 Jul 2011 11:32 AM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays traded outfielder Juan Rivera to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations, the Major League Baseball team said on Tuesday. Full Story

Madrid poised for third summer Games bid: reports Tue,12 Jul 2011 11:12 AM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's mayor has called a news conference Wednesday to make an Olympics-related announcement as local media reported the city was set to unveil a bid for the 2020 summer Games. Full Story

Greipel thwarts Cavendish to secure first Tour Tue,12 Jul 2011 10:07 AM PDT Reuters - CARMAUX, France (Reuters) - German Andre Greipel put one over bitter rival and former team mate Mark Cavendish by securing a maiden Tour de France stage win at the expense of the Manxman on Tuesday. Full Story

Calm before the storm for McIlroy Tue,12 Jul 2011 10:01 AM PDT Reuters - SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - It was the calm before the storm for Rory McIlroy on Tuesday as he sauntered into blustery Royal St George's fully comfortable with his role as favorite for this week's British Open. Full Story

Timberwolves fire coach Rambis after finishing last Tue,12 Jul 2011 09:58 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Minnesota Timberwolves fired head coach Kurt Rambis after a last-place overall finish that stretched the struggling team's playoff drought to seven seasons, the National Basketball Association team said on Tuesday. Full Story

Golf-Calm before the storm for McIlroy Tue,12 Jul 2011 09:53 AM PDT Reuters - SANDWICH, England, July 12 (Reuters) - It was the calm before the storm for Rory McIlroy on Tuesday as he sauntered into blustery Royal St George's fully comfortable with his role as favourite for this week's British Open. Full Story

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SCIENCE News, Jul 13, 2011

Texas artist's work hurtling through space with Atlantis Tue,12 Jul 2011 04:12 PM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - It's a rare person who can say that her artwork is hurtling through space. Full Story

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Spacewalkers pack gear for last shuttle home Tue,12 Jul 2011 01:59 PM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Tuesday to pack up a broken cooling pump and tackle other tasks before NASA's last space shuttle heads back to Earth. Full Story

Billions of bugs wiped out on Dutch roads Tue,12 Jul 2011 10:33 AM PDT Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch motorists kill about 133 billion insects a month, splattering bugs on their vehicles and eliminating important members of the food chain, according to a study released this week. Full Story

Space robot to practice refueling satellites Mon,11 Jul 2011 02:35 PM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - With the end of the space shuttle program in sight, the U.S. government intends to stimulate development of private space transportation and also to lay the foundation for an entire new industry to service satellites in orbit. Full Story

Japan idled reactors could restart after stress test Mon,11 Jul 2011 04:05 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's idled nuclear reactors could restart work if they pass the first stage of two-step post-Fukushima safety checks, the government said on Monday.Full Story

End of shuttle program could be boon for startup SpaceX, others Fri,8 Jul 2011 10:47 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - After the U.S. space shuttle program ends this month, NASA will rely on Russia and its Soyuz craft to deliver Americans to the International Space Station -- at a cost of more than $50 million a seat. Full Story

Factbox: Space shuttle Atlantis' final mission Fri,8 Jul 2011 10:05 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis is due to launch on Friday on the 135th and final flight in NASA's shuttle program. The mission, scheduled to last 12 days, is intended to stockpile a year's worth of supplies on the International Space Station. Full Story

Analysis: Summer to test Japan resolve over nuclear power Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:31 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Two months of baking heat will test Japan's resolve to wean itself off nuclear power and show whether an energy-saving drive set off by meltdowns at the Fukushima plant will bring lasting efficiency gains the way the 1970s oil crisis did. Full Story

Shuttle's end a blow to Florida's "Space Coast" Thu,7 Jul 2011 07:50 PM PDT Reuters - TITUSVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - The end of the U.S. space shuttle program is the end of the line for Tom Brown and other workers like him at the Kennedy Space Center in central Florida. He is about to join the ranks of the unemployed. Full Story

Experts find rogue stem cells in liver cancer Thu,7 Jul 2011 04:10 AM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Liver cancers are embedded with a type of super cancer stem cells that make them resistant to chemotherapy, spread to other body parts and stage a comeback even after they are surgically removed, researchers in Hong Kong reported on Thursday. Full Story

Last blastoff from Florida to end space shuttle era Wed,6 Jul 2011 02:07 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis, carrying a crew of four and food and other supplies critical for the International Space Station, is set to vault into orbit on Friday on the final flight in the 30-year U.S. shuttle program. Full Story

NASA's "Final Four" astronauts close out shuttle era Wed,6 Jul 2011 12:11 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - It's been 28 years since NASA launched a four-person shuttle crew, but that will be the number of astronauts slated to fly on Atlantis for the program's last flight, a 12-day cargo run to the International Space Station. Full Story

Shuttles' end stirs doubts about U.S. space program Wed,6 Jul 2011 11:48 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - As the clock ticks down to this week's final space shuttle launch, there is a mounting sense of uncertainty about future U.S. dominance in space. Full Story

Final space shuttle flight crew arrives for launch Tue,5 Jul 2011 09:10 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Four veteran astronauts landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday to prepare for the launch of NASA's last space shuttle on a cargo run to the International Space Station. Full Story

Witness: Practice key to risky, high-speed shuttle landing Tue,5 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - I have watched as space shuttles nosedive toward the runway more than 100 times, knowing that there are no engines available to carry them back into the sky if something goes wrong. Full Story

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HEALTH News, Jul 13, 2011 (2)

Analysis: New rules won't put home healthcare on life support Tue,12 Jul 2011 06:23 PM PDT Reuters - BANGALORE (Reuters) - U.S. home health service providers will remain under pressure in the near term as newly introduced rules and reimbursement rate cuts squeeze margins, but the tide should turn in 2012 as the regulatory uncertainty clears up. Full Story

Mississippi sues Feinberg, BP fund Tue,12 Jul 2011 06:20 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to force Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of BP's $20 billion fund for Gulf Coast oil spill compensation, to release documents it says it needs to ensure claimants are adequately compensated. Full Story

Trial size may limit use of Seattle Genetics drug Tue,12 Jul 2011 01:55 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug reviewers might limit the use of a SeattleGenetics Inc experimental blood cancer drug due to the narrow scope of its clinical trials, sending the company's shares down 3.6 percent. Full Story

FDA proposes targeted drug testing guidelines Tue,12 Jul 2011 01:30 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Targeted drugs or therapies up for regulatory approval would have to be reviewed simultaneously with the diagnostic devices they rely on, according to a proposed policy issued on Tuesday. Full Story

More kids see dentists when Medicaid rates rise Tue,12 Jul 2011 01:28 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Higher payments to dentists who treat kids on Medicaid translate into more of those kids getting regular teeth cleaning, according to a new study. Full Story

Blacks in nursing homes have higher risk of sores Tue,12 Jul 2011 01:27 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black nursing home residents are more likely than white residents to develop blisters and sores that can eventually lead to muscle and bone damage, according to a new study. Full Story

Kids respond better to early "lazy eye" treatment Tue,12 Jul 2011 01:25 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treating "lazy eye" is more likely to be successful the younger the child, but even older kids can benefit more than was previously believed, according to a large new study. Full Story

FDA proposes targeted drug testing guidelines Tue,12 Jul 2011 12:09 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Targeted drugs or therapies up for U.S. regulatory approval would have to be reviewed simultaneously with the diagnostic devices they rely on, according to a proposed policy issued on Tuesday. Full Story

Analysis: New rules won't put home healthcare on life support Tue,12 Jul 2011 11:02 AM PDT Reuters - BANGALORE (Reuters) - Home health service providers will remain under pressure in the near term as newly introduced rules and reimbursement rate cuts squeeze margins, but the tide should turn in 2012 as the regulatory uncertainty clears up. Full Story

American men with cancer more likely to die than women Tue,12 Jul 2011 10:17 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Men who are diagnosed with cancer are more likely to die from the disease than women, due to a higher initial risk and later detection, U.S. government research showed. Full Story

U.N. says struggling with growing Somali exodus Tue,12 Jul 2011 09:31 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it was struggling to keep up with an exodus of hungry Somali refugees and many emaciated children were dying of malnutrition along the way or after arriving in neighboring countries. Full Story

Placebo effect seen in treating colds Tue,12 Jul 2011 09:30 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who believe a cold remedy will work may indeed feel better sooner -- even if they don't get the real treatment, a new study suggests.Full Story

Experts grow whole tooth units using mouse stem cells Tue,12 Jul 2011 09:15 AM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan said on Wednesdaythey have created teeth -- complete with connective fibers and bones -- by using mouse stem cells and successfully transplanted them into mice, a step they hope will lead to progress in stem cell research. Full Story

FDA eyes trial size for Seattle Genetics cancer drug Tue,12 Jul 2011 08:25 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seattle Genetics' experimental cancer drug showed promise in treating two rare types of blood cancer, but the design and size of clinical trials limited conclusions, U.S. drug reviewers said. Full Story

Groups convince FDA to ease Alzheimer's trial rules Tue,12 Jul 2011 03:08 AM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Academic and industry experts said on Tuesday they have convinced U.S. regulators to ease safety restrictions imposed on clinical trials of Alzheimer's drugs, a move that could improve the chances that a drug being developed jointly by Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson might succeed. Full Story

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