SPORTS News, Jul 14, 2011

Golf-McIlroy poised as 140th British Open makes damp start Wed,13 Jul 2011 11:33 PM PDT Reuters - SANDWICH, England, July 14 (Reuters) - American Jerry Kelly struck the first tee shot of the 140th British Open under cloudy skies and light rain at Royal St George's on Thursday as crowds flocked to await the first appearance of man-of-the-moment Rory McIlroy. Full Story

Blue Jackets' Huselius out for at least four months Wed,13 Jul 2011 10:06 PM PDT Reuters - COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kristian Huselius will have surgery to repair a torn chest muscle on Thursday and is expected to miss the start of the NHL season. The 32-year-old Huselius, who sustained the injury while lifting weights in his homeland Sweden, is expected to miss at least four months.Columbus face Nashville in it's regular season opener on October 7. "We're looking at November at the earliest, and maybe January (for a return). It's a pretty serious injury with a long recovery," Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson told the Columbus Dispatch. ... Full Story

Mavericks, Nowitzki shine at Espy Awards Wed,13 Jul 2011 08:59 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Professional basketball's Dallas Mavericks and their star player Dirk Nowitzki took home top Espy Awards on Wednesday night, capping a year that saw them become improbable champions. Full Story

McIlroy the main draw in a wide-open Open Wed,13 Jul 2011 07:00 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - All eyes will be focused on the new U.S. Open champion and hot favorite Rory McIlroy when he begins his quest for back-to-back majors at the 140th British Open on Thursday. Full Story

Golf-McIlroy the main draw in a wide-open Open Wed,13 Jul 2011 06:59 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - All eyes will be focused on the new U.S. Open champion and hot favourite Rory McIlroy when he begins his quest for back-to-back majors at the 140th British Open on Thursday. Full Story

Hurricanes sign Sutter to three-year, $6.2 million deal Wed,13 Jul 2011 03:44 PM PDT Reuters - RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - The Carolina Hurricanes have signed center Brandon Sutter to a three-year contract worth $6.2 million, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Wednesday. Full Story

Motor racing-Webber will re-sign for Red Bull, says team owner Wed,13 Jul 2011 03:30 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Australian Mark Webber will re-sign for Formula One champions Red Bull, team owner Dietrich Mateschitz was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Full Story

Prosecutors, Clemens' team trade barbs in U.S. trial Wed,13 Jul 2011 03:22 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors promised on Wednesday to link Major League Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens to steroid use with needles and bloodied cotton balls in their bid to prove he lied to Congress about it. Full Story

Lunde has one eye on $1 million at Viking Classic Wed,13 Jul 2011 01:53 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - While most golf fans are focused on this week's British Open at Royal St. George's, American Bill Lunde will have a cool $1 million on his mind at the PGA Tour's Viking Classic in Madison County, Mississippi. Full Story

PREVIEW-Golf-Lunde has one eye on $1 million at Viking Classic Wed,13 Jul 2011 01:51 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK, July 13 (Reuters) - While most golf fans are focused on this week's British Open at Royal St. George's, American Bill Lunde will have a cool $1 million on his mind at the PGA Tour's Viking Classic in Madison County, Mississippi. Full Story

Blues give Cheechoo shot at return with one-year deal Wed,13 Jul 2011 01:25 PM PDT Reuters - ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Free-agent forward Jonathan Cheechoo, who led the National Hockey League in goals scored during the 2005-06 season, signed a one-year contract with the St. Louis Blues, the team said on Wednesday. Full Story

Cardinals sign pitcher Jaime Garcia to a four-year deal Wed,13 Jul 2011 12:40 PM PDT Reuters - ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - The St. Louis Cardinals and starting pitcher Jaime Garcia agreed to a four-year contract extension, the team said on Wednesday. Full Story

Kings and center Richardson agree to two-year deal Wed,13 Jul 2011 11:51 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings have re-signed center Brad Richardson to a two-year contract, the National Hockey League team said on Wednesday.Full Story

U.S. beat France 3-1 to book World Cup final spot Wed,13 Jul 2011 11:42 AM PDT Reuters - MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (Reuters) - The United States struck twice late in the second half to beat France 3-1 on Wednesday and book a spot in the women's World Cup final where they will face either Japan or Sweden. Full Story

Players and league agree it is time to end lockout Wed,13 Jul 2011 11:01 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League and some of the game's top quarterbacks agreed on Wednesday it is time to reach an agreement to end a four-month-old lockout rather than risk disrupting the start of the 2011 season. Full Story

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SCIENCE News, Jul 14, 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   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 14, 2011 (2)

FDA hires former Dartmouth dean to new post as part of rejig Wed,13 Jul 2011 08:45 PM PDT Reuters - BANGALORE (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has named former Dartmouth Medical School Dean Stephen Spielberg to the newly created position of deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco, according to an internal letter sent to FDA employees that was obtained by Reuters. Full Story   Eateries eye healthier kids' food amid pressure Wed,13 Jul 2011 03:46 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nineteen U.S. restaurant chains, including Burger King and DineEquity's IHOP, are backing an industry effort to serve and promote healthier meals for children. Full Story No link seen between cell phones, brain tumor Wed,13 Jul 2011 11:41 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have used a cell phone for more than a decade do not appear to be at increased risk of a type of non-cancerous brain tumor, a large study suggests. Full Story Once-daily AIDS pill can slash HIV infection risk Wed,13 Jul 2011 11:20 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - AIDS drugs designed to treat HIV can also be used to reduce dramatically the risk of infection among heterosexual couples, two studies conducted in Africa showed for the first time on Wednesday. Full Story Secondhand smoke tied to kids' behavior problems Wed,13 Jul 2011 09:30 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children exposed to secondhand smoke at home may be more likely than their peers to have learning and behavioral problems, according to a new study. Full Story Teflon component linked to arthritis Wed,13 Jul 2011 08:14 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High blood levels of a man-made chemical used in non-stick coatings were associated with a raised risk of arthritis in a large new study of adults exposed to tainted drinking water. Full Story New cancers in the family may merit extra screening Wed,13 Jul 2011 08:01 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Keeping your doctor up-to-date on cancers in your family could put you on the fast track to screening tests, according to a study that takes a new stab at personalizing preventive medicine. Full Story After styrene warning, concern about who's at risk Wed,13 Jul 2011 07:27 AM PDT Reuters - CHESTERTOWN, Maryland (Reuters) - Duffy Mitchell has cut fiberglass, slathered epoxy resin and twisted rubber hoses at his boat repair shop here on the Chesapeake Bay for more than a dozen years. Full Story 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

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BUSINESS News, Jul 14 2011

Europe at impasse on Greece, IMF backs investor role Wed,13 Jul 2011 11:31 PM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - The IMF joined Germany on Wednesday in pushing for private sector investors to help cut Greece's debt mountain as the euro zone sought to break an impasse on how and when to grant the country urgent aid. Full Story