 HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in Japan used embryonic stem cells to grow healthy mouse sperm on laboratory dishes, a development which could help treat human infertility, they said Friday. |
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Peer feedback cuts doctors' over-use of tests
Fri,5 Aug 2011 02:53 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Feedback from fellow physicians helped doctors do fewer unnecessary tests on newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients in a study aimed at improving health care quality and consistency. Full Story |
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 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. food safety advocates are calling for changes to meat recall rules after regulators took months to warn the public about a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 80 people and caused one death. |
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City cycle schemes save lives, cut CO2: study
Fri,5 Aug 2011 12:36 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Public bicycle sharing schemes such as Barcelona's "Bicing" program or London's "Boris Bikes" save lives and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study on Friday. Full Story |
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 CARACAS (Reuters) - Living with cancer has pushed Venezuela's fiery President Hugo Chavez to change his habits and diet, his governing style and even his outlook on life. |
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 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - As the Italian-born homemaker, mother-of-two and wife of then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, few would have thought Sonia Gandhi would ever rise to become the most powerful figure in the world's largest democracy. |
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 LONDON (Reuters) - Novartis's multiple sclerosis pill Gilenya, one of its biggest new drug hopes, has been rejected by Britain's healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE, which judges it not worth using on the state health service. |
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Cone offers relief to women with arthritic knees
Fri,5 Aug 2011 11:17 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For women with arthritis of the knees, going to the bathroom can be an excruciating exercise, but a new study suggests that relief may come from a simple piece of waterproof paper. Full Story |
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 AUSTIN (Reuters) - Most high school football players who die from heat-related illness are overweight, in the first weeks of practice and on the field in the morning, when the humidity is high and coaches take cooler temperatures for granted, researchers said on Thursday. |
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Analysis: Battered healthcare stocks ready for rebound
Fri,5 Aug 2011 10:54 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sharp falls in U.S. healthcare stocks this week -- where industry bellwethers dropped as much as 8 percent in one day -- were a premature sell-off, analysts say, as the sector's underlying fundamentals remain strong. Full Story |
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 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Scorpions are alternately cherished and feared in parts of northern Mexico, where stings are common and the dead critters adorn key-chains and ornamental ashtrays. |
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