SPORTS News, Jul 16, 2011

Rays rock Red Sox with Zobrist grand slam Fri,15 Jul 2011 10:54 PM PDT Reuters - ST. PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Ben Zobrist slugged a grand slam homer in the second inning to launch the Tampa Bay Rays to a 9-6 victory over division rivals BostonFriday. Full Story

Open up for grabs as massive pack still eye glory Fri,15 Jul 2011 10:39 PM PDT Reuters - SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - The 140th British Open remains there for the taking going into the weekend as virtually the entire field are still in with a realistic chance of victory. Full Story

Golf-Open up for grabs as massive pack still eye glory Fri,15 Jul 2011 08:59 PM PDT Reuters - SANDWICH, England, July 16 (Reuters) - The 140th British Open remains there for the taking going into the weekend as virtually the entire field are still in with a realistic chance of victory. Full Story

Reds stun Cardinals with Phillips' walk-off homer Fri,15 Jul 2011 08:57 PM PDT Reuters - CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Cincinnati and St Louis delivered another dramatic encounter in their intense NL Central rivalry on Friday when Brandon Phillips struck a walk-off home run to rally the Reds to a 6-5 victory. Trailing 5-4 and down to their last out in the ninth inning, Phillips belted a two-run homer to snatch the win for the Reds (46-47) and trotted joyously around the bases. Full Story

Golf-Viking Classic second round scores Fri,15 Jul 2011 07:10 PM PDT Reuters - July 15 (Reuters) - Top 10 in the clubhouse at the weather-hit Viking Classic on Friday. Only 34 players in the field of 122 have completed the second round in Madison, Mississippi. The second round is scheduled to resume on Saturday at 0700 local (1200 GMT). Full Story

Time for Contador to attack in stage 14 Fri,15 Jul 2011 07:02 PM PDT Reuters - ST GAUDENS, France (Reuters) - Alberto Contador has little choice but to attack in Saturday's 14th stage of the Tour de France if the three-times champion is to finish on top of the podium again in Paris. Full Story

Matteson sets pace at weather-hit Viking Classic Fri,15 Jul 2011 06:09 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Troy Matteson held the clubhouse lead when play was finally abandoned for the day in the weather-disrupted second round of the Viking Classic in Madison, Mississippi on Friday. Matteson birdied his last three holes for a six-under-par 66 and a 12-under total of 132 at a soggy Annandale Golf Club where preferred lies were again permitted on the fairways. Also at 12 under was compatriot George McNeill, who was 25 yards from the flagstick in two shots at the par-five last when the siren sounded to halt the action for the day. ... Full Story

Golf-American Matteson sets pace at weather-hit Viking Classic Fri,15 Jul 2011 06:03 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - American Troy Matteson held the clubhouse lead when play was finally abandoned for the day in the weather-disrupted second round of the Viking Classic in Madison, Mississippi on Friday. Full Story

Flames sign forward Morrison to one-year $1.25 million deal Fri,15 Jul 2011 03:49 PM PDT Reuters - CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Calgary Flames signed Brendan Morrison to a one-year, $1.25 million deal on Friday, believing the experienced forward can offer plenty to the team when he returns from a season-ending knee injury. Full Story

Red Sox slugger Ortiz appeals four-game ban Fri,15 Jul 2011 03:19 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Designated hitter David Ortiz was set to play for the Boston Red Sox against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday after appealing the four-game suspension he received from Major League Baseball (MLB). Full Story

MLB pressures Dodgers with sweetened loan terms Fri,15 Jul 2011 02:55 PM PDT Reuters - WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Major League Baseball has ratcheted up its fight for control of the Los Angeles Dodgers' finances by sweetening terms of a proposed $150 million loan needed to keep the team operating. Full Story

NFL and players say closing in on deal Fri,15 Jul 2011 02:43 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) moved closer to an agreement with its players on Friday that would end a four-month-old work stoppage and ensure the $9-billion league opens as scheduled in September. Full Story

Blackhawks' Kane sidelined for 6-8 weeks with broken wrist Fri,15 Jul 2011 02:13 PM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO, July 15 - Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has a broken wrist and will need six to eight weeks to recover from surgery, the team said on Friday. Full Story

Breeders' Cup to ban race-day use of drugs Fri,15 Jul 2011 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Organizers of the Breeders Cup have agreed to start banning the use of race day drugs on horses to bring their races closer to global standards.Full Story

Golf-British Open third round tee times Fri,15 Jul 2011 01:56 PM PDT Reuters - July 15 (Reuters) - Tee times for the third round of the British Open at Sandwich, England on Saturday: (all times GMT, U.S. unless stated) 1405 Darren Clarke (Britain) Full Story

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SCIENCE News, Jul 16, 2011

Astronaut welcomes China to space brotherhood Fri,15 Jul 2011 10:18 AM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. astronaut on the final shuttle mission said on Friday China's first space station will be a welcome addition to the orbital brotherhood. Full Story

U.S. astronauts gird for post-shuttle era Thu,14 Jul 2011 03:10 PM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former chief astronaut Steve Lindsey announced his retirement on Thursday, the latest in a series of departures from the ranks of NASA's elite corps spurred by the end of the space shuttle program. Full Story

Atlantis crew unpacks, rocks out to "Rocket Man" Thu,14 Jul 2011 01:14 PM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - The crew of NASA's final space shuttle mission restocked the International Space Station with tons of supplies on Wednesday after waking to the music of Elton John. Full Story

Carbon dating technique to aid energy from waste Thu,14 Jul 2011 07:28 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A new use for carbon dating will aid the production of energy from wood and waste, said a bio-energy group on Thursday after British regulatory approval of the new test. Full Story

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

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HEALTH News, Jul 16, 2011 (2)

U.S. pediatrician feels heat over child obesity idea Fri,15 Jul 2011 03:00 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston pediatrician David Ludwig, the center of a media firestorm this week, wants to set the record straight on his view that a state should intervene in the most extreme cases of child obesity. Full Story   Millions at risk of cholera in Ethiopia: WHO Fri,15 Jul 2011 01:38 PM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - Five million people are at risk of cholera in drought-hitEthiopia, where acute watery diarrhea has broken out in crowded, unsanitary conditions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Full Story Most drugs for Parkinson's psychosis unproven Fri,15 Jul 2011 01:36 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly every prescription written to treat Parkinson's psychosis -- a common psychiatric side effect of Parkinson's disease -- is for medications that have not been shown to improve the condition, a new study finds. Full Story Patients worse off with more-experienced docs? Fri,15 Jul 2011 01:35 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study that flies in the face of common sense, sicker patients turned out to fare worse under the care of seasoned doctors than when newcomers to medicine looked after them. Full Story Traffic court does not reduce crashes later on Fri,15 Jul 2011 01:33 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drivers who choose to fight a speeding ticket in court, rather than pay a fine by mail, are more likely to be involved in a car crash later on, a new study of Maryland drivers shows. Full Story Medicare Part D sees falling drug costs: study Fri,15 Jul 2011 01:32 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cheaper generic drugs will continue to hold down costs for the U.S. government, insurers and patients enrolled in the federal prescription drug benefit, according to a report released on Friday. Full Story Millions at risk of cholera in Ethiopia, WHO warns Fri,15 Jul 2011 06:19 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - Five million people are at risk of cholera in drought-hit Ethiopia, where acute watery diarrhea has broken out in crowded, unsanitary conditions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Full Story Ad hoc efforts help cut U.S. healthcare costs Fri,15 Jul 2011 04:57 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare, comparative research made physicians realize that inducing early childbirth in healthy women created unnecessary and costly risks for newborns. Full Story Panel backs stricter blood cancer drug label Thu,14 Jul 2011 03:12 PM PDT Reuters - SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - A U.S. advisory panel backed an experimental drug from Seattle Genetics Inc for treating two rare types of blood cancer, but recommended stricter labeling than the company sought. Full Story U.S. medical devices spending steady: report Thu,14 Jul 2011 02:44 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical devices accounted for about 6 percent of the total U.S. health spending in 2009, barely changed from 10 years earlier and slightly higher than two decades ago, according to an industry report. Full Story Vitamin A may not prevent asthma: study Thu,14 Jul 2011 02:43 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite the important role of vitamin A in lung development, researchers have found that giving the nutrient to pregnant women or preschoolers in Nepal doesn't protect kids against asthma. Full Story Black men survive longer in prison than out: study Thu,14 Jul 2011 02:42 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black men are half as likely to die at any given time if they're in prison than if they aren't, suggests a new study of North Carolina inmates.Full Story FDA panel backs Seattle Genetics drug for lymphoma Thu,14 Jul 2011 12:57 PM PDT Reuters - SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - An experimental drug from Seattle Genetics Inc garnered unanimous backing from U.S. advisers for a second type of blood cancer. Full Story EU customs seize $1.4 billion of fake goods in 2010 Thu,14 Jul 2011 11:53 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Customs officials seized fake goods worth more than one billion euros ($1.4 billion) at European borders last year as they paid more attention to shipments ordered online, the European Commission said in a report on Thursday. Full Story Vitamin C from food tied to lower cataract risk Thu,14 Jul 2011 11:41 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who get very little vitamin C in their diets may have an increased risk of developing cataracts, a study in India finds. Full Story

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