SPORTS News, Jun 31, 2011

Boston rough up White Sox 10-2 Sat,30 Jul 2011 10:51 PM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Red Sox starter Jon Lester received plenty of run support as Boston pulverized the Chicago White Sox 10-2 at U.S. Cellular Field Saturday. Full Story

Serena set for Bartoli showdown in Stanford final Sat,30 Jul 2011 10:48 PM PDT Reuters - STANFORD, California, July 30 - Comeback queen Serena Williams crushed Germany's Sabine Lisicki 6-1 6-2 to move into the final of the Stanford Classic on Saturday. Full Story

Lochte on track for fifth gold in Shanghai Sat,30 Jul 2011 07:55 PM PDT Reuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Ryan Lochte stormed into the final of the men's 400 metres individual medley as top qualifier at the world swimming championships on the last day of competition on Sunday. Full Story

Fish fends off Harrison to reach Los Angeles final Sat,30 Jul 2011 05:43 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Top seed Mardy Fish held off a strong fightback by fellow American Ryan Harrison to book his place in the final of the Los Angeles ATP event with a 6-0 4-6 7-6 victory Saturday. Full Story

Golf-Greenbrier Classic third round scores Sat,30 Jul 2011 03:51 PM PDT Reuters - July 30 (Reuters) - Third-round s cores from the U.S. PGA Tour Greenbrier Classic at the par-70 course on Saturday in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia 200 Anthony Kim (U.S.) 69 69 62 201 Scott Stallings (U.S.) 70 65 66 202 Gary Woodland (U.S.) 65 70 67 Full Story

Sizzling Kim surges one ahead at The Greenbrier Sat,30 Jul 2011 03:41 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Anthony Kim closed in on his first PGA Tour victory of the season by charging one stroke clear in Saturday's third round of the Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Full Story

Golf-Sizzling Kim surges one ahead at The Greenbrier Sat,30 Jul 2011 03:40 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - American Anthony Kim closed in on his first PGA Tour victory of the season by charging one stroke clear in Saturday's third round of the Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Full Story

Cibulkova pulls out of Stanford with abdominal strain Sat,30 Jul 2011 03:38 PM PDT Reuters - STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Slovakian Dominica Cibulkova was forced to withdraw from her semi-final against France's Marion Bartoli at the Stanford Classic on Saturday due to a left abdominal strain. Full Story

Tennis-Cibulkova pulls out of Stanford with abdominal strain Sat,30 Jul 2011 03:37 PM PDT Reuters - STANFORD, California, July 30 (Reuters) - Slovakian D ominica Cibulkova was forced to withdraw from her semi-final against France's Marion Bartoli at the Stanford Classic on Saturday due to a left abdominal strain. Full Story

Manning and Colts agree on new $90 million deal Sat,30 Jul 2011 03:15 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Quarterback Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts agreed to a five-year $90 million contract Saturday that will make the four-time most valuable player the National Football League's highest paid player. Full Story

Sun set to sizzle again in Shanghai finale Sat,30 Jul 2011 03:03 PM PDT Reuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Sun Yang could provide the perfect finale for the host country when he swims in the final of the men's 1500 metres freestyle on Sunday, the last individual men's event of the world swimming championships. Full Story

Happy campers as league players get back to work Sat,30 Jul 2011 12:12 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bitter labor dispute was almost forgotten as players flooded into training camps on Saturday to prepare for a National Football League (NFL) season that only a few days ago had appeared in jeopardy. Full Story

UPDATE 1-Rallying-Loeb wins in Finland for the second time Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:58 AM PDT Reuters - (Adds points, detail) Full Story

Rallying-Rally of Finland results Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:35 AM PDT Reuters - July 30 (Reuters) - Rally of Finland results and standings on Saturday . 1. Sebastien Loeb (France) Citroen 2:39:37.000 2. Jari-Matti Latvala (Finland) Ford +00:08.100 3. Sebastien Ogier (France) Citroen 00:12.800 4. Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) Ford 01:09.100 5. Petter Solberg (Norway) Citroen 01:16.200 6. Mads Ostberg (Norway) Ford 01:27.800 7. Henning Solberg (Norway) Ford 03:25.500 8. Matthew Wilson (Britain) Ford 03:53.200 9. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Citroen 03:59.800 10. Juho Haenninen (Finland) Skoda 05:13.700Full Story

Golf-Women's British Open third round scores Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:22 AM PDT Reuters - July 30 (Reuters) - Women's British Open third round scores at Carnoustie on Saturday (U.S. unless stated). ... Full Story

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SCIENCE News, Jul 31, 2011

SpaceX eyes November 30 cargo launch to space station Thu,28 Jul 2011 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies, a privately owned firm developing a space taxi with U.S.-government backing, plans to launch its second test capsule on November 30 and send it all the way to the International Space Station, a company manager said on Thursday. Full Story

NASA probe poised for launch to Jupiter Thu,28 Jul 2011 06:08 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A NASA satellite was hoisted aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Wednesday in preparation for launch next week on an unprecedented mission to the heart of Jupiter. Full Story

South Korean scientists create glowing dog: report Thu,28 Jul 2011 03:29 AM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean scientists said on Wednesday they have created a glowing dog using a cloning technique that could help find cures for human diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, Yonhap news agency reported. Full Story

Mobile use doesn't alter kids' cancer risk: study Wed,27 Jul 2011 03:04 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Children and adolescents who use mobile phones are at no bigger risk of developing brain cancer than those who do not use them, according to a study of patients aged 7 to 19. Full Story

NASA probe poised for launch to Jupiter Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:42 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A NASA satellite was hoisted aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Wednesday in preparation for launch next week on an unprecedented mission to the heart of Jupiter. Full Story

U.S. team sets end-September target in Higgs chase Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:09 PM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. scientists said on Wednesday they expect to establish by the end of September whether the "Higgs boson," long believed to have played a vital role in the creation of the universe, exists or not. Full Story

South Korean scientists create glowing dog: report Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:20 AM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean scientists said on Wednesday they have created a glowing dog using a cloning technique that could help find cures for human diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, Yonhap news agency reported. Full Story

It's dim up North, so people need bigger brains Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:39 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - People from northern parts of the world have evolved bigger brains and larger eyes to help them to cope with long, dark winters and dim skies, scientists said on Wednesday. Full Story

Factbox: New killing of scientist in Iran Tue,26 Jul 2011 05:25 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - July 26 (Reuters) - An Iranian scientist killed Saturday was the third such murder since 2009. Full Story

Analysts believe Iran scientist death was a foreign hit Tue,26 Jul 2011 05:20 AM PDT Reuters - Jul (Reuters) - Western security agencies were most likely behind the killing of an Iranian scientist in an operation that underlines the myriad complications in the conflict over Iran's nuclear program, analysts say. Full Story

China eyes world's deepest dive in manned submersible by 2012 Tue,26 Jul 2011 01:21 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese scientists aim to complete the world's deepest dive in a manned submersible in 2012 by going to 7,000 meters (22,966 ft) beneath the sea after a successful test dive in the Pacific Ocean, state news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday.Full Story

Mystery "creation" particle evades scientists: CERN Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:57 PM PDT Reuters - GENEVA, July 25 (Reuters) - The mysterious "creation" particle believed to have turned flying debris into stars and planets at the dawn of the universe has evaded capture in a year of hot pursuit, physicists said Monday. Full Story

With space shuttle era over, U.S. robot set for Mars Fri,22 Jul 2011 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA moved on to a new chapter in space exploration on Friday, a day after the end of its shuttle program, by announcing details of plans to determine if Mars has or ever had the ingredients for life. Full Story

New rules urged on hybrid animal-human experiments Thu,21 Jul 2011 04:20 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Scientific experiments that insert human genes or cells into animals need new rules to ensure they are ethically acceptable and do not lead to the creation of "monsters," a group of leading British researchers said on Friday. Full Story

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REUTERS News, Jul 31, 2011

Senate delays key debt vote until later on Sunday Sat,30 Jul 2011 08:27 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday delayed a test vote on the Democratic debt limit increase plan until 1 p.m. EDT Sunday to give negotiators more time to work out a deal. Full Story

HEALTH News, Jul 31, 2011 (2)

U.S. advisers call for new medical device regime Fri,29 Jul 2011 02:56 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An advisory group said the U.S. fast-track approval process for medical devices is fatally flawed and should be replaced, but the Food and Drug Administration said the recommendation was a non-starter. Full Story

Myriad can patent breast cancer genes: court Fri,29 Jul 2011 02:48 PM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court affirmed the right of Myriad Genetics to patent two genes linked to breast cancer, overturning a lower court ruling that threatened a key element of the biotech business. Full Story

Can chewing more help you eat less? Fri,29 Jul 2011 02:47 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study finds that people who chew their food more take in fewer calories, which may help them control their weight. Full Story

New drug regulator asks Congress for more power Fri,29 Jul 2011 02:18 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drug companies should take more responsibility for the safety of ingredients sourced overseas, and Congress should make them if they do not, according to the new U.S. drug regulator for import safety. Full Story

FDA balks at medical device shakeup Fri,29 Jul 2011 01:36 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An advisory group said the U.S. fast-track approval process for medical devices is fatally flawed and should be replaced, but the Food and Drug Administration said the recommendation was a non-starter. Full Story

Most women carrying cancer genes take action: study Fri,29 Jul 2011 01:21 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who screen positive for gene mutations that promote breast and ovarian cancers usually opt for surgery to cut their risk of the diseases, a new study suggests. Full Story

Cancer disparities exist despite good insurance Fri,29 Jul 2011 08:59 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite having equal access to health care through military health insurance, black women with breast cancer are less likely than white women to receive certain aggressive treatments, according to the findings of a new study.Full Story

U.S. advisers call for new medical device regime Fri,29 Jul 2011 08:26 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An advisory group said the U.S. fast-track approval process for medical devices is fatally flawed and should be replaced, but the Food and Drug Administration said the recommendation was a non-starter. Full Story

Screening has little impact on breast cancer deaths Fri,29 Jul 2011 08:25 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Falling breast cancer death rates have little to do with breast screening but are down to better treatment and health systems, scientists said on Friday, in a study likely to fuel a long-running row over the merits of mammograms. Full Story

MSF expects Somali refugee malnutrition rates to rise Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:51 PM PDT Reuters - DADAAB, Kenya (Reuters) - Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday it expected no let up in the number of cases of severe malnutrition among Somali refugee children escaping drought until the onset of rains expected in November. Full Story

NJ Gov. Christie in hospital with breathing trouble Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:50 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who has frequently been mentioned as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2012, was taken to the hospital on Thursday after having "difficulty breathing," his spokesman said. Full Story

North Carolina lawmakers pass abortion law over veto Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:49 PM PDT Reuters - RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Women seeking an abortion in North Carolina will have to wait 24 hours and be presented with an ultrasound image of the fetus under an informed consent law passed on Thursday. Full Story

Ailing Chavez "like phoenix" on birthday Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:49 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Looking stronger after cancer treatment, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday he felt reborn, phoenix-like, on his 57th birthday, in a sign the socialist believes he is overcoming his illness. Full Story

Non-head injuries may impact thinking skills: study Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:48 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A blow to the head isn't the only injury that can make a football player a little slow and confused. Full Story

Can vitamins help boost your memory? Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:47 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults who took vitamin and mineral supplements for almost a decade performed better on one type of memory test than those who didn't take the supplements, according to a new study from France. Full Story

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