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Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:11:36 -0400 YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.

Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:17:19 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) — New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling.

Measles surges in UK years after flawed research

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:35:54 -0400

LONDON (AP) — More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.

Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:06:09 -0400

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark health reform law just as it nears implementation. ...

Intercell vaccine gets U.S. pediatric approval

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:47:03 -0400 VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Intercell said on Tuesday it has won U.S. regulatory approval for pediatric use of its Ixiaro vaccine to protect against Japanese Encephalitis (JE), a step it had achieved in Europe in February. "For the first time in nearly two years, a licensed vaccine will now be available to vaccinate traveling children and children of forward-deployed military personal in Asia as well against JE," Chief Executive Thomas Lingelbach said in a statement, calling the step a key growth element for the product. (Reporting by Michael Shields; Editing by David Cowell)

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Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:06:09 GMT By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark he...

Actavis to buy Warner Chilcott in $8.5 billion deal

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:35:42 GMT (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc will buy specialty pharmaceuticals company Warner Chilcott Plc in a stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion. Warner Chilcott shareholders will receive 0.160 shares of the combined company, or $20.08 per Wa...

Don't wear socks, hot Pakistanis told amid power crisis

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:52:54 GMT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has told civil servants not to wear socks as the country turns off air-conditioners amid a chronic power crisis and soaring temperatures. The government has turned off all air-conditioning in its offices as the count...

Elan strikes more deals to repel Royalty bid

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:18:53 GMT By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Elan announced its second major drug deal inside a week on Monday and said it would buy back more shares as it continues to bat against a $5.7 billion takeover bid from U.S. investor Royalty Pharma. Having reje...

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Medtronic patent case

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:46:30 GMT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a patent dispute concerning Medtronic Inc over medical devices it manufactures that give the heart electrical jolts when it fails to pump blood properly. Medtronic wants the Su...

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Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:06:09 GMT By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark he...

Actavis to buy Warner Chilcott in $8.5 billion deal

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:35:42 GMT (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc will buy specialty pharmaceuticals company Warner Chilcott Plc in a stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion. Warner Chilcott shareholders will receive 0.160 shares of the combined company, or $20.08 per Wa...

Don't wear socks, hot Pakistanis told amid power crisis

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:52:54 GMT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has told civil servants not to wear socks as the country turns off air-conditioners amid a chronic power crisis and soaring temperatures. The government has turned off all air-conditioning in its offices as the count...

Elan strikes more deals to repel Royalty bid

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:18:53 GMT By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Elan announced its second major drug deal inside a week on Monday and said it would buy back more shares as it continues to bat against a $5.7 billion takeover bid from U.S. investor Royalty Pharma. Having reje...

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Medtronic patent case

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:46:30 GMT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a patent dispute concerning Medtronic Inc over medical devices it manufactures that give the heart electrical jolts when it fails to pump blood properly. Medtronic wants the Su...