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http://news.yahoo.com/health/ Get the latest health news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking health news, including analysis and opinion on top health stories.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:26:21 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/health/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifATLANTA (AP) ? The homicide rate for older children and young adults has hit its lowest point in at least three decades, but the decline has been slowing, according to a new government report.http://news.yahoo.com/youth-homicide-rate-hits-lowest-mark-30-years-162759838.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:26:21 -0400Associated Pressyouth-homicide-rate-hits-lowest-mark-30-years-162759838<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/study-brainpower-very-old-may-improving-231426368.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bmvDLYCJ0O_h297pOFQx3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bb3f5cde128a3617370f6a70670020f4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - Tina Reese leads a word game for residents at a nursing home in Lancaster, Pa. on Feb. 28, 2013. If you&#039;re lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who&#039;ve reached that age already, a new study hints. In results published Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in The Lancet, researchers found that on tests of mental abilities, a group of 95-year-old Danes scored better than a group of similarly aged Danes who?d been born 10 years earlier. (AP Photo/Intelligencer Journal, Dan Marschka)" align="left" title="FILE - Tina Reese leads a word game for residents at a nursing home in Lancaster, Pa. on Feb. 28, 2013. If you&#039;re lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who&#039;ve reached that age already, a new study hints. In results published Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in The Lancet, researchers found that on tests of mental abilities, a group of 95-year-old Danes scored better than a group of similarly aged Danes who?d been born 10 years earlier. (AP Photo/Intelligencer Journal, Dan Marschka)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? If you&#039;re lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who got there ahead of you, a new study hints.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/study-brainpower-very-old-may-improving-231426368.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 19:14:50 -0400Associated Pressstudy-brainpower-very-old-may-improving-231426368<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/study-brainpower-very-old-may-improving-231426368.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bmvDLYCJ0O_h297pOFQx3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bb3f5cde128a3617370f6a70670020f4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - Tina Reese leads a word game for residents at a nursing home in Lancaster, Pa. on Feb. 28, 2013. If you&#039;re lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who&#039;ve reached that age already, a new study hints. In results published Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in The Lancet, researchers found that on tests of mental abilities, a group of 95-year-old Danes scored better than a group of similarly aged Danes who?d been born 10 years earlier. (AP Photo/Intelligencer Journal, Dan Marschka)" align="left" title="FILE - Tina Reese leads a word game for residents at a nursing home in Lancaster, Pa. on Feb. 28, 2013. If you&#039;re lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who&#039;ve reached that age already, a new study hints. In results published Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in The Lancet, researchers found that on tests of mental abilities, a group of 95-year-old Danes scored better than a group of similarly aged Danes who?d been born 10 years earlier. (AP Photo/Intelligencer Journal, Dan Marschka)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? If you&#039;re lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who got there ahead of you, a new study hints.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/high-tech-gadgets-monitor-seniors-safety-home-152143084.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c4Ifh3DMBpuKru2pERM3mg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c9d770ed0e6e2317370f6a706700765a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this May 22, 2013 photo provided by the University of Missouri, Bob Harrison writes in his TigerPlace apartment in Columbia, Mo., as different sensors mounted near the ceiling record activity patterns. The sensor technology is unobtrusive and does not interfere with his everyday tasks. Researchers at the University of Missouri are studying high-tech monitoring systems that promise new safety nets for seniors living on their own. (AP Photo/University of Missouri, Shoshana Herndon)" align="left" title="In this May 22, 2013 photo provided by the University of Missouri, Bob Harrison writes in his TigerPlace apartment in Columbia, Mo., as different sensors mounted near the ceiling record activity patterns. The sensor technology is unobtrusive and does not interfere with his everyday tasks. Researchers at the University of Missouri are studying high-tech monitoring systems that promise new safety nets for seniors living on their own. (AP Photo/University of Missouri, Shoshana Herndon)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? It could mean no more having to check up on Mom or Dad every morning: Motion sensors on the wall and a monitor under the mattress one day might automatically alert you to early signs of trouble well before an elderly loved one gets sick or suffers a fall.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/high-tech-gadgets-monitor-seniors-safety-home-152143084.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:22:02 -0400Associated Presshigh-tech-gadgets-monitor-seniors-safety-home-152143084<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/high-tech-gadgets-monitor-seniors-safety-home-152143084.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c4Ifh3DMBpuKru2pERM3mg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c9d770ed0e6e2317370f6a706700765a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this May 22, 2013 photo provided by the University of Missouri, Bob Harrison writes in his TigerPlace apartment in Columbia, Mo., as different sensors mounted near the ceiling record activity patterns. The sensor technology is unobtrusive and does not interfere with his everyday tasks. Researchers at the University of Missouri are studying high-tech monitoring systems that promise new safety nets for seniors living on their own. (AP Photo/University of Missouri, Shoshana Herndon)" align="left" title="In this May 22, 2013 photo provided by the University of Missouri, Bob Harrison writes in his TigerPlace apartment in Columbia, Mo., as different sensors mounted near the ceiling record activity patterns. The sensor technology is unobtrusive and does not interfere with his everyday tasks. Researchers at the University of Missouri are studying high-tech monitoring systems that promise new safety nets for seniors living on their own. (AP Photo/University of Missouri, Shoshana Herndon)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? It could mean no more having to check up on Mom or Dad every morning: Motion sensors on the wall and a monitor under the mattress one day might automatically alert you to early signs of trouble well before an elderly loved one gets sick or suffers a fall.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-government-delays-decision-cigarette-branding-ban-164645527.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e1ITX2za7Nt7E.QrMslkag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T164645Z_1_CBRE96B1AM000_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Used cigarette butts spill out of a full ashtray on the wall of a shopping centre in Warrington" align="left" title="Used cigarette butts spill out of a full ashtray on the wall of a shopping centre in Warrington" border="0" /></a>By William James LONDON (Reuters) - The British government on Friday delayed plans to ban company branding on cigarette packets in England, saying it wanted to first see the impact of a similar decision in Australia. The move was welcomed by the tobacco industry which says plain packaging would hit jobs and encourage cigarette smuggling, but strongly criticized by health campaigners. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/uk-government-delays-decision-cigarette-branding-ban-164645527.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 12:46:45 -0400Reutersuk-government-delays-decision-cigarette-branding-ban-164645527<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-government-delays-decision-cigarette-branding-ban-164645527.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e1ITX2za7Nt7E.QrMslkag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T164645Z_1_CBRE96B1AM000_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Used cigarette butts spill out of a full ashtray on the wall of a shopping centre in Warrington" align="left" title="Used cigarette butts spill out of a full ashtray on the wall of a shopping centre in Warrington" border="0" /></a>By William James LONDON (Reuters) - The British government on Friday delayed plans to ban company branding on cigarette packets in England, saying it wanted to first see the impact of a similar decision in Australia. The move was welcomed by the tobacco industry which says plain packaging would hit jobs and encourage cigarette smuggling, but strongly criticized by health campaigners. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Sakthi Prasad (Reuters) - A German court ruled against Medtronic Inc in the latest round of its patent fight with Edwards Lifesciences on Friday, judging the U.S. medical device maker's transcatheter heart valve technology infringes a patent owned by Edwards. Shares of Edwards were up 3.7 percent at $68.25 in early afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange, while shares of Medtronic were down 1.4 percent at $53.01. ...http://news.yahoo.com/medtronic-loses-heart-valve-patent-fight-germany-164438186.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 12:44:38 -0400Reutersmedtronic-loses-heart-valve-patent-fight-germany-164438186By William James LONDON (Reuters) - The government on Friday delayed plans to ban company branding on cigarette packets in England, saying it wanted to first see the impact of a similar decision in Australia. The move was welcomed by the tobacco industry which says plain packaging would hit jobs and encourage cigarette smuggling, but strongly criticised by health campaigners. ...http://news.yahoo.com/government-delays-decision-cigarette-branding-ban-085709731.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 12:38:39 -0400Reutersgovernment-delays-decision-cigarette-branding-ban-085709731By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Research has long shown slight health differences among babies born at different times during the year, and a new study suggests seasonal flu may be a contributing factor. In the study of over 600,000 women who each had more than one child, researchers found a dip in average pregnancy length - and thus an increase in premature births - for infants conceived in May. Most of those babies were born at the height of flu season, in early- to mid-winter. ...http://news.yahoo.com/flu-may-explain-seasonal-birth-differences-study-163327203.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 12:33:27 -0400Reutersflu-may-explain-seasonal-birth-differences-study-163327203<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-fast-growing-u-craft-brewers-struggle-worker-162830840.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jjZe9bPAYIeS_wPNhN78oQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T162830Z_1_CBRE96B19SV00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-BREWING-SAFETY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An undated family handout photo shows Mark Moynihan working on his home beer brewing system in Knoxville" align="left" title="An undated family handout photo shows Mark Moynihan working on his home beer brewing system in Knoxville" border="0" /></a>By M.B. Pell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Welder Mark Moynihan crawled down a narrow tube into a space the size of a car interior to seal the crack in the fermentation tank at Calhoun&#039;s Bar-B-Q &amp; Brewery in Knoxville, Tennessee. The space was oversaturated with oxygen. He lit his torch, and a flash-fire erupted. His hair and clothing disintegrated instantly. Moynihan, a contractor for the craft brewery, dragged himself up the tube and out of the vat while still on fire, suffering serious burns over much of his body. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/insight-fast-growing-u-craft-brewers-struggle-worker-162830840.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 12:28:30 -0400Reutersinsight-fast-growing-u-craft-brewers-struggle-worker-162830840<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-fast-growing-u-craft-brewers-struggle-worker-162830840.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jjZe9bPAYIeS_wPNhN78oQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T162830Z_1_CBRE96B19SV00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-BREWING-SAFETY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An undated family handout photo shows Mark Moynihan working on his home beer brewing system in Knoxville" align="left" title="An undated family handout photo shows Mark Moynihan working on his home beer brewing system in Knoxville" border="0" /></a>By M.B. Pell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Welder Mark Moynihan crawled down a narrow tube into a space the size of a car interior to seal the crack in the fermentation tank at Calhoun&#039;s Bar-B-Q &amp; Brewery in Knoxville, Tennessee. The space was oversaturated with oxygen. He lit his torch, and a flash-fire erupted. His hair and clothing disintegrated instantly. Moynihan, a contractor for the craft brewery, dragged himself up the tube and out of the vat while still on fire, suffering serious burns over much of his body. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Retired Philadelphia Phillies catcher?Darren Daulton revealed he was diagnosed with glioblastoma. That makes seven Major League Baseball (MLB) players or managers to succumb to the disease in recent years. Is there a cancer cluster in baseball?http://news.yahoo.com/another-case-brain-cancer-baseball-going-160001552.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 12:00:01 -0400Time.comanother-case-brain-cancer-baseball-going-160001552<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/america-health-obesity-alcohol-exercise-153011986.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bWDp3pEnR4JGdDrv9I3INg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-12/743bba2e-20ca-43e1-bc02-aa0bf19ee1fe_Justin-Schmid.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Americans&#039; health hurdles" align="left" title="Americans&#039; health hurdles" border="0" /></a>Tiffany Bailey is tired of the ?fat mom? label. ?I just want to be Tiffany,? she says matter-of-factly.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/america-health-obesity-alcohol-exercise-153011986.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 11:30:10 -0400america-health-obesity-alcohol-exercise-153011986<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/america-health-obesity-alcohol-exercise-153011986.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bWDp3pEnR4JGdDrv9I3INg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-12/743bba2e-20ca-43e1-bc02-aa0bf19ee1fe_Justin-Schmid.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Americans&#039; health hurdles" align="left" title="Americans&#039; health hurdles" border="0" /></a>Tiffany Bailey is tired of the ?fat mom? label. ?I just want to be Tiffany,? she says matter-of-factly.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/revolutionizing-economics-evolutionizing-151400412.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pQy_9STtMXKbhAO9jZiA1g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Sci_Am_illo_Caveman_Money.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Revolutionizing Economics by Evolutionizing It" align="left" title="Revolutionizing Economics by Evolutionizing It" border="0" /></a>Revolutionizing Economics by Evolutionizing It</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/revolutionizing-economics-evolutionizing-151400412.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 11:14:00 -0400Scientific Americanrevolutionizing-economics-evolutionizing-151400412<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/revolutionizing-economics-evolutionizing-151400412.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pQy_9STtMXKbhAO9jZiA1g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Sci_Am_illo_Caveman_Money.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Revolutionizing Economics by Evolutionizing It" align="left" title="Revolutionizing Economics by Evolutionizing It" border="0" /></a>Revolutionizing Economics by Evolutionizing It</p><br clear="all"/>Memoir class helps hookers, strippers, porn stars publish. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/sex-workers-tricks-trade-memoir-class/story?id=19643868Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:00:37 -0400ABC NewsHealth/sex-workers-tricks-trade-memoir-class/story<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-sets-limits-arsenic-apple-juice-040926688.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D_lfqJYlrAjMAPARCce7aQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/eb907b964c8a5417370f6a706700c7a0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2011 photo, an apple and a pitcher of apple juice are posed together in Moreland Hills, Ohio. The Food and Drug Administration is setting a new limit on the level of arsenic allowed in apple juice, after more than a year of public pressure from consumer groups worried about the contaminant&#039;s effects on children. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2011 photo, an apple and a pitcher of apple juice are posed together in Moreland Hills, Ohio. The Food and Drug Administration is setting a new limit on the level of arsenic allowed in apple juice, after more than a year of public pressure from consumer groups worried about the contaminant&#039;s effects on children. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Parents who have been fretting over the low levels of arsenic found in apple juice can feel better about buying one of their kids&#039; favorite drinks.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fda-sets-limits-arsenic-apple-juice-040926688.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 10:59:47 -0400Associated Pressfda-sets-limits-arsenic-apple-juice-040926688<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-sets-limits-arsenic-apple-juice-040926688.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D_lfqJYlrAjMAPARCce7aQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/eb907b964c8a5417370f6a706700c7a0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2011 photo, an apple and a pitcher of apple juice are posed together in Moreland Hills, Ohio. The Food and Drug Administration is setting a new limit on the level of arsenic allowed in apple juice, after more than a year of public pressure from consumer groups worried about the contaminant&#039;s effects on children. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2011 photo, an apple and a pitcher of apple juice are posed together in Moreland Hills, Ohio. The Food and Drug Administration is setting a new limit on the level of arsenic allowed in apple juice, after more than a year of public pressure from consumer groups worried about the contaminant&#039;s effects on children. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Parents who have been fretting over the low levels of arsenic found in apple juice can feel better about buying one of their kids&#039; favorite drinks.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-proposes-limit-arsenic-levels-apple-juice-123734933.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VZE1MyIYmXwSbzA.NvwlcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T123734Z_1_CBRE96B0Z2P00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) logo at its headquarters in Silver Spring" align="left" title="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) logo at its headquarters in Silver Spring" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, after decades of consideration, has proposed limiting the amount of inorganic arsenic in apple juice to the same level of the potential cancer-causing chemical allowed in U.S. drinking water. Although the vast majority of apple juice that has been tested by the FDA over the years has contained low levels of inorganic arsenic that were considered safe, the FDA has been wrestling whether to set limits because of the cancer risk. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fda-proposes-limit-arsenic-levels-apple-juice-123734933.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 10:56:56 -0400Reutersfda-proposes-limit-arsenic-levels-apple-juice-123734933<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-proposes-limit-arsenic-levels-apple-juice-123734933.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VZE1MyIYmXwSbzA.NvwlcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T123734Z_1_CBRE96B0Z2P00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) logo at its headquarters in Silver Spring" align="left" title="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) logo at its headquarters in Silver Spring" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, after decades of consideration, has proposed limiting the amount of inorganic arsenic in apple juice to the same level of the potential cancer-causing chemical allowed in U.S. drinking water. Although the vast majority of apple juice that has been tested by the FDA over the years has contained low levels of inorganic arsenic that were considered safe, the FDA has been wrestling whether to set limits because of the cancer risk. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Esha Dey and Pallavi Ail (Reuters) - A radical new treatment for genetic disorders has catapulted Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc into the crosshairs of investors seeking the next breakthrough name in biotechnology. The challenge for the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company now is to prove that its 'gene silencing' technology can make the leap from the laboratory to the doctor's office and eclipse an alternative therapy already in use. Investors, for now, are betting that it will. A steady drip of positive trial data has helped to triple Alnylam's market value to more than $2. ...http://news.yahoo.com/alnylam-bets-gene-silencing-woo-biotech-investors-144723013.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 10:47:23 -0400Reutersalnylam-bets-gene-silencing-woo-biotech-investors-144723013<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-approves-boehringer-drug-treat-advanced-lung-cancer-142657263.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AzCalg1.1Li4slhAoYjT7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T142657Z_1_CBRE96B145300_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" align="left" title="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a lung cancer drug made by Boehringer Ingelheim to treat patients who are suffering from late stage non-small cell lung cancer and whose tumors express a specific type of gene mutation. The drug, Gilotrif, was approved along with a companion diagnostic kit that can help determine if a patient&#039;s lung cancer cells express the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer and represents about 85 percent of all lung cancers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fda-approves-boehringer-drug-treat-advanced-lung-cancer-142657263.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 10:26:57 -0400Reutersfda-approves-boehringer-drug-treat-advanced-lung-cancer-142657263<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-approves-boehringer-drug-treat-advanced-lung-cancer-142657263.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AzCalg1.1Li4slhAoYjT7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T142657Z_1_CBRE96B145300_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" align="left" title="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a lung cancer drug made by Boehringer Ingelheim to treat patients who are suffering from late stage non-small cell lung cancer and whose tumors express a specific type of gene mutation. The drug, Gilotrif, was approved along with a companion diagnostic kit that can help determine if a patient&#039;s lung cancer cells express the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer and represents about 85 percent of all lung cancers. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-china-case-shows-war-drug-costs-emerging-131100295.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lErodH5TWlc0rf6ZEIuSLQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T141640Z_2_CBRE96B10MV00_RTROPTP_2_GSK-CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The logo of GlaxoSmithKline is seen on its office building in Shanghai" align="left" title="The logo of GlaxoSmithKline is seen on its office building in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Ben Hirschler, Adam Jourdan and Lavinia Mo LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - International drugmakers are under fire in emerging markets as governments crack down on high prices and corporate malpractice, raising a risk to the price premiums global players enjoy over local rivals. China&#039;s probe into pricing by 60 firms, including local units of multinationals, and its dramatic charge against GlaxoSmithKline Plc of widespread bribery to boost sales and prices are the latest salvos. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-china-case-shows-war-drug-costs-emerging-131100295.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 10:16:40 -0400Reutersanalysis-china-case-shows-war-drug-costs-emerging-131100295<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-china-case-shows-war-drug-costs-emerging-131100295.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lErodH5TWlc0rf6ZEIuSLQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T141640Z_2_CBRE96B10MV00_RTROPTP_2_GSK-CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The logo of GlaxoSmithKline is seen on its office building in Shanghai" align="left" title="The logo of GlaxoSmithKline is seen on its office building in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Ben Hirschler, Adam Jourdan and Lavinia Mo LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - International drugmakers are under fire in emerging markets as governments crack down on high prices and corporate malpractice, raising a risk to the price premiums global players enjoy over local rivals. China&#039;s probe into pricing by 60 firms, including local units of multinationals, and its dramatic charge against GlaxoSmithKline Plc of widespread bribery to boost sales and prices are the latest salvos. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/disease-killing-off-shrimp-in-east-asia-135629473.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h5Mv11f3Ra.GcJuuuW8NEA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-12/a9a8af85-7218-48ef-93cd-088eb0815576_shrimp.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Thai shrimp" align="left" title="Thai shrimp" border="0" /></a>A bacterial infection has severely depleted shrimp populations in Thailand and other parts of East Asia, resulting in price rises for restaurants and retailers worldwide.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/disease-killing-off-shrimp-in-east-asia-135629473.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 09:56:28 -0400disease-killing-off-shrimp-in-east-asia-135629473<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/disease-killing-off-shrimp-in-east-asia-135629473.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h5Mv11f3Ra.GcJuuuW8NEA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-12/a9a8af85-7218-48ef-93cd-088eb0815576_shrimp.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Thai shrimp" align="left" title="Thai shrimp" border="0" /></a>A bacterial infection has severely depleted shrimp populations in Thailand and other parts of East Asia, resulting in price rises for restaurants and retailers worldwide.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ups-expects-second-quarter-profit-below-estimates-124606485.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KLhr3vF.rrr.8iRmp1Mkmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T124606Z_1_CBRE96B0ZGY00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="UPS aircrafts are being loaded with air containers at the UPS Worldport All Points International Hub in Louisville" align="left" title="UPS aircrafts are being loaded with air containers at the UPS Worldport All Points International Hub in Louisville" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc , the world&#039;s No.1 package delivery company, estimated second-quarter profit below market expectations as international customers accelerate their shift from aircraft to slower but cheaper ships. UPS shares fell 5 percent after the company also cut its full-year earnings forecast to $4.65-$4.85 per share from $4.80-$5.06. Shares of rival FedEx Corp fell 2 percent. UPS and FedEx, the No.2 package shipper, are considered economic bellwethers because of the massive volume of goods they move around the world. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ups-expects-second-quarter-profit-below-estimates-124606485.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 09:29:45 -0400Reutersups-expects-second-quarter-profit-below-estimates-124606485<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ups-expects-second-quarter-profit-below-estimates-124606485.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KLhr3vF.rrr.8iRmp1Mkmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T124606Z_1_CBRE96B0ZGY00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="UPS aircrafts are being loaded with air containers at the UPS Worldport All Points International Hub in Louisville" align="left" title="UPS aircrafts are being loaded with air containers at the UPS Worldport All Points International Hub in Louisville" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc , the world&#039;s No.1 package delivery company, estimated second-quarter profit below market expectations as international customers accelerate their shift from aircraft to slower but cheaper ships. UPS shares fell 5 percent after the company also cut its full-year earnings forecast to $4.65-$4.85 per share from $4.80-$5.06. Shares of rival FedEx Corp fell 2 percent. UPS and FedEx, the No.2 package shipper, are considered economic bellwethers because of the massive volume of goods they move around the world. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co plans this year to begin a new late-stage trial of solanezumab, its experimental treatment for Alzheimer's disease that failed in earlier testing to significantly slow progression of the memory-robbing disease, the U.S. drugmaker said on Friday. A pair of unsuccessful earlier Phase III studies last summer had involved patients with mild to moderate symptoms. ...http://news.yahoo.com/lilly-plans-big-alzheimers-disease-study-prior-failures-130413774.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 09:04:13 -0400Reuterslilly-plans-big-alzheimers-disease-study-prior-failures-130413774By Catherine Lagrange NEUVILLE-SUR-SAONE, France (Reuters) - Sanofi SA has started producing its experimental dengue vaccine, the most advanced against the tropical disease, in a move to keep its lead over competitors ahead of the product's likely launch in 2015. The mosquito-borne disease is a threat to nearly 3 billion people and is caused by four types of virus, none of which confers immunity from the others. Sanofi's vaccine could generate sales of over $1 billion if successful. ...http://news.yahoo.com/sanofi-starts-dengue-vaccine-production-keep-lead-over-113358365.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 07:33:58 -0400Reuterssanofi-starts-dengue-vaccine-production-keep-lead-over-113358365<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/texas-poised-enact-abortion-restrictions-despite-opposition-100402445.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7hHxHeNqaeLFmdb5RmzBUw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T101022Z_1_CBRE96B0RZ300_RTROPTP_2_USA-ABORTION-TEXAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Texas State Democratic Representative Gutierrez listens to discussion of the proposed HB2 abortion restriction as the state legislature meets to consider legislation restricting abortion rights in Austin, Texas" align="left" title="Texas State Democratic Representative Gutierrez listens to discussion of the proposed HB2 abortion restriction as the state legislature meets to consider legislation restricting abortion rights in Austin, Texas" border="0" /></a>By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas on Friday is poised to enact a ban on most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, ending a bitter political fight that stirred national debate over what critics see as laws threatening the right to abortion in the United States. The Republican majority in the Texas Senate is expected to vote Friday or early on Saturday to impose the ban on late-term abortions, and enact tough new regulations for clinics performing the procedure, and restrict administration of the so-called &quot;abortion pill,&quot; RU486. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/texas-poised-enact-abortion-restrictions-despite-opposition-100402445.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 06:10:22 -0400Reuterstexas-poised-enact-abortion-restrictions-despite-opposition-100402445<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/texas-poised-enact-abortion-restrictions-despite-opposition-100402445.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7hHxHeNqaeLFmdb5RmzBUw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T101022Z_1_CBRE96B0RZ300_RTROPTP_2_USA-ABORTION-TEXAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Texas State Democratic Representative Gutierrez listens to discussion of the proposed HB2 abortion restriction as the state legislature meets to consider legislation restricting abortion rights in Austin, Texas" align="left" title="Texas State Democratic Representative Gutierrez listens to discussion of the proposed HB2 abortion restriction as the state legislature meets to consider legislation restricting abortion rights in Austin, Texas" border="0" /></a>By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas on Friday is poised to enact a ban on most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, ending a bitter political fight that stirred national debate over what critics see as laws threatening the right to abortion in the United States. The Republican majority in the Texas Senate is expected to vote Friday or early on Saturday to impose the ban on late-term abortions, and enact tough new regulations for clinics performing the procedure, and restrict administration of the so-called &quot;abortion pill,&quot; RU486. ...</p><br clear="all"/>There?s good news today for parents who give their kids apple juice: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced new draft guidelines that call for no more than 10 parts per billion of inorganic arsenic in apple juice ? roughly the same level allowed... ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/07/12/new-limits-on-arsenic-in-apple-juice/Fri, 12 Jul 2013 06:00:21 -0400ABC Newsblogs/health/2013/07/12/new-limits-on-arsenic-in-apple-juice/<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/california-inmates-hunger-strike-face-potential-discipline-040909905.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6Pii8kWLf4jACTWAMyXyeQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T040909Z_1_CBRE96B0BJE00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Prison inmates dance in opposition of violence against women on Valentine&#039;s Day in San Bruno" align="left" title="Prison inmates dance in opposition of violence against women on Valentine&#039;s Day in San Bruno" border="0" /></a>By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California prison authorities warned thousands of hunger-striking inmates on Thursday that they could face discipline for illegal &quot;mass disturbances,&quot; and confirmed that more than 12,000 prisoners missed nine consecutive meals in the past three days. The hunger strikers, who are also refusing work assignments, are protesting what prisoner advocates describe as the state&#039;s inhumane solitary confinement practices, which can include locking inmates in isolated cells for up to 23 hours a day. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/california-inmates-hunger-strike-face-potential-discipline-040909905.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 00:09:09 -0400Reuterscalifornia-inmates-hunger-strike-face-potential-discipline-040909905<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/california-inmates-hunger-strike-face-potential-discipline-040909905.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6Pii8kWLf4jACTWAMyXyeQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T040909Z_1_CBRE96B0BJE00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Prison inmates dance in opposition of violence against women on Valentine&#039;s Day in San Bruno" align="left" title="Prison inmates dance in opposition of violence against women on Valentine&#039;s Day in San Bruno" border="0" /></a>By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California prison authorities warned thousands of hunger-striking inmates on Thursday that they could face discipline for illegal &quot;mass disturbances,&quot; and confirmed that more than 12,000 prisoners missed nine consecutive meals in the past three days. The hunger strikers, who are also refusing work assignments, are protesting what prisoner advocates describe as the state&#039;s inhumane solitary confinement practices, which can include locking inmates in isolated cells for up to 23 hours a day. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Get a flat belly fast with these easy tips. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/ways-avoid-beach-bloat/story?id=19642481Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:48:52 -0400ABC NewsHealth/Wellness/ways-avoid-beach-bloat/story<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ireland-votes-allow-limited-abortion-rights-first-time-005318989.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xvsNNwFn4ftWSCI.9rCwQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T005318Z_3_CBRE96A0NQU00_RTROPTP_2_IRISH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" align="left" title="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" border="0" /></a>By Conor Humphries and Sam Cage DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland&#039;s parliament voted on Friday to allow abortion under certain conditions for the first time, following months of polarizing debate in the Catholic country including letters to the premier written in blood. Prime Minister Enda Kenny has provoked protest from both sides of the debate by pushing through a compromise that will allow abortion, but only when a woman&#039;s life is in danger. His governing party has faced down more rebels over the issue than it did over its harsh austerity measures. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ireland-votes-allow-limited-abortion-rights-first-time-005318989.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 20:53:18 -0400Reutersireland-votes-allow-limited-abortion-rights-first-time-005318989<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ireland-votes-allow-limited-abortion-rights-first-time-005318989.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xvsNNwFn4ftWSCI.9rCwQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T005318Z_3_CBRE96A0NQU00_RTROPTP_2_IRISH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" align="left" title="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" border="0" /></a>By Conor Humphries and Sam Cage DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland&#039;s parliament voted on Friday to allow abortion under certain conditions for the first time, following months of polarizing debate in the Catholic country including letters to the premier written in blood. Prime Minister Enda Kenny has provoked protest from both sides of the debate by pushing through a compromise that will allow abortion, but only when a woman&#039;s life is in danger. His governing party has faced down more rebels over the issue than it did over its harsh austerity measures. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - A parent must be notified 48 hours before a girl under the age of 18 gets an abortion in Illinois, the state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, ending nearly two decades of legal wrangling over the issue. The Illinois court decision is the latest in a series of state measures adopted recently to restrict abortion. Texas and North Carolina are currently considering more restrictions on abortion and Republicans across the United States have championed similar measures. ...http://news.yahoo.com/parent-must-told-teen-abortion-illinois-court-004956185.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 20:49:56 -0400Reutersparent-must-told-teen-abortion-illinois-court-004956185<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/north-dakota-clinic-front-lines-abortion-rights-battle-215352275.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WqcQ7to5R0hEEtFVa_Gu6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T233453Z_2_CBRE96A1OU000_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS-ABORTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Red River Women&#039;s Clinic in downtown Fargo" align="left" title="The Red River Women&#039;s Clinic in downtown Fargo" border="0" /></a>By John Whitesides FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - The signs outside the Red River Women&#039;s Clinic in downtown Fargo suggest a place under siege: &quot;It is a federal crime to block the entrance to this building,&quot; says one. &quot;No Trespassing,&quot; says another. They are aimed at the protesters who gather each day outside a clinic that performs abortions, warning not to intrude on women&#039;s federally protected right to the procedure. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/north-dakota-clinic-front-lines-abortion-rights-battle-215352275.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 19:34:53 -0400Reutersnorth-dakota-clinic-front-lines-abortion-rights-battle-215352275<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/north-dakota-clinic-front-lines-abortion-rights-battle-215352275.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WqcQ7to5R0hEEtFVa_Gu6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T233453Z_2_CBRE96A1OU000_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS-ABORTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Red River Women&#039;s Clinic in downtown Fargo" align="left" title="The Red River Women&#039;s Clinic in downtown Fargo" border="0" /></a>By John Whitesides FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - The signs outside the Red River Women&#039;s Clinic in downtown Fargo suggest a place under siege: &quot;It is a federal crime to block the entrance to this building,&quot; says one. &quot;No Trespassing,&quot; says another. They are aimed at the protesters who gather each day outside a clinic that performs abortions, warning not to intrude on women&#039;s federally protected right to the procedure. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ireland-delays-abortion-vote-night-debate-083251090.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zNg4SrxDKLYAaiJ9cJHkBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T224728Z_2_CBRE96A0NQU00_RTROPTP_2_IRISH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" align="left" title="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" border="0" /></a>DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland&#039;s parliament voted on Friday to allow abortion under certain conditions for the first time, after months of polarizing debate in the staunchly Catholic country including letters to the premier written in blood. Premier Enda Kenny has provoked a strong backlash by pushing for access to abortion when a woman&#039;s life is in danger, both sides of the debate have protested and his government has faced down more rebels than it did over austerity. The lower house passed the bill after hours of debate including an all-night sitting. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ireland-delays-abortion-vote-night-debate-083251090.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 19:30:37 -0400Reutersireland-delays-abortion-vote-night-debate-083251090<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ireland-delays-abortion-vote-night-debate-083251090.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zNg4SrxDKLYAaiJ9cJHkBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T224728Z_2_CBRE96A0NQU00_RTROPTP_2_IRISH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" align="left" title="Pro-Choice campaigners demonstrate outside the Irish Parliament ahead of a vote to allow limited abortion in Ireland" border="0" /></a>DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland&#039;s parliament voted on Friday to allow abortion under certain conditions for the first time, after months of polarizing debate in the staunchly Catholic country including letters to the premier written in blood. Premier Enda Kenny has provoked a strong backlash by pushing for access to abortion when a woman&#039;s life is in danger, both sides of the debate have protested and his government has faced down more rebels than it did over austerity. The lower house passed the bill after hours of debate including an all-night sitting. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-cautious-role-congress-immigration-debate-223049800.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M_bvK.cg5gVT18PZwXmmag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T223049Z_1_CBRE96A1QJL00_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama hosts the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="Obama hosts the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Steve Holland and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is treading carefully in deciding how visible a role he should play during perhaps the most delicate stage in the effort to overhaul U.S. immigration laws. The Democratic president, having fought with conservatives in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives over everything from budget cuts and tax hikes to healthcare reform and environmental policy, is aware they are in no mood to compromise or be lectured. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-cautious-role-congress-immigration-debate-223049800.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 18:30:49 -0400Reutersobama-cautious-role-congress-immigration-debate-223049800<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-cautious-role-congress-immigration-debate-223049800.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M_bvK.cg5gVT18PZwXmmag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T223049Z_1_CBRE96A1QJL00_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama hosts the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="Obama hosts the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Steve Holland and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is treading carefully in deciding how visible a role he should play during perhaps the most delicate stage in the effort to overhaul U.S. immigration laws. The Democratic president, having fought with conservatives in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives over everything from budget cuts and tax hikes to healthcare reform and environmental policy, is aware they are in no mood to compromise or be lectured. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerrys-wife-moved-boston-rehab-hospital-condition-improves-222835301.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XrzCS8eqkyyUxA5PTDH._w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T222835Z_4_CBRE9681L9T00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-USA-KERRY-WIFE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="John Kerry is pictured with his wife Teresa Heinz-Kerry after being sworn-in as U.S. Secretary of State by Joe Biden during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington" align="left" title="John Kerry is pictured with his wife Teresa Heinz-Kerry after being sworn-in as U.S. Secretary of State by Joe Biden during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of Secretary of State John Kerry who suffered a seizure on Sunday, has been transferred to a Boston rehabilitation hospital after doctors said her conditions had further improved, the State Department said on Thursday. Heinz Kerry, 74, was rushed to a hospital on Nantucket island off mainland Massachusetts on Sunday and flown to Boston&#039;s Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was treated for seizure-like symptoms. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kerrys-wife-moved-boston-rehab-hospita

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