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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 reservedMon, 29 Jul 2013 18:56:16 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/health/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/panel-backs-lung-cancer-screening-smokers-210216297.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sspVSDihBEO_TvTZ0QvSYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b5ff26995d4bfc19380f6a7067002ed7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In a June 3, 2010, file photo, Dr. Steven Birnbaum works with a patient in a CT scanner at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, N.H. For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former smokers should get annual scans to cut their chances of dying of the disease. Reports on the screening were published Monday, July 29, 2013, in Annals of Internal Medicine. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In a June 3, 2010, file photo, Dr. Steven Birnbaum works with a patient in a CT scanner at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, N.H. For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former smokers should get annual scans to cut their chances of dying of the disease. Reports on the screening were published Monday, July 29, 2013, in Annals of Internal Medicine. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)" border="0" /></a>For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former heavy smokers should get annual scans to cut their chances of dying of the disease.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/panel-backs-lung-cancer-screening-smokers-210216297.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 18:56:16 -0400Associated Presspanel-backs-lung-cancer-screening-smokers-210216297<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/panel-backs-lung-cancer-screening-smokers-210216297.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sspVSDihBEO_TvTZ0QvSYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b5ff26995d4bfc19380f6a7067002ed7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In a June 3, 2010, file photo, Dr. Steven Birnbaum works with a patient in a CT scanner at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, N.H. For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former smokers should get annual scans to cut their chances of dying of the disease. Reports on the screening were published Monday, July 29, 2013, in Annals of Internal Medicine. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In a June 3, 2010, file photo, Dr. Steven Birnbaum works with a patient in a CT scanner at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, N.H. For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former smokers should get annual scans to cut their chances of dying of the disease. Reports on the screening were published Monday, July 29, 2013, in Annals of Internal Medicine. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)" border="0" /></a>For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former heavy smokers should get annual scans to cut their chances of dying of the disease.</p><br clear="all"/>An influential group of government advisers has endorsed lung cancer screening for the first time ? but not for everybody. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is proposing annual CT scans, a type of X-ray, for certain current and former smokers.http://news.yahoo.com/lung-cancer-screening-only-smokers-ages-210910931.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 17:09:10 -0400Associated Presslung-cancer-screening-only-smokers-ages-210910931<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sex-heart-attack-docs-urged-advice-202336268.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bEa1OoT907KhxRX8KFscxA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ef8fed4e5d1cfc19380f6a7067005fce.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 26, 2012 file photo, Dr. Ruth Westheimer signs a copy of her book in New York. The famed 85-year-old sex therapist says doctors often lack training in discussing sex with patients, but that they should. She says partners are often as concerned as patients themselves. She was commenting on detailed new guidelines released Monday, July 29, 2013, by the American Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology. The groups say doctors need to bring up sex issues early and often after a heart attack, stroke or other heart problem. Sex is often possible and the groups offer advice on when and how to resume intimacy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 26, 2012 file photo, Dr. Ruth Westheimer signs a copy of her book in New York. The famed 85-year-old sex therapist says doctors often lack training in discussing sex with patients, but that they should. She says partners are often as concerned as patients themselves. She was commenting on detailed new guidelines released Monday, July 29, 2013, by the American Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology. The groups say doctors need to bring up sex issues early and often after a heart attack, stroke or other heart problem. Sex is often possible and the groups offer advice on when and how to resume intimacy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)" border="0" /></a>CHICAGO (AP) ? Many heart specialists are hardly Dr. Ruth ? sex is not something they relish bringing up with patients. But new guidance says they should, early and often, to let survivors know intimacy is often possible after a heart attack.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sex-heart-attack-docs-urged-advice-202336268.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 16:23:36 -0400Associated Presssex-heart-attack-docs-urged-advice-202336268<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sex-heart-attack-docs-urged-advice-202336268.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bEa1OoT907KhxRX8KFscxA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ef8fed4e5d1cfc19380f6a7067005fce.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 26, 2012 file photo, Dr. Ruth Westheimer signs a copy of her book in New York. The famed 85-year-old sex therapist says doctors often lack training in discussing sex with patients, but that they should. She says partners are often as concerned as patients themselves. She was commenting on detailed new guidelines released Monday, July 29, 2013, by the American Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology. The groups say doctors need to bring up sex issues early and often after a heart attack, stroke or other heart problem. Sex is often possible and the groups offer advice on when and how to resume intimacy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 26, 2012 file photo, Dr. Ruth Westheimer signs a copy of her book in New York. The famed 85-year-old sex therapist says doctors often lack training in discussing sex with patients, but that they should. She says partners are often as concerned as patients themselves. She was commenting on detailed new guidelines released Monday, July 29, 2013, by the American Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology. The groups say doctors need to bring up sex issues early and often after a heart attack, stroke or other heart problem. Sex is often possible and the groups offer advice on when and how to resume intimacy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)" border="0" /></a>CHICAGO (AP) ? Many heart specialists are hardly Dr. Ruth ? sex is not something they relish bringing up with patients. But new guidance says they should, early and often, to let survivors know intimacy is often possible after a heart attack.</p><br clear="all"/>By Vrinda Manocha and Zeba Siddiqui (Reuters) - Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc has agreed to pay up to $1.6 billion for Trius Therapeutics Inc and Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc, expanding its heft in antibiotics at a time when the number of drug-resistant viruses are on the rise. The widely praised deals will give Cubist, one of the few big players in U.S. antibiotics in the United States, an additional $600 million to $1 billion in revenue on an annual basis from the companies' lead drugs. Antibiotics has often been shunned by many big pharma firms as a field of research due to poor returns. ...http://news.yahoo.com/cubist-pay-1-6-billion-two-antibiotics-makers-015759269.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 21:57:59 -0400Reuterscubist-pay-1-6-billion-two-antibiotics-makers-015759269<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sexuality-under-microscope-showtimes-masters-sex-series-015455511.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SadruRrO9.dPwL5ZNs4_aA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-31T015455Z_1_CBRE96U05BW00_RTROPTP_2_TCA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sheen speaks next to co-star Caplan at a panel for the television series &quot;Masters of Sex&quot; during the Showtime portion of the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in Beverly Hills" align="left" title="Sheen speaks next to co-star Caplan at a panel for the television series &quot;Masters of Sex&quot; during the Showtime portion of the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in Beverly Hills" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - The sexual revolution has been well-documented on TV shows like HBO&#039;s &quot;Sex and the City,&quot; but a new Showtime drama &quot;Masters of Sex&quot; turns the lens on the pioneering couple who started the public conversation about sexuality. The show, which premieres on September 29, explores the early relationship of groundbreaking sex researchers Virginia Johnson and William Masters. It documents their discoveries based on Thomas Maier&#039;s 2009 biography &quot;Masters of Sex. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sexuality-under-microscope-showtimes-masters-sex-series-015455511.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 21:54:55 -0400Reuterssexuality-under-microscope-showtimes-masters-sex-series-015455511<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sexuality-under-microscope-showtimes-masters-sex-series-015455511.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SadruRrO9.dPwL5ZNs4_aA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-31T015455Z_1_CBRE96U05BW00_RTROPTP_2_TCA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sheen speaks next to co-star Caplan at a panel for the television series &quot;Masters of Sex&quot; during the Showtime portion of the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in Beverly Hills" align="left" title="Sheen speaks next to co-star Caplan at a panel for the television series &quot;Masters of Sex&quot; during the Showtime portion of the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in Beverly Hills" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - The sexual revolution has been well-documented on TV shows like HBO&#039;s &quot;Sex and the City,&quot; but a new Showtime drama &quot;Masters of Sex&quot; turns the lens on the pioneering couple who started the public conversation about sexuality. The show, which premieres on September 29, explores the early relationship of groundbreaking sex researchers Virginia Johnson and William Masters. It documents their discoveries based on Thomas Maier&#039;s 2009 biography &quot;Masters of Sex. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - A jury acquitted two South Florida doctors of causing the deaths of patients who overdosed on pain medication, but convicted them of money laundering for their role in a conspiracy involving a chain of pain clinics. The two doctors, Cynthia Cadet, 43, a retired U.S. Air Force major, and Joseph Castronuovo, 74, faced life in prison and fines up to $2 million each for their role at the clinics. Seven of Cadet's patients and two of Castronuovo's patients died of drug overdoses. ...http://news.yahoo.com/florida-pain-doctors-convicted-money-laundering-010014981.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 21:04:43 -0400Reutersflorida-pain-doctors-convicted-money-laundering-010014981By Caroline Humer (Reuters) - Florida and Georgia, two states where politicians oppose U.S. President Barack Obama's healthcare law, said on Tuesday that insurance rates for individuals would rise sharply in 2014 under the reform. The remarks are part of an increasingly polarized debate over whether "Obamacare" will prove affordable for millions of uninsured Americans when new health plans become available on state-based exchanges as of October 1. ...http://news.yahoo.com/florida-georgia-insurance-rates-spike-under-obamacare-001635628.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 20:16:35 -0400Reutersflorida-georgia-insurance-rates-spike-under-obamacare-001635628By Sebastian Salek LONDON (Reuters) - British road accident insurance rules should be overhauled to root out fraudsters making fake claims for whiplash which drive up premiums, MPs said on Wednesday. False and exaggerated motor insurance claims could represent more than 60 percent of all claims for whiplash, the Transport Select Committee of MPs said in a report. The report suggests reducing the limitation period for claims and requiring whiplash claimants to provide proof they had either been seen by a doctor or attended a hospital emergency department shortly after the accident. ...http://news.yahoo.com/tighter-motor-insurance-rules-needed-stop-fake-claims-230803720.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 19:08:51 -0400Reuterstighter-motor-insurance-rules-needed-stop-fake-claims-230803720<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-upholds-ruling-striking-down-nycs-large-151534232.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vp73vNueJzzDm3zYv9vjIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T225846Z_2_CBRE96T16EB00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Benjamin Lesczynski takes a sip of a &quot;Big Gulp&quot; while protesting the proposed &quot;soda-ban,&quot; that New York City Mayor Bloomberg has suggested, outside City Hall in New York" align="left" title="Benjamin Lesczynski takes a sip of a &quot;Big Gulp&quot; while protesting the proposed &quot;soda-ban,&quot; that New York City Mayor Bloomberg has suggested, outside City Hall in New York" border="0" /></a>By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg&#039;s controversial plan to keep large sugary drinks out of restaurants and other eateries was rejected by a state appeals court on Tuesday, which said he had overstepped his authority in trying to impose the ban. The law, which would have prohibited those businesses from selling sodas and other sugary beverages larger than 16 ounces (473 ml), &quot;violated the state principle of separation of powers,&quot; the First Department of the state Supreme Court&#039;s Appellate Division said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-upholds-ruling-striking-down-nycs-large-151534232.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 18:58:46 -0400Reutersappeals-court-upholds-ruling-striking-down-nycs-large-151534232<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-upholds-ruling-striking-down-nycs-large-151534232.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vp73vNueJzzDm3zYv9vjIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T225846Z_2_CBRE96T16EB00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Benjamin Lesczynski takes a sip of a &quot;Big Gulp&quot; while protesting the proposed &quot;soda-ban,&quot; that New York City Mayor Bloomberg has suggested, outside City Hall in New York" align="left" title="Benjamin Lesczynski takes a sip of a &quot;Big Gulp&quot; while protesting the proposed &quot;soda-ban,&quot; that New York City Mayor Bloomberg has suggested, outside City Hall in New York" border="0" /></a>By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg&#039;s controversial plan to keep large sugary drinks out of restaurants and other eateries was rejected by a state appeals court on Tuesday, which said he had overstepped his authority in trying to impose the ban. The law, which would have prohibited those businesses from selling sodas and other sugary beverages larger than 16 ounces (473 ml), &quot;violated the state principle of separation of powers,&quot; the First Department of the state Supreme Court&#039;s Appellate Division said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamacare-mandate-delay-cost-12-billion-affect-1-214446398.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/E4JHEk9AE19rfSYpCc3GOw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T223831Z_2_CBRE96T1OXJ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-TEXAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/TEXAS" align="left" title="To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/TEXAS" border="0" /></a>By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama&#039;s decision to delay implementation of part of his healthcare reform law will cost $12 billion and leave a million fewer Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance in 2014, congressional researchers said Tuesday. The report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office is the first authoritative estimate of the human and fiscal cost from the administration&#039;s unexpected one-year delay announced July 2 of the employer mandate - a requirement for larger businesses to provide health coverage for their workers or pay a penalty. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obamacare-mandate-delay-cost-12-billion-affect-1-214446398.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 18:38:31 -0400Reutersobamacare-mandate-delay-cost-12-billion-affect-1-214446398<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamacare-mandate-delay-cost-12-billion-affect-1-214446398.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/E4JHEk9AE19rfSYpCc3GOw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T223831Z_2_CBRE96T1OXJ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-TEXAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/TEXAS" align="left" title="To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/TEXAS" border="0" /></a>By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama&#039;s decision to delay implementation of part of his healthcare reform law will cost $12 billion and leave a million fewer Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance in 2014, congressional researchers said Tuesday. The report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office is the first authoritative estimate of the human and fiscal cost from the administration&#039;s unexpected one-year delay announced July 2 of the employer mandate - a requirement for larger businesses to provide health coverage for their workers or pay a penalty. ...</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc said it would buy Trius Therapeutics Inc and Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc for up to $1.62 billion to boost its antibiotics portfolio. Cubist said it would buy all outstanding shares of Optimer for a total of $15.75 per share in cash, including contingency payments. The offer represents a premium of 18 percent on Tuesday's closing price. Cubist said it would pay a total of $15.50 per share for Trius, including contingency payments. The offer represents a premium of 32 percent to the stock's closing price on Tuesday. ...http://news.yahoo.com/cubist-buy-trius-therapeutics-optimer-pharma-1-62-211437320.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 18:24:20 -0400Reuterscubist-buy-trius-therapeutics-optimer-pharma-1-62-211437320<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-settles-u-marketing-case-dating-wyeth-conduct-180040437.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sUwkV0EZHorwC6fNKSb8Hw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T212556Z_2_CBRE96T1E1900_RTROPTP_2_PFIZER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People walk past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="People walk past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc will pay $490.9 million to resolve accusations of illegal marketing of the drug Rapamune dating to Pfizer&#039;s 2009 acquisition of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. Wyeth trained its national Rapamune sales force to promote the use of the drug in situations not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), prosecutors said. Pfizer disclosed the settlement on a preliminary basis in a November 2012 securities filing. U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange in Oklahoma City unsealed the final court papers on Tuesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-settles-u-marketing-case-dating-wyeth-conduct-180040437.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 17:25:56 -0400Reuterspfizer-settles-u-marketing-case-dating-wyeth-conduct-180040437<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-settles-u-marketing-case-dating-wyeth-conduct-180040437.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sUwkV0EZHorwC6fNKSb8Hw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T212556Z_2_CBRE96T1E1900_RTROPTP_2_PFIZER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People walk past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="People walk past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc will pay $490.9 million to resolve accusations of illegal marketing of the drug Rapamune dating to Pfizer&#039;s 2009 acquisition of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. Wyeth trained its national Rapamune sales force to promote the use of the drug in situations not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), prosecutors said. Pfizer disclosed the settlement on a preliminary basis in a November 2012 securities filing. U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange in Oklahoma City unsealed the final court papers on Tuesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cost-controls-help-pfizer-merck-weather-weak-quarter-201003038.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fSqvA9ABvK49rkRwxdgoOA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T211602Z_2_CBRE96T1K0V00_RTROPTP_2_PFIZER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman walks past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="A woman walks past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Bill Berkrot and Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - Big Pharma is still relying on belt-tightening to prop up financial results. Pfizer Inc and Merck &amp; Co said on Tuesday their quarterly results were again hit by generic competition for once top-selling products and the toll of a strong dollar on overseas revenue. Controls on marketing and administrative expenses, and other costs, helped them report earnings slightly above Wall Street estimates. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cost-controls-help-pfizer-merck-weather-weak-quarter-201003038.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 17:16:02 -0400Reuterscost-controls-help-pfizer-merck-weather-weak-quarter-201003038<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cost-controls-help-pfizer-merck-weather-weak-quarter-201003038.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fSqvA9ABvK49rkRwxdgoOA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T211602Z_2_CBRE96T1K0V00_RTROPTP_2_PFIZER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman walks past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="A woman walks past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Bill Berkrot and Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - Big Pharma is still relying on belt-tightening to prop up financial results. Pfizer Inc and Merck &amp; Co said on Tuesday their quarterly results were again hit by generic competition for once top-selling products and the toll of a strong dollar on overseas revenue. Controls on marketing and administrative expenses, and other costs, helped them report earnings slightly above Wall Street estimates. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Health officials in Nebraska and Iowa have blamed salad mix for the outbreak. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/07/30/stomach-bug-outbreak-linked-to-salad-mix/Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:11:28 -0400ABC Newsblogs/health/2013/07/30/stomach-bug-outbreak-linked-to-salad-mix/By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Both print and online tools outlining the possible benefits and harms of prostate cancer screening can help men understand the disease and feel more confident in their screening-related decisions, a new study suggests. Researchers found, however, that men who had access to those decision aids weren't any more or less likely to be screened in the following year than those who didn't receive extra information. ...http://news.yahoo.com/print-aids-help-men-decide-cancer-screening-201618825.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 16:16:18 -0400Reutersprint-aids-help-men-decide-cancer-screening-201618825<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/polands-1st-face-transplant-patient-goes-home-195611958.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WUpXwJgq5LjFqOEql1P.DA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/84e8e81a7a1f0b19390f6a706700a3dd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Poland&#039;s first face transplant patient, identified only by his first name Grzegorz, speaks at a press conference after he was discharged from the hospital, in Gliwice, Poland, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The 33-year-old man said he owes his doctor &quot;everything&quot; following a skin-and-bone transplant on May 15, three weeks after losing his nose, upper jaw and cheeks in an accident at the brick factory where he worked. (AP Photo/Tomasz Griessgraber) POLAND OUT" align="left" title="Poland&#039;s first face transplant patient, identified only by his first name Grzegorz, speaks at a press conference after he was discharged from the hospital, in Gliwice, Poland, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The 33-year-old man said he owes his doctor &quot;everything&quot; following a skin-and-bone transplant on May 15, three weeks after losing his nose, upper jaw and cheeks in an accident at the brick factory where he worked. (AP Photo/Tomasz Griessgraber) POLAND OUT" border="0" /></a>WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Poland&#039;s first face transplant patient was discharged from the hospital Tuesday, speaking with some effort at a press conference just 11 weeks after the extensive surgery that saved his life.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/polands-1st-face-transplant-patient-goes-home-195611958.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 15:56:11 -0400Associated Presspolands-1st-face-transplant-patient-goes-home-195611958<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/polands-1st-face-transplant-patient-goes-home-195611958.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WUpXwJgq5LjFqOEql1P.DA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/84e8e81a7a1f0b19390f6a706700a3dd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Poland&#039;s first face transplant patient, identified only by his first name Grzegorz, speaks at a press conference after he was discharged from the hospital, in Gliwice, Poland, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The 33-year-old man said he owes his doctor &quot;everything&quot; following a skin-and-bone transplant on May 15, three weeks after losing his nose, upper jaw and cheeks in an accident at the brick factory where he worked. (AP Photo/Tomasz Griessgraber) POLAND OUT" align="left" title="Poland&#039;s first face transplant patient, identified only by his first name Grzegorz, speaks at a press conference after he was discharged from the hospital, in Gliwice, Poland, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The 33-year-old man said he owes his doctor &quot;everything&quot; following a skin-and-bone transplant on May 15, three weeks after losing his nose, upper jaw and cheeks in an accident at the brick factory where he worked. (AP Photo/Tomasz Griessgraber) POLAND OUT" border="0" /></a>WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Poland&#039;s first face transplant patient was discharged from the hospital Tuesday, speaking with some effort at a press conference just 11 weeks after the extensive surgery that saved his life.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-differences-abortion-widen-along-regional-lines-survey-194527856.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qk62Abh_AUXJ2dhtYh1sKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T194742Z_2_CBRE96T1IVZ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-ABORTION-TEXAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Abortion rights and anti-abortion advocates rally in the rotunda of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas" align="left" title="Abortion rights and anti-abortion advocates rally in the rotunda of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas" border="0" /></a>By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - U.S. attitudes on abortion are split along regional lines, and opposition to legal abortion has grown in some parts of the South while Americans in the Northeast and on the West Coast still strongly favor abortion rights, according to a new study. While a little more than half of all Americans continue to favor abortion rights and two in five oppose them, the divide is reflected in legal and legislative battles over the issue this month in the two regions with the most opposition to legal abortion: the South Central and Midwestern states. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-differences-abortion-widen-along-regional-lines-survey-194527856.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 15:47:42 -0400Reutersu-differences-abortion-widen-along-regional-lines-survey-194527856<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-differences-abortion-widen-along-regional-lines-survey-194527856.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qk62Abh_AUXJ2dhtYh1sKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T194742Z_2_CBRE96T1IVZ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-ABORTION-TEXAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Abortion rights and anti-abortion advocates rally in the rotunda of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas" align="left" title="Abortion rights and anti-abortion advocates rally in the rotunda of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas" border="0" /></a>By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - U.S. attitudes on abortion are split along regional lines, and opposition to legal abortion has grown in some parts of the South while Americans in the Northeast and on the West Coast still strongly favor abortion rights, according to a new study. While a little more than half of all Americans continue to favor abortion rights and two in five oppose them, the divide is reflected in legal and legislative battles over the issue this month in the two regions with the most opposition to legal abortion: the South Central and Midwestern states. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-republicans-feud-over-defunding-obamacare-194535196.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C_si.oAzgbEXaw7ju4MJew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T194535Z_1_CBRE96T1IWE00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-EMPLOYERS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" align="left" title="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" border="0" /></a>By David Lawder and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nasty, name-calling spat between Tea Party conservatives and older, more moderate Republican senators is playing out in public this week, fueling a battle over the best way to kill President Barack Obama&#039;s landmark healthcare law. Senators usually reserve for private conversations words such as &quot;silly&quot;, &quot;dumb,&quot; &quot;dishonest&quot; and &quot;feckless&quot; when referring to ideas being floated by members of their own political party. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senate-republicans-feud-over-defunding-obamacare-194535196.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 15:45:35 -0400Reuterssenate-republicans-feud-over-defunding-obamacare-194535196<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-republicans-feud-over-defunding-obamacare-194535196.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C_si.oAzgbEXaw7ju4MJew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T194535Z_1_CBRE96T1IWE00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-EMPLOYERS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" align="left" title="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" border="0" /></a>By David Lawder and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nasty, name-calling spat between Tea Party conservatives and older, more moderate Republican senators is playing out in public this week, fueling a battle over the best way to kill President Barack Obama&#039;s landmark healthcare law. Senators usually reserve for private conversations words such as &quot;silly&quot;, &quot;dumb,&quot; &quot;dishonest&quot; and &quot;feckless&quot; when referring to ideas being floated by members of their own political party. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - State-run programs that compel people with serious mental illness to get treatment may reduce costs, according to a new analysis of New York State's system known as Kendra's Law. Addressing the concerns of some lawmakers, researchers found that treatment costs dropped by about half among those covered under the program in New York City and even more for those in other counties throughout the state, largely as a result of fewer hospital admissions. ...http://news.yahoo.com/court-ordered-mental-health-treatment-may-save-money-194256199.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 15:42:56 -0400Reuterscourt-ordered-mental-health-treatment-may-save-money-194256199By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers who undergo a kidney transplant are more likely to have their new organ stop working within a few years than both younger and older recipients, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data on 169,000 kidney transplant recipients and found 14- to 16-year-olds had the highest risk of so-called graft loss starting one year after their transplant. "There can be a dramatic change at the transplant event," said Dr. Kenneth Andreoni, who led the study at the University of Florida in Gainesville. ...http://news.yahoo.com/kidney-transplants-not-successful-among-teens-185850262.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 14:58:50 -0400Reuterskidney-transplants-not-successful-among-teens-185850262What you don't know about who's looking after Mom. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/life-death-assisted-living-19787185Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:54:41 -0400ABC NewsHealth/video/life-death-assisted-living-19787185Natalie Giorgi, 13, died from a severe peanut allergy. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/camper-dies-allergic-reaction-treat-laced-peanut-butter/story?id=19814257Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:47:22 -0400ABC NewsHealth/camper-dies-allergic-reaction-treat-laced-peanut-butter/storyTransplant Recipient Can See and Speakhttp://news.yahoo.com/polish-face-transplant-patient-goes-home-183703424.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 14:37:03 -0400ABC Newspolish-face-transplant-patient-goes-home-183703424Natalie Giorgi, 13, accidentally ate a dessert item with peanut butter at Camp Sacramento. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/girl-dies-peanut-allergy-summer-camp-19818184Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:18:51 -0400ABC NewsHealth/video/girl-dies-peanut-allergy-summer-camp-19818184BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission confirmed on Tuesday that the Bayer acne pill Diane 35 was safe for use, a seal of approval which will oblige France to allow sales of the product. France is the only European Union country where sales of the treatment were suspended earlier this year after four deaths over the past 25 years were linked to its use. "The product is entitled to be sold on the market in France," Frederic Vincent, the Commission's spokesman for health affairs, said commenting on the EU executive's decision to approve the drug. ...http://news.yahoo.com/eu-commission-clears-way-bayer-acne-pill-sales-181112999.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 14:11:12 -0400Reuterseu-commission-clears-way-bayer-acne-pill-sales-181112999By Caroline Humer (Reuters) - U.S. health insurer Aetna Inc reported higher quarterly profits on Tuesday as medical costs in its employer-based and commercial business remained low and it closed on its acquisition of Coventry Health Care. Aetna Chief Executive Mark Bertolini said he was "increasingly confident" the company would have higher operating earnings in 2014, but warned that Aetna expects lower growth in private Medicare, where the government has cut spending. ...http://news.yahoo.com/aetna-profit-beats-expectations-costs-stay-low-120643045.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 13:36:39 -0400Reutersaetna-profit-beats-expectations-costs-stay-low-120643045A new study solidifies the connection between breast-feeding and intelligence, but it?s not the only way that mom can influence youngsters? IQ, even before birth.http://news.yahoo.com/breastfeeding-other-early-influencers-children-iq-173034581.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 13:30:34 -0400Time.combreastfeeding-other-early-influencers-children-iq-173034581A common malaria drug that has been linked to the case of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who has pleaded guilty to killing 16 Afghan civilians last year, will carry a ?black box? warning, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday. The FDA says the drug,...http://news.yahoo.com/fda-slaps-black-box-warning-malaria-drug-linked-172518423.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 13:25:18 -0400ABC Newsfda-slaps-black-box-warning-malaria-drug-linked-172518423By Susan Kelly and Caroline Humer (Reuters) - U.S. hospital chain Community Health Systems Inc said on Tuesday it would buy smaller Health Management Associates Inc for $3.9 billion to increase its base during the overhaul of the country's healthcare system. Health Management on Tuesday also disclosed it had received additional subpoenas in a widening federal government investigation of its admissions practices. The troubled company also named a new CEO on Tuesday. The Community Health deal, which the market had been anticipating, is the second in the sector in as many months. ...http://news.yahoo.com/community-health-buy-health-management-3-9-billion-111105172.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 12:55:06 -0400Reuterscommunity-health-buy-health-management-3-9-billion-111105172By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) - Questionable hygiene practices among meat processing plant employees, freight truck drivers and others who work at hog slaughter houses are aiding in the spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus across the United States, according to research conducted by the University of Illinois staff. PEDv is spread most commonly by pigs ingesting contaminated feces. The virus, which is deadly to very young piglets, does not pose a health risk to humans or other animals and the meat from PEDv-infected pigs is safe for people to eat, according to federal officials. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-slaughterhouse-workers-truckers-fuel-deadly-piglet-virus-163141414.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 12:31:41 -0400Reutersu-slaughterhouse-workers-truckers-fuel-deadly-piglet-virus-163141414ProPublica filmmaker A.C. Thompson takes a critical look at the for-profit world of assisted-living facilities, which caters to a vulnerable population: families who want a safe and home-like environment for their loved ones suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/assisted-living-facilities-loosely-regulated-understaffed/story?id=19808799Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:21:15 -0400ABC NewsHealth/assisted-living-facilities-loosely-regulated-understaffed/story(Reuters) - Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc raised its full-year revenue forecast following strong sales growth for its cholesterol-lowering drug Juxtapid in the second quarter, sending its shares up as much as 26 percent. The number of patients receiving the therapy rose 185 percent in the quarter from the first quarter, while new patients waiting to receive the drug more than doubled. Juxtapid was approved in December as an alternative treatment for patients who have a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol. The company launched the drug in late-January. ...http://news.yahoo.com/aegerion-raises-revenue-forecast-shares-jump-26-percent-160559063.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 12:09:22 -0400Reutersaegerion-raises-revenue-forecast-shares-jump-26-percent-160559063MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian lawmaker has asked parliament to give women two days paid leave a month when they menstruate, a move that has irked rights activists worried over creeping conservatism since Vladimir Putin resumed the presidency. Mikhail Degtyaryov, a member of the nationalist LDPR party led by the outspoken Vladimir Zhirinovsky, wrote on his website that he had proposed a draft law to increase the protection of women at the workplace. "During that period (of menstruation), most women experience psychological and physiological discomfort. ...http://news.yahoo.com/russian-lawmaker-proposes-days-off-menstruating-women-160015972.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 12:00:15 -0400Reutersrussian-lawmaker-proposes-days-off-menstruating-women-160015972<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/why-exercise-152600303.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3T4ALc16bSpxywMZ2tQi0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Bikecultureincopenhagen-300x234.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Why Do You Exercise?" align="left" title="Why Do You Exercise?" border="0" /></a>Why Do You Exercise?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/why-exercise-152600303.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:26:00 -0400Scientific Americanwhy-exercise-152600303<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/why-exercise-152600303.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3T4ALc16bSpxywMZ2tQi0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Bikecultureincopenhagen-300x234.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Why Do You Exercise?" align="left" title="Why Do You Exercise?" border="0" /></a>Why Do You Exercise?</p><br clear="all"/>By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Though many children with asthma eventually grow out of the condition, a severe case in childhood or allergies to furry animals may each signal asthma that will persist into young adulthood, according to a new study. Swedish researchers followed seven- and eight-year-olds with asthma through their teens and among those with the combination of severe asthma and animal allergies as kids, 82 percent still had asthma at age 19. "Asthma is a dynamic condition which often remits but also frequently relapses," said lead author Dr. ...http://news.yahoo.com/kids-asthma-more-likely-linger-pet-allergies-150631584.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:06:31 -0400Reuterskids-asthma-more-likely-linger-pet-allergies-150631584By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who have a sibling with a disability are more prone than other kids to having troubles with relationships, behavior, schoolwork or recreational activities, according to a new survey of parents. The study could not explain why the siblings of disabled kids were more likely to have problems functioning socially or emotionally than kids without a special needs brother or sister. But Anthony Goudie, the report's lead author, said he's convinced it has to do with the family situation. ...http://news.yahoo.com/siblings-disabled-kids-may-problems-functioning-150527550.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:05:27 -0400Reuterssiblings-disabled-kids-may-problems-functioning-150527550There are lots of reasons for eating more fruits and vegetables: for your health, for the environment, for animal rights ? or all of the above. ?That?s why the number of people who eat a completely vegetarian or semi-vegetarian diet is growing. Currently, about 4... ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/07/30/abc-health-vegetarian-tweet-chat-today-at-1pm-et/Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:44:28 -0400ABC Newsblogs/health/2013/07/30/abc-health-vegetarian-tweet-chat-today-at-1pm-et/New study suggests that moms could boost their child's brainpower by breastfeeding. ? ? ? ?http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/breastfed-babies-smarter-study-finds-19814539Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:42:52 -0400ABC NewsHealth/video/breastfed-babies-smarter-study-finds-19814539<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/polands-first-face-transplant-patient-goes-home-104232743.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WUpXwJgq5LjFqOEql1P.DA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/84e8e81a7a1f0b19390f6a706700a3dd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Poland&#039;s first face transplant patient, identified only by his first name Grzegorz, speaks at a press conference after he was discharged from the hospital, in Gliwice, Poland, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The 33-year-old man said he owes his doctor &quot;everything&quot; following a skin-and-bone transplant on May 15, three weeks after losing his nose, upper jaw and cheeks in an accident at the brick factory where he worked. (AP Photo/Tomasz Griessgraber) POLAND OUT" align="left" title="Poland&#039;s first face transplant patient, identified only by his first name Grzegorz, speaks at a press conference after he was discharged from the hospital, in Gliwice, Poland, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The 33-year-old man said he owes his doctor &quot;everything&quot; following a skin-and-bone transplant on May 15, three weeks after losing his nose, upper jaw and cheeks in an accident at the brick factory where he worked. (AP Photo/Tomasz Griessgraber) POLAND OUT" border="0" /></a>WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Poland&#039;s first face transplant patient was discharged from the hospital Tuesday, speaking with some effort at a press conference just 11 weeks after the extensive surgery that saved his life.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/polands-first-face-transplant-patient-goes-home-104232743.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 10:15:45 -0400Associated Presspolands-first-face-transplant-patient-goes-home-104232743<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/polands-first-face-transplant-patient-goes-home-104232743.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WUpXwJgq5LjFqOEql1P.DA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/84e8e81a7a1f0b19390f6a706700a3dd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Poland&#039;s first face transplant patient, identified only by his first name Grzegorz, speaks at a press conference after he was discharged from the hospital, in Gliwice, Poland, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The 33-year-old man said he owes his doctor &quot;everything&quot; following a skin-and-bone transplant on May 15, three weeks after losing his nose, upper jaw and cheeks in an accident at the brick factory where he worked. (AP Photo/Tomasz Griessgraber) POLAND OUT" align="left" title="Poland&#039;s first face transplant patient, identified only by his first name Grzegorz, speaks at a press conference after he was discharged from the hospital, in Gliwice, Poland, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The 33-year-old man said he owes his doctor &quot;everything&quot; following a skin-and-bone transplant on May 15, three weeks after losing his nose, upper jaw and cheeks in an accident at the brick factory where he worked. (AP Photo/Tomasz Griessgraber) POLAND OUT" border="0" /></a>WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Poland&#039;s first face transplant patient was discharged from the hospital Tuesday, speaking with some effort at a press conference just 11 weeks after the extensive surgery that saved his life.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/merck-revenue-misses-mark-diabetes-arthritis-drugs-lag-111502133.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kXO3U8bMfM4ANChvySaSJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T135123Z_1_CBRE96T12HQ00_RTROPTP_2_MERCK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A general view shows the Merck facility in Rahway, New Jersey November 28, 2005. The international p.." align="left" title="A general view shows the Merck facility in Rahway, New Jersey November 28, 2005. The international p.." border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Merck &amp; Co Inc&#039;s quarterly revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations as the stronger dollar cut sales of its consumer and animal health products and hurt results for prescription drugs, including diabetes treatment Januvia. The second-biggest U.S. drugmaker said on Tuesday it earned $906 million, or 30 cents per share, in the second quarter. That compared with $1.79 billion, or 58 cents per share, in the year-earlier period. Excluding special items, Merck earned 84 cents per share. Analysts, on average, expected 83 cents per share. Global company revenue fell 11 percent to ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/merck-revenue-misses-mark-diabetes-arthritis-drugs-lag-111502133.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 09:51:23 -0400Reutersmerck-revenue-misses-mark-diabetes-arthritis-drugs-lag-111502133<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/merck-revenue-misses-mark-diabetes-arthritis-drugs-lag-111502133.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kXO3U8bMfM4ANChvySaSJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T135123Z_1_CBRE96T12HQ00_RTROPTP_2_MERCK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A general view shows the Merck facility in Rahway, New Jersey November 28, 2005. The international p.." align="left" title="A general view shows the Merck facility in Rahway, New Jersey November 28, 2005. The international p.." border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Merck &amp; Co Inc&#039;s quarterly revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations as the stronger dollar cut sales of its consumer and animal health products and hurt results for prescription drugs, including diabetes treatment Januvia. The second-biggest U.S. drugmaker said on Tuesday it earned $906 million, or 30 cents per share, in the second quarter. That compared with $1.79 billion, or 58 cents per share, in the year-earlier period. Excluding special items, Merck earned 84 cents per share. Analysts, on average, expected 83 cents per share. Global company revenue fell 11 percent to ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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