- Analysis: China's new privatization plan faces push-back risk 7 hours ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new push to open state controlled industries may look bold after a decade of stuttering privatization progress, but Beijing faces stiff resistance … More »Analysis: China's new privatization plan faces push-back risk
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new push to open state controlled industries may look bold after a decade of stuttering privatization progress, but Beijing faces stiff resistance from vested interests in its effort to extend its World Trade Organisation dividend. Beijing's leaders, its top think-tanks, the World Bank and private …
Auction of purported vial of Reagan's blood halted 13 hours ago(Reuters) - The British company that had been auctioning what it said was a vial of the late U.S. President Ronald Reagan's blood canceled the sale on Thursday and the … More »Auction of purported vial of Reagan's blood halted
(Reuters) - The British company that had been auctioning what it said was a vial of the late U.S. President Ronald Reagan's blood canceled the sale on Thursday and the owner will donate the material to the Reagan foundation, the company said. "We have negotiated with the consignor to arrange for the item to be withdrawn …
Emergency plan launched for endgame of polio eradication 12 hours agoThe international group tasked with ridding the world of polio said on Thursday it was shifting to "emergency mode" as the fight enters its final stretch. More »Emergency plan launched for endgame of polio eradication
The international group tasked with ridding the world of polio said on Thursday it was shifting to "emergency mode" as the fight enters its final stretch.
Helene Campbell shows off new lungs with dance; new lease on life a 'miracle' 8 hours agoTORONTO - A young woman whose inspirational advocacy for organ donation has garnered attention around the world gushed with gratitude Thursday at her first public appearance … More »Helene Campbell shows off new lungs with dance; new lease on life a 'miracle'
TORONTO - A young woman whose inspirational advocacy for organ donation has garnered attention around the world gushed with gratitude Thursday at her first public appearance since receiving two lungs seven weeks ago.
- Venezuelans in the dark over Chavez's health 13 hours ago
CARACAS (Reuters) - Mystery, rumor and conspiracy theories surround Hugo Chavez's health almost a year after his cancer diagnosis, with many Venezuelans contemplating … More »Venezuelans in the dark over Chavez's health
CARACAS (Reuters) - Mystery, rumor and conspiracy theories surround Hugo Chavez's health almost a year after his cancer diagnosis, with many Venezuelans contemplating a future without their larger-than-life president. Chavez, a burly former soldier who has dominated the OPEC country for 13 years, says he is on the road …
- Doctors group warns EU health care access shrinking 10 hours ago
Access to health care is declining in Europe, and Greece in particular faces a humanitarian crisis as it cuts health and social spending, aid group Doctors of the World warned Thursday.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - There are smoke-free bars, smoke-free parks, even smoke-free college campuses. But a smoke-free country?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are looking for ways to accelerate the use of drones and other aerial technologies to restore communications after disasters like 2005's Hurricane Katrina, which knocked out phone service for more than 3 million people. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski …
- Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study 15 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An obese person isn't inevitably at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, a new U.K. study finds. "The people really at risk are the ones who have obesity in combination with other metabolic health risk factors," said Mark Hamer, a principal research associate at University College …
KARAWANG GIRANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Anti-tobacco advocates in Indonesia plan to file a class action lawsuit this month using cases of child addicts in the hope of forcing tougher regulations on a society where one in three people smokes. It is a rare attempt of its kind to constrain a tobacco industry which looks to …
ROME (Reuters) - Italian doctors have saved the life of a 16-month-old boy by implanting the world's smallest artificial heart to keep the infant alive until a donor was found for a transplant. The doctors at Rome's Bambino Gesu hospital said the operation was carried out last month and made public this week. The baby, …
- Anti-obesity proposal fails again at McDonald's 10 hours ago
OAK BROOK, Ill., May 24 - McDonald's Corp investors soundly rejected a shareholder proposal that would have required the world's biggest fast-food chain to assess its impact on childhood obesity. The subject was a major topic of discussion at Thursday's annual shareholder meeting, which also served as a send-off for retiring …
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish group Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Victoza has a 43 percent chance of being approved as an obesity treatment in the United States, according to a Reuters poll which found Danish bank analysts had the highest expectations. Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest insulin producer, is in phase three …
- Feigning injury could risk lives, says referee 11 hours ago
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Howard Webb, the referee when Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the pitch with a cardiac arrest and nearly died in March, has warned players that feigning injuries could risk lives. Webb said in an interview that the Muamba incident during an FA Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur …
- New therapy helps tinnitus sufferers 6 hours ago
Tinnitus, an incurable ringing in the ears that can wreck the lives of those that suffer from it, can be significantly eased by a new combination of therapies, The Lancet reported on Friday.
(Reuters) - The new mother of twins fighting a flesh-eating infection in South … More »U.S. mom with flesh-eating disease remains …