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Bariatric Surgery Does Not Extend Life Expectancy Among Older Obese Males - Medical News Today

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 12:08 PM PDT

News Tonight

Bariatric Surgery Does Not Extend Life Expectancy Among Older Obese Males Medical News Today Severely obese older men who undergo bariatric surgery do not have a lower risk of death, researchers from Durham VA Medical Center, NC reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). There are two main types of bariatric surgery ... Limited Benefit for Bariatric Surgery in High-Risk PatientsMedPage Today Bariatric Surgery Fails to Prolong Life in Older MenThirdAge New Study Says Weight-Loss Surgery Doesn't Decrease Death Risk Among ObeseHealth Aim U.S. News & World Report -Newsday (subscription) all 211 news articles »

Lengthy ED Diversion Proves Costly for AMI Patients - MedPage Today

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 09:48 AM PDT

Lengthy ED Diversion Proves Costly for AMI Patients MedPage Today Explain that diverting an ambulance by at least 12 hours from the nearest emergency department (ED) increased the risk of death in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients by more than 20%. ... Ambulance Traffic Could Decide Life Or DeathHuffington Post Ambulance Diversion Found to be Linked to Heart Attack Death RateKBOI Ambulance Diversion Strongly Linked with Increased Mortality of Heart Attack ...PR Newswire (press release) Medical News Today (press release) -Louisville Courier-Journal (blog) all 19 news articles »

Simultaneous PET/MRI Device - Siemens Biograph MMR System - Approved By FDA - Medical News Today

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:06 AM PDT

WIVB

Simultaneous PET/MRI Device - Siemens Biograph MMR System - Approved By FDA Medical News Today A device that simultaneously performs a PET (positron emission tomography) scan and an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan, called the Siemens Biograph mMR system, has been cleared by the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration). ... Siemens PET Scan-MRI Combo Gets FDA ClearanceWall Street Journal New Device Performs Body Scans SimultaneouslyU.S. News & World Report FDA Gives Green Light to Simultaneous PET/MRI SystemMedscape Washington Post -Forbes -ThirdAge all 151 news articles »

The McKinsey Health Insurance Study: Democrats Strike Back - Forbes (blog)

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 04:14 PM PDT

ABC News

The McKinsey Health Insurance Study: Democrats Strike Back Forbes (blog) I've written a fair amount about the McKinsey study indicating that 30 percent of employers intend to "definitely or probably" stop offering health insurance to their workers after 2014. Well, the White House and its allies have begun to ... Report Says Many Employers May Drop Health CoverageWall Street Journal Health Care Survey: Employers May Cut Plans After 2014ABC News Many US employers to drop health benefits: McKinseyReuters The Atlantic -TPMDC -Minneapolis Star Tribune all 171 news articles »

Ovarian Cancer Screenings Raise Risk Of Health Problems And Do Not Reduce ... - Medical News Today

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 09:03 AM PDT

ThirdAge

Ovarian Cancer Screenings Raise Risk Of Health Problems And Do Not Reduce ... Medical News Today Transvaginal ultrasound and the CA-125 blood test do not prevent females from dying of ovarian cancer - in fact the invasive medical procedures may be linked to health problems, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham wrote in the ... Ovarian Cancer Screening Does "More Harm than Good"ThirdAge Ovarian cancer screening does more harm than good, study showsLos Angeles Times Ovarian Cancer Test FailsKSAT San Antonio HealthCanal.com -TopNews Arab Emirates all 16 news articles »

Walkers Celebrate Cancer Survivors With 24-Hour Relay - Patch.com

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Waterbury Republican American

Walkers Celebrate Cancer Survivors With 24-Hour Relay Patch.com The Relay for Life of Greater Middletown marks the 11th consecutive year community members remember, celebrate and fight back against cancer. By Matthew F. Donahue | Email the author | 4:25pm Cancer survivors and caretakers make a lap around the track. ... Relay for Life returns to Freedom area June 17-18Explore Carroll 8th Annual Madison County Relay for Life (video)(updated with story)Oneida Dispatch Students open hearts, pocketbooks for cancer cureBonner County Daily Bee Hornell Evening Tribune -SW Iowa News -TheNewsTribune.com all 55 news articles »

AIDS Patients Aging Prematurelyad - ThirdAge

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 01:39 PM PDT

The Hindu

AIDS Patients Aging Prematurelyad ThirdAge HIV patients who are treated early, before they're too sick, dramatically lower their chances of spreading the AIDS vi... Read Morerus to a sexual partner, a major new study has found. AIDS patients are wrestling with premature aging, a predicted side ... Premature aging seen as issue for AIDS survivorsThe Associated Press Aids survivors premature ageingNews24 UN AIDS summit overcomes condom resistanceAFP Daily Monitor -NY1 -ABC News all 352 news articles »

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Teeing Off For Taiwan: Golfer Yani Tseng

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 07:17 AM PST

Are The China Haters Right?

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:11 PM PDT

More Than 600 Sickened By Lead Poisoning In China

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 02:30 AM PDT

Worst Market In Nine Years Spells Worsening Woes

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:11 PM PDT

Murdoch Urges China To Open Up Its Film Market

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 11:13 PM PDT

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Police close Delaware Weiner case | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-06-12 - Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 12:13 AM PDT

ABC News

Police close Delaware Weiner case | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-06-12 Philadelphia Inquirer WILMINGTON - Police have closed an investigation into the online contact between Rep. Anthony Weiner and a 17-year-old Delaware girl who started following the New York Democrat online after a class trip to the nation's capital earlier ... Weiner seeks treatmentDetroit Free Press Weiner asks for leave of absence from HouseTheNewsTribune.com Weiner to Enter Treatment Center and Seek Leave From HouseNew York Times Salon -San Francisco Chronicle all 3,338 news articles »

Architect of blasts at US embassies killed in Somalia - Boston Globe

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 11:28 PM PDT

CBC.ca

Architect of blasts at US embassies killed in Somalia Boston Globe AP / June 12, 2011 NAIROBI — The Al Qaeda mastermind behind the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania was killed this week at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu by Somali forces who did not ... Embassy bombings mastermind killedSpringfield News-Leader Somalians kill key al-Qaeda figure | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-06-12Philadelphia Inquirer Al-Qaeda Commander in East Africa Is Killed, Clinton SaysBloomberg Los Angeles Times -Xinhua -CBS News all 1,352 news articles »

Source: Rep. Giffords could be out of hospital by summer's end - Chicago Tribune

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 10:21 PM PDT

ABC News

Source: Rep. Giffords could be out of hospital by summer's end Chicago Tribune HOUSTON, Texas -- US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is "recovering well" and could be released from outpatient care as early as the end of next month, a staffer said Saturday. Chief of Staff Pia Carusone told The Associated Press that doctors have begun ... Aide says hospital may release Giffords this monthDenver Post Aide says Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' hospital release may be soonabc7.com It's too soon to say Giffords can't serve againArizona Daily Star Sacramento Bee -Jerusalem Post -KMPH Fox 26 all 239 news articles »

Turks vote in parliamentary elections - Aljazeera.net

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 12:58 AM PDT

Reuters Africa

Turks vote in parliamentary elections Aljazeera.net More than 50 million expected to vote in Turkey as ruling party seeks third straight term in office. Polls have opened in Turkey where more than 50 million Turks are eligible to cast their ballots to elect a new 550-seat parliament. ... Turkey votes in parliamentary electionsAFP Turkey Goes To Polls In Parliamentary ElectionsRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Turkey holds parliamentary electionsCNN International Xinhua -Novinite.com -Mirror.co.uk all 155 news articles »

CIA chief leaves Pak without deal on resetting ties with ISI - Hindustan Times

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 11:11 PM PDT

USA Today

CIA chief leaves Pak without deal on resetting ties with ISI Hindustan Times PTI CIA chief Leon Panetta has left Pakistan without reaching a deal on resetting the troubled relationship with ISI during meetings with the country's top military leaders. Panetta, who arrived on an unscheduled visit on Friday evening, ... CIA Director Warns Pakistan on Collusion With MilitantsNew York Times In the World | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-06-12Philadelphia Inquirer 34 killed, 94 injured in twin blasts in Pakistani marketCNN International Xinhua -TIME all 1,166 news articles »

Case against ex-NSA manager accused of mishandling classified files narrows - Washington Post

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:58 PM PDT

Politico

Case against ex-NSA manager accused of mishandling classified files narrows Washington Post Federal prosecutors will withdraw key documents from their case against a former National Security Agency manager charged with mishandling classified material, a move that experts say could signal the unraveling of one of the Obama ... Ex-NSA Aide Gains Plea Deal in Leak Case; Setback to USNew York Times Judge Accepts Plea Deal in NSA Leak CaseWall Street Journal NSA case unlikely to deter Obama's take on leakersThe Associated Press Politico -Los Angeles Times -Reuters all 744 news articles »

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Quitting smoking makes you fat, and now scientists know why - CBS News

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 06:31 AM PDT

Los Angeles Times

Quitting smoking makes you fat, and now scientists know why CBS News (CBS) As often happens in science, it was an accidental discovery. It solves the mystery of why a lot of people who smoke look so skinny and, more importantly, why many people who quit the habit gain weight. "Interestingly, initially we were not ... Study: Why Quitting Smoking Makes You FatTIME Nicotine's role in post-smoking weight gain becomes clearerLos Angeles Times Why Smokers Gain Weight When QuittingWebMD BBC News -Times of India -The BQB all 375 news articles »

Growing Older With HIV - New York Times

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 02:36 PM PDT

Deseret News

Growing Older With HIV New York Times In his June 5 Op-Ed article, "The Death Sentence That Defined My Life," Mark Trautwein shows us how not dying of AIDS "on schedule" has helped him learn "not to live life on one either." His story offers insight into the financial, social and medical ... Premature aging seen as issue for AIDS survivorsThe Associated Press HIV-Positive Patients Experience Premature AgingThirdAge Premature aging seen as issue for AIDS survivorsTheNewsTribune.com California Progress Report all 236 news articles »

Proposed Medicaid cuts put NJ in national debate - The Associated Press

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Proposed Medicaid cuts put NJ in national debate The Associated Press TRENTON, NJ (AP) — As states look to trim billions of dollars from Medicaid spending, New Jersey is getting national attention for its proposal. Opponents say it's an unprecedented and draconian attempt to balance the budget on the backs of society's ... Christie proposal to slash Medicaid by $540 million puts NJ at center of ...Washington Post Human Services officials release details on NJ Medicaid program cuts, changesThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com Independent pharmacies raise concerns about Florida Medicaid overhaulPalm Beach Post Sunshine State News -Richmond Register -Lexington Herald Leader all 172 news articles »

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The World's Most Reputable Companies

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Groupon China Shows 4 Expat Execs The Exit Door

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:57 AM PDT

SEC Advises Skepticism On China Stock Reports

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 11:25 AM PDT

LulzSec Hackers Dump Porn Site Usernames And Passwords

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:10 PM PDT

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Sarah Palin quotes: what she said in the emails - The Guardian

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 12:40 AM PDT

USA Today

Sarah Palin quotes: what she said in the emails The Guardian Sarah Palin's shoot-from-the-hip style is evident in quotes from her emails as Alaska's governor. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP More than 24000 pages of emails from Sarah Palin's time as governor of Alaska have been released to media including the ... Alaska releases trove of e-mails from Palin's term as governorBoston Globe E-mails shed light on Sarah Palin, Alaska governorSan Francisco Chronicle Sarah Palin emails: Enemies sent a series of death threatsTelegraph.co.uk Detroit Free Press -msnbc.com -Los Angeles Times all 4,285 news articles »

Delaware police investigate alleged contact between Weiner, local teen - CNN International

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 01:18 AM PDT

msnbc.com

Delaware police investigate alleged contact between Weiner, local teen CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Delaware authorities are investigating alleged contact between a local teen and Rep. Anthony Weiner, who has been under fire after admitting to inappropriate communications with women online. "Detectives were made aware ... Weiner had online contact with 17-year-old girlSan Francisco Chronicle Weiner Confirms He Sent Private Messages to Girl, 17New York Times Weiner: No indecency in online contact with girl, 17The Seattle Times Reuters -Washington Post -Albany Times Union all 371 news articles »

US calls on Syria to end 'outrageous' violence - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 01:07 AM PDT

CBC.ca

US calls on Syria to end 'outrageous' violence Telegraph.co.uk The United States has toughened its stance on Syria, calling for an "immediate end to brutality and violence" and warning President Bashar al-Assad he is leading his nation on a "dangerous path." By Alastair Jamieson "The United States strongly ... Syrian Troops Seal off Restive Northern TownABC News Syrian troops seal off restive northern townAtlanta Journal Constitution Thousands of Syrians flee into TurkeyXinhua Ynetnews -BBC News -Voice of America all 2,576 news articles »

Huge AZ wildfire spreads, health conditions worsen - The Associated Press

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 01:10 AM PDT

USA Today

Huge AZ wildfire spreads, health conditions worsen The Associated Press SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Smoke from a massive wildfire in eastern Arizona that has claimed more than 30 homes and forced nearly 10000 people to flee has officials worried about serious health impacts to residents and firefighters as tiny particles ... Huge AZ wildfire spreads, health conditions worsenForbes Ariz. wildfire likely to spread to NM; threat to major power linesBoston Globe Arizona blaze threatening New MexicoDetroit Free Press The News Journal -Arizona Republic all 3,408 news articles »

Bay Area stable in draft of state political map - San Francisco Chronicle

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 11:36 PM PDT

Chicago Tribune

Bay Area stable in draft of state political map San Francisco Chronicle The first draft of California's once-a-decade redrawing of its political map ignited a chaotic game of musical chairs Friday, with analysts saying the shifting boundary lines could give Democrats at least three more members of Congress and two more ... Release of new maps creates political 'tsunami'San Jose Mercury News La Mesa Is Shifted to Democratic Congress District Under Remap PlanPatch.com Maps show shifting political districts in CaliforniaModesto Bee Contra Costa Times -International Business Times -Santa Maria Times all 283 news articles »

Deadly tornado stirred up rare fungal infections in Joplin, Mo. - Detroit Free Press

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 11:06 PM PDT

USA Today

Deadly tornado stirred up rare fungal infections in Joplin, Mo. Detroit Free Press AP JOPLIN, Mo. -- In the aftermath of the Joplin tornado, some people who were injured in the storm developed a rare and sometimes fatal fungal infection that's so aggressive, it turned their tissue black and caused mold to grow inside their wounds. ... Rare Infection Strikes Victims of a Tornado in MissouriNew York Times Lethal fungus adds to tornado woes in Joplin, Mo.Los Angeles Times Rare fungal infection strikes Joplin tornado victimsCNN USA Today -Reuters -ABC News all 656 news articles »

Judge allows use of graphic video in Casey Anthony trial - CNN

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 10:47 PM PDT

ABC News

Judge allows use of graphic video in Casey Anthony trial CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Tune in to HLN's "Nancy Grace" at 8 ET for live reports from Orlando, Florida on the Casey Anthony trial. And follow the action on Nancy's special Casey Anthony trial page. Orlando (CNN) -- The defense is calling the prosecution's ... Anthony murder trial enters 16th day of testimonyMiamiHerald.com Caylee Anthony's Bones Chewed by Animals; Casey Breaks Down AgainChristian Post Sick Casey Anthony Escorted From Courtroom After Seeing Skull Photos of CayleeABC News Christian Science Monitor -msnbc.com -Washington Post all 3,569 news articles »

Pro-Gaddafi, rebel forces clash in Misrata - Xinhua

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT

Globe and Mail

Pro-Gaddafi, rebel forces clash in Misrata Xinhua BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhuanet) -- A local doctor says 31 people have been killed, after Friday's fighting between Muammar Gaddafi's forces and rebels in Misrata. Over 110 people are injured. Rebels on the front-line in the western suburb of Misrata, ... Libyan rebels repel fierce attack by government forces on MisrataCNN International Dozens Die in Fresh Gadhafi Offensive Near MisrataWall Street Journal $1 Billion Is Pledged to Support Libya RebelsNew York Times BBC News -Washington Post -The Guardian all 3,911 news articles »

Karzai in Pakistan for talks on insurgents - Washington Post

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:22 AM PDT

The Express Tribune

Karzai in Pakistan for talks on insurgents Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived here Friday for two days of talks with top Pakistani leaders amid cautious hopes that the two nations can forge a coordinated strategy for reconciling with insurgents. ... Karzai to Press for Pakistan to Back Peace TalksWall Street Journal Karzai Urges Pakistan Role in Afghan Peace ProcessVoice of America Karzai heading for Pakistan talksBBC News MiamiHerald.com -Xinhua -CBS News all 582 news articles »

Dutch detect second grower with less deadly E. coli strain - Washington Post

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 06:54 PM PDT

ABC News

Dutch detect second grower with less deadly E. coli strain Washington Post By AP, AMSTERDAM — Dutch authorities say they have found a second beet sprout grower contaminated with a strain of E. coli bacteria that is different from the one causing Europe's deadly E. coli crisis. The Dutch Food Safety Authority says both the ... What should consumers do about sprouts?Los Angeles Times Germany Says Bean Sprouts Likely E.Coli SourceNew York Times Germany Now Says Sprouts Are to Blame for OutbreakWall Street Journal The Guardian -Voice of America -BBC News all 2,112 news articles »