goldie hawn coffee

2010-03-17T17:33:01Z

Goldie Hawn leaving a yoga class in Santa Monica carrying a hot beverage Los Angeles, California - 16.03.10

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China says probing report on deadly faulty vaccines

2010-03-17T21:30:29Z

<div><p>BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Health Ministry is probing a report in a domestic newspaper that faulty vaccines in northern Shanxi province were responsible for killing four children and making dozens of others sick.</p>...

Retired Catholic bishop endorses health care bill

2010-03-17T19:45:22Z

<div id="subtitle">Retired Texas bishop joins Catholic nuns in supporting Obama's health care bill</div><div><p>A retired Catholic bishop is announcing his support for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, despite the church's official opposition.</p><p>Retired Bishop John E. McCarthy of

Some clinical trials exclude gays and lesbians: study

2010-03-17T17:15:41Z

<div><p>Some clinical trials financed by the US federal government and pharmaceutical labs exclude gay and lesbian participants, according to a study published Wednesday.</p><p>"Most gay and lesbian patients are probably unaware that their sexual orientation is being used as a screening factor for clinical trial participation," said lead author Brian Egleston of CHICAGO (Reuters) - Instead of killing off cancer cells with toxic drugs, scientists have discovered a molecular pathway that forces them to grow old and die, they said on Wednesday.</p><p>Cancer cells spread and grow because they can divide indefinitely.</p><p>But a study in mice showed that blocking a cancer-causing gene called Skp2 forced ...

Health Overhaul States

2010-03-17T16:46:02Z

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter signs legislation on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 inside his office in the Idaho statehouse in Boise, Idaho. The legislation will require the state of Idaho to sue the federal government upon passage of health care reform which comes as Democrats in Congress ho...

Theravance plans to sell 7.5M shares of stock

2010-03-17T16:15:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Theravance says it will sell new stock to raise money for drug research or other purposes</div><div><p>Drug developer Theravance Inc. said Wednesday it will sell 7.5 million shares of stock to raise money for general corporate purposes.</p><p>Theravance said the underwriters of the offering will have the option to buy another 1.1 million shares. The joint book-running managers of ...

Rep. Rangel (D-NY) And Religious Leaders Discuss Health Care Reform

2010-03-17T15:30:47Z

WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) (C) speaks to church leaders prior to a news conference on AIDS March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. About 50 church leaders gathered on Capitol Hill to pushed for approval of the National Black Clergy for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2009 which w...

Tests for genes don't predict breast cancer better

2010-03-17T14:46:17Z

<div><p>BOSTON (Reuters) - Studying genes linked to breast cancer may someday lead to better treatments, but they do little to improve a doctor's ability to predict who is likely to develop a tumor, researchers reported on Wednesday.</p><p>Their study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that testin...

Public defibrillators boost cardiac arrest survival

2010-03-17T14:45:56Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wider dissemination of portable defibrillators in Japan's schools, workplaces and other public venues has increased the number of people who survive cardiac arrest, researchers reported Wednesday.</p><p>Experts say the findings, reported in the Reuters) - Congress will pass a new law to overhaul the antiquated U.S. food safety system by the end of the year, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, an influential House lawmaker, said on Wednesday.</p><p>The first major reform of the system in 50 years could be followed by another close look at how meat and poultry are inspected, and the cha...

Speaker Pelosi Discusses Health Care And Student Aid

2010-03-17T14:35:10Z

WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA) (2nd R) delivers remarks about the health care reform bill's benefits for university and college students during an event with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) and students on the East Fro...

Proponents Of Obama's Health Care Reform Package Hold Rally

2010-03-17T14:34:52Z

OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 17: Clinic workers hold signs and chant during a rally in support of US President Barack Obama's health care reform package March 17, 2010 in Oakland, California. As the U.S. Congress prepares to vote on President Obama's historic health care reform package, dozens o...

Health Care Overhaul

2010-03-17T14:16:51Z

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks about health reform and student aid during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Prescription-drug heists on the rise

2010-03-17T14:30:19Z

<div><p>The $75 million heist at a pharmaceutical warehouse in Connecticut this week was just the most audacious example of a growing phenomenon: Thieves are stealing large quantities of prescription drugs for resale on the black market.</p><p>Pharmaceutical heists in the U.S. have quadrupled since 2006, a coalition of industry and law enforcement estimates. And...

US launches new breast cancer treatment study

2010-03-17T14:16:13Z

<div><p>Researchers launched a clinical study Wednesday to test new treatments for aggressive breast cancer in a rare alliance between the US government and five major drug companies.</p><p>The new drugs may help boost survival rates for women diagnosed with this type of breast cancer which does not respond to the standard treatments, the Biomark...

Texas court turns down convicted murderer's DNA request

2010-03-17T14:15:49Z

<div><p>A Texas appeals court Wednesday turned down a stay of execution for a convicted triple murderer who claims a DNA test would prove his innocence.</p><p>The petition by Hank Skinner "is dismissed and his motion for a stay of execution is denied. Applicant's motion for additional time to conduct an investigation is also denied," said the court ruling.</p><p>C...

Health Overhaul Kucinich

2010-03-17T14:03:37Z

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, where he announced he will support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill. (AP Photo/Harry ...

Evidence that soy eases hot flashes inconclusive

2010-03-17T13:32:21Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite supplement makers' claims and popular perceptions, the benefits of soy in fighting hot flashes in women going through menopause remain unproven, according to a new analysis of 19 studies.</p><p>Soy contains estrogen-like compounds, and researchers have proposed that the amount of soy a woman consumes may influence her risk of having hot flashes and night sweats du...

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