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    • Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent AP - 52 mins ago

      ATLANTA (AP) — Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says. More »Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent

      ATLANTA (AP) — Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says.

    • U.S. patent case climaxes with win for Canadian vibrator maker Reuters - 4 hrs ago

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Couples in the United States looking to spice up their sex lives will have to do without certain adult toys after a U.S. trade panel ruled on Monday that some companies are violating a patent held by … More »U.S. patent case climaxes with win for Canadian vibrator maker

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Couples in the United States looking to spice up their sex lives will have to do without certain adult toys after a U.S. trade panel ruled on Monday that some companies are violating a patent held by a Canadian company for a two-armed vibrator. The U.S. International Trade Commission found that Lelo …

    • Bass player Ted Dwane performs with his band Mumford and Sons on the main stage during the 2nd day of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio
      Mumford & Sons bassist on the mend after brain surgery Reuters - 6 hrs ago

      (Reuters) - British folk band Mumford & Sons' bassist Ted Dwane posted a message on Monday saying he was recovering after brain surgery to remove a blood clot. Dwane posted a picture of himself with a shaved head on the band's … More »Mumford & Sons bassist on the mend after brain surgery

      Bass player Ted Dwane performs with his band Mumford and Sons on the main stage during the 2nd day of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio

      (Reuters) - British folk band Mumford & Sons' bassist Ted Dwane posted a message on Monday saying he was recovering after brain surgery to remove a blood clot. Dwane posted a picture of himself with a shaved head on the band's official website with the caption, "Bear with a sore head! Thanks so much for all the well wishing, …

    • 'Night Stalker' killer Richard Ramirez died of cancer Reuters - 6 hrs ago

      LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California serial killer known as the "Night Stalker," who died this month at age 53 while on death row for a mid-1980s reign of terror in the Los Angeles area, succumbed to complications of cancer, … More »'Night Stalker' killer Richard Ramirez died of cancer

      LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California serial killer known as the "Night Stalker," who died this month at age 53 while on death row for a mid-1980s reign of terror in the Los Angeles area, succumbed to complications of cancer, authorities said. Richard Ramirez, who in 1989 was convicted of committing 13 murders in the Los …

    • Motor racing-Commentator Walker diagnosed with cancer Reuters - 6 hrs ago

      June 17 (Reuters) - Former Formula One commentator Murray Walker, whose enthusiastic style during decades behind the microphone has made him a household name in Britain, has been diagnosed with cancer, his former employer … More »Motor racing-Commentator Walker diagnosed with cancer

      June 17 (Reuters) - Former Formula One commentator Murray Walker, whose enthusiastic style during decades behind the microphone has made him a household name in Britain, has been diagnosed with cancer, his former employer the BBC reported on Monday. The 89-year-old, whose catchphrase is "Unless I am very mistaken ... and …

    • Cultural Images Affect Second Language Usage Scientific American - 6 hrs ago

      People with multicultural backgrounds may change a speech pattern in their second language after seeing an icon from their first culture. Cynthia Graber reports. More »Cultural Images Affect Second Language Usage

      People with multicultural backgrounds may change a speech pattern in their second language after seeing an icon from their first culture. Cynthia Graber reports.

    • In this undated photo provided by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, new President and CEO Judith A. Salerno, left, is shown with Komen Founder and now Chair of Global Strategy Nancy G. Brinker. The breast cancer charity on Monday, June 17, 2013, announced that it named Salerno as its new leader. Salerno replaces Brinker, the charity's founder, who announced last summer she would step down, following an onslaught of criticism over Komen's decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood.  (AP Photo/Susan G. Koman for the Cure)
      Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO AP - 7 hrs ago

      DALLAS (AP) — Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO. More »Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO

      In this undated photo provided by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, new President and CEO Judith A. Salerno, left, is shown with Komen Founder and now Chair of Global Strategy Nancy G. Brinker. The breast cancer charity on Monday, June 17, 2013, announced that it named Salerno as its new leader. Salerno replaces Brinker, the charity's founder, who announced last summer she would step down, following an onslaught of criticism over Komen's decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood.  (AP Photo/Susan G. Koman for the Cure)

      DALLAS (AP) — Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO.

    • J&J in $1 billion deal to bolster prostate-cancer focus Reuters - 7 hrs ago

      By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said it would pay up to $1 billion for Aragon Pharmaceuticals and its experimental drugs for prostate cancer, to bolster J&J's role in the field after it acquired another … More »J&J in $1 billion deal to bolster prostate-cancer focus

      By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said it would pay up to $1 billion for Aragon Pharmaceuticals and its experimental drugs for prostate cancer, to bolster J&J's role in the field after it acquired another experimental prostate-cancer treatment four years ago that has become a leading brand. J&J on Monday …

    • Medtronic bone graft has limited benefit, may cause harm: reviews Reuters - 7 hrs ago

      By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Two long-awaited independent reviews of a controversial Medtronic Inc bone growth product show it works as well as traditional bone grafts taken from patients, but it may not be as safe. The analyses, … More »Medtronic bone graft has limited benefit, may cause harm: reviews

      By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Two long-awaited independent reviews of a controversial Medtronic Inc bone growth product show it works as well as traditional bone grafts taken from patients, but it may not be as safe. The analyses, published on Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, suggest that Medtronic's Infuse product …

    • Wait-and-see may be best for early prostate cancer Reuters - 8 hrs ago

      By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Watching and routinely examining men with early, slow-growing prostate cancer is more effective and cheaper than sending them to surgery or radiation right away, according to … More »Wait-and-see may be best for early prostate cancer

      By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Watching and routinely examining men with early, slow-growing prostate cancer is more effective and cheaper than sending them to surgery or radiation right away, according to a new study. The findings are based on a model of 65- to 75-year-old men that takes into account costs …

    • Men wearing surgical masks as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus, speak at a hospital in Khobar city in Dammam
      Saudi Arabia says MERS coronavirus kills four more Reuters - 8 hrs ago

      DUBAI (Reuters) - Four more people have died and three more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said on Monday. The ministry said the four deaths were among … More »Saudi Arabia says MERS coronavirus kills four more

      Men wearing surgical masks as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus, speak at a hospital in Khobar city in Dammam

      DUBAI (Reuters) - Four more people have died and three more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said on Monday. The ministry said the four deaths were among previously registered cases. The new infections were in Eastern Province, in the capital Riyadh and …

    • Blood tests could detect sexually-transmitted oral cancers Reuters - 9 hrs ago

      By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Antibodies to a high-risk type of a virus that causes mouth and throat cancers when transmitted via oral sex can be detected in blood tests many years before onset of the disease, according … More »Blood tests could detect sexually-transmitted oral cancers

      By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Antibodies to a high-risk type of a virus that causes mouth and throat cancers when transmitted via oral sex can be detected in blood tests many years before onset of the disease, according to a World Health Organisation-led team of researchers. In a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, …

    • Arizona Governor Jan Brewer addresses the media about the Supreme Court's decision on SB1070 in Phoenix.
      Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs Medicaid expansion Reuters - 9 hrs ago

      By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer signed a law on Monday to expand Medicaid, embracing a key part of Democratic President Barack Obama's healthcare plan in a hard-won policy victory … More »Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs Medicaid expansion

      Arizona Governor Jan Brewer addresses the media about the Supreme Court's decision on SB1070 in Phoenix.

      By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer signed a law on Monday to expand Medicaid, embracing a key part of Democratic President Barack Obama's healthcare plan in a hard-won policy victory over conservatives in her own party. Brewer, a feisty opponent of the Obama administration over …

    • Eating more red meat tied to higher diabetes risk Reuters - 9 hrs ago

      By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Increasing the number of hamburgers and other red meat people eat on a daily basis is linked to a higher risk of developing diabetes down the road, according to a new study. … More »Eating more red meat tied to higher diabetes risk

      By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Increasing the number of hamburgers and other red meat people eat on a daily basis is linked to a higher risk of developing diabetes down the road, according to a new study. "I think the difference is enough to encourage people at least not to increase red meat consumption, …

    • Falling toilet seats: Rare but growing risk for boys Reuters - 9 hrs ago

      By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ouch: Boys know that toilet seats are an occupational hazard of potty training, but a new study suggests the number of genital injuries caused by falling toilet toppers is growing. … More »Falling toilet seats: Rare but growing risk for boys

      By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ouch: Boys know that toilet seats are an occupational hazard of potty training, but a new study suggests the number of genital injuries caused by falling toilet toppers is growing. Researchers found the number of emergency room visits for toilet-related injuries to the penis, …

    • Jury finds no negligence in trial over man's 8-month erection Reuters - 9 hrs ago

      By Myles Miller WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A jury on Monday cleared a doctor of negligence in a lawsuit filed by a Delaware truck driver who underwent a penile implant procedure and ended up with an erection that lasted … More »Jury finds no negligence in trial over man's 8-month erection

      By Myles Miller WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A jury on Monday cleared a doctor of negligence in a lawsuit filed by a Delaware truck driver who underwent a penile implant procedure and ended up with an erection that lasted eight months. "We're stunned," attorney Michael Heyden said as he left the New Castle County courthouse, …

    • Thomas Jun, a part-owner of Northwest Patient Resource Center, a medical marijuana dispensary, poses for a photo Sunday, June 9, 2013, in Seattle. Jun says he is walking away from the company he helped found because he fears its agreement with Diego Pellicer, a company seeking to create the first national commercial brand of marijuana, places those involved at risk of federal prosecution. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
      Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand AP - 10 hrs ago

      SEATTLE (AP) — For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building … More »Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand

      Thomas Jun, a part-owner of Northwest Patient Resource Center, a medical marijuana dispensary, poses for a photo Sunday, June 9, 2013, in Seattle. Jun says he is walking away from the company he helped found because he fears its agreement with Diego Pellicer, a company seeking to create the first national commercial brand of marijuana, places those involved at risk of federal prosecution. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

      SEATTLE (AP) — For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building a cannabis empire might attract unwanted attention from the federal government or a backlash that …

    • Murnaghans Face Backlash After Lung Transplant @ ABC News - 10 hrs ago

      Sarah Murnaghan's family addresses negative comments as she recovers from lung transplant surgery.         More »Murnaghans Face Backlash After Lung Transplant

      Sarah Murnaghan's family addresses negative comments as she recovers from lung transplant surgery.        

    • '100 to 1 Odds': Man Survives 15-Story Fall @ ABC News - 10 hrs ago

      Emergency room doctors say they are 'astounded'; 90 percent of people would die in a seven-story fall. Height, surface where the victim lands and the part of the body that hits ground first are the best prognosticators for … More »'100 to 1 Odds': Man Survives 15-Story Fall

      Emergency room doctors say they are 'astounded'; 90 percent of people would die in a seven-story fall. Height, surface where the victim lands and the part of the body that hits ground first are the best prognosticators for survival.        

    • To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab? AP - 10 hrs ago

      NEW YORK (AP) — By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery. More »To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab?

      NEW YORK (AP) — By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery.

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