By Gene Emery NEW YORK Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:05pm EDT (Reuters Health) – Diabetes is becoming increasingly common in the United States, but the risks of complications from the blood sugar disease have declined since 1990, according to a new study. Better preventive care for adults with diabetes contributed to a 68 percent drop in their risk of heart attacks and a 64 percent drop in deaths from high blood sugar. The risks of […]
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Kitchens could be sources of drug-resistant bacteria
By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:37pm EDT (Reuters Health) – Cutting boards used to prepare raw poultry may be an important source of drug-resistant bacteria in hospital kitchens and private homes, according to a new study. The more bacteria are exposed to antibiotics, the higher the chance they will develop resistance to the drugs. Unnecessary exposure can happen in humans who take antibiotic drugs they don’t need, like for the common […]
Dengue outbreak at Australian detention centre sparks fresh concerns
By Matt Siegel SYDNEY Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:26pm EDT (Reuters) – An outbreak of dengue fever at an Australian refugee detention center in the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru sparked calls on Thursday for greater oversight at the facility, which has been criticized by rights groups and the United Nations. Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison’s office said that medical officers at the center had confirmed three cases of the potentially fatal tropical disease, […]
California makes it harder for insurers to deny autism treatment
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, California Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:24pm EDT (Reuters) – California on Wednesday made it harder for health insurers to deny or delay coverage of key interventions for children with autism, the latest in an ongoing series of actions by U.S. states to help families obtain the expensive therapies. In tightening its rules on covering behavioral intervention for children with autism, California is tackling a problem encountered by numerous states seeking to […]
Obama, Abe to battle negative images at U.S.-Japan summit
By Linda Sieg and David Brunnstrom TOKYO/WASHINGTON Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:28pm EDT (Reuters) – When President Barack Obama meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a summit next week, they will be battling negative undercurrents that could undermine their message that Asia’s most important security alliance is firm. Obama, stopping in Tokyo at the start of a four-nation Asian trip, must counter worries in Japan that his commitment to its defense in the face […]
U.S. calls for more investment-friendly Indian government
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:39pm EDT (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday urged the Indian government that emerges from ongoing elections to follow economic policies that encourage investment, saying Washington would like to see bilateral trade grow to $500 billion a year. Nisha Biswal, U.S. assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, said future economic growth in South Asia hinged on India as the region’s growth engine. However, […]
Obama looks to salvage Asia ‘pivot’ as allies fret about China
By Matt Spetalnick and Manuel Mogato WASHINGTON/MANILA Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:51pm EDT (Reuters) – When a Philippine government ship evaded a Chinese blockade in disputed waters of the South China Sea last month, a U.S. Navy plane swooped in to witness the dramatic encounter. The flyover was a vivid illustration of the expanding significance of one of Asia’s most strategic regions and underscored a message that senior U.S. officials say President Barack Obama will […]
Hundreds still missing in deadly Korea ferry sinking
By Narae Kim JINDO, South Korea Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:39pm EDT (Reuters) – South Korean coastguard and navy divers resumed searching on Thursday for about 290 people still missing, many of them students from the same high school, after a ferry capsized in sight of land. Grieving family members gathered on the quay of the coastal city of Jindo, huddled in blankets against the spring cold as efforts to locate the missing went into […]
“Please save us quickly” — student inside ferry sends text message to father
(Reuters) – Several people appear to have survived in an air pocket of a capsized South Korean ferry, the father of one of the school children aboard the boat told a Reuters reporter accompanying families out to the scene of the disaster on Thursday. About 290 people are still missing out of 450 passengers on the Sewol ferry, which capsized in still-mysterious circumstances off the Korean peninsula on Wednesday in what could be […]
NFA Awards Rice Import To Vietnam
The National Food Authority said on Tuesday that Vietnam emerged as the lowest bidder for the contract to supply 800,000 metric tons of rice to the Philippines this year. NFA spokesman Rex Estoperez said NFA would likely award the contract to import 800,000 metric tons of rice to Vietnam.
Pacquiao-Bradley Bout, Lowest Gate Receipts
The third fight between rivals Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez generated a total of $11,648,300 in live gate receipts, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), which supervised the bout.
Google Buys Drone Manufacturer Titan Aerospace
Google has beaten the largest social networking sites to purchase solar drone maker Titan Aerospace to deliver wireless internet access to remote parts of the world.
