Tag: colombia
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Colombia child soldiers reluctant to leave FARC ‘family’ – rebel commander
By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The release of scores of child soldiers from Colombia’s FARC rebel group is a top priority, but some are reluctant to leave because they fear an uncertain future away from the insurgents they view as family, a guerrilla commander said. Victoria Sandino, a commander with the Revolutionary…
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Motor racing-F1 boss Frank Williams recovering from pneumonia
* Frank Williams recovering in hospital * Team founder contracted pneumonia * Deputy-principal Claire Williams with him in England * Team to announce driver line-up on Thursday (Adds background) By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Formula One team founder and majority shareholder Frank Williams is recovering from pneumonia, Williams chief executive Mike…
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Motor racing-F1 boss Frank Williams recovering from pneumonia in hospital
Formula One team boss Frank Williams is recovering from pneumonia in hospital, Williams chief executive Mike O’Driscoll said on Friday. “He’s had a tough time in hospital, he’s contracted pneumonia. “We all know how determined he is.” Williams, whose team won seven drivers titles and nine constructors’ championships between 1980 and 1997, has been tetraplegic…
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Does baby powder cause cancer? Another jury says yes.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — For the third time, Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a multimillion-dollar jury verdict over whether the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene.
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Physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia: increasingly legal but still rare
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are mainly used by patients with cancer, but remain rare, according to a new analysis of such programs. In the last year alone, California has legalized physician-assisted suicide, Canada legalized both physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, and Colombia performed its first legal euthanasia, said…
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Physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia: increasingly legal but still rare
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are mainly used by patients with cancer, but remain rare, according to a new analysis of such programs. In the last year alone, California has legalized physician-assisted suicide, Canada legalized both physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, and Colombia performed its first legal euthanasia, said…
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Are freestanding emergency rooms following the money?
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Freestanding emergency departments (EDs) are becoming more common in many communities across the U.S., often popping up in places where people are wealthier and likely to have private health insurance, a recent study suggests. Freestanding EDs can provide many of the same services as their traditional counterparts housed inside…
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Intuitive Surgical second-quarter profit jumps past expectations
(Reuters) – Intuitive Surgical Inc on Tuesday reported much higher than expected second-quarter profit, driven by an increase in sales of its da Vinci surgical robots and in procedures using the pricey machines, and its shares rose more than 5 percent. The company during the quarter shipped 130 da Vinci systems, which sell for about…