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After lifetime with the poor, Mother Teresa speeds to sainthood
By Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Affectionately called the “saint of the gutters” during her lifetime, Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be made an official saint of the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, just 19 years after her death. A Nobel peace prize winner, Mother Teresa was one of the most influential women in…
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Nearly half of Zika cases in Singapore are foreigners: media
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s ministry of health said of the 115 people who tested positive for Zika virus, 57 were foreigners who live and work in the city-state, Channel NewsAsia reported. It said most had displayed mild symptoms and had recovered. Most of the foreigners infected were from China, followed by India and Bangladesh, it…
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California bill to repeal ‘tampon tax’ heads to governor
California lawmakers on Tuesday sent a bill to end state sales taxes on feminine hygiene products to Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, the latest success for a nationwide bipartisan effort to end the so-called tampon tax. The bill, which would add tampons, sanitary napkins and other menstrual products to a list of necessities like food and…
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California bill to repeal ‘tampon tax’ heads to governor
California lawmakers on Tuesday sent a bill to end state sales taxes on feminine hygiene products to Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, the latest success for a nationwide bipartisan effort to end the so-called tampon tax. The bill, which would add tampons, sanitary napkins and other menstrual products to a list of necessities like food and…
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New insurance policy: Abandon ACA exchanges to avoid losses
Aetna became the latest health insurer to cast doubt upon its future in the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges after it called off a planned expansion Tuesday and suggested it could abandon that market completely.
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Golf-De Jonge puts PGA Tour card before Olympics
Brendon de Jonge has become the latest golfer to opt out of the Rio Olympics but unlike other players who have cited fears over the Zika virus, the Zimbabwean has withdrawn to focus on keeping his PGA Tour card. De Jonge, who currently sits 160th in FedEx Cup points and has work to do to…
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Golf-De Jonge puts PGA Tour card before Olympics
Brendon de Jonge has become the latest golfer to opt out of the Rio Olympics but unlike other players who have cited fears over the Zika virus, the Zimbabwean has withdrawn to focus on keeping his PGA Tour card. De Jonge, who currently sits 160th in FedEx Cup points and has work to do to…
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Roche breast cancer drug Perjeta rejected by NICE
Roche's breast cancer drug Perjeta, or pertuzumab, has been turned down for use on Britain's state health service, making it the latest in a number of pricey new cancer treatments deemed not to offer value for money. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said in draft guidance on Friday that it could…
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Yellow fever outbreaks in Africa need action, mass vaccination – WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Outbreaks of deadly yellow fever in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo do not constitute a global health emergency but require stepped-up control measures and mass vaccination, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. “This can be a devastating disease with rapid spread particularly in urban areas,”…
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UK agency backs cancer drug after Sanofi cuts price
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's healthcare cost watchdog NICE said on Friday it had changed its mind and decided to recommend Sanofi's prostate cancer drug Jevtana after the French company agreed to a further discount. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said the improved discount was “an excellent example of how pharma companies…