Tag: susan-cornwell
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Republican sees no government shutdown over Planned Parenthood funding
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Monday said he expects lawmakers to debate federal funding this month for Planned Parenthood as they consider spending legislation for the current fiscal year, but he did not expect a government shutdown over funding for the women's health group. McCarthy, responding to questions…
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Cancer patients may benefit from mindfulness-based therapy
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Mindfulness-based therapy may help ease anxiety and depression in some patients with cancer, a small research review suggests. As medical advances have helped transform cancer from a death sentence to a chronic disease for many patients, more attention is being paid to the physical and mental health problems that…
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Nepal unrest leaves millions of children facing food, medicine shortages: U.N.
By Alex Whiting LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Unrest over Nepal’s new constitution has led to severe shortages of fuel, food, medicines and vaccines, putting more than three million children at risk of disease during the harsh winter months, the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said on Monday. Nepal has been in turmoil since September when…
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U.S. top court rejects Texas veterinarian’s pet-care advice case
By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by a retired Texas veterinarian who argued that a state law barring him from providing pet-care advice online and over the telephone violated his free-speech rights under the U.S. Constitution. Lower courts had ruled that Brownsville, Texas veterinarian…