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Chipotle shares take fresh hit after Boston College students fall ill
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thirty Boston College students got sick after eating at Chipotle Mexican Grill over the weekend, a school spokesman said, sending company shares down 6 percent in extended trading on Monday on fears of more food poisoning problems at the burrito chain. Chipotle said it had temporarily closed its…
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J&J leukemia drug cuts death risk vs. chemo in new patients: study
Johnson & Johnson’s and AbbVie’s cancer drug Imbruvica significantly reduced the risk of death and disease progression compared with chemotherapy in previously untreated patients with a type of leukemia in a late stage study, paving the way for an expanded approval of the medicine. In the trial of 269 patients aged 65 and older with…
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Red Cross talks to debate new mechanism for upholding laws of war
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – States are divided about an attempt to improve compliance with the rules of war, a non-binding but contentious issue at the heart of an international conference next week, senior Swiss and Red Cross officials say. The Dec. 8-10 meeting will consider a resolution to hold an annual meeting of…
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Big Pharma Payments for High Prescribing Doctors
In an ideal world, doctors avoid outside influence and commit to ethical practice. However, they are also huge influencers in a for-profit pharmaceutical industry. This creates a breeding ground for potential conflicts of interest.
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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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Colorado shooting suspect said ‘no more baby parts’: reports
The man accused of opening fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado and killing three people said “no more baby parts” while he was being arrested, NBC News and other media reported on Saturday, citing unidentified law enforcement sources. The utterance from suspect Robert Lewis Dear, 57, would appear to reference the controversy surrounding…
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Gunfire at Colorado Planned Parenthood triggered rapid lockdown
By Keith Coffman COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The moment a receptionist heard gunfire and an “intruder” burst into the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, the well-drilled staff immediately activated lockdown procedures, the organization’s local president said on Saturday. “This is a community that’s been under attack,” Vicki Cowart, president and chief executive of…
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Car emissions campaigners turn sights on Renault
BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – Renault's flagship Espace minivan released toxic diesel emissions 25 times legal limits in a Swiss study, despite complying with EU tests carried out at unrealistically low engine temperatures, a German environmental group said on Tuesday. The tests commissioned by the DUH group, which have not been independently verified, follows Volkswagen's admission that…
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For teens and tobacco, out of sight might mean out of mind
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – – Keeping tobacco products out of sight in convenience stores may make teens less likely to smoke, a U.S. study suggests. To test the power of store displays to sway adolescent smoking habits, researchers created three different experimental convenience stores, sent teens shopping without telling them the true purpose…
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U.S. clears genetically modified salmon for human consumption
By Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health regulators on Thursday cleared the way for a type of genetically engineered Atlantic salmon to be farmed for human consumption – the first such approval for an animal whose DNA has been scientifically modified. Five years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration first…