Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Roche sees profit growth won't outstrip sales in 2017

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ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche on Wednesday forecast profit growth would not outstrip sales in 2017, with the biggest maker of cancer drugs facing competition for its older blockbuster medicines for the first time as patents expire.
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Wednesday it remains committed to its diabetes care business following a report that the company was considering options for the unit.
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File photo of Roche tablets positioned in front of a displayed Roche logoBy John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche on Wednesday forecast profit growth would not outstrip sales in 2017, with the biggest maker of cancer drugs facing competition for its older blockbuster medicines for the first time as patents expire. Core earnings per share this year are now targeted to grow broadly in line with a low- to mid-single-digit sales rise, the Swiss group said in a statement, down from 2016 when EPS grew faster than revenue. Core earnings per share in 2016 rose 5 percent to 14.53 Swiss francs, while sales grew 4 percent to 50.6 billion francs.


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Stop marketing our kids to death with ads for foods and drinks, Heart and Stroke urges

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Canadian kids and teens are bombarded by advertising for food and beverages in movies, video games, apps and social media — and that needs to stop, according to a new report.

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The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is seen outside their headquarters in BaselSwiss drugmaker Roche said on Wednesday it remains committed to its diabetes care business following a report that the company was considering options for the unit. There has been "no change", said a Roche spokesman. "We remain committed to Diabetes Care." Bloomberg had reported alternatives for the unit could include a partial sale or spinoff and the sale could fetch as much as $5 billion, citing people familiar with the matter.


Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee confirmation hearingBy Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire philanthropist Betsy DeVos, already known as one of the most controversial nominees for education secretary in U.S. history, now risks a rare congressional rejection. The deeply divided U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Tuesday agreed to send her nomination to the full chamber for a vote, the final step in the confirmation process. Two Republicans - Maine's Susan Collins and Alaska's Lisa Murkowski - expressed grave misgivings about the charter school advocate's limited experience with public schools.


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'Health tourists': Action urged to recover NHS costs

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Mysterious amnesia cases may have surprising cause

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Researchers say the cases clustered in one state are likely related to opioid use
DeEtte Sauer has won dozens of medals in senior competitions -- but it took her years to realize her passion
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Dr. Steven Daines has been selected by the Orange County Medical Association as one of Orange County's top doctors.

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Dr. Alex Rabinovich, a leading oral surgeon in San Francisco, California, is announcing a new blog post about the best choice for common dental issues. A specialist can detect individual issues before...

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A member of the Italian military's Cannabis Project Team inspects pristine plant buds destined to be cut and dried into a version of the drug for medical use, in FlorenceIt's every stoner's nightmare: marijuana plants as far as the eye can see and not a spliff in sight. "No, I have never tried it, and I don't have any intention of trying it either," says Antonio Medica, the colonel in charge of the Italian military's cannabis laboratory in Florence. As he inspects pristine plant buds destined to be cut and dried into a version of the drug for medical use, the veteran officer is nonetheless sure he is producing some really good stuff.


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Sudden death warning over faulty heart gene

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A charity estimates 620,000 people carry a faulty gene that affects the heart - and most are unaware.
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Completely 'locked-in' patients can communicate

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Patients with no control over their body answer questions as a computer interprets brain signals.
New research could mean locked-in patients can now communicate.
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U.S. President Donald Trump steps back as Neil Gorsuch (L) approaches the podium after being nominated to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court at the White House in WashingtonBy Lawrence Hurley and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old federal appeals court judge to restore the court's conservative majority and help shape rulings on divisive issues such as abortion, gun control, the death penalty and religious rights. The Colorado native faces a potentially contentious confirmation battle in the U.S. Senate after Republicans last year refused to consider Democratic President Barack Obama's nominee to fill the vacancy caused by the February 2016 death of conservative justice Antonin Scalia. Announcing the selection at the White House flanked by the judge and his wife, Trump said Gorsuch's resume is "as good as it gets." Trump said he hopes Republicans and Democrats can come together on this nomination for the good of the country.


(Reuters) - Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday: SUPREME COURT Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old federal appeals court judge to restore the court's conservative majority and help shape rulings on divisive issues such as abortion, gun control, the death penalty and religious rights. TRAVEL BAN AND IMMIGRATION Nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries temporarily blocked from entering the United States by Trump's executive order may be blocked indefinitely, and others might be added to the list, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly says.

Cinder Sonis, right, an advocate with Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, helped a customer enroll in an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017 in Honolulu. Faced with uncertainty about the federal health care law, Hawaii lawmakers are introducing bills to bring what they believe are the best parts of the Affordable Care Act into state law. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)HONOLULU (AP) — In a modest church building in urban Honolulu, mother Mona Aliksa waited to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature health care law.


A Colombian anti-narcotics policeman guard a cocaine lab, which, according to the police, belongs to criminal gangs in rural area of Calamar in Guaviare state, ColombiaBy Luis Jaime Acosta and Brad Haynes BOGOTA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Defense ministers from Brazil and Colombia agreed to step up their fight against drug traffickers at a meeting on Tuesday in the Brazilian city of Manaus, where feuding drug gangs set off a recent string of deadly prison riots. Demobilization of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) as part of a deal ending more than 50 years of war has raised concerns that heavily armed former combatants could join with increasingly powerful drug gangs in Brazil.


Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee confirmation hearingBy Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire philanthropist Betsy DeVos, already known as one of the most controversial nominees for education secretary in U.S. history, now risks a rare congressional rejection. The deeply divided U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Tuesday agreed to send her nomination to the full chamber for a vote, the final step in the confirmation process. Two Republicans - Maine's Susan Collins and Alaska's Lisa Murkowski - expressed grave misgivings about the charter school advocate's limited experience with public schools.


(Reuters) - Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday:
By Ronnie Cohen (Reuters Health) - By the time they turned 10 years old, black children born in the U.S. in the 1980s were three times more likely than white children to have lost their mothers and twice as likely to have lost their fathers, a new study shows. Lead researcher Debra Umberson imagines the grieving children and the far-reaching repercussions of their losses when looking at her study’s broader findings: compared to white individuals, black people born between 1900 and 1984 had to cope far more often with the deaths of their parents, siblings and even their children, earlier and throughout their lives. The findings point to the “the spiraling damage” of racial disparities, the authors write in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
By Rob Goodier (Reuters Health) - White parents may be more likely than African American or Hispanic parents to allow their children to participate in a medical trial, a recent U.S. study suggests. The difference appears to stem in part from “family circumstances,” such as an inability to get time off from work to be with the child at the hospital, that more often affect non-white parents, according to findings presented January 22 at the Society of Critical Care’s annual conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. “Disparities in research participation may compromise the generalizability and validity of study findings,” lead author Dr. Joanne Natale, a pediatrics professor at the University of California, Davis told Reuters Health by email.
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Editorial: Protecting Birth Control Access in Oregon

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A bill in the Legislature would go beyond the Affordable Care Act and may serve as a model for other states.
The president said he would make it easier for the industry to manufacture in the United States and would further discuss lowering costs behind closed doors.
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Senate Democrats delay committee votes on Sessions, Mnuchin, Price

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File photo of Steven Mnuchin testifying on his nomination to be Treasury secretary in WashingtonBy Susan Cornwell and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday postponed votes on several of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, citing their responsibility to do a "thorough vetting," while Republicans accused them of unreasonable delays in considering the picks. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee exploited Senate rules to delay until Wednesday a vote on Senator Jeff Sessions' nomination to be attorney general. Democrats also boycotted a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee where votes had been scheduled on Steve Mnuchin to be Treasury secretary and Tom Price to head the Health and Human Services Department.


Executive order has left refugees' future in doubt, lawyer says.
Around 14,000 people are still without power in the Canadian maritime province of New Brunswick a week after a devastating ice storm, the provincial government said on Tuesday, as more troops arrived to assist with clean-up operations. Two people have died and another 34 needed hospital treatment for illnesses related to carbon monoxide poisoning, prompting government warnings about the danger of running generators and cooking on an open flame inside houses. "Using a propane or kerosene heater indoors to keep pipes from freezing during an extended power outage is dangerous as these products create carbon monoxide.
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Executive order has left refugees' future in doubt, lawyer says.
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Zika virus: B.C. cases rise to 47 including 3 pregnant women

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At least 47 people in B.C. have now been diagnosed with Zika after traveling to areas with the mosquito-borne illness including Mexico and parts of Central and South America.

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The president said he would make it easier for the industry to manufacture in the United States and he would further discuss lowering costs behind closed doors.
Since President Trump’s election, some states have seen a flow of people signing up for the health law, while in many others enrollments have flattened.
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Men play chess at Hyde Park in central SydneyBy Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Older people who engage in mentally stimulating activities later in life may have a lower risk of developing mild cognitive impairment than their peers who don't challenge their minds, a study suggests. For adults 70 and older without cognitive problems, playing games was associated with a 22 percent reduced risk of what's known as new-onset mild cognitive impairment, a condition that can happen before age-related declines in brain function give way to full-blown dementia. Working on crafts was tied to a 28 percent lower risk of mild cognitive impairment, computer use was linked to 30 percent smaller odds and social activities were associated with 23 percent decreased risk, the study also found.


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Trump's embattled U.S. education secretary pick may face Senate fight

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Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee confirmation hearingBy Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire philanthropist Betsy DeVos, already known as one of the most controversial nominees for education secretary in U.S. history, now risks a rare congressional rejection. The deeply divided U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Tuesday agreed to send her nomination to the full chamber for a vote, the final step in the confirmation process.


US-USA-COURT-TRUMPBy Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was set to unveil his pick on Tuesday for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, likely choosing a conservative judge to try to shape the court for years to come on issues like abortion and gun and religious rights. Democrats, still fuming over the Republican-led Senate's refusal to act on former President Barack Obama's court nominee last year, girded for a fight. Trump has announced he will reveal his choice to replace conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last February, at the White House at 8 p.m. (0100 GMT on Wednesday).


An indigenous girl carries a monkey inside her house in their village at Xingu national park in Mato Grosso, BrazilThe worst yellow fever outbreak in decades is not just killing Brazilians, it threatens to wipe out monkeys in the Atlantic rainforest that are already close to extinction, experts warned on Tuesday. At greatest risk is the muriqui monkey, Brazil's largest primate and one of the planet's 25 most-endangered species of primates, said biologist Roberto Cabral at the Brazilian environmental agency Ibama. "The monkeys are vulnerable to yellow fever just like humans but we have vaccines to protect us, they don't," Cabral said.


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Dr. Kevin Hayavi and Dr. David S. Rosenberg will be providing the treatments, which utilize enriched blood plasma from the patient’s own body.

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A tuition scholarship opportunity for students in British Columbia has been awarded to Ms. Jennifer Hoffmeister of Simon Fraser University. Sunshine Coast Health Centre is one of the top-rated drug...

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Practical Data Solutions (PDS), a leading healthcare analytics company, is pleased to announce that Thomas Parry of Greenville, SC, has been appointed National Sales Director.

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A Look Back at the 2016 Fundraising Year.

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Bangladeshi girl may be first female with 'tree man syndrome'

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Bangladeshi Sahana Khatun, 10, developed the first bark-like warts on her face four months ago.
Mums share the difficulties of needing to pump milk on the road
As a new national commission for loneliness is launched, two women share their experiences.
Demand for a free monthly service to provide nipple tattoos for women who have undergone reconstructive breast surgery after cancer soars.
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President Trump vows to cut drug costs, urges pharmaceutical industry leaders to bring jobs back to the U.S.
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Doctors urged to prescribe lower opioid doses to reduce potential for addictions

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New mom's post on breast-feeding gets social media applause

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A Nashville mother is receiving kudos from parents around the web for her post on the struggles and uncertainty that can accompany breast-feeding a newborn.
Children in the United Kingdom are unintentionally giving themselves second-degree burns by rubbing salt and ice on their skin.
The idea that our lives flash before our eyes in the moments before we die may sound close to mystical, but neurologists at Hadassah University in Jerusalem say the phenomenon—or at least some version of it—appears to be quite common.
A South Carolina family has added another member to their brood after first responder dad Marc Hadden and wife Beth decided to adopt the baby girl that he delivered while responding to a late-night call in November.
A former Mets pitcher most remembered for his record-setting 27 straight decision losses has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor that doctors cannot reach to evaluate.
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Trying to shame an overweight or obese person into losing weight may do much more harm than good, new research suggests
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A trader points up at a display on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangeAetna Chief Executive Officer Mark Bertolini also predicted years of transition in that individual insurance business but said it presents opportunities as new products are developed that appeal to younger and healthier people. Bertolini said the company is weighing how to proceed after a federal court ruled last week against its $34 billion deal for Humana Inc on antitrust grounds.


File photo of Steven Mnuchin testifying on his nomination to be Treasury secretary in WashingtonBy Susan Cornwell and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday boycotted a planned committee vote on two of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, Steve Mnuchin to be Treasury secretary and Tom Price to head the Health and Human Services department, postponing the vote. At least one Democrat must be present for the committee votes to take place.


US-USA-COURT-TRUMPBy Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was set to unveil his pick for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday as Democrats, still fuming over the Republican-led Senate's refusal to act on former President Barack Obama's nominee last year, girded for a fight. Trump has announced he would reveal his choice to replace conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in February, at the White House at 8 p.m. (0100 GMT on Wednesday). The court is ideologically split with four conservative justices and four liberals, and Trump's pick can restore its conservative majority.


President Donald Trump meets with Pharma industry representativesWASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday met with top executives from some of the biggest drugmakers, calling on them to boost U.S. production and lower prices, while he also promised to speed up approval times for new medicines. At the same time, the meeting between Trump and the pharmaceutical executives signaled a defusing of tensions between the two that have kept drug stocks in check since the presidential election. High drug prices have become a national issue during the past two years as healthcare costs rise.


PARIS (Reuters) - Cambodia has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus among backyard poultry in the southeastern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. The virus was found in chickens in the region of Svay Rieng last week, killing 68 birds and leading to the destruction of 322 others, the Cambodian farm ministry said in a statement posted on the OIE website. (Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide. Editing by Jane Merriman)
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A record number of families consented to donate their loved ones' organs in Ontario last year, leading to a record number of organ transplants, according to figures released Tuesday by the Trillium Gift of Life Network.

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Company Ranks Number One in all Categories Including “Delivering Promised Savings” and “Customer Service for Patients Using Specialty Medications”

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Local Manufacturer Partners with American Red Cross Cascades Region to Help Victims of Portland, OR Apartment Fire

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Pure Water Technology, the leading manufacturer and supplier of point-of-use water coolers and beverage products for businesses, is excited to announce the launch of a new branch location in...

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The 43-year-old contract and private label manufacturer of vitamins, supplements and personal care products joins a growing community of organic handlers

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Silicon Valley Hair Institute, a leading hair transplant center serving San Francisco and nearby Bay Area cities, has released a new informational eBook on hair restoration. The eBook helps affected...

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