Month: June 2013
Are nutritious foods good for weight loss?
| In your weight loss journey, certainly gulping down empty calories is not suggested as they are artificial and pretty much over loaded just with sugar (talking about low calorie chocolate mousse). At times people, who consume bucket load of healthy … See all stories on this topic » |
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Lilly says arthritis pill effective in mid-stage study
(Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co and Incyte Corp said their experimental drug was effective in reducing painful symptoms associated with rheumatoid arthritis after 52 weeks of treatment. The drug, baricitinib, is part of a new family of medicines called JAK inhibitors that block enzymes believed to be involved in the inflammatory process. If approved, the pill will compete against injected rheumatoid arthritis drugs that currently dominate the market. Pfizer Inc’s Xeljanz was the first such pill to hit the shelves last year. …
Factbox: Big tobacco companies bet on e-cigarettes
(Reuters) – Big tobacco companies are jumping on the e-cigarette bandwagon with a range of strategies to tap into a market that some analysts believe could eclipse traditional cigarettes in 10 years. They are competing with hundreds of smaller companies that have sprung up in the last few years to exploit the fast-growing but largely unregulated global e-smoking market, which Euromonitor estimates was worth more than $2 billion in 2012. …
Insight: No smoke, plenty of fire fuels e-cigarettes
By Kate Kelland and Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – Puffing on slim metal tubes loaded with pale yellow liquid, two London businessmen say they have between their lips a cure for what the U.N. calls "one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced". Electronic cigarettes are the future, they argue. Cheaper, cleaner and cooler than smoking, "vaping" – using a vaporizer to inhale nicotine infused with exotic flavors ranging from pina colada to bubblegum – will spell the end of tobacco. …
Ireland to report on woman denied Irish abortion
Spanish austerity cuts put lives at risk, study finds
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Austerity cuts in Spain could lead to the effective dismantling of large parts of its healthcare system and significantly damage the health of the population, according to a study published on Thursday. Researchers who analyzed the situation warned that if nothing was done to reverse the trend, Spain risked spiraling health problems and could see increases in infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and the virus that causes AIDS. As part of the analysis, interviews were conducted with 34 doctors and nurses across Catalonia in northern Spain. …
Girl who took on transplant rules gets new lungs
David Attenborough fit enough to reschedule Australian tour
LONDON (Reuters) – Veteran nature show presenter David Attenborough said on Thursday he had recovered sufficiently from heart surgery to reschedule a sell-out tour of Australia for next month. Attenborough, 87, known for his wildlife documentaries, earlier this month cancelled his speaking tour "A Life On Earth" to Canberra, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne to undergo emergency surgery. Less than two weeks after having a pacemaker inserted, Attenborough said he was on the mend and ready to reschedule his Australian trip. "Thank you everyone for all your wonderful and kind messages. …