Congressional panels to hold hearings on meningitis outbreak

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two congressional oversight committees will hold hearings next week on the deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroid injections and one panel has invited an official from the compounding pharmacy involved, aides said on Monday.The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee expects to hear testimony from...

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HSBC earmarks more for US fines

5 November 2012 Last updated at 03:47 ETHSBC bank has put aside a further $ 800m (£500m) to cover potential money-laundering fines in the US as it announced a fall in quarterly profits. The bank had already put aside $ 700m after a US Senate report published in July said lax controls had left it vulnerable to money...

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Bomb shakes Damascus, opposition holds unity talks

AMMAN (Reuters) – A bomb exploded near army and security compounds in Damascus, Syrian television reported, and fractured opposition groups seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad began unity talks abroad to win international respect and arms supplies.The 50-kilogram (110-pound) bomb, near a large hotel in a heavily guarded district, was described...

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Katy Perry wears dress with Obama slogan at rally

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pop star Katy Perry is sporting a skin-tight minidress with President Barack Obama‘s campaign slogan “Forward” emblazoned across it at the president’s rally in Milwaukee.Perry came on stage at Saturday’s event initially wearing a red, white and blue dress and holding a microphone shaped like the Statue of Liberty’s torch. But...

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Modest results in program to reduce kids’ screen time

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A program aimed at reducing the number of hours young children spent in front of a screen didn’t accomplish that goal, but it did cut back on the meals they ate in front of a television, a new study found.That’s good news according to the lead author, because people tend to eat more and eat unhealthy food while watching television. “The...

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Anglogold strikers return to work

affiliate marketing 2 November 2012 Last updated at 10:31 ETStriking miners at two South African Anglogold Ashanti pits have agreed to return to work as tensions across the country’s mineral sector ease. affiliate marketing Hundreds of miners have been holding underground sit-ins...

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Brazil’s ‘pop-star priest’ gets mammoth new stage

affiliate marketing SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil‘s “pop-star priest” is already packing in the crowds at the newly opened mammoth sanctuary that he built for his campaign to stem the exodus of faithful from the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America’s biggest nation.Brazil still has more Catholics than any other country in the world, with...

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Barnes & Noble Drops Price of Nook Color and Tablet

affiliate marketing In what is surely a response to the release of its Nook HD and HD+, Barnes & Noble announced Saturday it will lower the price of its Nook Color and Nook tablets beginning Sunday.[More from Mashable: Barnes & Noble PIN Pads Hacked at Stores Nationwide] affiliate marketing The...

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“Breaking Bad” to get the “MythBusters” treatment

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Finally, the world might find out if it’s truly a bad idea to dissolve a body with hydrofluoric acid in a bathtub.Discovery Channel‘s reality show “MythBusters” – which re-enacts scenarios from movies, TV and urban legend to test their accuracy with scientific methodology – is filming a...

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Israel’s Neuronix offers new Alzheimer’s treatment

affiliate marketing TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel-based Neuronix, which has developed a non-invasive medical device to help to treat Alzheimer’s disease, expects the system to be approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration in late 2014.The device, which combines electromagnetic stimulation with computer-based cognitive training,...

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