Obese Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing Signs
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Heart damage can be present in obese teens who don't have any symptoms of heart disease, a small, preliminary study found. Read more...
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Birth Control Pills, HRT Tied to Digestive Ills
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- The use of oral contraceptives by younger women or hormone therapy by older women may be linked with inflammatory bowel disease, new research indicates. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Health News, Yesterday, 2:09am
Severe Gum Disease, Impotence May Be Linked
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Men with severe gum disease, known as periodontitis, are at greater risk for impotence, according to a new study that finds young men and the elderly at particular risk. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Health News, Yesterday, 2:09am
Moveable Magnets Used to Forge Gastric Bypass in Pigs
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- In a scenario reminiscent of the film Fantastic Voyage, researchers have found a way to perform nearly surgery-free gastric bypass procedures in pigs using only a local anesthetic. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Health News, Yesterday, 2:08am
Teens' Love of Loud Music Tied to Drinking, Drug Abuse
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- In a new study, teens who loved listening to music blasting at high decibels on their MP3 players were also more likely than others to smoke marijuana, while those who listened to loud music at concerts and clubs were more likely to drink heavily and have sex without a condom. Read more...
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Obese More Likely to Be Diagnosed With Advanced Thyroid Cancer
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Obese patients are more likely than other patients to have advanced, aggressive forms of papillary thyroid cancer when they're diagnosed with the disease, a new study has found. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Health News, Yesterday, 2:08am
Could Compound in Artificial Sweeteners Worsen Crohn's Disease?
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- The food additive maltodextrin, commonly used in some artificial sweeteners, may worsen Crohn's disease by encouraging the growth of E. coli bacteria in the small intestine, a new study suggests. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Health News, Yesterday, 2:08am
Fake drugs threaten gains made in war on malaria
LONDON (Reuters) - Low-quality and fake anti-malarial drugs flooding into markets in Asia and Africa are driving drug resistance and threatening gains made in the fight against the disease in the past decade, according to a study by global health experts. The study found around 36 percent of anti-malarial drugs analysed in southeast Asia were fake, while a third of samples in sub-Saharan Africa failed chemical testing because they contained either too much or not enough active ingredient. The researchers said the problem might be even bigger. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Health News, Yesterday, 2:07am
New Blood Thinner May Lower Chances of Clots in High-Risk Heart Patients: FDA
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- The new blood thinner Xarelto appears to lower the chances of potentially fatal blood clots in high-risk heart patients, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration review has found. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Health News, Yesterday, 2:06am
U.S. Advisers Say 'No' to Routine PSA Tests for Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- In a highly anticipated move sure to unleash heated debate, a prominent U.S. government advisory panel is recommending that men of all ages no longer be screened for prostate cancer by undergoing the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. Read more...
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Vigorous Exercise Might Keep Psoriasis at Bay
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Women who exercise vigorously may be reducing their risk of psoriasis, Harvard University researchers report. Read more...
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Dieting May Lower Hormone Levels Tied to Breast Cancer
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that weight loss through exercise and dieting helps overweight women lower the levels of certain hormones in their blood, potentially raising the odds that they'll avoid developing breast cancer. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Health News, Yesterday, 2:06am
More Research Points to Long-Term Ills With Bone Drugs
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Adding more weight to concerns about possible long-term dangers of osteoporosis drugs, a new study finds that people who take the drugs, known as bisphosphonates, may be at increased risk for atypical fractures of the thigh bone (femur). Read more...
Yahoo! News: Health News, Yesterday, 2:06am
Hundreds of Harry Potter fans abandon pet owls after series ends
People will go to great lengths to imitate pop culture characters they adore, and Harry Potter fans are no different. Forget the cheesy Halloween costumes and silly accents: Some fans even adopted pet owls after seeing or reading about them in Harry … Continue reading → Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 1:40am
Facebook shares sink 11 percent as reality overtakes hype
(Reuters) - Facebook shares sank 11 percent in the first day of trading without the full support of the company's underwriters, leaving some investors down almost 25 percent from where they were Friday and driving others to switch back to more established stocks. Facebook's debut was beset by problems, so much so that Nasdaq said on Monday it was changing... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 1:33am
Nasdaq seen struggling with aftermath of Facebook IPO
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX faces short-term costs from its botched handling of Facebook shares on their first day of trading but the longer term repercussions could be more expensive as it struggles to restore its image. Initially, the exchange said it plans to set aside $13 million to resolve bad trades, and even if all of that was used, the cost would be minimal compared with the $387 million in net income it reported last year. The bigger hit to Nasdaq's business is likely to come from the damage done to its reputation by the stumble. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 1:33am
Facebook shares sink 11 percent as reality overtakes hype
(Reuters) - Facebook shares sank 11 percent in the first day of trading without the full support of the company's underwriters, leaving some investors down almost 25 percent from where they were Friday and driving others to switch back to more established stocks. Facebook's debut was beset by problems, so much so that Nasdaq said on Monday it was changing... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Business News, Yesterday, 1:33am
SpaceX Fuels Private Rocket for Launch to Space Station
This story was updated on May 22 at 12:15 a.m. EDT. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Science News, Yesterday, 1:25am
Asia stocks up amid hopes China to boost growth
Hopes China will announce new measures to boost economic growth helped push Asian stock markets higher Tuesday. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Business News, Yesterday, 1:25am
Insight: Morgan Stanley cut Facebook estimates just before IPO
(Reuters) - In the run-up to Facebook's $16 billion IPO, Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter on the deal, unexpectedly delivered some negative news to major clients: The bank's consumer Internet analyst, Scott Devitt, was reducing his revenue forecasts for the company. The... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 1:16am
Insight: Morgan Stanley cut Facebook estimates just before IPO
(Reuters) - In the run-up to Facebook's $16 billion IPO, Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter on the deal, unexpectedly delivered some negative news to major clients: The bank's consumer Internet analyst, Scott Devitt, was reducing his revenue forecasts for the company. The... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Business News, Yesterday, 1:16am
Oil hangs below $93 as stock rebound buoys crude
Oil prices hung below $93 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, holding gains from the previous day as crude followed global stock markets higher. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Business News, Yesterday, 1:12am
Microsoft sets sights on SKorean digital education
Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer met Seoul education officials Tuesday to discuss using digital technology in classrooms as South Korea prepares to replace paper textbooks with digital ones. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 1:04am
Motorola won’t update DROID 3, DROID X2 to Android 4
Motorola recently updated its Android release timeline and revealed that certain devices will remain on Android 2.3 rather than receiving an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The handsets in question are both modern and more than capable of running the latest Android operating system, however the vendor claims the latest software won’t “improve” the devices, and that’s why updates will not be released. Both the DROID 3 and DROID X2 will remain on Android 2.3, despite the fact that both... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 1:00am
Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO
Yahoo! News: Business News, Yesterday, 12:57am
Silicon Valley takes Facebook fizzle in stride
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook's lackluster initial public offering performance is a black eye for many on Wall Street and could have ramifications for similar upcoming deals such as an offering by Twitter, but venture capitalists in Silicon Valley are keen to shrug off Facebook's stumble - at least for now. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: U.S. News, Yesterday, 12:51am
Silicon Valley takes Facebook fizzle in stride
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook's lackluster initial public offering performance is a black eye for many on Wall Street and could have ramifications for similar upcoming deals such as an offering by Twitter, but venture capitalists in Silicon Valley are keen to shrug off Facebook's stumble - at least for now. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, Yesterday, 12:51am
Silicon Valley takes Facebook fizzle in stride
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook's lackluster initial public offering performance is a black eye for many on Wall Street and could have ramifications for similar upcoming deals such as an offering by Twitter, but venture capitalists in Silicon Valley are keen to shrug off Facebook's stumble - at least for now. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Business News, Yesterday, 12:51am
Foundation objects to auction of purported vial of Reagan's blood
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ronald Reagan's foundation expressed outrage on Monday at a British company's auction of what it says is a vial of the late U.S. president's blood taken at the hospital where he was treated after a 1981 assassination attempt. PFC Auctions, a company based in Guernsey in the United Kingdom, announced on Sunday that... Read more...
Yahoo! News: U.S. News, Yesterday, 12:39am
China targets infrastructure to lift economy, report says
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will fast track approvals for infrastructure investment to combat a slowdown in the economy, a state-backed newspaper reported on Tuesday, underlining a call by Premier Wen Jiabao for policies to maintain growth. Dismal economic data for April... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Business News, Yesterday, 12:23am
Revived focus on regulation after JPMorgan loss
Federal regulators and lawmakers are renewing the focus on financial regulation in the wake of a multibillion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Business News, Yesterday, 12:03am
Fake malaria drugs litter Southeast Asia, Africa
A study says more than a third of malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either fake or bad quality. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Health News, May 21, 11:42pm
Founder of Texas air firm convicted in child porn trial
MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - The founder of a Texas air cargo company was convicted on Monday of federal charges of possessing and distributing child pornography and attempted sexual exploitation of children, prosecutors said. The Brownsville, Texas, federal jury hearing the case of Robert L. Hedrick, 60, deliberated for less than three hours before returning guilty verdicts on all counts against him. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: U.S. News, May 21, 11:40pm
SpaceX Private Spaceship to Join Robotic Cargo Ship Fleet
A new private spaceship is set to join the suite of automated cargo freighters that bring essential supplies to the International Space Station. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Science News, May 21, 11:32pm
Alibaba repurchases half of Yahoo’s stake for $7.1 billion
As Yahoo’s struggles continue, the company is looking to cut costs and dig up cash wherever it can. Yahoo announced plans last month to lay off 2,000 workers, or nearly 15% of its staff, and before that it filed a “puzzling” patent lawsuit against long-time partner Facebook. Now, Yahoo will sell half of its 40% stake in China-based retail giant Alibaba. Led by Chinese Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma, Alibaba will repurchase part of Yahoo’s holdings in the e-commerce firm for $7.1 billion as it prepares... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, May 21, 11:25pm
Nasdaq seen struggling with aftermath of Facebook IPO
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX faces short-term costs from its botched handling of Facebook shares on their first day of trading but the longer term repercussions could be more expensive as it struggles to restore its image. Initially, the exchange said it plans to set aside $13 million to resolve bad trades, and even if all of that was used, the cost would be minimal... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, May 21, 11:05pm
Labor judge overturns union election at Target
An administrative law judge from the National Labor Relations Board has overturned the union election last year at a Target store on New York's Long Island and ordered a new election citing unfair labor practices. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Business News, May 21, 11:02pm
Colombia prostitution scandal sparks investigation of U.S. DEA staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prostitution scandal in Colombia involving U.S. Secret Service and military personnel ahead of a presidential visit has spawned a separate investigation into the behavior of Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Cartagena, officials said on Monday. A spokesman for the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General said in a statement that its investigators were probing "allegations about potential misconduct" by DEA staff. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: U.S. News, May 21, 10:46pm
MF Global paid Corzine $8 million in year before collapse
(Reuters) - Former MF Global Holdings Ltd chief Jon Corzine received more than $8 million in pay and stock options from the futures brokerage in the year before it went bankrupt. Corzine's pay along with that of other former MF Global executives was... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Business News, May 21, 10:37pm
Westfield gives a peak at World Trade Center plans
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The first shops could throw open their doors in the redeveloped World Trade Center by March 2015, Australian mall operator Westfield said on Monday, 13-and-a-half years after the New York landmark was destroyed in the September 11 attacks. The redevelopment of the World Trade Center is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. After years of... Read more...
Yahoo! News: U.S. News, May 21, 10:28pm
Obama hails spirit rebuilding tornado-struck town
JOPLIN, Missouri (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday praised the community spirit that helped a small town overcome devastating loss as he marked the anniversary of the most deadly U.S. tornado in six decades. Recalling the kindness of strangers shown Joplin, Missouri, after the tornado killed 161 people a few hours after Joplin High School seniors had attended their graduation ceremony,... Read more...
Yahoo! News: U.S. News, May 21, 10:17pm
Chinese vitamin C maker to settle antitrust lawsuit
(Reuters) - A Chinese company has agreed to pay $10.5 million to U.S. purchasers of vitamin C who accused it of conspiring to raise prices by limiting exports, a proposed settlement showed. The proposed settlement, filed in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn on Monday, is the first in a long-running legal battle brought by commercial buyers of vitamin C against four Chinese companies. If it is approved by the judge overseeing the case, it would be the first civil settlement reached with a Chinese company under U.S. antitrust cartel law, lawyers for the purchasers said. ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: U.S. News, May 21, 9:58pm
Port Authority to debut avatar at NY-area airports
She smiles, answers questions and can guide you to the nearest restroom or to your connecting flight. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, May 21, 9:58pm
Bomb threat forces evacuation at Utah spy site, FBI says
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A bomb threat forced the evacuation of a National Security Agency facility under construction in Utah on Monday but investigators found nothing suspicious and declared the site safe, an FBI spokeswoman said. The spy agency facility is being built at Camp Williams, a military base just south of Salt Lake City. The Army Corps of Engineers is overseeing the $1.2 billion project. FBI spokeswoman Deborah Bertram declined to say how the threat was received but said it led to an evacuation at the site. FBI agents spent several hours at the site after the threat was ... Read more...
Yahoo! News: U.S. News, May 21, 9:30pm
Jailed Enron's Skilling seeks new trial, cites new evidence
(Reuters) - Jailed former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling is seeking a new trial citing "newly discovered evidence," according to court documents. Skilling was convicted in 2006 on charges including conspiracy and securities fraud in relation to the 2001 collapse of the one-time energy trading giant Enron. The 58-year-old is now serving a 24-year jail term. Skilling attorney... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Business News, May 21, 9:05pm
Eaton buying Cooper Industries in $11.46B deal
Eaton Corp. has agreed to purchase Cooper Industries PLC in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $11.46 billion that is designed to expand its reach in the global electrical power and distribution industry. Read more...
Yahoo! News: Business News, May 21, 8:32pm
Departures leave Dewey a shell of its former self
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seventeen more partners at Dewey & LeBoeuf announced their departure on Monday, as the failing law firm considered filing for bankruptcy. Rival law firm Proskauer Rose said it was bringing in four partners, including Ralph Ferrara, a vice chairman at Dewey and former general counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Duane Morris, another law firm, said it was hiring 16 lawyers from Dewey, including six of its... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Business News, May 21, 8:30pm
Chrome passes Internet Explorer to become world’s most popular browser
Google’s Chrome Web browser has continued to gain market share since its introduction in 2008. Despite surpassing Internet Explorer in select regions and on weekends, Google’s browser has never been able to dethrone Microsoft in global usage share. According to new numbers from StatCounter, however, Google’s browser has finally averaged higher traffic than Internet Explorer for the first time over a full seven-day stretch. From May 14th through May 20th, the Internet... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Technology News, May 21, 8:25pm
Ex-Yahoo director, fund manager made illegal trades: U.S.
(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Monday announced insider trading charges against a former Yahoo employee and a fund manager for illegally sharing and trading on secret company information. The pair pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Monday, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office said in a press release. They were also charged by U.S. securities regulators in a parallel civil proceeding. The SEC said it is pursuing a civil settlement with... Read more...
Yahoo! News: Business News, May 21, 8:14pm