As you make the rounds of Holiday Parties, remind yourself to eat only the foods you like best. Don't feel obligated to sample every dish at the potluck or buffet. Pick a few favorites -- even a sweet, in moderation -- and fill the rest of your plate with vegetables.read more..
TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp said on Wednesday that its assets exceeded its Liabilities in the seven financial years to March 2009, in a Restatement of accounts as it moved to sort out an Accounting Scandal. The company, however, revised down its net asset figures for the financial years ended in March 2007, 2008 and 2009. More restatements are expected later in the day. Auditors approved the figures with qualifications. The company is restating accounts for the past several years and is due to announce results for the six months to September 30 later on Wednesday. ...read more..
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| A view of the Merck & Co. campus in Linden, New Jersey |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive of Merck & Co on Tuesday defended his refusal to slash the drugmaker's $8 billion research budget and warned that global price constraints threaten the pharmaceutical industry's ability to innovate. The drug industry is embroiled in a debate over whether companies are spending too much on research given a poor track record in developing new drugs. Investors are asking whether that money should be spent elsewhere to produce better financial returns. While Merck held firm on spending, Pfizer Inc committed to cutting its budget by as much as $2 billion. ...read more..
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After getting a Urinary Tract Infection, kids in Finland had fewer recurring Infections over the next year when they drank Cranberry Juice every day in a new study. Because the infections can damage the kidneys, along with being uncomfortable, both children and adults who get repeated UTIs may be prescribed long-term antibiotics for prevention. But those drugs can have side effects, and may breed resistant bacteria -- so researchers have wondered if cranberry products, long used by women as an alternative therapy, might be an option for kids. ...read more..
LONDON (Reuters) - When Italy's welfare minister shed tears in announcing an increase in the retirement age, people might have thought she was crying for a lost generation of European Youth. For Opinion Polls show a strong perception that older workers deny young people jobs. Fortunately for millions of young unemployed across Europe, economists say the perception is wrong, a variation of the fallacy that the amount of work is finite and jobs must be shared out accordingly. ...read more..
In 2009, Pamela Harris, then 61, realized the future she'd anticipated just a few years earlier was going to be different than she'd thought. For one thing, Harris still got tremendous satisfaction from her law practice. For another, the financial meltdown had eaten into her profits and her investments along with everyone else's. "It became clear I was going to have to rethink," says Harris, who lives in Falcon Heights, Minn. Rethink she did. Today Harris is pursuing a master's degree in library and information science at St. ...read more..
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For men with aggressive Prostate Cancer, hormone-targeted therapy cuts the overall risk of death, according to a new review of past studies. It also does not increase the chance that men will die from Cardiovascular Disease -- which some research had suggested might be the case, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Tuesday. "I think that these results should be very reassuring for the majority of patients who are thinking of Androgen Deprivation Therapy for their prostate cancer," said Dr. ...read more..
