Mom Says She Knew Pregnant Daughter Would Come Out of Coma
Sharista Giles was four months pregnant when she was in a car accident that left her in a coma.
California bill ending ‘beliefs’ exemption for childhood vaccines advances
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s senate education committee approved a bill making it mandatory for children to be vaccinated before starting school despite opposition from “ant-vaxxer” parents who have packed public hearings and flooded lawmakers with calls. The bill, which has already passed the senate health committee, has several more hurdles to clear before becoming law. It next goes to the senate judiciary committee, before going to the state senate, and finally the assembly. Under the bill, only children with medical waivers to opt out of vaccinations would be exempted.
Teva Pharmaceutical offers to buy Mylan for $31 bn
Teva Pharmaceutical Tuesday launched an unsolicited bid to buy Mylan for $31 billion in a transaction that would create a behemoth in generic drugs. Teva's cash-and-stock bid would quash an unsolicited bid by Mylan earlier this month to acquire Perrigo for $28.9 billion. Teva said its bid amounted to superior value for Mylan shareholders compared with Mylan's approach to Perrigo.
Rugby-Australian club player dies after head knock
An Australian rugby player has died from a head injury sustained in a tackle during a club match in New South Wales at the weekend, local media reported on Monday. Nicholas Tooth was visiting his home town in the New England region of the state for the weekend and accepted an offer to turn out for the Quirindi Lions on Saturday.
Tanzanian woman wins landmark case over childbirth operation
By Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A woman left unable to have children after a defective caesarian section operation in Tanzania has won a landmark case against a local hospital whose surgeon left a piece of cloth inside her. Mwamini Adam and her husband filed a lawsuit at the high court in western Tabora region against Urambo District Council’s hospital four years ago, demanding 500 million Tanzanian Shillings ($265,000) for physical and emotional distress. Adam, 37, accused Jacob Kamanda, a gynecologist and obstetrician at the district hospital, of professional negligence and misconduct after he left a piece of cloth in her stomach after performing a caesarian section operation. She said the defective operation meant she can no longer give birth because doctors performing a life-saving corrective operation decided to remove her uterus.
Study: High school smoking fell as e-cigarette use boomed
NEW YORK (AP) — Teen smoking hit a new low last year while the popularity of electronic cigarettes and water pipes boomed, a government report shows.
Boehner urges U.S. Senate to pass House’s Medicare doctor pay bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate should pass, without any amendments, legislation overwhelmingly approved by the House of Representatives to avert drastic cuts of payments to doctors treating Medicare patients, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner warned on Tuesday. “Unless the Senate passes the House-passed ‘doc fix’ bill, significant cuts to physicians’ payments will begin tomorrow. …
India’s acid victims hope for new life after court orders free treatment
By Nita Bhalla and Suchitra Mohanty NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rupa Saa was just 15 when her stepmother poured acid over her face as she slept, burning her skin and melting her cheeks, nose, mouth and chin. Like many of India’s acid victims, she was shunned due to her disfigurement and struggled to pay for the multiple reconstructive surgeries she needed – leaving her despondent and with little will to live. “I was devastated by the acid attack. Although the amount of compensation is very little, the order by the court will give us a better life and future,” Saa told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone from Agra, around 200 km (130 miles) south of New Delhi.
What to know about recent food recalls and bacteria listeria
WASHINGTON (AP) — Large food recalls have forced consumers to throw away hummus and ice cream that may be contaminated with the same potentially deadly bacteria — listeria.
Wall St. gains, buoyed by GE divestment plan
The S&P Industrials was up 1.3 percent as the best performing of the 10 major S&P sectors, paced by GE's gain. General Electric jumped 8.7 percent to $27.96 as the most active stock on the New York Stock Exchange, with more than 120 million shares changing hands. “I expect buybacks to continue because a lot of major stocks, including Apple, are undervalued,” Adam Sarhan, chief executive of Sarhan Capital in New York. GE will sell the bulk of its $30 billion real estate portfolio over the next two years as it returns to its industrial roots, with Blackstone and Wells Fargo snapping up most of its assets.