Alternative Healing and Lifestyles

Surgeons-in-training dislike new work hours: survey
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most surgeons-in-training dislike new rules that limit how many hours they can work, according to a new study that also found the majority said they skirt the restrictions. Researchers surveyed 1,013...

U.S. House votes to repeal Obamacare in 37th symbolic act
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law on Thursday in a symbolic move aimed as much at healing internal Republican rifts as ...

Lawsuit filed to block new Arkansas abortion law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion rights advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to overturn the more restrictive of Arkansas' two new abortion laws, saying its near-ban of abortions beginning in the 12th week of pregnancy is unconstituti...

Statins tied to lowered liver cancer risk with hepatitis C
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People infected with chronic hepatitis C are less likely to develop liver cancer if they are taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, new research from Taiwan suggests. The report doesn't prove statins ...

Venezuela's Capriles will run for president in April: sources
CARACAS (Reuters) - Opposition leader Henrique Capriles has decided to run for president in Venezuela's April election and will formally announce the decision later on Sunday, two sources in his camp said. "There's a lot of negativity...

Premia Spine launches alternative implant for spinal surgery
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - A medical implant developed by Premia Spine offers patients with certain spinal disorders an alternative to traditional fusion surgeries, enabling a quicker recovery and greatly reducing the risk of reoperation, the Israeli co...

Brazil, Russia move closer to arms, technology deals
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil agreed on Wednesday to negotiate the purchase of Russian anti-aircraft missile batteries on the condition that Russia transfer the technology to Brazilian defense companies without restrictions. The agreement was announ...

Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark he...

AcelRX drug device meets main goal of late-stage study; shares jump
(Reuters) - AcelRX Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental drug device to treat post-operative pain met the main goal of controlling pain in a late-stage study among patients who had undergone knee or hip replacement surgery. Shares of the compa...

Regeneron, Sanofi asthma drug seen as potential game changer
By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - A new type of asthma drug meant to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease slashed episodes by 87 percent in a mid-stage trial, making it a potential game changer for patients with moderate to severe...