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World Chefs-For Southerner James Villas, fried is where the heart is
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veteran food writer James Villas likes to say he was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a cast-iron skillet in his hand. In "Southern Fried: More than 150 recipes for crab cakes, fried chick...

Today's elderly may be mentally sharper than yesterday's
By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly people today might be more mentally nimble than their counterparts were a decade or two ago, according to a new European study. General health in old age is probably improving for most people,...

Washington state ex-campaign director sentenced for embezzlement
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - The former head of a Democratic Party fundraising committee in Washington state has been sentenced to over a year in prison for embezzling in excess of $300,000 in campaign contributions to fee...

Four California students sickened with meningitis bacteria
An outbreak of meningococcal disease has sickened four students at a major California university, prompting discussions with federal regulators about using a vaccine approved for use in Europe but not in the United States. The students, at the Un...

Illinois lawmakers pass long-awaited pension reform
By Joanne von Alroth and Karen Pierog SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - Illinois' Democratic-controlled legislature on Tuesday passed a landmark pension reform bill, choosing to address the state's crumbling finances over strong public la...

Drowning More Probable in Rural Areas, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- People in rural areas are nearly three times more likely to drown than those who live in cities, a new Canadian study finds. This may be because rural residents are more likely to be around open water and ...

U.S. surgeon general says Healthcare.gov making progress
By Daniel Lovering CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The acting U.S. surgeon general said on Tuesday he was "enthusiastic" about the recent improvements to the troubled HealthCare.gov website, which was designed to allow users to sho...

Short-term fix eyed for another problem with U.S. healthcare website
By Roberta Rampton and Caroline Humer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration has found a short-term fix to pay insurance companies for plans selected on HealthCare.gov, the not-yet-complete government website used to s...

Arafat did not die of poisoning, French tests conclude
By Paul Taylor PARIS (Reuters) - Yasser Arafat was not the victim of poisoning, French forensic scientists concluded on Tuesday, countering a Swiss report on the 2004 death of the Palestinian leader that found he was probably killed with radioact...

Notre Dame challenges U.S. contraceptive mandate in lawsuit
(Reuters) - The University of Notre Dame filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging mandatory coverage of contraception under U.S. federal healthcare laws that it said run contrary to the Catholic university's religious beliefs. The lawsuit filed...