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People choose larger portions of ‘healthy' foods

By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People will choose larger portions of food if they are labeled as being "healthier," even if they have the same number of calories, according to a new study. "People think (healthier food) is lower in calories," said Pierre Chandon, a marketing professor at the INSEAD Social Science Research Center in France, and they "tend to consume more of it." That misconception can lead to people eating larger portion sizes of so-called healthy foods, and therefore more calories. ...

And Super Bowl 50 goes to ...

In this artist drawing provided by the San Francisco 49ers, the proposed 49ers stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. is shown. NFL owners will vote on the sites of the 50th and 51st Super Bowls on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at their spring meetings. The San Francisco area, where the new stadium is being built in Santa Clara, and South Florida are competing for the the 50th edition, to be held in February 2016. The loser in that bidding will go against Houston to host the 51st game the following year.(AP Photo/San Francisco 49ers) NO SALES Hint: It would be a good year for the 49ers to win it all.


Search for tornado survivors continues

Rescuers will look under every piece of debris, says Okla. Gov. Mary Fallin.

Arias tells jury she can still contribute to society

PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.

World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa

Syrian refugees walk inside the Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee camp By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, and hopes new funds for central Africa will cement a peace deal there, the bank's President Jim Yong Kim said on Tuesday. "There will be significant amounts of new funding going to Jordan in the very near future to deal with this crisis," he said in an interview, after a speech at the U.N. World Health Assembly in Geneva. ...


Police defend officer who shot N.Y. college student

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME -- In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rebello is shown. Police said Rebello, a junior at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., was shot and killed Friday, May 17, 2013, during a break-in near the college campus. (AP Photo/Sleepy Hollow High School) The only person responsible is the gunman, a union president says.


Red Cross' Birthday Wish for Moore, Okla.

Volunteers from the American Red Cross are on the ground in Moore, Okla., where a violent tornado tore through homes, a hospital and two elementary schools killing 24 people and injuring at least 240 more. Full coverage of the Oklahoma tornado The organization, which provides...        

SARS-Like Virus Spreads to Tunisia

A father died after a trip to Saudi Arabia, his two children were sickened.        

Hospital Hit by Okla. Tornado 'Lucky'

Directly in the tornado's path, Moore Medical Center patients, staff unharmed.        

Surgery offers mixed benefits for kids' sleep apnea

By Gene Emery NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has confirmed that removing the tonsils and adenoids of children with obstructive sleep apnea can reduce sleepiness and improve the quality of life, but putting off the surgery might not hurt either. The study is the first controlled test to compare the operation with so-called watchful waiting as a strategy for stopping childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, where the structures in the back of the mouth can temporarily block breathing during sleep. ...

Botox Gives More 20-Somethings a Jump on Wrinkles

Frown lines, forehead creases and crow's-feet, oh my! If the rise in Botox procedures is any indication, the fountain of youth might be found in a syringe, even for 20-somethings whose signs of aging are invisible to the naked eye.        

FBI identifies Benghazi suspects, but no arrests yet

Authorities say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force.

H7N9 bird flu outbreak costs more than $6.5 billion so far -U.N

Dead chicken are seen at a poultry farm in the outskirts of Shanghai GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has caused economic losses of more than $6.5 billion so far, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's chief veterinary officer said on Tuesday. "The economic impacts of H7N9 have been astounding," Juan Lubroth said during a presentation at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. "Over $6.5 billion has been lost in the agriculture sector because of prices, consumer confidence and trade. So poultry industry losses in China have been high," he said. (Reporting by Tom Miles; Editing by Michael Roddy)


H7N9 bird flu outbreak costs more than $6.5 billion so far -U.N

Dead chicken are seen at a poultry farm in the outskirts of Shanghai GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has caused economic losses of more than $6.5 billion so far, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's chief veterinary officer said on Tuesday. "The economic impacts of H7N9 have been astounding," Juan Lubroth said during a presentation at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. "Over $6.5 billion has been lost in the agriculture sector because of prices, consumer confidence and trade. So poultry industry losses in China have been high," he said. (Reporting by Tom Miles; Editing by Michael Roddy)


Hospital Hit by Oklahoma Tornado 'Lucky'

Directly in the tornado's path, Moore Medical Center patients, staff unharmed.        

France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths

Jacques Servier, founder of Servier Laboratories, during the opening of the trial of the so-called Mediator case, a drug linked to hundreds of deaths, at Nanterre's court house, outside Paris, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Between 1976 and 2009, around 5 million people took Mediator, also promoted for weight loss. The drug may have caused between 500 and 2,000 deaths. Mediator’s creators, Servier Laboratories, face charges of “aggravated deception” (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) NANTERRE, France (AP) — The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's safety.


How to Talk to Your Kids About Natural Disasters

How to talk to your children about tornadoes and other natural disasters.        

Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"

Human Rights Watch's Deputy Director of Asia, Kine, shows a copy of the HRW magazine during a news conference in Kabul By Amie Ferris-Rotman KABUL (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse and forced marriage, and alleged adultery, which often involves rape, have landed most of the 600 women in prison. That figure is an increase of 50 percent over the last 18 months. ...


Did Pope Francis perform an exorcism?

Pope Francis greets the faithful in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, after celebrating a Pentecost mass, Sunday, May 19, 2013.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) A young man in St. Peter's Square convulsed and shook as the pope prayed.


Talking to Your Kids About Tornadoes

How to talk to your children about tornadoes and other natural disasters.        

Shulman: Not 'responsible' for IRS 'lookout' list

Former IRS commissioner Shulman testifies before Senate Finance Committee in Washington The former IRS commissioner says he was "not personally responsible" for the agency's scrutiny on conservative groups.


Accused Fort Hood shooter draws salary while victims struggle

Major Nidal Hasan has collected $278,000 in salary since the Nov. 5, 2009.

Protesters chant 'IRS has got to go' in Cincinnati

Tea party members march with signs that read "internal revenge service."

Is Childhood ADHD Making You a Fat Adult?

Poor lifestyle choices and a family history of overeating can increase your risk of obesity, but here's a surprising new risk: childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD.

More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

An American flag blows in the wind at sunrise atop the rubble of a destroyed home a day after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:


Health sites too complex, full of cliches: study

By Ivan Oransky NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The importance of health literacy hit home for Lisa Gualtieri when a Cambodian refugee diagnosed with cancer asked her to act as a patient advocate. She played the role of a "salty tongue," a Cambodian expression that paints outspokenness in a positive light. But even though the patient's family was in the room when doctors took the time to answer every last question about test results and treatment options, the refugee's family would call Gualtieri hours later to review what doctors had said. ...

AcelRX post-op pain treatment meets late-stage study goal

(Reuters) - AcelRX Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental treatment for post-operative pain met its main goal in a late-stage trial of patients who had undergone knee or hip replacement surgery, sending its shares up 15 percent. AcelRX said its Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System showed a decrease in pain intensity, compared with a placebo, as measured on a clinical scale 48 hours after surgery. In the last of three late-stage trials, the drug-device combination also significantly reduced pain compared with a placebo 24 hours and 72 hours after surgery, the company said. ...

Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide

By Jason McLure (Reuters) - Vermont on Monday became the fourth U.S. state to end legal penalties for doctors who prescribe medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives. The law, which includes a number of safeguards over the next three years as the state adapts, marked the first time a U.S. state has used the legislative process to make assisted suicide legal. Oregon and Washington have similar laws passed through ballot measures and a Montana court authorized the practice in 2009. ...

Immigration reform bill largely untouched going into fifth day of debate

Officials: Senators reach deal on high-tech visas Senators will address some of the final controversial changes to the bill.


Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported.
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