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	11/7/2011
Good Morning LATEST NEWS Analysis: Lipitor, legendary cash cow, prepares for fadeout NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may take a breakthrough treatment for Alzheimer's disease to match the $130 billion lifetime sales record of Pfizer's Lipitor, the cholesterol fighter that wrote its own chapter in pharmaceutical history. | Full Article Live liver donors have troubles years later: study November 06, 2011 08:49 PM ET (Reuters) - People who have donated part of their liver for transplant can experience physical and psychological complications years after the operation, according to a German study. | Full Article Heart procedures linked to cognitive decline November 04, 2011 05:40 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study of German heart patients, people who had invasive bypass surgery and those who underwent less-invasive stent placement showed declines in thinking and memory skills a few months after the procedures. | Full Article Novartis drug helps in severe childhood arthritis November 07, 2011 02:07 AM ET ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis' Ilaris helps patients with the most serious form of childhood arthritis, a second late-stage study has shown, further boosting prospects for the Swiss drugmaker's medicine that hit a setback earlier this year. | Full Article Medicare change tied to safer weight loss surgery November 04, 2011 05:42 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After Medicare changed its rules regarding coverage for weight loss surgeries in 2006, the cost for the procedures went down while safety measures increased, according to a new study. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Papademos front-runner to be new Greek PM November 07, 2011 08:48 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Lucas Papademos, a former deputy head of the European Central Bank, was on Monday tipped to emerge as Greek prime minister as political leaders bargained over who will lead a new coalition to push through a bailout before the country runs out of money in mid-December. | Full Article Berlusconi plays last cards, denies will resign November 07, 2011 10:02 AM ET ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi defied huge pressure to resign on Monday, desperately playing his last cards to see off a party revolt as fears over Italy's instability hit markets across Europe. | Full Article Olympus ex-CEO to meet panel member next week November 07, 2011 03:31 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp's ousted CEO Michael Woodford said he will meet in London next week with a member of the third-party panel probing past M&A deals at the endoscope maker. | Full Article Wall St edges up, energy, materials lead November 07, 2011 09:44 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks turned positive in early trading on Monday, led by energy and material stocks as crude oil prices rose more than 1 percent. | Full Article Insight: Has Iran ended Israel's Begin Doctrine? November 07, 2011 09:44 AM ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Menachem Begin did not pull his punches. In 1981, as work neared completion on an Iraqi nuclear reactor that Israel believed would produce plutonium for warheads, the Israeli prime minister dispatched eight F-16 bombers to destroy the plant. Begin later said that the raid was proof his country would "under no circumstances allow the enemy to develop weapons of mass-destruction against our people". | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Bulk of MF Global positions in Europe still open Inflation, debt crisis hurt euro zone retail sales Analysis: Asia's policy dilemma: Pause or pre-emptive strike? Best Buy buys out U.S. mobile partner for $1.3 billion Analysis: Stores gear up for "dogfight" in TV aisles RELATED VIDEO Perez rally celebrates Guatemala presidential win Floods threaten Bangkok factories Ortega set for Nicaragua election win A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Full Article - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend