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	11/4/2011
Good Morning LATEST NEWS FDA says drugs approved in U.S. before Europe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans in the past year got access to 24 new medicines before they became available anywhere else, U.S. drug regulators said as they seek to show they are doing enough to promote medical innovation. | Full Article Medicare beneficiaries sue U.S. over hospital stays November 03, 2011 05:04 PM ET (Reuters) - A group of Medicare patients and their families sued the Obama administration on Thursday, saying they were deprived of coverage by the government health plan because of a policy that allows hospitals to avoid admitting elderly people with chronic ailments as inpatients. | Full Article More evidence obesity tied to colon cancer: study November 04, 2011 12:06 AM ET (Reuters) - Older adults who are heavy, especially around the middle, seem to have a higher risk of developing colon cancer than their thinner peers -- and exercise may lower the incidence of the disease, especially for women, a European study said. | Full Article In developing world, poor still means thin: study November 03, 2011 11:59 PM ET (Reuters) - "First world" health problems such as obesity and heart disease may be gaining ground in developing nations, but they are mostly afflicting the rich and middle class while poor people remain undernourished and underweight, a study said. | Full Article More evidence obesity tied to colon cancer November 03, 2011 03:24 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who are heavy, especially around the middle, seem to have a higher risk of developing colon cancer than their thinner peers, a new study finds. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Greek PM faces survival vote, bailout in balance November 04, 2011 08:36 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Prime Minister George Papandreou faces a knife-edge confidence vote on Friday, with the fate of both the nation's EU/IMF bailout deal and the global economy in the balance. | Full Article Italy accepts IMF monitoring in bid to rebuild November 04, 2011 09:29 AM ET CANNES, France (Reuters) - Italy will allow the IMF to monitor its progress with long overdue reforms of pensions, labor markets and privatizations, European leaders announced on Friday, looking beyond the crisis in Greece to the far graver threat to the euro zone. | Full Article Jobs report hints at some improvement November 04, 2011 09:53 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers hired fewer workers in October but the jobless rate fell to a six-month low and job gains in the prior two months were stronger than previously thought, pointing to some improvement in the still-weak labor market. | Full Article Groupon raises $700 million in massive IPO November 04, 2011 08:44 AM ET (Reuters) - Groupon Inc raised $700 million after increasing the size of its initial public offering, becoming the largest IPO by an Internet company since Google Inc raised $1.7 billion in 2004. | Full Article MF Global CEO Jon Corzine resigns under fire November 04, 2011 09:41 AM ET (Reuters) - Jon Corzine has resigned as MF Global Holdings Ltd's chairman and chief executive, four days after the futures brokerage filed for bankruptcy protection, culminating a rapid downfall for one of Wall Street's best-known executives. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall St opens lower on Greece, payrolls data AIG CEO defends company amid huge losses Euro zone Oct private sector slump flags recession Low ad rev and student sign-ups push Washington Post to loss RBS results hurt by euro zone crisis RELATED VIDEO Tonnes of marijuana found in sea off Mexico Miners rescued from damaged mine Thailand hopes sandbags will save Bangkok 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 Teen in recovery from accidental haunted house hanging Full Article Strapped Harrisburg hopes to cash in its Wild West collection Germany admits accounting blunder but no scapegoats Putin hails Russian boy as world's "7 billionth" Parishioners asked to attend church unarmed Sculpture of Ai WeiWei corpse spooks German town - 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