| LATEST NEWS | | Antibiotics overprescribed for children: study | | (Reuters) - Pediatricians in the United States write more than 10 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions every year for conditions such as the flu and asthma, contributing to potentially dangerous drug resistance, a study said. | Full Article | | | U.S. judge blocks graphic cigarette warnings | | November 08, 2011 07:59 AM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge blocked a U.S. rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on cigarette packs, such as a man exhaling cigarette smoke through a hole in his throat. | Full Article | | Brain analysis can help predict psychosis: study | | November 07, 2011 03:34 PM ET | | LONDON (Reuters) - Computer analysis of brain scans could help predict how serious or long term a psychotic patient's illness may become and help doctors make more accurate decisions about how best to treat them, researchers said on Monday. | Full Article | | AstraZeneca, Targacept drug fails depression test | | November 08, 2011 03:47 AM ET | | LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental antidepressant from AstraZeneca Plc and Targacept Inc failed to meet the goal of changing a key depression rating score in the first of a series of pivotal clinical trials, in a setback for both firms. | Full Article | |  | | US TOP NEWS | | In abrupt turnaround, Olympus admits it hid losses | | November 08, 2011 10:03 AM ET | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympus admitted on Tuesday it hid losses on securities investments dating back two decades, bowing to weeks of pressure to explain a series of baffling transactions that have put the future of the firm in doubt. | Full Article | | Italy, Greece on the brink as markets hold breath | | November 08, 2011 10:01 AM ET | | ROME/ATHENS (Reuters) - Financial markets held their breath on Tuesday as Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's reform-shy government teetered on the brink and debt-crippled Greece's leaders struggled to put together a national unity government. | Full Article | | Berlusconi's top ally tells him to resign | | November 08, 2011 09:42 AM ET | | ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi's closest coalition ally, Umberto Bossi, told him to resign on Tuesday in what could be a mortal blow to the Italian prime minister before a crunch vote in parliament. | Full Article | | USS Cole bomb suspect finally gets his day in court | | November 08, 2011 09:28 AM ET | | GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Nine years after his capture and a decade after the United States first authorized military tribunals for terrorist suspects, the alleged mastermind of the deadly bombing of the USS Cole will face a judge in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal. | Full Article | | Exclusive: HP weighing sale of webOS unit | | November 08, 2011 04:29 AM ET | | NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co is looking to sell Palm's webOS mobile software platform, a deal that could fetch hundreds of millions of dollars but less than the $1.2 billion that HP paid last year, four sources close to the matter said. | Full Article | | | | BUSINESS NEWS | | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | |  |  | | 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 | | | |
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