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	01/19/2012
Good evening LATEST NEWS Analysis: Goal for Alzheimer's drug by 2025 too ambitious? CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government has set a deadline of 2025 for finding an effective way to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease, an ambitious target considering there is no cure on the horizon and one that sets a firm deadline unlike previous campaigns against cancer or AIDS. | Full Article U.S. indoor tanning tax having mixed effects January 19, 2012 04:15 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although a 2010 federal excise tax was meant to deter customers from using indoor tanning salons, only a minority of the businesses taking part in a new survey reported a drop in clients and most said their customers did not seem to care. | Full Article One in five American adults mentally ill in past year January 19, 2012 11:19 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - One in five adults in the United States, or nearly 50 million people, suffered mental illnesses in 2010, with women and young adults suffering disproportionately, a government report released on Thursday found. | Full Article J&J to pay $158 million to settle Texas Risperdal case January 19, 2012 01:17 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday it will pay $158 million to settle a Texas lawsuit accusing the drugmaker of improperly marketing its Risperdal anti-psychotic drug to state residents on the Medicaid health program for the poor. | Full Article Looking younger may be nose-job bonus January 19, 2012 03:14 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study of people who'd had surgery to reshape their sniffers, observers looking at before and after shots decided the patients looked a year or two younger, on average, with their new noses than pre-surgery. | Full Article US TOP NEWS South Carolina debate critical for Romney as Gingrich looms January 19, 2012 05:03 PM ET CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates meet again on Thursday for perhaps the most crucial debate yet in the 2012 campaign, with front-runner Mitt Romney beginning to look shaky and likely to face fire from nearest challenger Newt Gingrich. | Full Article Perry ends presidential run, backs Gingrich January 19, 2012 05:35 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry dropped out of the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination on Thursday after a series of gaffes and controversies undercut the campaign of the one-time frontrunner. He endorsed former rival Newt Gingrich. | Full Article Momentum to drain from world economy in 2012: poll January 19, 2012 05:35 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The world economy will lose momentum in 2012 but it will keep moving in the right direction, according to Reuters polls of around 600 economists who said crisis-hit Europe would drag on global growth. | Full Article Google misses Wall Street targets, shares plunge January 19, 2012 05:18 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's quarterly results fell short of Wall Street's heightened expectations for the holiday season as Europe's economic malaise weighed, triggering a 9 percent slide in its shares. | Full Article Apple jumps into digital textbooks fray January 19, 2012 03:15 PM ET NEW YORK, Jan 19 - Apple Inc took a big jump into the digital textbooks market with the launch of its iBooks 2 software on Thursday, aiming to revitalize the U.S. education market and quicken the adoption of its market-leading iPad in that sector. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Financials lift Wall Street after bank earnings Microsoft profit slips as PC sales shrink Moody's warns it will likely cut big bank ratings Economy improves but recovery hurdles persist Greece, creditors move to breach gap as clock ticks RELATED VIDEO Perry ends White House bid Breakingviews: James Gorman vs. Brian Moynihan Seven killed in Kandahar suicide blast 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 Close shave for Britain's eBay athlete Full Article Priests, farmers, lesbian truckers tweet for Sweden - 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