Health

Health:

• California teens eat fewer calories in school May 18, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High school kids in California, a state that limits the junk food sold in vending machines, eat fewer calories in school than kids in states without such regulations, according to a new study.
• Antibiotics prevent UTIs better than probiotics May 18, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Antibiotics are still better than probiotics at preventing urinary tract infections, but at least "good bacteria" don't add to a person's antibiotic resistance, a new study concludes.
• Fish oil shows little effect on Tourette's tics May 18, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some parents swear by fish oil as a treatment for the "tics" caused by Tourette's disorder, but so far the research evidence is slim.
• Health secretary urges contraception compromise May 18, 2012
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top health official on Friday took the debate over whether healthcare coverage should include contraceptives to the campus of a Catholic university that has been deeply divided over the administration's policy.
• All baby boomers should get hepatitis C test -CDC May 18, 2012
  (Reuters) - All baby boomers should be tested at least once for the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus, according to proposed guidelines from U.S. health officials released on Friday.
• Study unpicks gene changes behind breast cancer May 17, 2012
  LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have mapped the complete genetic codes of 21 breast cancers and created a catalogue of the mutations that accumulate in breast cells, raising hopes that the disease may be able to be spotted earlier and treated more effectively in future.
• Exclusive: Drugmakers weigh emergency supply plan for Greece May 18, 2012
  LONDON (Reuters) - International drugmakers are working with European authorities on emergency plans to keep medicines flowing into Greece if the country crashes out of the euro.
• New York judge with cancer makes case for marijuana May 17, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A cancer-stricken judge in New York has become an unlikely voice in support of legalizing the use of medical marijuana with the admission that he smokes pot to ease the side-effects of his treatments.
• Sex, age may affect athletes' concussion recovery May 17, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Female and high school athletes may need more time to recover from a concussion than their male or college counterparts, a new study finds.
• Many pregnant women may not get STD tests May 17, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite recommendations that pregnant women have tests for certain sexually transmitted diseases, many may not be getting them, a new study suggests.

Healthcare:

• BRIEF - Moody's raises AMERIGROUP senior debt to Ba2 May 18, 2012
  May 18 (Reuters) - Moody's raises AMERIGROUP Corp senior debt to Ba2 from Ba3
• US STOCKS-Messy Facebook debut marks weak day on Wall Street May 18, 2012
  NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a sloppy debut by Facebook Inc spoiled hopes that a spectacular open for the most-anticipated stock sale in years would brighten the mood in what has been a gloomy month for equity markets.
• REFILE-US STOCKS-Wall St falls before G8 leaders meet on euro zone May 18, 2012
  NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday as investors turned cautious before leaders of the Group of Eight nations met about the euro zone debt crisis and after a shaky market debut by Facebook Inc.
• US health secretary urges contraception compromise May 18, 2012
  * University officials, students back Sebelius invitation
• UPDATE 1-Fresenius says won't raise Rhoen-Klinikum offer May 18, 2012
  * Rhoen-Klinikum shares closed at 21.58 euros (Recasts with detail from offer document)
• Schroders Europe fund sold off financial stocks May 18, 2012
  LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Schroders has cut the exposure of its European equities fund to the financials and industrials sector by about 25 percent over the last month due to a market downturn caused by renewed worries over the financial health of the euro zone.
• Fresenius delays publishing full Rhoen takeover bid May 18, 2012
  FRANKFURT, May 18 (Reuters) - Fresenius postponed the publication of its full takeover offer for German hospital operator Rhoen-Klinikum until next week, citing prolonged consultations with regulators.
• Tea Partiers yearn for a "truly red" Tennessee May 18, 2012
  NASHVILLE, May 17 - When conservative Tea Party activists helped Republicans extend their majority in Tennessee's legislature in 2010, they expected to get the legislation they wanted.
• BRIEF-Moody's:No immediate rating impact from CR Gas' AEI China deal May 18, 2012
  * Moody's : No immediate rating impact from CR Gas' AEI China deal
• MIDCAP-Adventa lags Malaysia healthcare sector on valuations, earnings metrics May 18, 2012
  Malaysia's Adventa ranks the lowest on valuations and earnings metrics among seven companies in the country's healthcare sector tracked by at least three analysts, data from Thomson Reuters StarMine shows.