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Heralding social, financial change, China aims blow at iron rice bowl
By David Stanway PINGDINGSHAN, China (Reuters) - China has ordered state firms to smash the decades-old system of providing cradle-to-grave welfare support, known as the country's "iron rice bowl". At the heart of soot-covered Pingdingshan in
Charleston gunman will not use mental health to avoid death penalty
Roof was found guilty on Thursday of 33 charges of federal hate crimes after a six-day trial featuring harrowing testimony about the night of June 17, 2015, when he attended Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist
Heimlich, developer of maneuver to save choking victims, dead at 96
Henry Heimlich, the medical maverick who came up with a maneuver credited with saving thousands of choking victims but who damaged his standing as a proponent of the curative powers of malaria, died on Saturday at
Spa Treatments
By Garden Retreat Spa There are many services offered by New York massage parlors today, apart from massage. Some spas offer unusual offerings like energy work, ayurvedic consultations, tarot card readings and thalassotherapy. While medical spas offer
France reports another bird flu strain in southwest
France has detected H5N9 avian influenza among poultry in the southwest of the country, an official report showed on Friday, the third strain of bird flu to be confirmed this month in the region known for
Separated conjoined twins meet for first time since surgery
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — The conjoined California twins that were separated last week following a 17-hour marathon surgery have been reunited for the first time since the operation.
Drinking, drug use largely down among U.S. teens in 2016
"Clearly our public health prevention efforts, as well as policy changes to reduce availability, are working to reduce teen drug use, especially among eighth graders," Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse,
TreeHouse Foods recalls some products citing salmonella risk
Packaged foods maker TreeHouse Foods Inc on Sunday recalled certain macaroni and cheese cup products containing cheddar cheese seasoning, saying they may be contaminated with salmonella. The company said no illnesses had been reported and that the
Johnson & Johnson shares could rally about 20 percent: Barron’s
Johnson & Johnson shares could rally about 20 percent to the mid-$130s as operating improvements spur earnings growth, Barron's said in a report. Healthcare stocks have taken a hit since U.S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed to
Zimmer Biomet to settle bribery charges with U.S. prosecutors: filing
U.S. authorities will reach a settlement with medical device maker Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc over bribery allegations in the next four weeks, prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday. The new agreement would replace a 2012 settlement