HEALTH (MSM)

Europe court backs France in quadriplegic right-to-die ruling

Europe’s rights court on Friday backed the decision of a French court to allow a man in a vegetative state to be taken off life support, in a ruling that could become a benchmark on the continent. The fate of Vincent Lambert, 38, who was left a quadriplegic with severe brain damage after a 2008 road accident, has torn apart his family in a judicial tug-of-war over his right to

G7 must act to prevent deaths, help most vulnerable children: charities

The survival of 17,000 children and 800 mothers is at stake every day unless the world’s top industrialized nations, set to meet in Germany, muster the political will and money to end preventable maternal and infant deaths, a global charity said. Save the Children said although the world had halved the number of preventable child deaths since 1990, an estimated 6.3 million under-fives and 289,000 women still die from preventable

Orexigen, Takeda file suit against Actavis to stop generic diet pill

(Reuters) – Orexigen Therapeutics Inc and partner Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said they had filed a lawsuit against Actavis Plc to block a generic version of diet-pill Contrave. The lawsuit, filed at a Delaware district court, alleges that Actavis has infringed patents on Orexigen and Takeda’s weight-loss treatment. Contrave is one of the three weight-loss pills that were expected to gain quick ground in the market to reduce body weight

6 Non-Beef Burgers So Good You Won't Miss a Thing

By The Editors of EpicuriousWith some kitchen smarts and great flavors, you don’t need beef for a good burger. Read on for 6 incredible burgers, minus the beef.Photo Credit: Photo by Romulo Yanes1. Turkey Cheddar BurgersTurkey burger haters, your days are numbered. You’ll learn to love these turkey burgers with sun-dried tomato mayo.Photo…