British rock band The Who on Friday postponed all remaining dates of its 50th anniversary North American tour after lead singer Roger Daltrey was diagnosed with viral meningitis. The Who had last week postponed four dates after Daltrey, 71, fell ill with a mystery virus. “Initially it was hoped that the rest of the tour might proceed, but after extensive tests the seriousness of his condition became apparent when doctors
By John Miller BASEL (Reuters) – Visible from neighboring France and Germany, a new 41-storey skyscraper that drugs company Roche opened near the river Rhine on Friday reaches 178 meters into the sky, easily the tallest building in Switzerland. It also sends a lofty message to cross-town rival Novartis and other drugmakers that Roche, the world’s biggest cancer drug company, is determined to retain its leadership of the $100 billion-a-year
Teens who drink energy drinks a lot are more likely to get head injuries than those who don’t consume the highly caffeinated beverages, a new study from Canada suggests.Researchers analyzed information from a survey of more than 10,000 middle and high school students ages 11 to 20 in Ontario in 2013. Students were asked about their energy…
By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – A system that combines frequent blood sugar measurements with software that varies the rate at which insulin is pumped into the body can significantly improve glucose control in type 1 diabetics, researchers say. More importantly, they were done under real-world conditions, said Aaron J. Kowalski, vice president for research at JDRF, formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, which helped sponsor the study. “Many people
By Tom Esslemont LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The head of the United Nations stabilisation force in the Central African Republic, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, has said there must be no mercy for peacekeepers who commit sexual abuse offences, adding that he expected more cases to come to light. The 11,000-strong security force, known as MINUSCA, has been mired in a series of sex abuse scandals sparked by the revelation earlier this
French researchers said Thursday they had patented a method to create sperm using stem cells harvested from infertile men — though they do not know if the lab-fabricated seed actually works. The team hailed their technique as a step towards solving male infertility, but admitted it would take several years before the “quality” of the sperm will be confirmed. It involved recreating, outside the human body, the fluid in which
Officer Trevis Austin, who is black, was alone in the station and went out to investigate and felt threatened by Collar, officials said. Collar was shot once in the chest after he ignored commands to stop and rushed at the officer, officials said.
Officer Trevis Austin, who is black, was alone in the station and went out to investigate and felt threatened by Collar, officials said. Collar was shot once in the chest after he ignored commands to stop and rushed at the officer, officials said.
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rising temperatures at the top of the world may be bad news for Arctic denizens like polar bears, but good news for the local mosquitoes, pesky bloodsuckers that prosper with warmer weather. Researchers said on Tuesday that increasing temperatures were enabling Arctic mosquitoes to grow more quickly and emerge sooner from their pupal stage, greatly expanding their numbers and menacing the caribou whose blood
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rising temperatures at the top of the world may be bad news for Arctic denizens like polar bears, but good news for the local mosquitoes, pesky bloodsuckers that prosper with warmer weather. Researchers said on Tuesday that increasing temperatures were enabling Arctic mosquitoes to grow more quickly and emerge sooner from their pupal stage, greatly expanding their numbers and menacing the caribou whose blood