Four Reasons Doctors Worry About Social Media - #GetOverIt

Four Reasons Doctors Worry About Social Media - #GetOverIt

Four Reasons Doctors Worry About Social Media - #GetOverIt

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:46 PM PDT

I'm fortunate enough to spend a lot of time interacting with physicians, entrepreneurs, and investors on the bleeding edge of digital health – and it's a consistently thrilling experience.

China's Overseas Travel Rose By 16% In 1st Qtr; Visitors To Country Fell

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:33 PM PDT

China had some good news on Friday for countries that have been courting its overseas travelers:  outboard tourism grew by 16% in the first quarter of the year to 22.6 million trips, according to figures from the China National Tourism Administration.

'Gangnam Style' star releases new single

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 03:30 PM PDT

Psy launches his second offering, "Gentleman", to a packed stadium in South Korean capital, Seoul.

Kerry in Japan to discuss Korean crisis

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:36 PM PDT

US secretary of state on last leg of Asia tour as he continues efforts to persuade N Korea to stop nuclear-war threats.

H7N9 Bird Flu Cases Rise To 51 In China As Spread Into New Areas Continues

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:52 PM PDT

Two new cases of the deadly bird flu H7N9 were found in China today, bringing the total in the country to 51, including 11 deaths, the state-run Shanghai Daily reported.

Capriles unites Venezuela's opposition

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 02:38 PM PDT

Henrique Capriles first man in 14 years to give serious fight to party of late leader Hugo Chavez.

Investigators probe Lion Air crash in Bali

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:34 PM PDT

In this photo released by Indonesian Police, the wreckage of a crashed Lion Air plane sits on the water near the airport in Bali, Indonesia on Saturday, April 13, 2013. The plane carrying more than 100 passengers and crew overshot a runway on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday and crashed into the sea, injuring nearly two dozen people, officials said. (AP Photo/Indonesian Police)BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian investigators have started working to determine what caused a new Lion Air passenger jet to miss a runway while landing on the resort island of Bali, crashing into the sea without causing any fatalities.

VIDEO: Venezuela row on eve of election

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 08:43 PM PDT

The Venezuelan opposition has made an official complaint against the government following allegations that it broke the law by continuing its electoral campaign on state television.

VIDEO: Eco-tourism in Tunisia's new era

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 06:33 PM PDT

A slump in the number of visitors to Tunisia since the country's revolution has forced those in the tourism industry to rethink their businesses.

VIDEO: A childcare crisis in urban India?

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 06:30 PM PDT

In urban India just one in every four women goes out to work, with social attitudes and a lack of opportunities partly to blame.

Insight: Once a landlord's serf, a Pakistani woman enters election fray

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:12 PM PDT

Kolhi talks to her supporter during an election campaign at a camp for freed bonded labourers on the outskirts of the city of HyderabadBy Matthew Green HYDERABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - When Veero Kolhi made the asset declaration required of candidates for Pakistan's May elections, she listed the following items: two beds, five mattresses, cooking pots and a bank account with life savings of 2,800 rupees ($28). While she may lack the fortune that is the customary entry ticket to Pakistani politics, Kolhi can make a claim that may resonate more powerfully with poor voters than the wearily familiar promises of her rivals. ...

Insight: Once a landlord's serf, a Pakistani woman enters election fray

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:12 PM PDT

HYDERABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - When Veero Kolhi made the asset declaration required of candidates for Pakistan's May elections, she listed the following items: two beds, five mattresses, cooking pots and a bank account with life savings of 2,800 rupees ($28).

U.S.'s Kerry lands in Japan in push to rein in North Korea

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:34 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Japan on Sunday, the last stop on an Asian tour aimed at solidifying support for curbing North Korea's nuclear program and reassuring U.S. allies after weeks of threats of war from Pyongyang.

U.S. says agrees with China on peaceful North Korea solution

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 07:44 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry and Chinese State Councilor Yang deliver remarks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in BeijingBy Arshad Mohammed and Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday that China had agreed to help rid North Korea of its nuclear capability by peaceful means, but Beijing made no specific commitment in public to pressure its long-time ally to change its ways. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met China's top leaders in a bid to persuade them to push reclusive North Korea, whose main diplomatic supporter is Beijing, to scale back its belligerence and, eventually, return to nuclear talks. ...

Dozens killed in northern Peru bus crash

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:56 PM PDT

Police say at least 34 passengers killed after bus veered off Andean highway and plunged 200 metres into deep ravine.

'Orphan Black' 1.03 Review: Learning the Rules of Clone Club

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 07:00 PM PDT

It's surprising how good BBC Worldwide's new show Orphan Black is, especially when you consider the premise: Sarah (Tatiana Maslany), a tough woman with a troubled past, meets her clone, Beth, just as Beth is committing suicide. Sarah assumes Beth's life in order to raid her bank account, then learns that there are other clones—fewer now that they're being killed off. And it seems that Beth was a cop with a past of her own. Why did Beth commit suicide? How will Sarah escape with Beth's money? Who's killing the clones? What does "Orphan Black" mean, anyway? Orphan Black is a puzzle box of a show, one that the audience and the main character are trying to open.

Myriad Genetics CEO Claims He Owns Your Genes

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 07:01 PM PDT

With the Supreme Court about to hear a landmark case on gene patents, Myriad Genetics, the company that owns the patents under scrutiny, is going on the offensive.  I've written about this case before, when the patents were first thrown out by one court, and then restored by another.  Now the Supremes will have the final say.

China says new bird flu cases found in central China

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 08:04 PM PDT

Journalists take pictures of screen showing girl, who according to hospital officials, is infected with new H7N9 bird flu strain, during news conference at Ditan HospitalBEIJING (Reuters) - Two people in the central Chinese province of Henan have been infected by a new strain of avian influenza, the first cases found in the region and bringing the total number nationwide to 51, Xinhua state news agency said on Sunday. One of the victims, a 34-year old man in the city of Kaifeng, is now critically ill in hospital, while the other, a 65-year old farmer from Zhoukou, is stable. The two cases do not appear to be connected. ...

Quake strikes off Papua New Guinea, no damage reported

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 08:45 PM PDT

PERTH (Reuters) - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck 46 miles west of Bougainville island in Papua New Guinea on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake, originally registered at 6.7 magnitude, was 40 miles deep. "Although anything at less than 100 km (62 miles) depth is considered shallow, we're not expecting anything major from this," said David Jepsen, senior seismologist at Geoscience Australia. "It's nothing like the quake we had there in February." A 7. ...

China says new bird flu cases found in central China

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 08:05 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Two people in the central Chinese province of Henan have been infected by a new strain of avian influenza, the first cases found in the region and bringing the total number nationwide to 51, Xinhua state news agency said on Sunday.
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Guantanamo guards try to break hunger strike

Guantanamo guards try to break hunger strike

Guantanamo guards try to break hunger strike

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Many of detainees, who have been refusing food since February, moved into solitary cells to be force-fed and monitored.

Thatcher death "party" in London draws small crowd

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 01:04 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Only about 200 people turned up for a "party" in central London on Saturday to celebrate the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a mass protest predicted by some failed to materialize.

Ten arrests after FA Cup violence

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 01:07 PM PDT

Police arrest 10 people in the Millwall end of Wembley Stadium during the team's 2-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat by Wigan Athletic.

Chinese offer blunt assessments of North Korea

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:32 PM PDT

BEIJING — The views posted on Chinese Internet sites about the diplomatic faceoff with onetime ally North Korea have been anything but diplomatic.

"China should make a preemptive strike on North Korea instead of waiting until the war happens," said a person using the pseudonym Power Plant of Plug.

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Tensions Turn Violent at Guantánamo Prison

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:56 AM PDT

A military press release said that the commander of the prison task force ordered the raid "to ensure the health and safety" of detainees.
    

On Golf: On the Golf Course, It’s About Building Relationships, Not Symbolism

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:25 AM PDT

The inclusion of two female members at Augusta National has been described as symbolic. It is not. It is significant.
    

Injury May End Bryant’s Season

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 08:03 AM PDT

Kobe Bryant pushed his fraying body and his Lakers teammates relentlessly through the second half of a vital game Friday night until he felt a searing pain in his left heel.
    

Military tries to end hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:01 PM PDT

The military attempted to break a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, early Saturday when the detention center commander ordered an end to communal living conditions and returned the detainees, sometimes forcibly, to single cells.

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Pro-Chavez Venezuelans mark coup anniversary on eve of election

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:50 AM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Hugo Chavez loyalists on Saturday on the eve of a presidential vote celebrated across Venezuela a milestone in the late leader's socialist revolution, irking the opposition that complained of a campaign tipped in favor of the government.

Palestinian prime minister resigns

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 01:01 PM PDT

President Abbas accepts Fayyad's resignation and asks him to head caretaker government, officials say.

Millwall 0-2 Wigan

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:31 AM PDT

Wigan reach the first FA Cup final in their history as goals by Shaun Maloney and Callum McManaman help beat Millwall.

Djotodia made CAR interim president

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:09 AM PDT

A transitional council in the Central African Republic elects Michel Djotodia, the rebel leader who seized power last month, as interim president.

Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad resigns

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 01:02 PM PDT

Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad has resigned, the official Wafa news agency reports, after a long-running dispute with President Mahmoud Abbas.

Palestinian president accepts PM Fayyad's resignation

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:19 AM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Saturday, the official Palestinian news agency said.

Guards, prisoners face off in Guantanamo cell sweep

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:44 AM PDT

MIAMI (Reuters) - Guards swept through communal cellblocks at the Guantanamo detention camp on Saturday and moved the prisoners into one-man cells in an attempt to end a hunger strike that began in February, a U.S. military spokesman said.

VIDEO: Police hunt 'jailbreak robber'

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:22 AM PDT

Police in northern France are hunting for a notorious armed robber, after he staged a dramatic escape from prison.

CAR coup leader named interim president

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:58 AM PDT

Michel Djotodia elected by transitional council month after his rebel coalition seized power.

Tunisia issues images of suspected assassins

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:33 AM PDT

Government names five men accused of murder of opposition leader Shokri Belaid, whose assassination led to mass unrest.

News Analysis: Think Those Chemicals Have Been Tested?

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:13 AM PDT

The overwhelming majority of chemicals in use today have never been independently tested for safety.
    

Pope Francis Names Advisory Panel at Vatican

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:09 AM PDT

Vatican experts said the move was a strong sign that Francis was eager to consult widely and promote greater dialogue between the Vatican hierarchy and churches worldwide.
    
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