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	12/28/2010
Good Morning Pan LATEST NEWS Regeneron pain drug put on clinical hold by FDA BOSTON (Reuters) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday that U.S. regulators placed the company's experimental pain drug for osteoarthritis on clinical hold after a patient in another company's trial developed a serious bone disorder. | Full Article Swine flu kills 56 in Egypt since October December 27, 2010 03:27 PM ET CAIRO (Reuters) - A resurgent H1N1 swine flu virus has infected 1,172 people in Egypt and killed 56 since October 8, a Ministry of Health official said on Monday. | Full Article Exercise may help limit pregnancy weight gain December 27, 2010 02:43 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being physically active while pregnant may help women gain a little bit less weight, according to a new review of recent research. | Full Article More girls developing a form of hearing loss December 27, 2010 05:26 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys have been more likely than girls to show signs of a particular type of hearing loss, but girls are catching up - and the ubiquity of portable audio players may be to blame, new research suggests. | Full Article Inappropriate drugs still given for sinus woes December 27, 2010 05:25 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A push to get US doctors to use the antibiotic amoxicillin in children with acute sinus inflammation appears to be paying off, a report published today in Pediatrics indicates. | Full Article US TOP NEWS October home prices down for 4th straight month December 28, 2010 09:46 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family home prices fell for a fourth straight month in October pressured by a supply glut, home foreclosures and high unemployment, data from a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday. | Full Article Retail sales spike week before Christmas:report December 28, 2010 09:54 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rose in the week before Christmas as shoppers hurried to finish their gift-buying, putting holiday sales on track to hit the high end of estimates, according to data released on Tuesday by the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs. | Full Article Northeast digs out after storm snarls travel December 28, 2010 09:46 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers dug out of the sixth biggest snowstorm in the city's history and thousands of stranded travelers hoped to finally board long-delayed flights on Tuesday after a blizzard buried the U.S. Northeast the day after Christmas. | Full Article Obama to delay 2012 budget by about a week: official December 28, 2010 07:01 AM ET HONOLULU (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who has pledged to tackle long-term U.S. debt and deficit challenges, will delay the delivery of his fiscal year 2012 budget by about a week until after February 14. | Full Article Russia accuses West of meddling in tycoon Khodorkovsky's trial December 28, 2010 07:13 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States and European nations on Tuesday of trying to influence the trial of jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, calling such efforts unacceptable and warning the West to mind its own business. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street opens higher on consumer, commodities MannKind's inhaled insulin verdict delayed U.S. gas price tops $3 a gallon, highest since Oct '08 ECB fails to fully offset government bond buys Euro zone reform does not go far enough: ECB's Mersch RELATED VIDEO Snowstorm hits northwestern China Snow leaves thousands stranded in NY UN vows impartiality in Ivory Coast A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Full Article - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend