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	02/7/2011
Good Morning Pan LATEST NEWS Starting solid foods earlier linked to obesity risk NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies raised on formula who start eating solid foods before they are 4 months old may be more likely to become obese than those who start later, suggests a new study. | Full Article Optimer Pharma in deal with Astellas on antibiotic February 07, 2011 08:10 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc said it signed a licensing deal for its experimental antibiotic, fidaxomicin, with Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc's European unit and will receive an upfront payment of $68 million. | Full Article Obesity epidemic risks heart disease "tsunami" February 04, 2011 01:13 PM ET CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters) - More than half a billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese -- more than double the number in 1980 -- as the obesity epidemic spills over from wealthy into poorer nations, researchers said on Thursday. | Full Article Mom's age linked to newborn's size February 04, 2011 04:18 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women are more likely to give birth to bigger babies, while smaller newborns are more common among younger moms, Dutch researchers say. | Full Article Road traffic tied to poverty-stricken kids' asthma February 04, 2011 04:20 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers living close to a busy road are more likely to have allergies and asthma than those living farther from traffic, a study of one shantytown in Peru suggests. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Mubarak cabinet meets as "Nile Revolution" digs in February 07, 2011 09:38 AM ET CAIRO (Reuters) - President Hosni Mubarak's new cabinet on Monday held its first full meeting since an uprising started nearly two weeks ago, with no concrete progress in talks with Islamists and an opposition who demand his immediate exit. | Full Article AOL to buy The Huffington Post for $315 million February 07, 2011 09:29 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AOL Inc has agreed to buy The Huffington Post, the influential and rapidly growing news, analysis and lifestyle website, for $315 million, the struggling U.S. Internet company announced on Monday. | Full Article Danaher to buy Beckman Coulter for $5.8 billion February 07, 2011 09:28 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Danaher Corp agreed to buy medical diagnostics company Beckman Coulter Inc for $5.8 billion cash, moving further into its growing medical technology business. | Full Article WikiLeaks' founder Assange fights extradition to Sweden February 07, 2011 07:46 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asked a British judge on Monday to block his extradition to Sweden on sex crime allegations, arguing he would not get a fair trial and could end up facing execution in the United States. | Full Article Geithner pledges to work with Brazil on China February 07, 2011 09:45 AM ET BRASILIA (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pledged on Monday to work with Brazil to help address global economic imbalances including China's undervalued currency, raising the possibility of a growing alliance between the Western Hemisphere's two biggest economies. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS S&P 500 hits highest since June 2008 Oil driller EnsCo to buy Pride for $7.3 billion Hasbro sales miss in holidays TD Ameritrade: brokerages stuck in old ways Humana 4th-quarter net slumps, raises 2011 view RELATED VIDEO Scores wounded in Bangladesh clashes Bushfire victims survey aftermath Thai-Cambodia troops in new clash 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 BBC defends "Top Gear" jokes about Mexico Full Article Trabant tourist "tank" ready to roll through Berlin - 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