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	03/18/2011
Good Morning Pan LATEST NEWS Advisers back ban on menthol cigarettes SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Banning sales of menthol-flavored cigarettes would improve public health, advisers have concluded in a draft report released on Friday. | Full Article Why do clinical trials exclude depressed people? March 18, 2011 08:12 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced in 2009 that Pfizer Inc's smoking-cessation drug Chantix would need to carry a restrictive "black box" warning label, the move didn't really surprise the market. | Full Article Drug resistance hampers fight against tuberculosis March 18, 2011 08:13 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Rising rates of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) are hampering world health programs aimed at tackling TB and threaten to wipe out progress made against the disease, scientists said on Friday. | Full Article Japan radiation localized, no immediate threat: WHO March 18, 2011 01:20 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - The World Health Organization believes the spread of radiation from a quake-crippled nuclear plant in Japan remains limited and appears to pose no immediate risk to health, the WHO's China representative said on Friday. | Full Article European life expectancy rising despite obesity March 18, 2011 05:12 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Life expectancy in Europe is continuing to increase despite an obesity epidemic, with people in Britain reaching an older age than those living in the United States, according to study of trends over the last 40 years. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Japan weighs need to bury nuclear plant March 18, 2011 09:10 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese engineers conceded on Friday that burying a crippled nuclear plant in sand and concrete may be a last resort to prevent a catastrophic radiation release, the method used to seal huge leakages from Chernobyl in 1986. | Full Article Libya declares ceasefire after U.N. resolution March 18, 2011 09:21 AM ET TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya declared a ceasefire in the country to protect civilians and comply with a United Nations resolution passed overnight, Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa said on Friday. | Full Article Central banks move to weaken yen and calm markets March 18, 2011 08:34 AM ET LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Japan bought billions of dollars to restrain a soaring yen on Friday, backed up by action by European central banks as the world's richest nations moved to calm financial markets made nervous by Japan's nuclear crisis. | Full Article General Mills set for $1.1 billion Yoplait stake buy March 18, 2011 09:17 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - General Mills is set to pay 800 million euros ($1.12 billion) for half the Yoplait yogurt brand, allowing the company to settle a management dispute and pursue emerging markets growth. | Full Article Arizona Senate votes down immigration bills March 18, 2011 03:01 AM ET PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Arizona Senate on Thursday rejected five immigration bills, placing a major stumbling block in the way of state conservatives' hopes to pass more laws cracking down on illegal immigrants. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street bounces on yen action and Libya truce Fed joined G7 in yen intervention: NY Fed spokesman Cisco to pay first cash dividend; shares rise BOJ signals easy policy intact, focus on fund injection Nike to raise prices sharply as costs hit gains RELATED VIDEO Stories of survival in Japan Nuclear plant cooling continues UN approves Libya no-fly zone 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 St Patrick's diet similar to today's health foods Full Article Stop hoarding salt, China tells radiation-scared shoppers Gottfried, ex-Aflac voice, apologizes for tweets Medical marijuana growers accused of trafficking Comic Gilbert Gottfried in Aflac duck ads fired over tweets Huge lobster saved from the pot - 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