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	03/22/2011
Good Morning Pan LATEST NEWS Counting lung cancer cells helps predict disease LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have found that counting the number of lung cancer cells circulating in a patient's blood could help determine how aggressive the cancer is and predict the best treatment to use. | Full Article WHO sees Japan food safety situation as "serious" March 21, 2011 06:51 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China and South Korea announced on Monday they will toughen checks of Japanese food for radioactivity, hours after the World Health Organization said the detection of radiation in some food in Japan was a more serious problem than it had expected. | Full Article Extreme preemies at risk for asthma as adults March 21, 2011 12:41 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adults who were born very premature may have an increased risk of asthma, a report published Monday suggests. | Full Article Bristol melanoma drug extends survival in study March 22, 2011 08:11 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's eagerly anticipated experimental drug ipilimumab extended survival of previously untreated patients with advanced melanoma in a late stage study, the company said. | Full Article Pollen count forecasts may be unreliable March 21, 2011 05:16 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with hay fever and other seasonal allergies often check pollen count forecasts on the Internet -- but those counts rarely reflect reality, researchers said in San Francisco yesterday at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). | Full Article US TOP NEWS Gaddafi attacks rebel towns, U.S. plane down March 22, 2011 09:09 AM ET TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacked two west Libyan towns, killing dozens while rebels were pinned down in the east and NATO tried to resolve a heated row over who should lead the Western air campaign. | Full Article Steam rises from stricken Japan plant March 22, 2011 08:13 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Smoke and steam rose from two of the most threatening reactors at Japan's quake-crippled nuclear plant on Tuesday, suggesting the battle to avert a disastrous meltdown and stop the spread of radiation was far from won. | Full Article Special Report: Fuel storage, safety issues vexed Japan plant March 22, 2011 07:37 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters)- When the massive tsunami smacked into Fukushima Daiichi, the nuclear power plant was stacked high with more uranium than it was originally designed to hold and had repeatedly missed mandatory safety checks over the past decade. | Full Article Obama offers new U.S. partnership with Latin America March 22, 2011 07:53 AM ET SANTIAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Monday for a "new era of partnership" with Latin America as he acknowledged a sometimes troubled past between Washington and its neighbors in the region. | Full Article U.S. fighter jet crashes in rebel-held Libya March 22, 2011 09:16 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force F-15E fighter jet crashed in Libya overnight after a mechanical failure but its crew was safe, a spokesman for the U.S. military Africa Command said Tuesday. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures little changed on geopolitical jitters Japan parts paralysis spreads as firms cut output AT&T seen selling assets to get nod for mega deal Dollar General beats, sees higher sales, profit Sanofi, Merck abandon animal health joint venture RELATED VIDEO Gaza air strikes stoke tensions Two die in Argentina boat accident Radiation affects food supplies 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 Extra seats but still no room to sit on train Full Article Charlie Sheen may be headed back to TV Mad Hatter mismatching crockery trend hits Man jailed for spreading radiation rumors New royal wedding one-stop shop app launches Putin frolics with snow leopard - 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