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	04/4/2011
Good Morning Pan LATEST NEWS Abbott absorbable stent shows good results NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories Inc's experimental Absorb heart stent, designed to dissolve and thereby restore the blood vessel's natural flexibility, has proven safe and effective a year after being implanted in patients, researchers said. | Full Article Scientists find five new Alzheimer's risk genes April 03, 2011 02:21 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists looking for the genetic triggers that lead to Alzheimer's have identified five more, doubling the number linked with the mind-wasting disease. | Full Article Sanofi gains control of Genzyme April 04, 2011 07:21 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis said it had gained control of Genzyme, with trading in certificates used to help win over shareholders in the U.S. biotech set to start trading later on Monday. | Full Article Post-Katrina heart attack rate three-times higher: study April 03, 2011 05:27 PM ET NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans residents were found to have three times the rate of heart attacks four years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina than before the storm and levee break that flooded the city, according to a study presented at a major heart meeting on Sunday. | Full Article Yoga halves irregular-heartbeat episodes: study April 02, 2011 05:03 PM ET NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Yoga, already proven to lower high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, can cut in half the risk of a common and potentially dangerous irregular heartbeat, according to a U.S. study released on Saturday. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Obama kicks off 2012 re-election campaign April 04, 2011 08:26 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched his 2012 re-election campaign on Monday, framing his final stint as a candidate as an effort to cement and expand the policies he has enacted from the White House. | Full Article More customers exposed as big data breach grows April 04, 2011 08:51 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The names and e-mails of customers of Citigroup Inc and other large U.S. companies, as well as College Board students, were exposed in a massive and growing data breach after a computer hacker penetrated online marketer Epsilon. | Full Article Parties at odds over deal to avert government shutdown April 04, 2011 01:30 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers clashed on Sunday over where to slash spending to avoid next week's potential government shutdown and over the Republicans' 2012 budget plan to cut more than $4 trillion over the next decade. | Full Article Widespread cracks found on Southwest jet April 03, 2011 11:11 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - Evidence of widespread fuselage cracks and fatigue were found on a Southwest Airlines Co jet that made an emergency landing in Arizona with a hole in the cabin, a U.S. safety investigator said on Sunday. | Full Article Yemen toll rises as U.S. said to press Saleh to go April 04, 2011 08:04 AM ET SANAA (Reuters) - Police and armed men in civilian clothes opened fire on demonstrators in the Yemeni cities of Taiz and Hudaida on Monday, witnesses said, as a drive to oust veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh gathered pace. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street opens up, S&P faces resistance Deutsche Boerse awaits reactions before further NYSE move Pfizer selling Capsugel to KKR for $2.38 billion McDonald's hiring 50,000 workers in U.S. GE's Immelt defends nuclear industry safety record RELATED VIDEO More migrant arrivals reach Lampedusa Protesters teargassed in Yemen Rival troops clash 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 Dog rescued from floating house Full Article Pandas help lighten the mood in Japan - 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