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Dementia big threat for elderly in poorer nations
* Dementia threat growing in low and middle income nations Full Article
Blame game slows growth of personalized medicine
LONDON (Reuters) - Expectation has been building for a decade that an era of personalized medicine will transform the global drugs business, but the reality is a slow start and an angry blame game between scientists, marketers and regulators. Full Article
Dementia big threat for elderly in poorer nations
* Dementia threat growing in low and middle income nations * Study says costs "enormous", will grow as populations age By Kate Kelland LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Dementia is the biggest cause of disability in old people in poorer countries ... Full Article
Eating 30 percent less meat good for health, planet
* 30 pct meat reduction could stop 18,000 early UK deaths * Global action needed to see health and climate benefits By Kate Kelland LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters Life!) - Cutting meat production and consumption by 30 percent would help to reduce carbon emissions ... Full Article
Eating 30 percent less meat good for health, planet
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Cutting meat production and consumption by 30 percent would help to reduce carbon emissions and improve health in the most meat-loving nations, scientists said on Wednesday. Full Article
Hormones, incentive, experience "make best traders"
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists say a perfect combination of testosterone, experience and a hunger for a share of profits can produce financial traders who consistently outperform the market -- even during a crisis. Full Article
Hormones, incentive, experience "make best traders"
* Study shows risk-profit ratios can improve with experience Full Article
Europe H1N1 flu deaths doubling every 2 weeks - experts
* High intensity of flu in Italy, Sweden and Norway * Experts fear low uptake of vaccine putting lives at risk By Kate Kelland LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The number of H1N1 swine flu deaths in Europe has doubled almost every two weeks since the middle ... Full Article
International health alliance says pushes vaccine costs down
LONDON (Reuters) - The price of a vaccine that helps babies fight off killer diseases has been forced down, thanks to a co-ordinated buying policy to meet the growing demand from developing countries, a U.N.-backed health alliance said on Wednesday. Full Article
Climate change deal must aim to help women - UN
* Women most at risk of damaging effects of climate change * More women than men die when natural disasters hit * Report calls for investment in status and impact of women By Kate Kelland LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Women bear the brunt of drought, rising ... Full Article
