Castrated Men Live Longer
The eunuchs in Korea's royal court of the Chosun Dynasty lived considerably longer than "intact" men, researchers reported in the journal Current Biology. The study appears to confirm what previous animal studies have shown - that castration prolongs life expectancy.Voter ID laws in court: Now, it's South Carolina's turn
Steve McDaniel signs in before voting in the 15th Precinct in Knoxville, Tenn. A panel will decide whether a South Carolina voter ID law violates the Voter Rights Act. (Adam Brimer / Knoxville News Sentinel / August 2, 2012)
South Carolina took its fight for a voter identification law to a federal panel Monday, the latest state to do battle on one of the more crucial fronts of this year’s elections: who gets to cast a ballot.
The federal Justice Department turned thumbs down on the South Carolina law last year, saying it violated the Voting Rights Act, designed to protect access, particularly by minorities, to the polls. Closing arguments in the case were scheduled for Monday; the trial phase was in August.
The three judges will rule only on the South Carolina case – and the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to be asked to consider an appeal, regardless of which side wins – but the broader question of who gets to vote has been one of the key issues of the current election cycle.
Peanut butter recall expands beyond Trader Joe's
WASHINGTON — A California company is recalling 76 types of peanut butter and almond butter after one of its products was linked to a salmonella outbreak at Trader Joe's groceries.Sunland Inc. recalled the products under multiple brand names after the Food and Drug Administration and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked 29 salmonella illnesses in 18 states to Trader Joe's Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter. Sunland manufactures and packages the Trader Joe's product.
U.S. Warns Hospitals on Medicare Billing
Saying there are “troubling signs” of abuse in the way hospitals use electronic records to bill for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, the Obama administration warned in a letter to hospital associations Monday that it would not tolerate what it called “gaming the system” and vowed to vigorously prosecute doctors and hospitals implicated in fraud.
The strongly worded letter, signed by Attorney General Eric H. Holder
Jr. and Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services,
said that “electronic health records have the potential to save money
and save lives.” But the letter continued: “There are troubling
indications that some providers are using this technology to game the
system, possibly to obtain payments to which they are not entitled.
False documentation of care is not just bad patient care; it’s illegal.”
“Obviously, we are very concerned” that the adoption of electronic
health records “could lead to coding inappropriately,” an administration
official said. While aggressively looking for any providers who are
committing fraud, the administration will also consider whether it needs
to make changes in the way it pays for care.
Iran says Israel is ‘threatening’ U.S. with allegations of Iranian nuclear weapon
NEW YORK — Israel is bullying the United States over the alleged threat of an Iranian nuclear weapon, using the prospect of an Israeli military attack on Iran to force the hand of its much larger ally, Iran’s president said Monday.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed the idea that Israel might attack on its own, over the objections of the United States, and said Israel is an inconsequential interloper with no rightful place in the Middle East.
Iran's president talks about anti-Islam film, Israel and homosexuality
In New York, defiant Ahmadinejad says Israel will be "eliminated"
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
addresses diplomats during the high-level meeting of the General
Assembly on the Rule of Law at the United Nations headquarters in New
York September 24, 2012.
Credit: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz
(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday disregarded a U.N. warning to avoid incendiary rhetoric and declared ahead of the annual General Assembly session that Israel has no roots in the Middle East and would be "eliminated."
Ahmadinejad also said he did not take seriously the threat that Israel could launch a military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, denied sending arms to Syria, and alluded to Iran's threats to the life of British author Salman Rushdie.
The United States quickly dismissed the Iranian president's comments as "disgusting, offensive and outrageous."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hinted Israel could strike Iran's nuclear sites and criticized U.S. President Barack Obama's position that sanctions and diplomacy should be given more time to stop Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Iran denies it is seeking nuclear arms and says its atomic work is peaceful and aimed at generating electricity.
"Fundamentally we do not take seriously the threats of the Zionists," Ahmadinejad, in New York for this week's U.N. General Assembly, told reporters. "We have all the defensive means at our disposal and we are ready to defend ourselves."
Apple says it sold more than 5 million iPhone 5’s in the 3 days after its launch
NEW YORK — Apple Inc. said Monday that it sold more than 5 million iPhone 5s in the three days since its launch, fewer than analysts had expected.Apple shares fell $9.30, or 1.3 percent, to close at $690.79 on Monday. The shares hit an all-time high of $705.07 Friday as the phone went on sale in the U.S., Germany, France, Japan and five other countries.
Dispute over 'Jeffersons' Star Sherman Hemsley's will heads to court
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