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Click to View in Browser 01/16/2014 UnitedHealth says quarterly profit rose, sees 2014 growth (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc, the largest U.S. health insurer, on Thursday reported a higher fourth-quarter profit and the addition of 170,000 members, and said 2014 earnings would improve as well. Organic food and farm groups ask Obama to require GMO food labels (Reuters) - Four U.S. lawmakers joined with more than 200 food companies, organic farming groups, health and environment organizations and other groups on Thursday to urge President Barack Obama to require manufacturers to label food products that contain genetically engineered ingredients. "Vaping" a slow burner in China, world's maker of e-cigarettes SHANGHAI (Reuters) - When Qu Liang's wife became pregnant, the 30-year-old Shanghai salesman switched from smoking to "vaping", a practice uncommon in China although it is the world's leading producer of electronic cigarettes. FDA advisory panel backs Merck's blood clot-preventing drug (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc's experimental blood clot-preventing drug vorapaxar should be approved to reduce the risk of further heart problems in people who have suffered a recent heart attack, an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded on Wednesday. Comedians have psychotic personality traits, study finds LONDON (Reuters) - Having an unusual personality structure could be the secret to making other people laugh, scientists said on Thursday after research showed that comedians have high levels of psychotic personality traits. China orders investigation of Nu Skin case BEIJING (Reuters) - China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) on Thursday ordered local authorities to investigate media reports that allege skincare products company NU Skin Enterprises Inc distributes false information and conducts illegal business in China, state news agency Xinhua said. Experimental gene therapy improves sight in patients going blind LONDON (Reuters) - Toby Stroh was in his 20s when his doctor told him he would go blind in his 50s, and his years of playing tennis and being able to drive or work could be gone long before that. Brain injuries like Schumacher's can destroy lives: study LONDON (Reuters) - People with severe head injuries like the one that left Michael Schumacher in critical condition have permanently altered brains that make the victims more likely to become mentally ill and die prematurely, scientists said on Wednesday. Signs encouraging employees to take the stairs may work NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Better access to stairs in office buildings - and prompts reminding people to use them - might encourage workers to get more exercise, a new study suggests. Amarin says FDA delays decision on Vascepa trial design (Reuters) - Amarin Corp Plc said U.S. health regulators delayed their decision to reconsider a rescinded agreement that could support a marketing application for an expanded use of the company's blood fat-lowering drug. Related Video Falcon-cam reveals raptor attack strategy U.S. Coast Guard's ice breaker deploys to help shipping industry The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS

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