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Click to View in Browser 12/23/2013 Obamacare's signup deadline on Monday has its exceptions WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For most Americans who don't have health insurance, Monday is the deadline to sign up for coverage starting on January 1 under President Barack Obama's healthcare law. Weak nausea drug data knocks back Tesaro shares (Reuters) - Tesaro Inc's experimental drug for treating chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) failed to show enough benefit in trials to give it an edge over competing drugs, sending its shares down as much as 24 percent. China investigates after vaccine suspected in seven deaths BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese health authorities are investigating after seven infants died following inoculation with a hepatitis B vaccine, state media reported on Monday. Analysis: How the White House is rebranding Obamacare for 'young invincibles' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last summer, White House officials planning a nationwide push to urge young adults to enroll in new health insurance plans had a big problem: Polls showed that many young, healthy people who could be key to the success of the Affordable Care Act knew little about it or its October 1 rollout. French implant firm Carmat could seek investors: co-founder PARIS (Reuters) - France's Carmat, developer of an artificial heart implanted into its first patient last week, may seek an injection of funds from fresh investors to help tap a potential multi-billion-euro global market, a senior executive said. Nineteen students sick in China from poisoned yoghurt BEIJING (Reuters) - Nineteen primary school children in China have been hospitalized after drinking yoghurt said to be laced with rat poison and herbicide, the Xinhua state news said. Ackman's mettle tested as Herbalife battle rolls into year two BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund billionaire William Ackman is facing mounting pressure as his high-stakes bet against nutrition and weight loss company Herbalife enters its second year, but for now, his investors look ready to stick with him. From street stalls to bourses, South East Asia's traditional medicine makers promise panacea JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - On rainy days in Jakarta, a canny street merchant like Emi can sell two dozen sachets of herbal cold cure Tolak Angin to office workers and labourers sniffling by her roadside stall. Past sperm and egg donors split on losing anonymity NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who donated sperm and eggs before 1998 in one Australian state were able to remain anonymous, but potential new laws could have changed that. A recent study found those donors were split on the idea of possible contact from their donor children. Obama says more than 500,000 bought plans on HealthCare.gov so far in December WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday more than half a million Americans enrolled in health insurance plans under Obamacare using the HealthCare.gov website during the first three weeks of December. Related Video Future repellents mess with mosquito mind Rudolph's adaptive eyes could pose Christmas problems 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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