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Health News Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Get the latest health news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking health news, including analysis and opinion on top health stories. Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls 21 May 2013 at 11:37pm NEW YORK (AP) ? The American Cancer Society ? one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups ? is 100 years old this week. Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation 21 May 2013 at 11:28pm PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ? The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water. Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy 20 May 2013 at 9:11pm YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) ? Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials. Merck signs $5 billion share buyback agreement with Goldman Sachs 21 May 2013 at 11:07pm (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said it has entered into a $5 billion share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs Group Inc, as the drug giant looks to prop up shareholder value in face of stiff competition from makers of less-costly generics. Under the accelerated share repurchase agreement (ASR), Merck has agreed to repurchase about 99.5 million shares from Goldman Sachs based on current market prices. ... How To Enjoy Your Decision 21 May 2013 at 9:00pm When facing a lot of choice it is best to decide on one option and then physically shut off all others. Christie Nicholson reports Cheruiyot expecting first child, aims to return in 2014 21 May 2013 at 8:56pm (Reuters) - Vivian Cheruiyot is not defending her world 5,000 and 10,000 meters gold medals in Moscow in August because she is expecting her first child, the Kenyan said in a statement. The 29-year-old, who won both races at the 2011 world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, took silver and bronze in the 5,000 and 10,000 at last year's London Olympics. In a statement released by her agent Ricky Simms on Wednesday, Cheruiyot said she would resume her career next year. She had first revealed her decision not to compete in Moscow on Tuesday but gave no reason for her absence. ... Athletics-Cheruiyot expecting first child, aims to return in 2014 21 May 2013 at 8:41pm May 22 (Reuters) - Vivian Cheruiyot is not defending her world 5,000 and 10,000 metres gold medals in Moscow in August because she is expecting her first child, the Kenyan said in a statement. The 29-year-old, who won both races at the 2011 world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, took silver and bronze in the 5,000 and 10,000 at last year's London Olympics. In a statement released by her agent Ricky Simms on Wednesday, Cheruiyot said she would resume her career next year. She had first revealed her decision not to compete in Moscow on Tuesday but gave no reason for her absence. ... Portland, Ore., voting on water fluoridation 21 May 2013 at 7:24pm PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ? Oral health and politics collided Tuesday as Portlanders ? proudly nonconformist and environmentally minded ? decided whether their city remains the largest in the U.S. without public fluoridation. Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals 21 May 2013 at 6:24pm By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying emergency care, surgeries, diagnostic procedures and other medical treatment throughout the state. The union representing nearly 13,000 vocational nurses, respiratory therapists and radiology technicians said it called the two-day strike to draw attention to staff shortages they said undermine patient care at the hospitals in San Francisco, Davis, Los Angeles, San Diego and Irvine. ... Amag investigates anemia drug after report of death in Switzerland 21 May 2013 at 5:43pm (Reuters) - Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc said its marketing partner in Switzerland, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, is recalling a batch of Amag's anemia drug, Rienso, because of a death and several cases of hypersensitivity. Amag shares were down about 5 percent at $23.75 in after-market trading on Tuesday. "The batch was only distributed to and sold in Switzerland and the recall is limited to the specific batch and specifically Switzerland," Lexington, Massachusetts-based Amag said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. (http://r.reuters. ... Tornado Struck Hospital but Patients, Staff Unharmed 21 May 2013 at 5:07pm Patients, Staff at Moore Medical Center Uninjured in Tornado Tornado Warning: Despite Oklahoma Alert, U.S. Weather Forecasting Service Nee... 21 May 2013 at 4:22pm The atmosphere never gets a moment?s privacy. It can barely stir enough to move a leaf without some piece of high-tech equipment?often many, many pieces?knowing about it. The U.S. alone has up to 30 satellites at any one moment that devote at least part of their time to monitoring global and national weather patterns; 122 Doppler radar systems scattered across the country looking up from the ground; and a web of computers that just got a massive upgrade?increasing their data-crunching capacity 30-fold?to process the information that all that other hardware gathers. Appeals court strikes down Arizona ban on abortions at 20 weeks 21 May 2013 at 3:52pm By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Tuesday that bans abortions from 20 weeks gestation, saying it violated "unalterably clear" U.S. Supreme Court rulings that women have a right to terminate pregnancies until a fetus is viable. The decision by a three-member panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals in San Francisco, which overturned the ruling of a federal district court judge, was hailed by abortion rights groups as a "huge victory" in a state they say has taken one of the nation's toughest stances on the issue. ... Tornado-Proofing Cities in the Age of Extreme Weather 21 May 2013 at 3:06pm Right now the death toll from the massive tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma on May 20 seems?thankfully?to be less than first thought. City officials now say that 24 people have been confirmed dead, down from 51 people last night, due to double counting of some bodies in the confusion. But the new number still includes 9 children, and the toll could rise as rescuers search through the rubble. Amag says anemia drug caused fatal reaction in Switzerland 21 May 2013 at 3:04pm (Reuters) - Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc said its marketing partner in Switzerland, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, is recalling a batch of Amag's anemia drug, Rienso, because of a death and several cases of hypersensitivity. Amag shares were down about 5 percent at $23.75 in after-market trading on Tuesday. "The batch was only distributed to and sold in Switzerland and the recall is limited to the specific batch and specifically Switzerland," Lexington, Massachusetts-based Amag said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. (http://r.reuters. ...