http://www.citytools.net Your news, your way. Stories on CityTools where either written by members or are existing stories shared by members. In the case of shared stories, all rights reside with the original creator. en 2013-05-20T12:47:50 2013-05-20T12:47:50 httpd:/www.citytools.net/essentials/rss_docs.html http://www.citytools.net/images/rss_logo.jpg http://www.citytools.net 182 35 citytools image http://www.citytools.net/showstory/b866e984-c14a-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc, which has been the subject of intense takeover speculation, said on Monday that it had struck a deal to buy specialty pharmaceuticals company Warner Chilcott Plc for $8.5 billion in stock. The move comes as Actavis has spurned approaches from Canadian pharmaceutical company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc and Mylan Inc. Analysts have said that if Actavis were to buy Warner Chilcott, it would kill the chances of its being taken over. Warner Chilcott shareholders will receive 0.16 share of the combined company. ...<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/actavis-buy-warner-chilcott-8-5-billion-deal-112018951.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/5587ee88-c142-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ In the beginning we kept our son’s battle with heroin addiction to ourselves. When we finally spoke up, we found we were not alone.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/ending-the-secrecy-of-a-childs-addiction/?partner=rss&emc=rss">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/f56e125a-c139-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ LONDON (AP) — More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/measles-surges-uk-years-vaccine-scare-100011003.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/94824dc4-c131-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitness experts are shining a new light on group classes from Zumba to yoga because they believe the right lighting can transform the four walls of a fitness studio from a dance party to a meditation space, and back again. &quot;Because of the theatrical nature of group fitness classes, lighting is key to differentiate programming,&quot; said Donna Cyrus, senior vice president of programming at Crunch fitness centers. ...<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/putting-group-fitness-classes-proper-light-060332993.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/31680632-c129-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ The risk of developing bunions - bony growths on the big toe - is linked to your family, not your shoes, a US study has shown.<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22555774#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/cf9b0da8-c120-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Two Pakistani ministers in charge of water and power explained what can be done to end power cuts of up to 20 hours a day in parts of the country enduring temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and above - absolutely nothing, it seems, except raise prices. The power shortages have sparked violent protests and crippled key industries, costing hundreds of thousands of jobs in a country already beset by high unemployment, a failing economy, widespread poverty and a Taliban insurgency. ...<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-holds-news-conference-cant-end-power-blackouts-064456087.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/6fc94b54-c118-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish drug firm Elan agreed on Monday to buy two private drug firms, spin-off its one experimental drug and buy back more shares to give a firmer idea of how the company will be reconfigured as shareholders weigh up a takeover bid. The Irish company has rejected a $5.7 billion bid from U.S. investment firm Royalty Pharma and is trying to convince shareholders to do the same by returning cash and going on a spending spree that began with a $1 billion royalties deal just a week ago. ...<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/elan-eyes-more-deals-1-billion-warchest-061212486.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/ac808172-c107-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A newer version of the whooping cough vaccine doesn&#39;t protect kids as well as the original, which was phased out in the 1990s because of safety concerns, according to a new study. During a 2010-2011 outbreak of whooping cough in California, researchers found that youth who had been vaccinated with the newer, so called acellular vaccine were six times more likely to catch whooping cough than those who had received a series of the older whole-cell vaccine. &quot;This is an ongoing saga,&quot; said Dr. H. ...<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/newer-whooping-cough-vaccine-not-protective-041929740.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/aab00a48-c107-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ As Congress investigates solicitations, some corporations and philanthropies are reluctant to contribute to an outreach program to help with the president’s health care law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/us/politics/potential-donors-to-enroll-america-grow-skittish.html?partner=rss&emc=rss">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/e91b8174-c0f6-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Applying high-frequency electrical noise to the brain can boost maths skills up to six months later, say Oxford University researchers.<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22556735#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/c3efa1a0-c0dd-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ JAKARTA (Reuters) - When a sick Indonesian baby died after 10 hospitals in Jakarta turned her family away in February, critics blamed a pilot health insurance scheme that had overwhelmed the city&#39;s public hospitals. <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/EhqKVeJJDm4/story01.htm">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/621475b2-c0d5-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ More doctors are growing concerned about the effects of childhood poverty in an age when income inequality is increasing and social mobility is declining.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/poverty-as-a-childhood-disease/?partner=rss&emc=rss">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/60382ffe-c0d5-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ The title of Sheryl Sandberg’s manifesto, “Lean In,” quickly became ubiquitous.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/fashion/making-a-word-meme.html?partner=rss&emc=rss">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/9ce1d330-c0c4-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ The British designer J.W. Anderson, hired by Versace to create a capsule collection for Versus, has done such a good job distilling the flavor of Versus, you won’t feel you’ve missed a thing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/a-sensation-that-youve-had-before/?partner=rss&emc=rss">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/79b1ce2e-c0ab-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Dear American Consumers: Please don t start eating healthfully. Sincerely, the Food Industry<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dear-american-consumers-please-don-t-start-eating-155100012.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/f12e00ac-c089-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Kotor, a historic city on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro, is more steeped in authentic flavor than you’re likely to encounter in neighboring Croatia.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/in-the-shadow-of-a-fortress-a-moveable-feast/?partner=rss&emc=rss">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/f020c41a-c089-11e2-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Where to eat, drink and shop when you’re in town for the Venice Biennale.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/travel-essentials-the-fairgoers-guide-to-venices-other-attractions/?partner=rss&emc=rss">[original story]</a>