Reuters Health Summary
Frequent Pain Medication Use Linked to Hypertension Women who frequently take certain over-the-counter pain-relief medications appear to have a higher-than-average risk of developing high blood pressure, new study findings suggest.
( Reuters, 10/28/2002 10:32 AM EST)

Brazil's President-Elect Lula Relishes Victory
Brazil celebrated a new political era on Monday after electing its first left-wing government, while President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva began the huge challenge of delivering the economic stability and better life he promised.
( BY AXEL BUGGE, Reuters, 10/28/2002 10:19 AM EST)

U.S. Asks for Explanation of Russian Theater Raid
The United States has asked Russia to explain the special forces assault on the Moscow theater where Chechen guerrillas were holding hundreds of hostages, a State Department official said on Monday.
( Reuters, 10/28/2002 10:14 AM EST)

Italy Scrambles Water-Planes to Stem Etna Flows
Italian rescue teams scrambled water-carrying planes and dug ditches Monday to try to stem rivers of boiling lava flowing from Mount Etna after a series of earthquakes awakened Europe's most active volcano.
( BY TONY GENTILE, Reuters, 10/28/2002 09:57 AM EST)

Study: Steroid-Based Drugs Raise Fracture Risk
Patients who take steroid-based drugs for a variety of ailments would benefit from taking therapies to prevent the bone disorder osteoporosis, according to a study presented on Friday.
( Reuters, 10/28/2002 09:49 AM EST)

U.S. Diplomat Shot Dead Outside Home in Jordan
A senior U.S. diplomat was gunned down with three bullets to the chest outside his Amman home on Monday in the first assassination of a Western diplomat in Jordan, officials said.
( BY SULEIMAN AL-KHALIDI, Reuters, 10/28/2002 09:31 AM EST)

U.S. Releases Some Guantanamo Prisoners
The United States released four of the 598 suspected al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners from a U.S. Navy base in Cuba over the weekend in a first step that will likely see more of the "detainees" sent back to their countries, defense officials said on Monday.
( Reuters, 10/28/2002 09:27 AM EST)

Putin Vows No Deal with 'Terrorists' After Siege
President Vladimir Putin focused on the threat to Russia from Chechen rebels Monday, vowing no deal with "terrorists," while his officials dodged questions about a lethal mystery gas used to end the Moscow theater siege.
( BY OLIVER BULLOUGH, Reuters, 10/28/2002 09:11 AM EST)

NYT: Evidence Shows Teen Was Gunman in Sniper Death
Virginia prosecutors say that they have evidence that a 17-year-old charged along with an adult in the sniper attacks that terrorized the Washington area was the gunman in at least one of the shootings, The New York Times reported in its online edition on Monday.
( Reuters, 10/28/2002 06:43 AM EST)

Mondale to announce decision Tuesday
With control of the Senate at stake, former Vice President Walter Mondale is expected to answer Democratic pleas and run to replace Sen. Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, killed in a small plane crash last week.
( By THOMAS FERRARO, Reuters, 10/28/2002 06:42 AM EST)

Angels in Seventh Heaven with World Series Win
Garret Anderson's three-run double framed by another brilliant team effort carried the Anaheim Angels to a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants Sunday and their first World Series title in franchise history.
( BY STEVE KEATING, Reuters, 10/28/2002 06:40 AM EST)

Indonesian Cleric Taken from Hospital Amid Clash
Indonesian police removed a radical Muslim cleric suspected of leading the Jemaah Islamiah militant network from his hospital bed in central Java on Monday as his weeping supporters and security forces clashed outside.
( BY DADANG TRI AND BENNY SIAHAYA, Reuters, 10/28/2002 05:18 AM EST)