TORONTO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Public health advocates in Canada said it is "ridiculously naive" for physicians and health professionals not to get background checks like police officers do.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A review of some 80 studies found spanking was associated with higher levels of aggression almost without exception, Canadian researchers said.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Women who eat at least three servings of fish per week have a reduced risk of developing some types of colon polyps, U.S. researchers found.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Testing a developing fetus' DNA via chromosomal microarray gives more information about disorders than standard prenatal testing, U.S. researchers say.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The chief of trauma for the University of California, San Diego, Health System says the state needs a statewide trauma system.
ATLANTA, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- If research chemicals are labeled with a "not for human consumption" alert, U.S. health officials say consumers should believe the warning.
ATLANTA, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- In 2010, almost a third of U.S. adults who had seen a physician in the previous year had been advised they needed to exercise, health officials say.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A non-profit group is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to set a standard for the shellfish industry to reduce illnesses from eating raw shellfish.
LAGOS, Nigeria, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The hunt for gold in northern Nigeria has left 400 children dead of lead poisoning and many more ill in the past two years, a human rights organization says.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Posting calories of food may not deter diners from overeating, but U.S. researchers said asking diners if they want smaller portions was more effective.
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A California health official says two cases of what appears to be Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Marin County could be coincidence.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. exercise expert said the non-traditional exercises Michelle Obama used to challenge NBC-TV's talk show host Jimmy Fallon were effective.
TORONTO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A Canadian scientist in Toronto has developed a lower-leg prosthetic that costs $50 to manufacture instead of the current $3,000.
GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Researchers say they found U.S. women don't always realize they've put on weight.
ATLANTA, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Blood levels of trans-fatty acids in white adults in the U.S. population decreased by 58 percent from 2000 to 2009, health officials found.
First  Prev |
Page 1 of 5
|
|
