ATLANTA, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Whether in the path of Hurricane Earl or not, everyone should have necessary supplies on hand in case of a disaster or power outage, U.S. health officials say.
LEICESTER, England, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Immigrants who move to a wealthy country may not achieve the happiness they expect from making a larger income, British researchers say.
STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Researchers using U.S. Census Bureau data say they found children of same-sex parents do nearly as well in school as children in heterosexual households.
BRINDISI, Italy, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The heart attack rate among young women rose in Italy by almost 30 percent from 2001 and 2005, researchers say.
MADRID, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A meta-analysis by researchers in Spain indicates selenium may help decrease bladder cancer risk.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Elimination of the smallpox vaccine in 1980 because the disease had ended has allowed a related virus -- human monkeypox -- to thrive, U.S. researchers say.
UTRECHT, Netherlands, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Quitting smoking is the best way to prevent lung cancer but eating a variety of vegetables may help decrease lung cancer risk, Dutch researchers say.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- New York residents should expect to be routinely offered a voluntary HIV test when receiving healthcare, health officials say.
HERSHEY, Pa., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Men who complain of chronic insomnia and who sleep less than 6 hours a night have an increased risk of dying, U.S. researchers say.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Aid groups and United Nations agencies are warning Pakistan's flooding has exposed 500,000 pregnant women to health risks.
BOSTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. doctor suggests teens wishing to lose weight consider getting enough sleep -- 8 hours or more a night.
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Before children start school, a U.S. doctor says they should get an eye exam, a dental cleaning and get the recommended immunizations.
MIAMI, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A faulty water system at a Miami luxury hotel probably caused an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease that killed an English tourist last year, officials said.
MONTREAL, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Marijuana, or cannabis, may be an effective treatment for chronic pain, a Canadian researcher suggests.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The most needy and least helped of the U.S. disadvantaged are most likely to be African-American men, researchers suggest.
