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Schools should provide more than gym for physical activity
Schools should provide more than gym for physical activity
HOUSTON, May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. experts recommend U.S. schools be responsible for helping pupils engage in at least 60 minutes of vigorous or moderate intensity activity each school day.



Fish body oil may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes
Fish body oil may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes
BOSTON, May 23 (UPI) -- Fish body oil supplements modestly increase amounts of a hormone associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, U.S. researchers say.
New pneumococcal vaccine as safe as previous version
New pneumococcal vaccine as safe as previous version
PASADENA, Calif., May 23 (UPI) -- The new 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine appears to be as safe as the previous version used prior to 2010, U.S. researchers say.
'Mystery illness' sickens seven and kills two in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 22 (UPI) -- In Alabama, two people died and five more were admitted to the hospital for a "mystery disease" public health officials say they have not yet identified.
A sea of fungi found on human feet
A sea of fungi found on human feet
BETHESDA, Md., May 22 (UPI) -- People's feet are awash in fungi, U.S. researchers say they found 80 types of fungi on a foot's heel and 40 types on the toenails.
WHO: Health officials must collaborate on health threats
WHO: Health officials must collaborate on health threats
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 22 (UPI) -- An international collaboration, like the effort that staved off the SARS virus 10 years ago is needed now, the head of the World Health Organization says.
Expert says doctors must stop giving antibiotics for colds, coughs
Expert says doctors must stop giving antibiotics for colds, coughs
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 22 (UPI) -- Britain's chief medical officer says physicians must stop prescribing antibiotics for routine coughs and colds.
Nutritionists want to keep sweeteners listed on front milk label
Nutritionists want to keep sweeteners listed on front milk label
CHICAGO, May 22 (UPI) -- Nutritionists are urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reject a milk industry petition to drop artificial sweeteners from front labels on containers.
British man has healthy prostate removed to reduce cancer risk
British man has healthy prostate removed to reduce cancer risk
LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- A British man made a similar decision as Angelina Jolie -- once he found he had a high risk of prostate cancer he had the gland removed, doctors say.
B vitamins may reduce brain shrinkage, reduce Alzheimer's risk
B vitamins may reduce brain shrinkage, reduce Alzheimer's risk
OXFORD, England, May 21 (UPI) -- British researchers say vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid lower levels of homocysteine, which may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk.
'Legal highs' increase four-fold in Britain
'Legal highs' increase four-fold in Britain
LONDON, May 21 (UPI) -- The number of people dying from banned synthetic drugs such as meow meow quadrupled in the past five years, British health officials say.
A Tunisian man died of SARS-like virus after Mecca pilgrimage
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 21 (UPI) -- A Tunisian man died after a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and two adults children tested positive for SARS-like virus, health officials say.
Many Texas women getting more invasive breast biopsy
Many Texas women getting more invasive breast biopsy
GALVESTON, Texas, May 21 (UPI) -- Too many women in Texas get an invasive surgical breast biopsy instead of the recommended non-invasive fine needle biopsy, a U.S. researcher says.
Big jump in HIV among Navajo in New Mexico
Big jump in HIV among Navajo in New Mexico
GALLUP, N.M., May 21 (UPI) -- A Navajo reservation near Gallup, N.M., had a 20 percent increase in HIV diagnoses in 2012 from 2011, a doctor says.
Warning: Avoid open flames if using testosterone gels
Warning: Avoid open flames if using testosterone gels
YONKERS, N.Y., May 20 (UPI) -- Investigators at Consumer Reports say the directions for testosterone gel say the gel is flammable until dry and avoid smoking or an open flame until dry.
Coffee drinking linked to reduced risk of a liver disease
Coffee drinking linked to reduced risk of a liver disease
ROCHESTER, Minn., May 20 (UPI) -- Regular coffee drinking is associated with a reduced risk of primary sclerosing cholangitis, an autoimmune liver disease, U.S. researchers say.
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Tornado recover efforts underway in Moore, Oklahoma
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Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin talks to victims from the May 20 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, May 22, 2013. The EF-5 tornado cut a path of destruction approximately 17 miles by 1.3 miles wide and left 24 people dead. UPI/J.P. Wilson