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.
LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- A British man made a similar decision as Angelina Jolie, once he found he a high risk of prostate cancer he had surgery to have it removed, doctors say.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PERTH, Australia, May 20 (UPI) -- Exergaming, active console video games that track player movement to control the game, may counteract kid sedentary behaviors, Australian researchers say.
NEW YORK, May 20 (UPI) -- U.S. men who had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder as children weighed 19 pounds more at age 41 than those with no ADHD, researchers say.
NEW YORK, May 20 (UPI) -- This year's U.S. flu season was typical of those of the last decade, with the prevalence of flu and those who got flu shots close to average, a survey says.
ATLANTA, May 19 (UPI) -- There was a 32 percent decrease in overall bloodstream infections in dialysis patients after federal prevention guidelines were used, U.S. officials say.
BERKELEY, Calif., May 19 (UPI) -- When listening to music, human brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the melodies make people feel, U.S. researchers say.
IRVINE, Calif., May 19 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say autistic boys treated with sensory-motor enrichment showed marked improvement compared to boys receiving traditional treatment.
MALAGA, Spain, May 19 (UPI) -- Work-related stress is linked to increased blood fat levels, which in turn increases cardiovascular risk, researchers in Spain say.
ATLANTA, May 18 (UPI) -- Thirteen percent to 20 percent of U.S. youth experience a mental disorder in a given year, researchers say.