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EVANSTON, Ill., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Researchers at Illinois' Northwestern University said they discovered how the drug tetrathiomolybdate, which is used to fight some metastatic cancers, works.

LONDON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Exercising the day after heavy drinking does little to minimize the effects of alcohol, British Public Health Minister Gillian Merron said.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The very things that make the holidays festive for people can make them fatal to pets, U.S. veterinarians warn.

ATLANTA, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Federal health officials said they are seeing an increase in serious pneumococcal infections around the United States, a finding described as "worrisome."

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- An implanted vaccine eliminated melanoma tumors in mice, offering hope of improved treatment for people with skin cancer, U.S. researchers said.

LONDON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A British survey finds that retirees who have a few drinks a week tend to live longer than abstainers.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Residents of St. Louis, Mo., should be on the alert for an outbreak of the highly contagious intestinal bacteria shigellosis, officials say.

PAMPLONA, Spain, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Increased body fat results in higher levels of inflammatory substances in the blood, which hinders the loss of weight, researchers in Spain said.

BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases will have direct health benefits especially in low-income countries, U.S. researchers said.

FARMINGTON, Conn., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Factors from common human bacteria may trigger autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, U.S. researchers said.

CHICAGO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- One in five of those with type 2 diabetes is about 100 pounds overweight, U.S. researchers found.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- "The UnUrban Experience" isn't just the headline for this piece, it's also the title of the DVD Mark Adams shot and produced of the 30-minute music set I played at the UnUrban Coffee House in Santa Monica, Calif., last month.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Alcohol may be more available to teens during the holidays because it is used for cooking, punches, warm beverages and entertaining, a health professional says.

DALLAS, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Taking the car keys away from someone with Alzheimer's disease can be one of the most emotional situations a family faces, a U.S. researcher says.

DEL MAR, Calif., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Thanksgiving can provide special challenges for people with eating disorders, a U.S. education and treatment referral service says.