WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A program called Text4baby sends free text-message health tips to cellphones of women who are pregnant, U.S. health officials said.
LAKELAND, Fla., Feb. 23 (UPI) -- About 40 percent of U.S. women admitted to a hospital for a heart attack never had chest pain, researchers said.
TORONTO, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Patients looked almost nine years younger than they actually were after facial cosmetic surgery, researchers in Toronto found.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. pediatric experts recommend one glass of juice a day for children, even 100 percent fruit juice, but many children drink two glasses, researchers found.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- More dermatologists within a given county was associated with lower mortality rates among patients with melanoma, U.S. researchers found.
CHICAGO, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- More than 15 percent of U.S. surgeons in an anonymous survey self-reported disorders consistent with alcohol abuse or dependence, researchers said.
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Nine Canadian women are suing a regional health authority in Newfoundland because their breasts were removed based on flawed cancer tests.
ATLANTA, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- States where the sale of raw milk was legal had more than twice the rate of outbreaks of illness than states where it was illegal, U.S. health officials said.
FALMER, England, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Young people ages 14-22 in Britain do not possess the knowledge or skills to adhere to government guidelines for responsible drinking, researchers found.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Children later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders have distinct patterns of brain development in the first two years of life, U.S. researchers said.
COLERAINE, Northern Ireland, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A cold-water bath might reduce muscle soreness after exercise but it is unclear whether there may be harmful side effects, researchers in Northern Ireland said.
BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A new Web site on drug abuse uses plain language, videos and other features to make it easy to understand for those with lower reading levels, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration moved forward to increase the supply of critical cancer drugs and to help prevent future shortages, officials said.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Blocking autophagy -- the process of "self-eating" within cells -- might be a viable way to enhance cancer treatment effectiveness, U.S. researchers said.
ATLANTA, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- An estimated 3.2 million Americans are infected with hepatitis C, and two-thirds of that number are baby boomers born between 1945 and 1964, researchers say.
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