WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Globe-trotting "medical SWAT teams" and medicine's role as "currency for peace" are part of a Global Health Corps proposed by Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., as a way to battle disease pandemics, revive the nation's tarnished image in the Third World and help w
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A type of heart failure patient for whom traditional treatments don't work is a critical area for study, researchers said.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Health experts warned this week that a potential avain flu pandemic could have far-reaching trade implications for medical services and supplies unrelated to flu.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Two new studies show the flip sides of daycare for children: While time at daycare can reduce the stress felt by children with working mothers, it may also mean
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- There's no stopping the clock -- you're getting older. But Dr. Andrew Weil's new book, Healthy Aging, wants to help you make the most of it.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The U. of Pittsburgh said Friday it is testing a potential treatment for gastrointnestinal dysfunction in autistic children.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A Food and Drug Administration official is calling for a new approach beyond black box warnings to ensure physicians correctly prescribe drugs.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Health officials said Thursday HIV diagnoses in African Americans dropped by about five percent a year in the past four years.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- House lawmakers defeated the government's major health funding bill Thursday, signaling a major rebellion among Republicans.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday they want to fend off a planned 4.4. percent cut in Medicare reimbursements to physicians, set for Jan 1.
ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Human Genome Sciences said Thursday its pending rheumatoid arthritis drug LymphoStat-B significantly reduced rheumatoid arthritis in 283 patients in a Phase 2 study.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Amid reports of confusion about Medicare's drug benefit, a new poll says that nearly half of seniors are still ready to sign on the dotted line.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a measure Wednesday banning schools from requiring students to take Ritalin or other anti-hyperactivity
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Researchers at UT Southwestern University said this week they are close to getting sperm cells to act like embryonic stem cells.
Fans react and hold up signs as floats carrying the New York Giants rides down the Canyon of Heroes for the Giants victory ticker tape parade 2 days after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in New York City on February 7, 2012 . UPI /John Angelillo
