WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- As bird flu outbreaks spread across Europe and Asia, Vietnamese doctors report that they too have seen indications of H5N1 developing Tamiflu resistance.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Parents may need a "time out" to prevent stress from becoming a holiday tradition alongside parties, family get-togethers and presents under the tree, specialis
One of the world's largest ingredient companies, Tate & Lyle, has just conducted two studies into consumers' understanding of what constitutes good eating habit
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Botox maker Allergan said Tuesday it has completed its plans with breast implant firm Inamed to merge the two companies.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The Senate passed a $40 billion budget-cutting plan by a single vote Wednesday, but only after Vice President Dick Cheney broke a tie on the controversial measure that slashes the Medicaid program by $4.8 billion, and Medicare by more than $6 billion over
ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- While the federal government works to build a nation-wide electronic network for hospitals -- dubbed the "medical Internet" -- its developers are finding that rural facilities with outdated dialup systems still lag behind.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- President Bush on Tuesday put his signature on legislation creating a network for storing and distributing stem cells from umbilical cord blood.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Holiday gift shoppers should keep their selections sensible and simple to avoid hardship and heartache, specialists advise.
The United States faces a shortage of some 1 million nurses, but there is no such problem at Magnet hospitals -- those with a voluntary certification for the be
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- GlaxoSmithKline researchers this week rolled out a new weapon against resistant microbes that cause some of the more troubling and dangerous skin infections.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Exelixis said Tuesday its has launched a Phase 2 trial of its drug XL999 being tested for a variety of cancers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Dutch researchers said this week they have developed software that keeps glucose levels stable in intensive care hospital patients, thereby helping to protect the patients from developing life-threatening conditions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Teens' likelihood of using drugs and cigarettes stayed mostly flat 2005, suggesting that some gains seen since the beginning of the decade may be abating, a gov
Crew members of the USS Kearsarge, Bryane Ingram, Timothy Williams, Curtilious Ingram and Yosuf Hill (l to r) prepare for shore leave shortly after docking at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on April 30, 2007. The Kearsarge and her crew will participate in Fleet Week USA as part of the McDonalds Air and Sea Show. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)
