SOUTHPORT, Australia, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The unpredictability of symptoms and apprehension associated with living with migraine can limit the lives of some men, say Australian researchers.
WATERTOWN, Mass., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Testosterone concentrations in men normally decline with age, but a U.S. study confirms that lifestyle changes can accelerate the decline.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Vivus said Tuesday it filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration a new drug application for EvaMist, a potential treatment for menopause.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- People choosing health saving accounts can now put more money into the accounts, due to legislation passed as U.S. Congress wrapped up.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Many neurologists say the brain has only a short window -- just six months -- in which to recover after a stroke, but a U.S. expert disagrees.
SEATTLE, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Experience may be the best teacher, but a U.S. study finds virtual experiences help with memories but had many think they could do more than they could.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- For three years, the CDC has used a study conducted on its own Vaccine Safety Datalink to reassure parents that mercury in vaccines does not cause autism. Now a
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- There has been a 40-percent decline in the deaths after stroke in the total population of Auckland, New Zealand, in the past 25 years, a report finds.
ATLANTA, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has recognized the potential benefit of HPV DNA testing for cervical cancer.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Despite the many reports on U.S. child obesity, parents cannot always tell just by looking at their children if they are overweight, says an expert.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Losing weight through exercise prevents the loss of bone density that occurs from just cutting calories to shed pounds, a new study has found.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Congress delivered a last-minute holiday package over the weekend for 600,000 low-income children who faced losing their government-sponsored health insurance coverage, but they will still be at the mercy of Congressional "grinches" next year.
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. phase 3 study released Monday shows tipifarnib can stall or reverse disease in relapsed, aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended new warnings Friday for popular medical devices used in millions of patients with cardiovascular disease.
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Doctors said Monday that a drug often used in preventing organ rejection in transplant patients appears to have a major impact on the most common form of adult leukemia.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Data being presented this week should help drive sales of Celgene's Revlimid, but analysts are split on the size of the impact.
NUTLEY, N.J., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Roche said Monday an international phase 3 study of Xeloda showed the drug enhances survival in patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
BOSTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- A high number of registered nurses, technology use and non-profit status of a hospital are key determinants of quality of care, says a U.S. study.
ATLANTA, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Disorders that cause vision loss -- such as age-related macular degeneration -- cost Americans $35 billion each year, says a new study.
EAST HANOVER, N.J., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Swiss firm Novartis said Monday phase 2 data show its drug Tasigna achieved "impressive" responses in CML patients who fail Gleevec.
ALPHARETTA, Ga., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. firm Alliant said Monday it has signed a deal with sanofi-aventis to co-promote allergy drug Allegra in the United States.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- With globalization bringing us foods from places we probably couldn't find on the map, it's a relief to know that there are official bodies out there whose job
GALVESTON, Texas, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Breastfeeding protects children otherwise made susceptible to ear infections by abnormalities in specific human genes, say U.S. researchers.
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
