GAINESVILLE, Fla., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Video-game systems may be one of the most popular holiday gifts, but a University of Florida child psychologist suggests parents think twice before buying.
AMES, Iowa, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- An Iowa State University professor says older adults are the least lonely age group, while high school and college-aged students are the loneliest.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. firm Genta said Friday it received disappointing early data from its trial of Genasense in older patients with acute myelogenous leukemia.
BOSTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Research on whether spiritual intervention makes things easier for patients is inconclusive and more study is needed, says a U.S. newsletter.
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Suicide, the 11th-leading cause of death in the United States, is not as rare as many think, says a U.S. professor of psychology.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Innovive said Friday it acquired North American rights to Tamibarotene, a potential leukemia treatment, from TMRC for an undisclosed amount.
PARIS, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Sanofi-aventis said Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration set an April deadline for a decision on its weight management drug Acomplia.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- People planning to make the Hajj pilgrimage should get flu shots beforehand to reduce the risk of a global flu pandemic, say British doctors.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Early evidence suggests consumer-directed health plans may not be poised to be the solution to the nation's healthcare woes, experts said this week.
ROCKAWAY, N.J., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. firm Warner Chilcott said Thursday it has launched a spearmint-flavored, first-available chewable birth control pill, Femcon Fe.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. panel of experts at Johns Hopkins advised Thursday that hospitals rank patients so the healthiest can go home in case of disaster.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. hospitals have been implementing palliative care programs at a rapid pace, according to the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Sangamo's update this week on its clinical programs impressed analysts, some of whom now view the company as the leader in the gene regulation and correction field and think it could be a potential acquisition target of big pharma.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers suggest that eating less protein may help protect against certain cancers that are not directly associated with obesity.
BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Two-thirds of children and three-quarters of parents in Birmingham, England, were anxious about "stranger danger" when walking, a study found.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- A decision by the New York City Board of Health to ban artificial trans fats is the latest, and perhaps most controversial, effort to stem the obesity epidemic.
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The Taxus drug-eluting stent is safe as bare-metal stents and better at stopping restenosis, Boston Scientific told an expert panel Thursday.
ROCHESTER, Minn., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- There have been reports of partial death of a jawbone related to osteoporosis medications, but the risk is very small, says a U.S. newsletter.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Adoption of electronic health records tripled the rate of osteoperosis screenings among women at risk in a recent U.S. study.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Senators from both sides of the aisle introduced a bill Thursday to encourage development of medical devices for children.
BURLINGTON, Vt., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Researchers at the University of Vermont found an unexpected, effective alternative to motivate smokers to quit smoking -- cutting back.
Sean Combs arrives on the red carpet before the screening of the film "Killing Them Softly" during the 65th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 22, 2012. UPI/David Silpa
