ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- There has been an endless discussion in the media over the past few days on whether Miss USA can be a proper role model, and it got me thinking about who the ca
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The National Institute on Drug Abuse says the nation's progress in reducing U.S. youth smoking has stalled or slowed to a crawl.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Shareholders of pharmacy benefits manager Caremark have sued to force the firm to mull a buyout offer from rival PBM Express Scripts.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. congressional leaders want to push for major changes in Medicare Part D, but most voters favor the new prescription-drug program, a survey finds.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Each year 156,000 fires occur during the holidays, claiming more than 600 lives and causing more than 2,500 injuries, says the U.S. Fire Administration.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The Poinsettia plant can cause a stomachache if eaten, but eating holly or mistletoe berries can cause severe symptoms, says the California Poison Control.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- With millions of U.S. families traveling during the holidays, the National Safety Commission advises being prepared for winter driving.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- If visions of dancing sugarplums are keeping you awake at night, you're not alone -- some 20 million U.S. adults suffer from a sleep disorder.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Pharmacyclics said Friday it submitted a new drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Xcytrin.
EAST HANOVER, N.J., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Novartis said Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration tentatively approved Exforge for treating high blood pressure.
BOSTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. and Australian researchers have re-analyzed data from 27 countries on the 1918 pandemic and estimate a similar pandemic might kill 62 million today.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- California Proposition 86 seemed a shoo-in; a proposal to increase the tax on tobacco to fund emergency room upgrades and healthcare for uninsured children, it was highly popular before election day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Each year it is estimated that about 12,500 people go to U.S. hospital emergency rooms for falls, cuts, shocks and burns related to holiday decorating.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. dentists have created root and ligament structures able to support crown restorations from the extracted wisdom teeth of 18- to 20-year olds.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Illegal drug use among U.S. teenagers has fallen sharply since 2001, but abuse of prescription drugs continues to soar, according to an annual government survey
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A new U.S. federal database allows consumers and researchers to compare health-insurance costs in the nation's largest cities.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. sickle-cell disease hospitalizations remained stable from 1997 to 2004, says the first federal analysis of the disease in a decade.
BOSTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Doctors said Thursday that new biomarkers that give clues about heart disease fail to predict outcomes much better than conventional risk factors: Smoking cigarettes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- U.S firm Spectrum said Thursday the patent suit filed against it by GlaxoSmithKline on generic Imitrex injection has been dismissed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Analysts downgraded Panacos Thursday due to disappointing phase 2b study results for its anti-HIV drug bevirimat that could add as much as a year to the development timeline.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Workplace holiday parties act as symbols of appreciation, but a U.S. lawyer recommends not hanging mistletoe while serving alcohol.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The American Red Cross advises that each U.S. adult should know how to deal with a person choking -- especially during the holiday season.
Surfers ride the waves at Fort Point by the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on May 24, 2012. The bridge is set for its 75th anniversary celebration on May 27. UPI/Terry Schmitt
