SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S scientists report they have found a way to reduce smokers' nicotine dependence while allowing them to continue smoking.
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Eating a little bit -- but not a lot -- of freeze-dried grape powder may help prevent colon cancers, a study by the University of California, Irvine, found.
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A compound of milk thistle -- silibinin -- can reduce the growth of several human hepatoma cell lines and may help prevent liver cancer, a U.S. study found.
ATLANTA, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta warned health officials to be alert to possible outbreaks of Adenovirus serotype 14, or Ad14.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The American Academy of Otolaryngology says smoking is associated with much more than lung cancer giving U.S. adults more reason to quit.
HANOVER, N.H., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Low doses of arsenic -- found naturally in some U.S. drinking water -- disrupt the activity of a hormone critical to development, a study found.
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Almost half of the pediatric physicians surveyed at 13 elite U.S. hospitals see themselves as very or moderately spiritual or religious.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. study of male twins who served in the military in the Vietnam era suggests the link between asthma and post-traumatic stress disorder is not genetic.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A protein measured in a simple blood test may be a new biomarker to identify patients with severe asthma, a team of U.S. and French researchers found.
WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A team of U.S. and Canadian researchers have identified a new type of stem cell that can be isolated from menstrual blood of healthy women.
BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Australian firefighters, following the lead of those in the United States and Canada, are pushing for better medical care.
SYDNEY, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Australian scientists said they have identified five genes they hope will improve treatments for people afflicted with brain cancer.
OXFORD, England, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Heavy drinking throughout pregnancy is associated with birth defects, but there may be less risk of occasional binge drinking, a British study found.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. expert says Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline are giving a good demonstration of what not to do in a divorce.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Citrus juices enable more of green tea's unique antioxidants -- catechins -- to be available for the body to absorb, U.S. researchers found.
URBANA, Ill., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- University of Illinois researchers have developed a model explaining the stages abused women go through when deciding to leave their partners.
AMES, Iowa, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A study of 2,500 U.S. youths found that video games are indeed effective teaching tools that can teach hostile actions and aggressive behaviors.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A parent who neglects a child due to preoccupation with his or her own problems may promote obesity in the child, a U.S. study found.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A microscope that offers 3-D analysis of tissue samples might reduce the number of needle biopsies to detect breast cancer in women, a U.S. study found.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. study found 92 percent of older people with diabetes also have other major medical conditions and nearly half have three or more conditions.
DUNDEE, Scotland, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A study in Scotland found that almost two-thirds of diabetics in a study were wearing the wrong-sized shoes and risking serious foot problems.
SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The mental health burden from screening of U.S. military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan is underestimated, a study found.
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
