STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A new drug developed in Sweden may cut the risk of cardiovascular disease by dropping levels of "bad" low density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The skin disorder psoriasis appears to have an increased risk of death compared to those without the skin condition, a U.S. study of British data found.
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Women with breast cancer whose tumors have no estrogen or progesterone receptors have the worst overall outcomes, two U.S. studies determined.
BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Questionnaires can help reveal whether patients are motivated to exercise to help improve their health, an Australian study has found.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Winter break may seem like welcome time off for U.S. college students, but a university psychologist cautions it can be a time of extreme stress.
DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The drug rituximab, used to treat lymphoma, is being used by dermatologists to treat various dangerous skin diseases, U.S. researchers said.
BATH, England, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Women will continue to use creams, supplements and plastic surgery to look younger even if they feel they aren't working, British researchers said.
SEATTLE, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Children whose mothers have been abused by intimate partners have higher healthcare needs than children whose mothers were not abused, a U.S. study found.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Scientists have discovered what appear to be two new species -- a tiny possum and a giant rat -- in the "Lost World" area of western New Guinea.
HOUSTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- "You'll poke an eye out,' is an old warning, but it still holds true, because there were 6,000 toy-related injuries in 2005, U.S. eye doctors warn.
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The problem with the breast healthcare of underserved women with an abnormal mammogram involves transportation, housing and child care, U.S. researchers say.
HOUSTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Tis the season to start getting in shape for baseball, which means getting the shoulder ready, a U.S. orthopedic surgeon advised.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. adults age 50 and older are advised to get a a colonoscopy, a screening test for colon cancer, but only about 50 percent do, a government report said.
LONDON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A study by the British government concludes cancer cases will rise by a third by 2020 as lifestyle decisions result in increased rates of diagnosis each year.
LONDON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A British couple will screen their fetus for a gene mutation that manifests itself in high cholesterol levels and heart attacks in the teenage years.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is on the rise among women and in 2000, the number of women dying from COPD surpassed that of men, a U.S. study found.
SEATTLE, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Researchers found wide differences in how U.S radiologists read diagnostic mammograms to determine whether a biopsy is required.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The Trauma Exsanguination Protocol, or TEP, an aggressive regimen that includes a cocktail of blood products, helps patients survive, a U.S. study found.
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation are not beneficial for women with node-positive breast cancer, a U.S. review found.
LONDON, Ontario, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A survey of Canadian peacekeeping veterans with service-related disabilities found 30 percent suffered clinical depression.
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- There's a fair amount of evidence that starch-based foods don't cause weight gain like sugar-based foods, University of Florida researchers said.
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Most men whose mothers, sisters or daughters test positive for a breast cancer gene mutation are unaware of the implications for them, a U.S. study found.
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
