Health News

DALLAS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say in the stroke-prevention surgery, carotid endarterectomy, the checks and balances assumed with managed care did not improve outcomes.

DALLAS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The produce section may be a bit skimpy, but it is still possible to "strive for five" servings of fruits and vegetables a day, a U.S. expert suggests.

HOUSTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- New Year's Day is the time to reflect on the past and prepare for the future and resolve to make positive changes, a U.S. counselor suggests.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. orthopedists say olive oil sprayed on the dish of a shovel may help the snow slide off more easily.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Hormone deprivation therapy that prostate cancer patients often take gives them only a temporary fix, but U.S. researchers suggest why.

EAGAN, Minn., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- More than 1 in 4 young U.S. adults say they have attended at least one party in the last year where minors were served alcohol, a survey indicates.

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Wal-Mart has announced it will carry an environmentally friendly albuterol rescue inhaler starting at $9, company officials in Bentonville, Ark., said.

STEVENAGE, England, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A British woman loves being pregnant so much she has been almost permanently pregnant for more than a decade -- with other people's children.

HASTINGS, Minn., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Among U.S. adults who already belong to fitness clubs, 60 percent say they will keep their current memberships, a survey indicates.

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- An outpatient surgery center told Nevada authorities it failed to properly disinfect instruments it uses during colonoscopies, state health officials said.

PHILLIPS, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- California water rationing is almost certain, with Sierra Nevada snow levels below average despite recent winter storms, officials said.

PARK RIDGE, Ill., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A suburban Chicago school district no longer sends children home if staffers find louse eggs, or nits, in the kids' hair, saying the policy was an overreaction.

NORTHFIELD, Ill., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Kraft Foods Inc. plans to roll out low-calorie snack foods and sandwiches to cash in on the health and wellness trend, the Northfield, Ill., company said.

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Whole Foods Market Inc. has pulled three "gluten-free" products for children because the items actually contain the substance, the Texas grocery chain said.

ATLANTA, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Unpasteurized milk and unpasteurized milk products should not be consumed to prevent milk-borne infections, U.S. federal health officials said.