BOSTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Healthier lifestyle choices and screening have contributed greatly to the 13 percent decline in U.S. cancer mortality since 1990, a researcher said.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- For those with a contagious illness, it's irresponsible to go to work and infect others, but those merely sick of work should go to work, a U.S. expert says.
LONDON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A test to predict the risk of someone succumbing to major depression is available online, University College London researchers said.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Nearly 5 percent of the U.S. population suffers from persistent depression or anxiety but few receive proper treatment, researchers said.
BOSTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Women who drink more than two alcoholic drinks a day are associated with a higher risk of irregular heart beat, U.S. and Swiss researchers said.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Women who go out and bring home the bacon tend to have less than perfect hourglass-shaped bodies, U.S. researchers said.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. college women often are unaware of drug-facilitated sexual assault and fail to recognize the risk of certain behaviors, researchers have found.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Fatigue, spotty supervision and excessive workloads all create conditions that can put patients' safety at risk at U.S. hospitals, researchers contend.
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A diagnostic procedure used to examine the bladder can be used to detect vesicourethral leaks after prostate surgery, researchers in South Korea say.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A new technique has been found to be 95 percent effective in easing the pain of plantar fasciitis, University of Genoa researchers say.
OXFORD, England, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The homeless in developed countries have substantially higher rates of mental health problems than the general population, British researchers have confirmed.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Teen gymnasts are developing a variety of arm, wrist and hand injuries that are outside the ordinarily gymnastic-related trauma, a U.S. researcher said.
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Newborns of mothers who smoke are less likely to self-soothe and are more aroused and excitable, than babies whose moms did not smoke, U.S. researchers said.
RED BANK, N.J., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Nearly half of U.S. women failed to seek medical care -- skimping on doctor visits, procedures and medication -- in 2007, a survey of women indicates.
HANOVER, Germany, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- German and U.S. researchers say patients with cochlear implants may want to steer clear of certain magnetic resonance imaging machines.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- An injection of cortisol shortly after exposure to a traumatic event may prevent the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers in Israel said.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Older adults with symptoms of depression appear more likely to gain abdominal fat, but not overall fat -- over a five-year period, Dutch researchers said.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Vitamin D deficiency is an unrecognized, emerging cardiovascular risk factor, which should be screened for and treated, a U.S. researcher says.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A New York City hospital is offering spinal stapling, a new treatment alternative for scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, hospital officials say.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Exercise may help older adults prevent age-related brain changes, researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill said.
NOTTINGHAM, England, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Offering discounts on insurance premiums to British hospitals that meet certain targets has led to falls in infection rates, researchers said.
MONTREAL, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A majority of diabetics avoid physical activity because they worry about exercise-induced hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, Canadian researchers said.
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen decide who should control their umbrella as they wait for the arrival of Prince Charles and his wife Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall for the Government of Canada concert and reception at the RCMP Depot in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 23, 2012 during the third leg of the 2012 Royal Tour to Canada part of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. UPI Photo /Heinz Ruckemann
