Health News

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Women exposed to secondhand smoke, as adults or children, are significantly more likely to face fertility problems and miscarriages, U.S. researchers said.

CAMPOBASSO, Italy, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Moderate wine intake is associated with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids -- protective against coronary heart disease, researchers in Italy said.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- An expert blames American values for the U.S. healthcare crisis and says reforming the system will require strong medicine.

SYDNEY, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Demand for taxpayer funded in-vitro fertilization among women over 40 in Australia has doubled in recent years, officials said.

ALBUQUERQUE, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Non-Hispanic white women smokers are at greater risk of developing airflow obstruction than Hispanic women smokers, U.S. researchers said.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Boys with asthma exposed to secondhand smoke have higher degrees of hyperactivity, aggression, depression and other behavioral issues, U.S. researchers say.

SANTO ANDRE, Brazil, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A study of 481 medical students in Brazil found that medical students frequently suffer from depression, researchers said.

DALLAS, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. federal government owes up to $52 trillion to citizens who have already earned benefits, officials of a non-profit group said.

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Many women say they can never be too rich or too thin but a U.S. survey indicates what women really want is to appear younger.

BOSTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Children with lower IQs show an increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia or depression, U.S. researchers said.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- New York health officials are letting heavy users of marijuana know that help in quitting or cutting down is available through the city's new health bulletin.

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Happiness spreads more robustly -- like a virus -- than unhappiness and seems to have a greater effect than money, U.S. researchers suggest.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Teens are fascinated by how their brains work, and U.S. experts suggest using this fascination to discuss why they should not drink alcohol.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Chronic muscle inflammation may be lessened by taking vitamin E, a U.S. researcher suggests.

ATLANTA, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Most people meet 2008 physical activity guidelines for U.S. adults of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity per week, health officials said.