Health News

BALTIMORE, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A review of studies pertaining to abortion outcomes found the highest quality studies suggest few, if any, mental health problems.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Although 74 percent of U.S. retirees say they are happier, 71 percent report more housework and 22 report less sex, a survey indicates.

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- People 70 and older tend to feel about 13 years younger than their chronological age, U.S. and German researchers said.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A breast cancer chemotherapy drug shows benefits in fighting one type of breast cancer but not another type, U.S. researchers say.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The average sodium content of 528 U.S. packaged and restaurant foods increased by less than 1 percent from 2005 to 2008, non-profit officials said.

BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Many think parents confronted with "an empty nest" are sad and lonely, but a U.S. study suggests children leaving home may help their parents' marriage.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- For the second year in row, Vermont has been named the healthiest state, but Louisiana replaced Mississippi as the least healthy state, researchers said.

MONTREAL, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers warn that those with blood clots face not only pulmonary embolism, but post-thrombotic syndrome -- a long-term complication.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Football is associated with the highest rate of "rare" high school injuries, accounting for 21 injuries per 100,000 exposures, U.S. researchers have determined.

LIVERPOOL, England, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Prenatal exposure to the epilepsy drug valproate may increase a child's risk of autism, a British researcher says.

AURORA, Colo., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Drug marketing techniques could be used to improve the way new drugs are monitored, a U.S. researcher suggests.

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.