BOSTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have made a discovery involving infantile hemangiomas -- tumors that usually appear within days of birth.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Social environment may play a major role in the disparity between African-Americans with hypertension compared to whites with the disease, researchers said.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A unique patient identification number for every U.S. resident would facilitate a reduction in medical errors and increase efficiency, researchers said.
TENERIFE, Spain, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Most contact lens cases on Tenerife, a Canary Island, are contaminated with a protozoa that can't be killed by contact lens solution, researchers said.
HAMILTON, Ontario, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The typical Western diet -- fried foods, salty snacks, meat -- accounts for some 30 percent of heart attack risk across the world, Canadian researchers said.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Heavy advertising by both U.S. Democratic and Republican presidential candidates may make voters in battleground states more ambivalent, researchers said.
COLOGNE, Germany, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The treatment choice for an enlarged prostate needs careful consideration, but new surgical techniques are often overpromoted, researchers in Germany said.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A GMAC Insurance survey indicates 30 percent of drivers know the correct stopping distance of 20 feet from a bus.
GRANADA, Spain, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- University of Granada researchers in Spain say a molecule called interleukin-6 has opened new doors for new drugs against obesity and diabetes.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- After middle age, people start to lose the battle to repair myelin in their brain and motor and cognitive functions begin a long decline, U.S. researchers say.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Hispanics from Mexico integrate consistently with all ethnic groups over generations in the United States, researchers said.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A single vaccine could be used to protect chickens, cats and humans against deadly flu pandemics, University of Maryland researchers said.
HAMILTON, Ontario, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Installing toilets worldwide and ensuring safe water supplies would do more to end crippling poverty than any other measure, researchers in Japan contend.
VICTORIA, Australia, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Australian researchers say about 40 percent of parents say they think their underweight or overweight children are average in weight.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- In the midst of a heated U.S. election, feelings can spill over into the workplace, but an expert suggests wise workers stay above the fray.
TOKYO, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Agricultural experts say insects will become an important source of protein as food prices and populations continue to rise worldwide.
LONDON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Britain's health secretary says mandating angioplasty for heart attack victims within two hours of the episode will save hundreds of lives a year.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Eating two servings of yogurt a day significantly reduces the risk of developing bladder cancer, researchers in Sweden say.
LONDON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Video game consoles such as the Nintendo Wii and laptop computers pose a danger to pets, a study by researchers in England suggests.
PEORIA, Ill., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- The 1977 disco hit "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees has the perfect beat to perform CPR, say medical researchers at the University of Illinois.
BEIJING, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Chinese officials say the latest tests of milk samples from the country's dairies revealed melamine content well below accepted limits.
The silhouetted moon covers the sun during an annular eclipse over the skies of Monument Valley National Park, Arizona on May 20, 2012. The eclipse was seen by millions of viewers from China and Japan to the Western USA as the earth's rotation positioned the Far East and USA under the moon's shadow. The two hour long even reached maximum coverage, or annularity, for approximately four minutes as the sun was blocked by the moon at 6:34 PM local time. .UPI/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell
