MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Some with severe asthma who also have allergic sensitivity to certain fungi experienced improvements after taking an anti-fungal drug, British researchers say.
CHURUBUSCO, N.Y., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- America has a toxic food environment and health and nutrition advice goes largely ignored by U.S. adults, two registered dietitians warn.
DALLAS, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The New Year's Eve party is a good place and time to start keeping a New Year's resolution to watch one's weight, a U.S. expert suggests.
BATH, England, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Many young people recognize the danger of binge drinking, but few view them as more than short-term problems, British researchers said.
LONDON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Downing a pint of beer or large glass of wine every day increases the risk of liver and bowel cancer, says the World Cancer Research Fund in Britain.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- University of Missouri researchers say women who experience intimate partner violence are more likely to seek healthcare for their infants.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Rules on hospice care for those with limited life expectancy restrict usage by those most in need, disproportionately affecting blacks, U.S. researchers said.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Country life may provide scenic tableaus but a U.S. study found injuries requiring hospitalization occur at much higher rates in rural areas than elsewhere.
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A child's diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is linked to his or her mother's use of health services, U.S. researchers said.
DALLAS, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. economic downturn has people budgeting their money, but health experts say equal care should be taken in budgeting calories.
NIJMEGEN, Netherlands, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Public reports on health plans might motivate patients to choose better providers, if not constrained by doctor access and costs, Dutch researchers said.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A Harvard professor and the California-based Shaklee Corp. differ on whether he approved the use of his name to promote a purportedly life-extending syrup.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Some parents worry children waste time online, texting or playing video games but a U.S. researcher found these activities provide social skills and learning.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Fixing the U.S. food system will take a backseat to bigger problems such as the failing economy and healthcare, says Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A U.S. study in mice shows one dose of caffeine -- two cups of coffee -- ingested during pregnancy may reduce heart function for the child's lifetime.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Gay and bisexual black men are less likely to be tested for prostate cancer than men of any other racial and ethnic backgrounds, U.S. researchers said.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A St. Louis program to increase awareness for blood donations by African-Americans for sickle cell treatment was effective, researchers said.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The American Physical Therapy Association is urging U.S. patients with musculoskeletal pain to consider treatment by a physical therapist.
CHICAGO, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago say they have found a critical way a man can transmit the HIV virus to a woman.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- There's a scientific reason why older people tend to see the past through rose-colored glasses, Canadian researchers suggest -- negative memories tend to fade.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have discovered a cellular process that explains how cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli work to prevent breast cancer.
Police remove a tresspasser after runing on the field in the seventh inning during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on May 24, 2012. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
