AMES, Iowa, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers warn increasing poverty among U.S. children and its effects, including early family adversity and depressive symptoms, have a lasting impact.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Young teens with high self-esteem are more likely than teens with less self-esteem to react aggressively when they feel ashamed, a U.S. researcher said.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Replicating a controversial experiment from some 50 years ago, a U.S. psychologist found people are just as willing to administer painful electric shocks.
HOUSTON, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Only 3 percent of kids' meals served at fast-food restaurants meet federal dietary guidelines, a team of U.S. researchers found.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Fish body oil reduces deaths from heart problems, but doesn't provide a clear benefit in arrhythmias, or heart rhythm problems, Canadian researchers said.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Despite increased emphasis on patient safety, little progress has been made in making U.S. hospitals safer, a researcher said.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The unconscious brain makes the best decisions possible with the information given, University of Rochester researchers said.
DALLAS, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents should be recognized and treated, a child psychiatrist at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center says.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- An estimated 2 million intoxicated drivers with three or more convictions will be on the roads this holiday season, U.S. researchers said.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Researchers in Israel say a popular antidepressant enhances the effect of an anticancer drug used with colon cancer.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Providing diabetics with gum disease treatments such as cleanings and periodontal scaling lowers medical costs by up to 12 percent, U.S. researchers say.
DALLAS, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Holiday party-goers may choose to mingle first and eat later, but if they do, they could risk an upset stomach or food poisoning, U.S. experts say.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Powerful people's tendency to show less compassion and distress towards others reinforces their social power, Dutch and U.S. researchers suggest.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Nearly one-quarter of U.S. college students surveyed said their pets helped them get through difficult times in life, researchers said.
BOSTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Pregnant women who are vitamin D deficient are at an increased risk for delivering a baby by Cesarean section, U.S. researchers said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The economic downturn results in increased stress, which prompts many people to eat more than usual, a U.S. physician says.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Not getting enough sleep may leave you more than cranky -- it may lead to hardening of the arteries, an early step to heart disease, U.S. researchers say.
DALLAS, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- About 1 in 10 people are allergic to the pollen of the mountain cedar evergreen, which releases pollen in December, a U.S. expert says.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The "sneak thief of sight" -- glaucoma -- often associated with the elderly, can strike at any age, a U.S. non-profit group warns.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Fifteen percent of U.S. adults say they have cut back on medications or not filled a prescription because they could not afford it, a survey indicates.
Crew members of the USS Kearsarge, Bryane Ingram, Timothy Williams, Curtilious Ingram and Yosuf Hill (l to r) prepare for shore leave shortly after docking at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on April 30, 2007. The Kearsarge and her crew will participate in Fleet Week USA as part of the McDonalds Air and Sea Show. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)
