BOSTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers suggest that people are better able to detect anxiety in members of their own racial group than in people of different racial backgrounds.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Women who underestimate their weight are more likely to gain too much weight during pregnancy compared to normal weight women, a U.S. researcher said.
OTAGO, New Zealand, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Laws banning marriage between first cousins are based on outdated assumptions about a high degree of genetic risk, New Zealand and U.S. researchers said.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- In everyday social exchanges, being mean to people has a lot more impact than being nice, University of Chicago researchers suggest.
MONTREAL, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The menu might have changed and families might be smaller but Christmas remains among the most important holidays, Canadian researchers said.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Air pollution monitors have been mounted on 150 light posts throughout New York City to measure major air pollutants that harm health, a health official said.
LONDON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A new latex female condom that women wear and control has received a positive response in Britain, reports an online condom retailer.
SEATTLE, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Researchers found less than 19 percent of U.S. women who donated eggs to fertility clinics did so solely for financial reasons.
BOSTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Staffing every U.S. hospital's emergency department with board-certified emergency physicians does not appear to be feasible, researchers suggest.
ITASCA, Ill., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- More than 400 U.S. motor-vehicle fatalities will occur during the Christmas holiday period, officials at The National Safety Council predicted.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The "Tiny Tim" effect will result in the bleakest holiday for the 13 million U.S. children who live in poverty, officials of a foundation said.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- An ingredient used in a common cough suppressant may be useful in treating advanced prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said.
LONDON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Britain had the highest level of pesticides among 15 countries whose fruit juice drinks were tested, say researchers at the University of Jaen in Spain.
SYDNEY, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A health official in Australia has ordered a probe into allegations a woman was lied to about why part of her intestines were removed without her knowledge.
MONTREAL, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- A University of Montreal professor says there is a social necessity of giving and receiving, which escalates during the holidays.
GLASGOW, Scotland, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Drinking low to moderate amounts of alcohol may delay cognitive decline in older women, a University of Glasgow researcher said.
A contortionist performs on the red-carpeted steps of the Palais des Festivals before the screening of the film "Holy Motors" during the 65th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 23, 2012. UPI/David Silpa
