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ATLANTA, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Federal health officials said Friday that there is twice as much H1N1 vaccine -- 38 million doses -- available as two weeks ago.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Inflammatory markers declined by as much as 60 percent in those eating poached, stewed or steamed meals, U.S. researchers found.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Higher levels of testosterone, the principal male sex hormone, but present in women, may put women at greater heart risk, U.S. researchers said.

CHICAGO, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Race had no impact on prostate cancer outcomes following radiation treatment, U.S. medical researchers found.

CHICAGO, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The time between treatment and prostate specific antigen rise may help predict prostate cancer outcomes, U.S. researchers said.

ALBANY, N.Y., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- In New York state, 50 percent of females age 16 and older who were murdered in 2008 were killed by intimate partners, state officials said.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Dentists can play key roles in identifying people at risk of fatal heart attacks and referring them for further evaluation, doctors in Sweden suggest.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- In left-handed people equal parts of the brain are devoted to each arm but in the right-handed more of the brain is devoted to the right, U.S. researchers say.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- As patients are charged more by health insurance companies, they expect physicians to help them navigate options to get the best treatment, researchers said.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Rotavirus vaccines could save an estimated 228,000 lives worldwide each year by reducing deadly diarrhea, the World Health Organization said.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. health and wellness expert says an easy way to boost immunity is to eat more fruits and vegetables in different colors.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Weight lifting has multiple benefits for breast cancer survivors, U.S. researchers said.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- What parents choose to have their child wear to child care may hamper not only the child's physical activity but the whole class as well, U.S. researchers say.

ATLANTA, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The United States compares favorably with European countries in infant mortality rates for preterm, but not for full term infants, health officials said.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The bacterium that causes leprosy is genetically stable, which makes curing the disease easier, a Swiss-led research team says.