NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Pfizer Inc. shares slipped 1 percent Thursday after the company said U.S. regulators had not yet decided on the company's new pediatric vaccine, Prevnar 13.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Closing schools for less than two weeks during a flu pandemic may increase infection rates and prolong an epidemic, U.S. researchers said.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Young people under the age of 18 are more likely than adults to catch H1N1 from an infected person in their home, U.S. and British researchers found.
BAMAKO, Mali, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A device introduced by Swiss researchers to the West African nation of Mali will detect bogus or substandard medicine within minutes, the researchers said.
CAIRO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Cases of the virus that causes AIDS have risen six-fold in Egypt, moving the Arab country toward an HIV epidemic, a government report said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- New technologies could make treatment tailored to the patient's genetic make-up -- personalized medicine -- a reality, U.S. researchers say.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers associated injuries in young people to the type of alcohol outlet -- stores that sell alcohol, bars and restaurants -- they frequented.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Cardiovascular devices are often based on studies that lack adequate strength or may have been prone to bias, U.S. researchers say.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Younger hunters are more likely than older hunters to suffer serious injuries in tree-stand accidents, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers said.
CWMRHYDYCEIRW, Wales, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Binge drinking has sparked a rash of gout among Welsh men in their 20s, likely leading to chronic ill health, a hospital emergency room consultant says.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Swine flu remains intense in Central and Eastern Europe and parts of Asia, despite ebbing in North America and Western Europe, the head of a U.N. agency says.
VALENCIA, Calif., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Let's face it. Not every member of "The Greatest Generation" returned from saving the world to become a great parent. Many were not good at it. When Johnny came marching home (from WWII), or Henry, or in my dad's case, George, it was via Mason General Hospital with a nasty case of "battle fatigue."
MANHATTAN, Kan., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- People who think in the long term tend to make more positive health decisions, whether it's how much to drink or what to eat, U.S. psychologists suggest.
ATLANTA, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- North Carolina restaurants and bars become smoke-free this weekend, the first in the Southeast to do so, U.S. health officials say.
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Getting fit, losing weight and reducing stress are popular New Year's resolutions for people, but a luxury New Jersey pet spa says the same applies to dogs.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania officials announced an advisory designed to protect against eating large amounts of fish from waters not tested, or of certain species.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The Senate healthcare reform bill does not protect the earned post-retirement healthcare benefits of millions of workers, a U.S. retiree advocacy group says.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Every year when New Year's rolls around, many resolve to change their drinking habits, but unrealistic goals can lead to failure, a U.S. non-profit group says.
ATLANTA, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Eating healthier and becoming more physically active is on the top of many people's resolutions, but it need not be difficult, U.S. health officials say.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. physicians need to learn how to better care for the nation's fastest growing demographic group -- aging patients, a study suggests.
ATLANTA, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The effectiveness of naming a designated driver may be determined by how the designated driver is defined, U.S. health officials said.
U.S. flags are seen in the rucksack of a soldier with the Army's 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, as he places flags at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Flags-In Memorial Day ceremony on May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. American flags were placed at each of the more than 220,000 grave markers in honor of those who served and Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietshc
