DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- In a U.S. study, 96 percent of poor mothers indicated strong feelings of distrust of men, but it didn't stop them from marrying.
EAST LANSING, Mich., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. married couples are living longer, but those widowed are experiencing a higher mortality rate, researchers found.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Cellphone users in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden showed no significant increase in brain tumors, a study from the Danish Cancer Society said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Despite claims the U.S. Congress never lets Medicare savings that lawmakers pass take effect, a study shows the vast majority of Medicare cuts are enacted.
ATLANTA, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The likelihood of a 1976-like problem of Guillain-Barre syndrome with this year's H1N1 influenza vaccine is remote, U.S. health officials say.
ATLANTA, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. influenza activity continues drop, with 25 states reporting widespread flu cases down from 32 states from a week earlier, health officials say.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Active commuting -- walking, cycling or skating to and from work or school -- can make all the difference in being physically active, New York officials say.
BLACKSBURG, Va., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Parents who lash out and can't control their emotions at misbehaving children have poorer working memory, U.S. researchers suggest.
CHICAGO, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A U.S. study finds annual screening ultrasound for women who have dense breasts and are at elevated risk for breast cancer are beneficial, researchers said.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Common drugs for the treatment of asthma in pregnant women as well as pre-term labor may increase autism-spectrum disorder risk, U.S. researchers said.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Measles deaths worldwide fell by 78 percent 2000-08, but 450 deaths a day are still too many, World Health Organization officials in Switzerland said.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Patients often complain that hospital noise keeps them awake, but British researchers say simple things can lower noise levels by 20 percent.
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Substituting marijuana for more harmful drugs may be a winning strategy in the fight against substance abuse, a U.S. researcher says.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- People often set their personal moral compasses according to what they presume to be God's standards, U.S. and Australian researchers found.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The good news is that fewer Americans are smoking, but the benefits of quitting tobacco will be snuffed out by U.S. adults getting fatter, researchers said.
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen decide who should control their umbrella as they wait for the arrival of Prince Charles and his wife Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall for the Government of Canada concert and reception at the RCMP Depot in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 23, 2012 during the third leg of the 2012 Royal Tour to Canada part of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. UPI Photo /Heinz Ruckemann
