Health News

BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases will have direct health benefits especially in low-income countries, U.S. researchers said.

FARMINGTON, Conn., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Factors from common human bacteria may trigger autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, U.S. researchers said.

CHICAGO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- One in five of those with type 2 diabetes is about 100 pounds overweight, U.S. researchers found.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- "The UnUrban Experience" isn't just the headline for this piece, it's also the title of the DVD Mark Adams shot and produced of the 30-minute music set I played at the UnUrban Coffee House in Santa Monica, Calif., last month.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Alcohol may be more available to teens during the holidays because it is used for cooking, punches, warm beverages and entertaining, a health professional says.

DALLAS, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Taking the car keys away from someone with Alzheimer's disease can be one of the most emotional situations a family faces, a U.S. researcher says.

DEL MAR, Calif., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Thanksgiving can provide special challenges for people with eating disorders, a U.S. education and treatment referral service says.

BOSTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Respiratory syncytial virus may take a greater toll than the better known seasonal flu among young children, U.S. researchers suggest.

MONTREAL, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A brief intervention may help even those called "hard core drunk drivers," Canadian and U.S. researchers said.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Merely observing someone publicly blame someone else for a problem, even someone innocent, increases the odds blaming will become viral, U.S. researchers said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The American Red Cross advises families to make some changes in how they interact and eat at Thanksgiving, to prevent the spread of the swine flu virus.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- As about 35 million people prepare to travel in the United States for Thanksgiving, the American Red Cross is offering ways to help avoid illness.

CORVALLIS, Ore., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- About 70 percent of the population of the United States has insufficient levels of vitamin D, a U.S. researcher says.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A total of 264 cases of syphilis were diagnosed in Scotland in 2008, the most in more than half a century.

PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Three-quarters of American women disagree with relaxed medical recommendations for mammograms, a USA Today/Gallup poll indicates.