BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Enhancing a diabetes patient's access to care via collaborative physician-pharmacist relationships can yield lower blood glucose levels, U.S. researchers say.
OTTAWA, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A University of Ottawa researcher has found liquid and foam hand sanitizers are inefficient if not backed up with regular soap-and-water hand-washing.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The kids and I had a few adventures in 2009 but as the year draws to a close, things at our house are, in many respects, much as they were when the year began.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Instead of making individual New Year's resolutions, take personal inventory of your life, a U.S. psychologist suggests.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Many plan to quit smoking Jan. 1, but for those who fail, U.S. experts suggest there are 51 more opportunities to try quitting again.
SCHILLER PARK, Ill., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Army drill sergeants use compound exercisers working multiple joints and muscles simultaneously but a fitness expert says home exercisers can do the same.
HOUSTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Houston police, members of the city council and Crime Stoppers are cautioning city residents not to ring in the New Year by discharging firearms.
GREIFSWALDAND, Germany, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Modern, couple-oriented treatment for male sexual dysfunction In Germany takes the psychosocial aspects of sex into account, researchers said.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. specialist in family counseling advises families to have a meeting on New Year's Day and consider making resolutions as a group.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- There has been a surge in drug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter, a dangerous bacteria becoming increasingly common in U.S. hospitals, a researcher says.
DALLAS, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Those seeking to face the New Year looking younger through self-injectable facial fillers sold online should use caution, a U.S. plastic surgeon says.
MONTREAL, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- If people can't remember the names of celebrities who died during the past year, it's a sign of aging, Canadian researchers say.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Older adults who used the herbal supplement Ginkgo biloba for several years did not have a slower rate of cognitive decline, U.S. researchers say.
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- McNeil Consumer Healthcare is expanding its voluntary recall for all product lots of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-count bottles, company officials say.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A California biopharmaceutical company has submitted a government application for a new weight-loss drug, officials said Tuesday.
WILMETTE, Ill., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The admonition "be careful what you wish for" strikes every parent at one time or another, particularly when faced with a 5-year-old lying on the floor of a supermarket kicking and screaming for something sweet.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- First responders are equipped and trained to handle various emergency situations but workplace stress can take a toll on their emotions, U.S. researchers say.
COLOGNE, Germany, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Brain training -- crossword puzzles, for example -- is recommended for those who enjoy it, researchers in Germany say.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Children regularly exposed to tobacco smoke at home are more likely to develop early emphysema in adulthood, U.S. researchers say.
A soldier with the Army's 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, places a flag at a gravesite 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
