Health News

SEATTLE, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a proactive program offering personalized phone counseling helped teens quit smoking.

CHICAGO, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A survey of dentists in the Chicago area indicates 80 percent admit sneaking candy from their children's Halloween bags.

ELGIN, Ill., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. nut packager recalled walnuts and nut toppings possibly contaminated with a highly infective foodborne pathogen, the company said.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Half of all randomized clinical trials for cardiovascular disease are not reporting race, U.S. researchers say.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say scientific understanding of autism has advanced significantly, but much remains to be done.

BOSTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have found Parkinson's disease progresses more slowly in patients with higher levels of urate.

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Retirees who work a temporary or part-time job have fewer major diseases and are able to function better, U.S. researchers said.

LANCASTER, Pa., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Many are awaiting the H1N1 flu vaccine but U.S. steam cleaning experts say keeping homes germ-free can help guard against illness.

WESTPORT, Conn., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Many U.S. adults age 55 and older plan to work at least until age 69, but they face challenges in getting a job, researchers say.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Conflict is avoidable when parties agree peace is preferable but the impatience of a perceived winner over a likely loser may be key, U.S. researchers say.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Cancer genetics experts say a case in which cancer was transmitted from a Japanese mother to her fetus is extremely rare and therefore no cause for alarm.

EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's staff Wednesday was left to clarify whether he and his family intend to be vaccinated against the H1N1 virus.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- To prevent diabetes, neighborhoods are key, but efforts to reduce diabetes risk may be unsustainable if the environment is not supportive, U.S. researchers say.

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Self-esteem of overweight women plummets when shown models' photographs, German, Dutch and U.S. researchers found.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A study of 3,568 women found those abused by intimate partners have higher rates of a wide variety of medical maladies, U.S. researchers say.