WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The H1N1 virus was present at the pig barn during this year's Minnesota State Fair, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The fear of being laughed at is believed to be a universal phenomenon, but it occurs in varying degrees in different countries, Swiss researchers said.
DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Sites on the structure of the H1N1 virus are also present in seasonal flu, which may explain why older people are more immune, U.S. researchers said.
MIAMI, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Whether a person chooses a candy bar versus a carrot depends less on free will and more on how the choices are presented, U.S. researchers said.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Patients with severe cases of H1N1 flu are at risk for developing severe complications such as blood clots in the lungs, U.S. researchers say.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Some U.S. physicians say promotional mailings by CVS Caremark pharmacies on behalf of drug makers that resemble vital patient information are misleading.
CHICAGO, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A compound in olive oil targets and blocks toxic proteins that damage brain cells and cause memory loss in Alzheimer's disease victims, U.S. researchers said.
DOMODEDOVO, Russia, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A Russian woman who has been in a coma for seven months gave birth to a healthy baby girl in Domodedovo, a Moscow-area obstetrician said Friday.
GOTTINGEN, Germany, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Injecting botulinum toxin -- botox -- to treat intrinsic or allergic rhinitis, or runny nose, may be a thing of the past, German researchers said.
OSLO, Norway, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Testicular cancer survivors face several challenges including treatment-caused illnesses, Norwegian medical researchers say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A minority of H1N1 patients rapidly develop life-threatening pneumonia, while the majority recover within a week, health experts meeting in Washington said.
BERLIN, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A U.S. study found a retrovirus common in prostate cancers not common at all in German prostate cancer patients, researchers say.
BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- One-third of U.S. workers report that their bosses bully employees and researchers suggest it is because these bosses feel overwhelmed by the job.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Smoking bans are effective and even relatively brief exposures to secondhand smoke may lead to a heart attack, U.S. researchers say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix has been approved for sale in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
OMAHA, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Omaha-based J.F. O'Neill Packing Co. is recalling 33,000 pounds of beef tongues that may not have had the tonsils completely removed, officials said.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Four patients who received overdoses of radiation from CT scans at a Los Angeles hospital say they were not told what had happened.
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.
