NEW YORK, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Liability concerns may play a role in the proliferation of "superbugs" in hospitals by encouraging doctors to prescribe more antibiotics, U.S. researchers say.
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The H1N1 vaccine is expected to be widely available at CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic locations throughout the United States, company officials said.
LUTHERVILLE, Md., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Forty-two percent of women eligible for breast cancer screening with magnetic resonance imaging declined the procedure, U.S. researchers found.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Researchers in Taiwan recommend closely monitoring patients who have used a Chinese herbal product that may increase urinary tract cancer risk.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers pinpointed the prime factors identifying which elderly persons are at the highest risk for developing major depression.
MONTREAL, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Daily consumption of marijuana in teens can cause depression and anxiety, and have an irreversible long-term effect on the brain, Canadian researchers say.
ATLANTA, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The occupational overexposure to coal mine dust by coal miners continues to occur despite legally enforceable limits, U.S. health officials say.
ATLANTA, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Schools may close due to seasonal flu, but kids still gather for social activities despite the risk of getting sick, U.S. health officials say.
OTTAWA, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Canada's health agency says more than half of children's jewelry it tested last year had dangerously high levels of lead, despite 4-year-old regulations.
ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Grandparents and other family members are urged by New York officials to childproof their homes if young children are expected for the holidays.
SAO PAULO, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- In a Brazilian study, 76 percent of the patients who died of H1N1 had underlying medical conditions such as heart disease or cancer, researchers say.
HAMILTON, Ontario, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Prolonged exposure to higher levels of air pollution can lead to hospitalization for pneumonia in adults age 65 and older, Canadian researchers found.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- I never got truly excited about the Christmas season until I started a family, and then I had a nice long run of genuine enthusiasm.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Sexuality among older U.S. adults tends to vary with age and gender, and men are more likely than women to have a partner, researchers say.
MADISON, Wis., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- People who are depressed are unable to sustain activity in brain areas related to positive emotion, U.S. researchers suggest.
DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher says eye biology is key to why the golden ratio -- used to build the Pyramids -- makes ancient architecture aesthetically pleasing.
GALVESTON, Texas, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Nearly half of women using the birth control shot will experience high-bone mineral density loss in the hip or lower spine, U.S. researchers found.
OTTAWA, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Canadian health officials found 41 percent of clinical trials have moved away from managing trial data using only paper records.
Crew members of the USS Kearsarge, Bryane Ingram, Timothy Williams, Curtilious Ingram and Yosuf Hill (l to r) prepare for shore leave shortly after docking at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on April 30, 2007. The Kearsarge and her crew will participate in Fleet Week USA as part of the McDonalds Air and Sea Show. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)
