SCHENECTADY, N.Y., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A New York nursing home official says people should carefully consider gift selections to avoid such potential problems as giving candy to diabetic residents.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say their work has cast doubt on a theory that tuberculosis bacteria have the ability to turn into armor-plated spores.
OTTAWA, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- There were 492 deceased organ donors in Canada in 2008, a low number given the number of deaths in which organs were eligible for transplant, a researcher said.
ATLANTA, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- One in three people in the United States -- 60 million -- has received the H1N1 vaccine, but about half of Americans want the vaccine, health officials say.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Nurses who work with pregnant women should be knowledgeable about environmental risks that could harm the fetus, an alliance of U.S. nurses said.
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A colonoscopy center linked to a hepatitis outbreak engaged in numerous unsafe practices and should be prosecuted, authorities in Las Vegas said.
GRANADA, Spain, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Students who think aloud when solving a math problem solve it faster and have more possibilities of finding the right solution, Spanish researchers say.
WACO, Texas, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Teen boys are more likely to use tanning booths, take diet pills and have their bodies waxed if their peers think it is a good idea, a U.S. researcher says.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- University of Zurich researchers say they have discovered the physiological mechanisms in the brain that underlie broken promises.
DALLAS, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Vaccines are one of the 10 greatest U.S. achievements of the century but a doctor says only children's vaccines are well utilized.
OXFORD, Miss., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The Nintendo Wii Fit may be lots of fun but a University of Mississippi study indicates it may have little effect on family fitness.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- People tend to approach pleasure and avoid pain, but humans can trick the mind into doing beneficial things they don't like, U.S. researchers suggest.
DAYTON, Ore., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Kunze Farms of Dayton, Ore., recalled 32,950 pounds of shelled hazelnuts because of a risk of salmonella, federal health officials said.
MELBOURNE, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- One dose of the H1N1 vaccine may be effective to protect infants and children instead of the recommended two doses, University of Melbourne researchers say..
BOSTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston has been awarded $3.4 million to fund face transplants for U.S. veterans hurt in Iraq and Afghanistan, officials said.
LONDON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The British government said it will give $32.3 million to a trust intended to help those individuals whose lives were impacted by thalidomide.
A contortionist performs on the red-carpeted steps of the Palais des Festivals before the screening of the film "Holy Motors" during the 65th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 23, 2012. UPI/David Silpa
