WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said doctors should screen all adolescents and adults age 15-65 for HIV as well as all pregnant women.
WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has approved over-the-counter marketing of the Plan B One-Step contraceptive for women age 15 and older.
TUCSON, April 30 (UPI) -- Those who do nice things for their significant others feel more committed, but those on the receiving end do not feel more committed, U.S. researchers say.
BALTIMORE, April 30 (UPI) -- Some argue malpractice lawsuits are a big driver of U.S. healthcare costs, but researchers suggest these assertions are wrong.
OXFORD, England, April 30 (UPI) -- Austerity is having a devastating effect on health in Europe and North America, and Europe's leaders are in denial austerity is costing lives, authors say.
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 30 (UPI) -- A British researcher says existing research indicates intermittent fasting may help those with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, alongside with weight loss.
EXETER, England, April 30 (UPI) -- British and U.S. researchers suggest size may not matter in fighting; the big guy doesn't always win -- at least for fish.
NEW YORK, April 30 (UPI) -- More than 4-in-5 U.S. adults say they know a standard homeowner's insurance policy doesn't cover flood damage, a survey indicates.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., April 29 (UPI) -- Children most often obtain warts from a family member or another child in the classroom, rather than in a public setting such as a pool, Dutch researchers say.
BALTIMORE, April 29 (UPI) -- Johns Hopkins educators in Baltimore say students, lifelong learners or anyone interested in patient safety can get a thorough overview via an online course.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., April 29 (UPI) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Medical Students, Residents and Fellowship Trainees Monday began its program on early U.S. childhood literacy.
CINCINNATI, April 29 (UPI) -- Women who smoke have weaker bones than women who don't, and U.S. researchers say teenage girls who smoke may set themselves up for weaker bones when older.
ODENSE, Denmark, April 29 (UPI) -- Men who consistently lacked sleep had a higher risk of deformed and lower sperm counts than men who were well rested, researchers in Denmark say.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., April 29 (UPI) -- The safest setting for a child's birth is a hospital or birthing center, but a U.S. pediatricians group says it recognizes some women may desire a home birth.
CHICAGO, April 29 (UPI) -- The itchy, watery eyes, congestion, post-nasal drip and sneezing of allergies begin earlier and end later, and some blame global warming, a U.S. expert says.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., April 29 (UPI) -- Smoking bans are the most effective way to prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or maintain quality-of-life for those with COPD, U.S. experts say.
TEL AVIV, Israel, April 29 (UPI) -- Three Iraqi children, ages 1, 4 and 5, will receive treatment in Israel in the Save a Child's Heart program, officials said.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., April 29 (UPI) -- Fueled by the fashion trend of sleeveless dresses, arm lifts in U.S. women increased more than 4,000 percent in about a decade, plastic surgeons say.
PHILADELPHIA, April 29 (UPI) -- People living near gas hydraulic fracturing sites are more concerned than had been thought about possible health effects of the drilling, U.S. researchers say.
PHILADELPHIA, April 29 (UPI) -- Lower mortality and improved patient outcomes at magnet hospitals are explained partly, but not completely, by better working conditions, U.S. researchers say.
WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 28 (UPI) -- CVS Caremark says its U.S. locations provide customers with a return program to help families properly dispose of old and expired medication.
BOSTON, April 28 (UPI) -- Patients' belief in a deity may have a significant positive effect on the outcome in short-treatment for psychiatric illness, U.S. researchers say.
CHICAGO, April 28 (UPI) -- Advanced directives -- documents that spell out the kind of healthcare one wants -- are free and easy to complete, but many put it off, U.S. researchers say.
DENVER, April 28 (UPI) -- The annual death rate of children treated in Colorado hospitals for gunshots has held steady at about 2 percent a year for more than a decade, researchers say.
Beyonce arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2013. UPI/John Angelillo
