NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A survey by AARP New York said many of the state's residents age 50 and older were unhappy with their power utility's Hurricane Sandy response.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- For the last week in December, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Norway reported medium intensity transmission of influenza, health officials said.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Minority patients' health outcomes are affected by the type of hospital -- community, children's or county -- where they receive care, U.S. researchers say.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A breast lift and breast augmentation with implants can safely be performed in a single procedure, U.S. plastic surgeons say.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- New York City health officials recommend the meningococcal vaccine to HIV-infected male city residents who have had intimate contact with any man met online.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Last year, 42 U.S. states enacted 122 provisions related to reproductive health and rights, with a third restricting access to abortion, researchers say.
ATLANTA, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Influenza activity -- earlier and more severe than usual -- is widespread and at high levels in the United States, federal health officials say.
ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Still angry after Congress delayed voting for assistance to the victims of Hurricane Sandy, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is preparing for the next big storm.
OTTAWA, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Seasonal influenza is spreading throughout Canada with 3,500 cases as of Dec. 15, while a year ago there were only 182 cases, officials say.
ATLANTA, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- One-in-25 U.S. motorists admit having fallen asleep behind the wheel at least once in the past month, federal researchers found.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency advises every U.S. home should have an emergency supply kit ready and January is a good time to get it together.
SYDNEY, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Australian scientists say a "transcription factor" causes breast cancer to develop an aggressive subtype that isn't sensitive to estrogen.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Millions of U.S. adults read physician ratings on websites, but such ratings may be based on scores from very few patients, U.S. researchers say.
MANSFIELD, Ohio, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- People who feel low in status try to compensate by buying high-status goods such as fur coats, cuff links, caviar and Italian suits, U.S. researchers say.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Adding a cholesterol-lowering drug to anti-malarial treatment protects against cognitive impairment in a mouse model of cerebral malaria, U.S. researchers say.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Moderately overweight people are less likely to die than people of normal weight, a U.S. government study published Wednesday indicates.
BOSTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Most prescriptions dispensed are generics, but while they are the bioequivalent to the brand names, they often differ in shape and color, U.S. researchers say.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Depression in the elderly was associated with prevalent mild cognitive impairment and an increased risk of dementia, Dutch researchers say.
LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A survey by the British government found the average perception of when people start to consider themselves old is precisely 59 years, two months and two weeks.
LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A politician says Britain has become a "neglectful society" and when family and friends don't care for the elderly they are driven to nursing homes.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Exposure to radiation in space has the potential to accelerate the development of Alzheimer's disease in astronauts, U.S. researchers say.
VIGO, Spain, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Female university students get drunk -- on purpose -- more quickly than their male counterparts, researchers in Spain said.
